Africa

Namibia: Top tips for a self-drive trip

Self-drive holidays to Namibia are perennially popular, with travellers continuing to discover the country’s astonishing landscapes by road

Africa specialist to offer ‘unique’ conservation breaks

Perfections of Africa has set up a UK office and is working with agents and operators to offer holidaymakers the chance to help wildlife conservation efforts

9 of the hottest new product launches in Africa

Check out TTG’s round-up of the hottest new products in Africa

andBeyond lodge reopens following total rebuild

The Sossusvlei Desert Lodge is situated in 180,000 hectares of the Namib Desert in Namibia

Experiencing gorillas in Rwanda’s Volcanoes national park

In the unlikely event a gorilla charges, James Draven learns you must never run but instead drop to your haunches, avoid eye contact and make a submissive noise.

South African Tourism switches to sustainable marketing collateral

In with bamboo straws, coffee cups and pens; reusable chalkboard name badges; and recycled paper at tourist office

South Africa softens family travel requirements

Waiver signed allowing foreign children to enter country without additional supporting documents

Tui grows winter 2020-21 by 400,000 seats

There’s an extra 180,000 seats on long-haul services with more flights from Manchester, Gatwick and Doncaster Sheffield

WTM London 2019: Community tourism has potential to improve opportunities for African women

Community tourism can improve opportunities for women in Africa, a session hosted by Women in Travel at WTM London has revealed

Red Sea Holidays to launch Sharm flights from Birmingham

Egypt specialist’s Birmingham flights to get under way on 19 December

WTM London 2019: Marketing Africa – out with the old and in with the nuance

As consumer demands continue to evolve, the continent’s approach to destination marketing becomes more sophisticated

WTM London 2019: Egypt confident of imminent Sharm influx

Egypt is confident Sharm el Sheikh will return to its former glory within the British market, after a flurry of tour operators confirmed they were already plotting their return to the Red Sea resort following the lifting of the UK government’s flight ban

WTM London 2019: Brits invited to sample improved Sharm experience

Time has not stood still in the four years British tourists have tacitly been banned from visiting Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt’s tourism chief in the UK has told TTG at WTM London

WTM London 2019: Ethiopian Airlines seeks growth

Ethiopian Airlines carried a record 12.1 million passengers in the 2018/19 fiscal year ending June 2019 despite ongoing issues with the Boeing 737 Max

WTM London 2019: Tunisia feels Cook effect but still hitting arrivals target

Thomas Cook’s “sudden and shocking” collapse left Tunisia’s tourism sector wondering how and why the iconic operator was let down in its hour of need, tourism minister Rene Trabelsi has said