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MSC Cruises suspended (for now)
MSC Cruises has announced that it has had to suspend all its domestic sailings in South Africa with immediate effect until January 8, 2022. The company says the suspension is on account of the most...
UK red list decision celebrated – others urged to follow
As champagne corks popped throughout Southern Africa this afternoon when the UK Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, announced that all 11 countries would be removed from Britain’s red list, there were...
Backtrack! SAs blocked from departing on QR
In a shock reversal, Qatar Airways posted a notice on its website on Saturday, December 11, saying that with immediate effect, the carrier would no longer accept passengers travelling from five...
You may struggle to get a rental car in SA this holiday – and 4x4s are especially scarce
Rental car companies in South Africa have drastically reduced the size of their fleets since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. This shortage is likely to ruin some summer holiday plans. For much...
JNB-CAI route restarts
EgyptAir will reinstate one flight per week between Johannesburg and Cairo, commencing on December 16. MS839 will depart Cairo on Thursdays at 23h05 and arrive Johannesburg at 07h05 the following...
QR to resume carrying outbound SAs
Qatar Airways will resume both inbound and outbound services to Cape Town and Johannesburg from Sunday, December 12, still in time for the holiday season. QR continued operating after...
MSC’s SA cruises require jabs
MSC Cruises South Africa has announced that guests for its 2021/22 local cruise season must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in addition to the requirement to take a PCR test before their...
Thailand bans SA visitors
Thailand has banned the entry of all travellers from South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe from December 1 for an unspecified period. “It is with great...
Switzerland the first to ease travel rules – but it doesn’t help South Africans looking abroad
Switzerland has dropped its mandatory quarantine requirement in favour of a stricter Covid-19 testing regime which applies to all fully vaccinated travellers. South African nationals are not...