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On World Wetlands Day* (2 February 2023), South African National Park (SANParks) and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) South Africa celebrates the incorporation of a significant wetland into the Agulhas National Park at the southern tip of Africa.

The 17th annual Meetings Africa 2023 trade show – to be held at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg from February 27 to March 1 – will set the stage to build and grow Africa’s business events sector to pre-pandemic levels and beyond.

The World Health Organisation has declared that the COVID-19 pandemic must continue to be recognised as a public health emergency of international concern.

Load shedding remained a major challenge for South African travel and tourism businesses and should show the dent in their festive season’s margins, according to the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA).

StatsSA has released the December 2022 figures on tourist arrivals.

Feast or famine appears to be the nature of the tourism sector’s performance over the festive season as a joint survey conducted by FEDHASA and SATSA reveals.

While the South African government’s Tourism Transformation Fund (TTF) has been beneficial to some businesses looking for financing, industry leaders argue that an equity-focused fund similar to one ruled illegal last year, would have the greatest positive impact on transformation in the tourism sector.

South Africa’s much-anticipated stats for the tourism peak month of December 2022, show that recovery of inbound arrivals from overseas were at 74% of December 2019 levels.

South Africa’s much-anticipated stats for the tourism peak month of December 2022, show that recovery of inbound arrivals from overseas were at 74% of December 2019 levels.

Cape Town is ready to host, the industry is ready to propose, and all that is needed is a little bit of help from you.