Pressure on UK to move safari destinations from red list

Pressure on UK to move safari destinations from red list

The African Travel and Tourism Association (ATTA) continues to use its position on key travel boards to put pressure on the UK government to use the correct scientific information to allow countries in Africa to move from red to amber to green. This follows the launch...
Bidvest Car Rental changes hands

Bidvest Car Rental changes hands

Bidvest Car Rental (BCR) is in the process of changing ownership. The Thesele Consortium, led by the 100% black-owned Thesele Group, has signed a binding agreement to purchase BCR from the listed Bidvest Group, subject to approval by the Competition Commission. It...
Mango debacle crushes airfares

Mango debacle crushes airfares

When the news of Mango’s precarious financial position broke late last month, agents initially reported a spike in the cost of domestic airfares, as clients rushed to book last-minute flights with other carriers. However, prices were later disrupted in the other...
COVID tests now at Addis Ababa airport

COVID tests now at Addis Ababa airport

Ethiopian Airlines Group, in association with BGI Health Ethiopia – a subsidiary of China biotech giant, BGI Genomics – is set to launch a high-end COVID-19 testing laboratory at its main hub, the continent’s busiest airport, Addis Ababa Bole International Airport....
Cape Town-Singapore direct

Cape Town-Singapore direct

Singapore Airlines’ direct non-stop flights from Cape Town to Singapore will resume on July 1. SQ482 will operate on Tuesdays and Thursdays, departing from Cape Town at 12h45 and arriving in Singapore at 06h10 the next morning. The return flight operates on the same...