News from ATTA
News from ATTA consists of a combination of news from the African continent with relevance to African Tourism along with news about ATTA for the benefit of our members.
31 May 2022
Ethiopian adds Chennai to its network
ATTA®Ethiopian Airlines is set to start thrice-weekly operations to Chennai, India as of 02 July 2022. Chennai will join the vast Ethiopian network as a fourth destination in India after New Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru.
Read More31 May 2022
KLM adds even more flights between Cape Town and Amsterdam
ATTA®KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has increased the number of direct flights between Cape Town and Amsterdam following an increase in demand.
Read More30 May 2022
South Africa to recognise all COVID-19 vaccination proofs to avoid confusion over documents presented by travellers
ATTA®The South African government has said it will recognise all verifiable vaccination proofs to avoid confusion and inconvenience to international travellers at the ports of entry after some passengers presented COVID-19 vaccine certificates that are not defined in the current regime of health regulations.
Read More27 May 2022
Zimbabwe: Airline Starts Scheduled Flights to Kariba
ATTA®A new airline has entered the Kariba route with three scheduled flights a week, bringing low-cost connectivity between the tourism destination and major source markets including Harare and Victoria Falls.
Read More27 May 2022
EK ramps up SA capacity
ATTA®Emirates (EK) RegionalManager for Southern Africa, Afzal Parambil, has pledged the total restoration of the airline’s pre-COVID schedule in South Africa in the coming months, as well as the introduction of a second Airbus A380 service on flights between Johannesburg and Dubai from July.
Read More26 May 2022
UNWTO SG’s AU Day Message – We’ll make tourism growth pillar for Africa
ATTA®The Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Zurab Pololikashvili has emphasized the commitment by the UN Tourism body to support the continent and grow the sector as a pillar of opportunity for all.
Read More26 May 2022
Cape Town’s tourism industry almost at pre-pandemic levels
ATTA®Cape Town’s tourism industry is making an impressive recovery despite being nearly wiped out by the Covid-19 pandemic, Cape Town Tourism reported. Occupancy rates and air traffic have nearly returned to their pre-pandemic levels.
Read More25 May 2022
ET ups flights to South America
ATTA®Ethiopian Airlines is set to boost its flights to South America by adding more frequencies to Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires, reports Simple Flying.
Read More25 May 2022
Cruise Cape Town expects strong recovery performance for 2022/23 season
ATTA®Cruise Cape Town is gearing up for one of its biggest seasons to date, with millions expected to be injected into the Western Cape economy.
Read More24 May 2022
Virgin Atlantic returns to Cape Town with daily services
ATTA®Virgin Atlantic is returning to Cape Town from 5th November 2022 with a new daily service on a Boeing 787-9.
Read More24 May 2022
Uganda Tourism Board in Roadshow to Attract More Kenyan Tourists
ATTA®The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has commenced a tourist roadshow in Kenya, partnering with Kenyan tour operators in a bid to boost intra-African tourism between the two East African countries.
Read More23 May 2022
Acsa encouraged by passenger network recovery across all airports
ATTA®The aviation sector is finally showing some promising signs of recovery, following two years of COVID-19 restrictions that impacted the global industry severely, with 2022 expected to be a year of steady rebound and renewed activity.
Read More23 May 2022
WTTC proposes one-stop digital solution to ease travel
ATTA®The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has published a new report on best practices and support for governments for the introduction of a common ‘Digital Travel Portal’, to allow safe, stress-free travel, that would reduce delays at airports.
Read More23 May 2022
Application for Membership - African Safari Collective
ATTA®African Safari Collective has applied to join ATTA®. Their membership will be approved if there are not any objections lodged within the statutory 10-day period. (See objection procedure below).
Read More20 May 2022
United Airlines wants direct flights between Washington and Cape Town
ATTA®United Airlines is vying for more direct flights between the US and Cape Town, with an additional route from Washington DC on top of their direct flights from New York.
Read More20 May 2022
Tanzania: French Tourists' Inflow Set to Increase By 18pc
ATTA®NUMBER of tourists from France is projected to increase by 17.6 per cent, thanks to the launch of the Royal Tour documentary and direct flights to the country.
Read More19 May 2022
Spotted hyenas adapt to climate change in famed Tanzanian park
ATTA®Spotted hyenas appear to be adapting to climate change in Tanzania’s famous Serengeti National Park, surprising researchers who expected changing rainfall patterns would force the carnivores to spend more time searching for prey than tending to their cubs.
Read More19 May 2022
Africa's travel, tourism sector expected to create 14 million new jobs by 2032
ATTA®The World Travel & Tourism Council's (WTTC) latest Economic Impact Report (EIR) reveals the African Travel & Tourism sector is expected to create almost 14 million new jobs over the next decade.
Read More18 May 2022
Delta doubles its JNB flights!
ATTA®Delta Air Lines has announced that it will take its Johannesburg frequency from three to six flights a week, with effect from May 25.
Read More18 May 2022
Wildlife forensic academy launched to combat wildlife crime
ATTA®South Africa has its first Wildlife Forensic Academy (WFA) in the Buffelsfontein Nature Reserve, in the Western Cape.
Read More17 May 2022
Application for Membership - Palm River Hotel
ATTA®Palm River Hotel has applied to join ATTA®. Their membership will be approved if there are not any objections lodged within the statutory 10-day period. (See objection procedure below).
Read More17 May 2022
Unity across the continent will unlock Africa’s tourism potential
ATTA®The African travel and tourism industry has the potential to attract considerable investment if the continent works together as one destination, develops a more environmentally sustainable approach and enhances air connectivity
Read More17 May 2022
Emirates, Mauritius To Jointly Promote Tourism To Indian Ocean Destination
ATTA®The airline has similar agreements in place with tourist authorities in South Africa and Spain.
Read More16 May 2022
New Dawn for Tanzania Tourism Through Premier Documentary
ATTA®After the Tanzanian President, Samia Suluhu Hassan, had officially launched the tourist premier Royal Tour documentary in the United States and Tanzania, a new dawn for tourism development in Tanzania and East Africa has been observed.
Read More16 May 2022
Kenya: Balala Climbs Mt Kenya in a Bid to Raise Awareness On Adventure Tourism
ATTA®The Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife is banking on hiking and mountaineering as a key product for the growing domestic and international outdoor and adventure tourism.
Read More12 May 2022
Eswatini Airlink plans to cease daily operations
ATTA®Eswatini Airlink will cease operations on 1 June 2022. Jointly owned by the government of Eswatini and privately-owned Airlink, the airline currently flies daily between Sikhuphe’s King Mswati III International Airport and Johannesburg.
Read More12 May 2022
Tourism Seychelles on the Road and Charming South African Partners
ATTA®The Tourism Seychelles team takes the road to South Africa for a plethora of activities to reconnect with partners from the region.
Read More11 May 2022
Kenya Tourism Weighs Cost of Introducing Electric Vehicles to Wildlife Parks
ATTA®Kenya recently announced that its national parks and game reserves will only allow non-fossil fuels to access it national parks and game reserves by 2030.
Read More11 May 2022
Emirates signs Memorandum with South African Tourism Board to boost visitor arrivals
ATTA®Emirates and the South African Tourism Board have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly promote tourism and boost visitor arrivals and inbound traffic to South Africa from key markets across the Emirates network.
Read More11 May 2022
Application for Membership - The Africa Experience
ATTA®The Africa Experience has applied to join ATTA®. Their membership will be approved if there are not any objections lodged within the statutory 10-day period. (See objection procedure below).
Read More10 May 2022
The Kruger is getting a R370 million upgrade – rebuilding a burnt shop, petrol station, and more
ATTA®South Africa's Kruger National Park (KNP) is set to receive R370 million worth of upgrades, repairs, and refurbishments over the next three years.
Read More10 May 2022
Application for Membership - Roho Ya Chui
ATTA®Roho Ya Chui has applied to join ATTA®. Their membership will be approved if there are not any objections lodged within the statutory 10-day period. (See objection procedure below).
Read More09 May 2022
Cape Town sees a promising increase in travellers
ATTA®After South Africa endured one of the strictest lockdowns globally and experienced harsh travel bans in December 2021, the recent rise in air traffic indicates that things could be returning to normal.
Read More09 May 2022
Kenya: Adventure Tourism One of the Fastest Growing Experiences, Balala Says
ATTA®Adventure, hiking, mountaineering experiences have been identified as key catalysts in the recovery of tourism businesses in Kenya.
Read More04 May 2022
Greater collaboration among African countries needed to advance tourism on the continent - Minister
ATTA®Africa's Travel Indaba, which is currently taking place at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre, Durban officially opened this year's event with a call for the continent to work collaboratively to drive tourism growth, so as to accelerate the sector's recovery.
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