South Africa

African trade show Indaba to return in 2022 after three-year gap

South Africa is keen to restart “face-to-face” shows as destination recovers from Covid

Virgin Atlantic reveals plans for South Africa return

Carrier to up Johannesburg flights to daily next month, and bring forward Cape Town resumption to mid-December

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

'We're finally seeing light at the end of a very long tunnel'

Industry welcomes cutting of red list, although some leaders have warned the list should now be scrapped in its entirety

Red list to be cut but PCR testing overhaul hangs in balance, reports claim

Ministers are reportedly planning to remove Mexico, Brazil and South Africa from the category

UK and South Africa in talks over easing Covid rules

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

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 ups South Africa focus with new codeshare

Existing partnership with South African carrier Airlink expanded to codeshare

Newmarket Holidays puts 2023 departures on sale

The collection includes 15 new tours, including a South African safari

Riviera offers new 2022 South Africa flight options

Return Qatar Airways flights available from Heathrow, Gatwick, Manchester, Edinburgh and Dublin

Africa hub for agents makes debut

A new trade hub has been launched to give agents insight, inspiration and practical advice about travel to Africa

AndBeyond celebrates birth of first wild pangolin for decades

The incredible scaly mammal is plagued by poaching and illegal trade, and the birth of a pup marks a major conservation milestone

Labour demands clarity on Covid border measures

Shadow transport secretary Jim McMahon has written to Grant Shapps calling on him to clear up how the government is guarding the UK from new Covid variants and threats

Crackdown on arrivals from South Africa after new Covid strain found

All arrivals from South Africa in the past fortnight must quarantine, says health secretary

South Africa takes 'huge step' towards tourism recovery

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement that South Africa will reopen its borders to visitors from all countries welcomed by tourism authority in UK and Ireland

Advantage: Agents can thrive as world begins to reopen

Expertise of local travel agent ’more valuable than ever’ says consortium as new destinations added to travel corridor list

South Africa to reopen borders to all countries

President Cyril Ramaphosa announces plans to dramatically scale back country’s Covid travel restrictions

South Africa reopens international borders for long-term stays

UK visitors can enter country as long as they stay at least three months

South Africa 'on the road to tourism recovery'

Tourism authority’s UK chief hopeful would-be visitors will ’seize the opportunity to visit after a difficult year’

South Africa to reopen borders on 1 October

The country will require international arrivals to show proof of a negative Covid-19 test to gain entry

Virgin Atlantic reveals winter sun schedule

Caribbean and South Africa focus for winter 2020/21

South Africa launches app to kick-start tourism sector

App and training focus for new Travel Safe, Eat Safe certification programme, designed to help tourism businesses and restaurants reopen and operate safely

South Africa ready to start reopening tourism sector

Limited domestic activities allowed to resume this week, with regional and international tourism to follow

Last chance to leave South Africa, says Foreign Office

Final repatriation flights from Cape Town and Johannesburg confirmed