24-hr transit now allowed in DXB

24-hr transit now allowed in DXB

Emirates says, with immediate effect, passengers travelling from a list of countries including South Africa with transit times of 10-24 hours in Dubai will be allowed to transit Dubai. Passengers must leave Dubai Airport and cannot stay airside during their transit...
Celebrate our rich cultural heritage

Celebrate our rich cultural heritage

It is time to celebrate our heritage! September is Heritage Month, and this Friday is Heritage Day, a public holiday, so we have a long weekend to chill and celebrate the things that make South Africa special. If you haven’t booked your weekend getaway don’t worry...
MRU – more tests

MRU – more tests

Tour operators in Mauritius have informed Travel News that the government has added more testing to the procedures for incoming fully vaccinated tourists. Visitors must be transferred straight to their hotel. On arrival at the hotel, they are obliged to undergo an...
US to lift travel restrictions on vaccinated South Africans

US to lift travel restrictions on vaccinated South Africans

By November, the US will allow entry to South African travellers as long as they’re fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The US government has had a travel ban imposed on most countries for more than 18 months. The measures, announced on Monday by the White House, will...
Double whammy for UK-bound SAs

Double whammy for UK-bound SAs

While the UK’s new travel rules (announced on September 17) are being touted by the UK government as clearer and simpler, they are making travel into the UK for South African residents even more difficult. From October 4, at 04h00, the ‘traffic-light’ system will be...
UK’s red list decision a ‘kick in the teeth’

UK’s red list decision a ‘kick in the teeth’

In what has been described as “a kick in the teeth”, UK Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps, dashed industry hopes on Friday, September 17, as he announced that only eight countries would be removed from Britain’s red list – and that South Africa was not one of them....