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Exciting news has been announced as early bird registration for the Glamping Expo 2025 is officially open. Scheduled to take place over two days, 20–21 June 2025, at the Johannesburg Expo Centre, this event marks the first of its kind in Africa. Running under the theme Reimagining Innovation & Regenerative Tourism, the newly reimagined Expo offers a range of exciting features designed to provide ...

Dr NP Nkabane, Minister of Higher Education and Training, has issued a call for nominations for the appointment of Chairpersons of Accounting Authorities for 21 Sector Education and Training Authorities (SETAs). The selected individuals will serve a five-year term, from 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2030, in accordance with the Skills Development Act, 1998 (Act No. 97 of 1998), as amended.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is pleased to announce its forthcoming research on the Future of Work in Travel & Tourism.

As part of this initiative, the WTTC is seeking managers from businesses linked to the Travel & Tourism sector, who possess insights into their organisation's work challenges and skills requirements, to participate in a comprehensive research survey. This survey ...

Several DMC members have approached us regarding cross-border payments via their South African banks. Recently, banks have started requesting detailed information (names, passport numbers, and addresses) for each individual traveller. We recognise that this information is often not readily available and is especially challenging to provide when managing large group travel. Furthermore, supplying ...

Following a week of uncertainty in Mozambique, tensions still persist as opposition leader Venancio Mondlane continues to rally support for nationwide demonstrations, particularly in the country’s economic hubs and ports of entry.

In a landmark achievement, Cape Town has officially won the bid to host World Pride in 2028. Rhino Africa, led by Founder and CEO David Ryan, was instrumental in creating the video content for the city's successful bid, and Ryan shared the exciting news over the weekend.

You are invited to apply for attendance at the Township and Village Intratrade Conference, taking place from November 21-22, 2024, in the beautiful Mpumalanga province at Nkomazi Local Municipality, Elangeni Lodge.

Following on the success of the inaugural awards in 2024, ATW is calling on travel writers, bloggers, videographers, and photographers who produce content related to African tourism to submit their entry – as the ATW team prepare to celebrate excellence in travel journalism.

Summary of the Trusted Tour Operator Scheme Webinar (7 Nov 2024)

Mark your calendars for the 2025 editions of the African continent’s trade events designed to elevate the African continent’s leisure tourism and business events industry.