Travel News and Updates

As South Africa’s airlift gradually returns, following the global Omicron variant scare of late November 2021, agents will be relieved to hear that Qatar Airways has announced that it will ...

The German authorities have announced that, from yesterday, January 4, all countries that appeared on its ‘virus variant areas list’ will be moved to its high-risk list, according to an announcement...

After a 20-month absence from the South African market, Qantas has released the news that its first flight from Johannesburg to Sydney will take place on Thursday, January 6. Source:...

The Government of Zambia has announced that, with immediate effect, the entry regulations have been changed. This is contained in a government-issued notice ‘Guidance for travel to Zambia in view of...

Air Mauritius has notified the trade that Mauritius will not open to South African flights, nor to Southern African travellers on January 1, and advised that the travel ban has been extended to...

This story has been updated with new details in lines 5&6. The Maldives has lifted the ban on arrivals from seven southern African countries that came into effect after the Omicron variant was...

The UAE issued a directive on Thursday, December 23, banning entry to the Emirates by passengers from Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia and Nigeria from 07h30 on December 25. The Tanzania ban eliminates...

It’s official! Effective 00h01 on December 31, the US government will lift travel restrictions on eight southern African countries. This was confirmed by the Head of Public Diplomacy at the...

Qatar Airways has extended the suspension of passenger services on outbound flights from Luanda, Maputo, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Lusaka and Harare until January 12. Passengers who are...