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The Maldives plans to vaccinate tourists soon – and South Africans can get there for R16,000
The Maldives island chain is setting itself up as a vaccine tourism destination – and South Africans can get there for about R16,000 per person, not counting the island holiday required to complete...
BA’s SA routes – suspension continues
British Airways has announced that the suspension of its flights between South Africa and London will continue. The Johannesburg route is now suspended up to and including June 1 and the Cape Town...
Aiming at variants, France will limit and quarantine travelers from Brazil, Argentina, Chile and South Africa.
French authorities will tightly restrict who can travel to France from Brazil, Argentina, Chile and South Africa, and will impose a 10-day quarantine on those who do, in the hope of staving off...
Book Zanzibar PCR tests online
Mango has notified travellers of the Covid-19 testing arrangements for passengers returning from Zanzibar. Passengers may now book an appointment for a COVID-19 test and obtain their certificate in...
A new interim ceo for SAA
SAA has sent out an internal notice, informing employees that Thomas Kgokolo has assumed the position of interim ceo. The Interim Board of Directors at the airline made the appointment with effect...
Third wave a new threat to Europe’s airlines
Slow vaccine programmes in Europe plus climbing daily infection numbers are bad news for all links in the tourism chain, which had been counting on a wave of sun-seeking European summer visitors....
El Al to restart SA operations
El Al has confirmed that it will resume operations to and from Israel with one flight a week, from May 6. The schedule at the start of operations, is: The SA-bound flight will depart Tel Aviv at...
Air France introduces Maputo route
Air France is expanding its operations on the African continent with increased frequency of flights between Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Johannesburg, and a brand-new route to Maputo, Mozambique,...
New UK travel rules from mid-May
News from Britain is that it is moving to the next stage of its ‘roadmap’ out of lockdown, but retaining a “red” list (and adding an “amber” list, plus a “green” one too), but this will herald the...