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Qatar Reopens For Fully Vaccinated International Travelers
International travelers who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can now visit Qatar without having to quarantine themselves. The Middle Eastern country has put in place a new streamlined set...
‘We’re selling MRU from October’
South African agents and operators have opened sales for Mauritius from October onwards in line with the island’s announcement that Phase Two of its reopening, which takes place on October 1, will...
Botswana’s safari bookings on the rise
Botswana properties are seeing an increase in bookings as travellers return to the country for photographic safaris. Toby Jermyn, director of Pangolin, says: “The Pangolin Chobe Hotel has returned...
FlySafair adds more flights to Durban to assist with transportation of supplies into region
This week’s looting and violence has had a ripple effect throughout South Africa as the movement of goods going in and out of the KwaZulu-Natal has been hindered. FlySafair, South African low-cost...
CemAir adds KZN flights
CemAir has added some extra flights for today, Thursday July 15, between Johannesburg and Durban and Johannesburg and Margate on the KZN South Coast, and for Saturday, July 17. The airline has...
CPT to JFK, via NBO
Delta Air Lines and Kenya Airways have expanded their codeshare agreement, extending Kenya Airways’ reach in North America via New York-JFK International Airport. This will take effect on...
Comair extends suspension of kulula and BA flights
Comair has announced that it is extending the suspension of scheduled kulula.com and British Airways (operated by Comair) flights until August 31, 2021. This comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa...
South Africans can now travel to these countries in Europe – but only if they’re fully vaccinated
Global travel prospects are slowly reopening to fully vaccinated South Africans who have previously been barred from roaming abroad due to fears about emerging variants and consecutive Covid-19...
The US says ‘do not travel’ to SA (again) – but United Airlines will keep flying to Joburg
The United States has updated its travel advisory for South Africa, warning its citizens against visiting the country due to the third wave of Covid-19 infections and the associated Alert Level 4...