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Blue Train suspended until further notice
Johannesburg - Travel on South Africa's luxury Blue Train, which connects Cape Town to Pretoria in two days, has been suspended until further notice after several incidents including a derailment....
Airlink to restart St Helena route
Airlink’s scheduled service between Johannesburg and St Helena will recommence on Saturday, March 26, with fortnightly flights between Johannesburg and St Helena and the monthly inter-island service...
Airlink links Durban and KMIA
Airlink will re-introduce scheduled direct services between Durban and Kruger Mpumalanga International (KMIA) near Mbombela, from April 4. The carrier says its non-stop flights will operate on...
BREAKING NEWS: Direct flights Frankfurt to Kruger Park
Eurowings Discover, Lufthansa’s long-haul leisure brand, will this year become the first intercontinental airline ever to start scheduled flights to Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (KMIA)....
United to fly to CPT year-round
While it’s primarily a boon for inbound tourism, and should help to substantially increase numbers of US tourists year-round, it will also bring a great deal of convenience to Cape Town’s business...
Hurry up and wait: SAA relaunch international routes not likely this year
South African Airways (SAA) — which resumed flights in September 2021 — has been operating a small route network comprised of select regional destinations in nearby countries as well as one...
NZ – 5-step reopening plan
New Zealand has revealed its five-step reopening plan, which allows in international tourists from October, and discontinues Managed Isolation and Quarantine (MIQ) for vaccinated travellers on...
Vaxxed travellers may enter Australia
Australia is set to reopen its borders to fully vaccinated tourists from February 21, according to an announcement on Monday, February 7, by PM Scott Morrison. This brings to a close some of the...
Entry to France – new rules
The French government has a new definition of the term ‘fully vaccinated’, in force since February 1. In order to be considered fully vaccinated, France-bound passengers over the age of 18 must have...