Articles tagged “south african tourism”

Airlines

Adani Group to Invest $7.25 Billion in Airports – India Report

Air travel in India is recovering rapidly, and as the demand is rising, the sector remains underserved. Efforts are being ramped up to improve aviation infrastructure in the country.

Bulbul Dhawan | 1 month ago

Adani Group to Invest $7.25 Billion in Airports – India Report

Hotels

What Park Hotels’ IPO Says About Its Expansion Plans: India Report

India's middle-class is reshaping the nation's travel landscape. This surge in disposable income also marks a transformative shift in consumer behavior and spells out promising prospects for the hospitality sector.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 3 months ago

What Park Hotels’ IPO Says About Its Expansion Plans: India Report

Tour Operators

South Africa’s Entrepreneurs Reinvent Tours: From ‘Poorism’ to Authenticity

Daniel Adidwa and Phakamile Hlazo are each building multi-day travel experiences in South Africa. Their stories highlight larger themes about what's next for the sector.

Selene Brophy | 6 months ago

South Africa’s Entrepreneurs Reinvent Tours: From ‘Poorism’ to Authenticity

Tourism

Sri Lanka Offers Free Tourist Visa for Indians, Akasa Air CEO on IPO Plans: India Report

Sri Lanka is hoping an easier visa process will help it reach its goal of welcoming 1.5 million visitors by the end of this year.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 6 months ago

Sri Lanka Offers Free Tourist Visa for Indians, Akasa Air CEO on IPO Plans: India Report

Airlines

Skift India Report: Air India Expands Network Through Bangkok Airways’ Interline Deal 

Travelers to Southeast Asia via Air India can now put their boarding pass or luggage worries to rest as all of this is set to get seamless.

Amrita Ghosh | 8 months ago

Skift India Report: Air India Expands Network Through Bangkok Airways’ Interline Deal 

Tourism

Skift India Daily: India Bets Big on Medical Tourism With Indigenous Treatments

For India to get an edge over other destinations in medical tourism, the government thinks that it would be best to integrate contemporary medicine with indigenous treatments.

Amrita Ghosh | 1 year ago

Skift India Daily: India Bets Big on Medical Tourism With Indigenous Treatments

Tourism

South Africa Goes Hyper-Local in First Tourism Campaign in Years

Is the shoe now on the other foot? South Africa’s new tourism campaign push comes just as its industry begins to see green shoots of recovery ahead, in contrast to the uncertainty that now hangs over European destinations.

Lebawit Lily Girma | 2 years ago

South Africa Goes Hyper-Local in First Tourism Campaign in Years

Coronavirus

Major South African Hotel Operator Tsogo Sun Sees Hit to Core Profit

Tsogo Sun, which owns luxury properties in seven African countries including Nigeria and the Seychelles, is a bellwether for the pandemic's impact on international travel across southern Africa.

Tanishaa Nadkar, Reuters | 4 years ago

Hotels

Club Med Will Expand into New Market With First South Africa Resort

Club Med has finally committed to long-overdue expansion into sub-Saharan Africa. It’s good news for South Africa’s tourism prospects and introduces the brand to an untapped African market.

Richard Holmes, Skift | 5 years ago

Club Med Will Expand into New Market With First South Africa Resort

Online Travel

Beyond Bookings: South Africa’s Travelstart Expands Into Media Space

Brands love an audience, and Travelstart boasts the best online travel booking numbers in Africa. Little wonder this leading online travel agency has expanded into the media space, offering brands and destination marketing organizations access to its audience. For a fee, of course.

Richard Holmes, Skift | 5 years ago