Africa

Azamara announces 2023 and 2024 itineraries

It will offer 39 voyages across its fleet to South Africa, South America, Australia, Asia, the Med and the Caribbean

EasyJet holidays claims Egypt first with Red Sea arrivals

EasyJet Holidays takes first package clients to Egypt

Red list reduction will help revive African tourism, says Atta

’So much of Africa’s well-being depends on tourism’ - Atta president Nigel Vere Nicoll

Wilderness Safaris and Qatar Airways to promote travel back to Africa

Partnership aims to encourage tourists back to the continent and enhance conservation projects

Emirates launches special fares on Indian Ocean flights

Discounted fares for economy and business seats to three leading luxury destinations

UK and South Africa in talks over easing Covid rules

UK and South Africa express hopes of lifting restrictions after sharing data

Foreign Office eases Covid-specific travel advice for Maldives and Egypt

FCDO no longer advising against all but essential travel to Maldives, Egypt, Pakistan and Sri Lanka on Covid grounds

Kenya removes quarantine for UK arrivals

Travellers over the age of five are still required to present a negative PCR test taken within 96 hours before arrival

Brits face missing out on Egypt trips in 2022 as hotels fill up

Leading specialist operator has received ‘stop’ notices from hotels and Nile cruise operators

FCDO advice forces Tui to push programmes back

Egypt and Maldives departures halted until at least mid-October

British Airways to increase Mauritius capacity for winter 2021/22

Three additional flights will be added from Heathrow from 3 November until 8 January 2022

'When will the green lights come on again all over Africa?'

’Both those who service, and those who supply, Africa’s tourism need urgent help,’ Atta president Nigel Vere Nicoll writes for TTG

Kate Kenward to head up Africa trade association following restructure

Atta to split into trade body and event organiser to navigate emergence from the Covid crisis

FCDO travel advice at odds with latest traffic lights update

Just three of the eight countries set to be removed from the UK’s red list on Wednesday have been OK’d by the Foreign Office

AmaWaterways launches new Nile ship

The new AmaDahlia features 36 staterooms including 16 suites.

AmaDahlia embarks on inaugural Nile river voyage

It departed on a seven-night "Secrets of Egypt and The Nile" itinerary on 6 September

WTM London unveils first look at 2021 conference programme

The future of agents, airlines and responsible tourism will feature heavily at November’s show

Kempinski restructures Middle East and Africa region

Three hoteliers have been appointed as area general managers.

Tunisair to fly from Stansted next year

New Stansted-Tunis link confirmed

Planeterra launches Kilimanjaro virtual trek challenge

Last year’s Everest Base Camp expedition raised £57,000

South African Airways to fly again after investor deal

SAA set to resume flying next month after majority stake sold

No immediate red list reprieve for South Africa imminent

Westminster rejects calls for the country to be moved to the UK’s amber list, stating the country still poses a threat to the UK’s vaccine roll-out due to variants of concern

Emirates seals interline deal with another South African carrier

Emirates adds to African partner carrier network

Fosun to triple Cook-branded property portfolio in size by 2023

Chinese firm to open at least 20 new Casa Cook, Cook’s Club and Cook’s Home properties over next 18 months