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International tourist arrivals from January to November 2023 totalled 7.6 million representing an increase of 51.8% compared with the same period in 2022, according to data released by Statistics South Africa

Kenya may lose business to other East African countries after it raised entry fees to national parks at the beginning of this year

South Africa is augmenting police visibility in the aftermath of gun-wielding raiders targeting buses carrying foreign visitors along the key road connecting the capital, Pretoria, to the Sun City resort and adjacent national parks

The Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (Zimstats) says there was a notable 46.7% increase in the influx of international tourists to Zimbabwe during the third quarter of 2023

A partnership between the government and private sector has increased tourism in Kenya, says the state-owned Kenya Tourism Board (KTB)

Ethiopian Airlines, the national carrier of Ethiopia, has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to acquire an additional 11 Airbus A350-900s, along with six purchase rights, to supplement its current fleet

Saudi Arabian Airlines (Saudia) is set to recommence direct flights between Jeddah and Johannesburg starting on December 1, 202

Assailants stormed the car of two tourists from the United Kingdom and South Africa, together with their Ugandan guide, in the vicinity of a national park in southwestern Uganda

Angola will allow citizens from more than 90 countries to enter the southern African country without a visa for stays of up to 90 days to promote its tourism industry

Zimbabwe’s annual Hlanganani World Tourism Expo is set to commence in Bulawayo from October 12 to 14, 2023