Virgin reopens SA-UK route

Virgin reopens SA-UK route

After five and a half months with no passenger services between South Africa and the UK, Virgin Atlantic will resume operating passenger flights three times a week between London Heathrow and Johannesburg OR Tambo from June 24. The airline says the schedule will be...
UK’s green list shrinks as red and amber grows

UK’s green list shrinks as red and amber grows

Although England and the UK claim they are liberalising travel and holidays for their inhabitants and visitors, the Green List (countries which the British may visit without restrictions) is steadily shrinking as the Amber and Red Lists grow.  The Amber List...
Heathrow opens ‘red’ terminal

Heathrow opens ‘red’ terminal

Heathrow Airport opened a new terminal on June 1 for arrivals from ‘red list’ countries. Travellers on flights from red-listed states will now go through Terminal 3 and then move directly to government-approved quarantine facilities, which must have been pre-booked by...
Hello United!

Hello United!

The joy and jubilation around the landing of the inaugural flight of United Airlines from New York Newark to Johannesburg ORTIA was a bright spot in South Africa’s current travel and tourism landscape of doom and gloom. It’s a show of faith in South Africa on...
Seychelles makes U-turn on SA travellers

Seychelles makes U-turn on SA travellers

A day after announcing that Seychelles would reopen to all South African travellers, the destination has overturned its own decision and is once again prohibiting travellers from South Africa from visiting the islands. “The advisory was updated yesterday on June 1 and...