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ATM 2024 to explore transformative innovation, entrepreneurship in global travel

(Right) CEO Joe Bailes and (left) Chef Andrew Nicholson

Singita celebrates 30 years of eco-tourism

By Aa-isha Hassiem 30 Nov 2023

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Standard Bank's inaugural nature-conservation loan powers Wilderness' market expansion

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Coffee Shack Backpackers (South Africa). 2017 winner of Best Accommodation for Social Inclusion. Image Source:

#WTMA18: Retosa, Arta partnership to find more responsible tourism success stories

14 Mar 2018

Hotel Verde Zanzibar opens doors to guests, promotes responsible tourism

Hotel Verde Zanzibar opens doors to guests, promotes responsible tourism

6 Mar 2018

Community-based wildlife conservation is bringing success to Tanzania

Community-based wildlife conservation is bringing success to Tanzania

Derek E. Lee 2 Mar 2018

Seychelles designates huge new marine reserve

23 Feb 2018

Conservationists hope World Bank funds will help save Selous

21 Feb 2018

New personalised safaris and tour operator launched in Namibia

20 Feb 2018

Jamms meeting tackles Western Cape water crisis, impact on tourism

8 Feb 2018

Gavin Tollman, CEO, Trafalgar

#BizTrends2018: 2018 travel forecast - seven trends to anticipate

Gavin Tollman 9 Jan 2018

#MeTourism: The hidden costs of selfie tourism

#MeTourism: The hidden costs of selfie tourism

Marianna Sigala 5 Jan 2018

The travel industry has sparked a backlash against tourists by stressing quantity over quality

Carter A. Hunt 4 Jan 2018

David Stanley via

Tropical island paradise with a cautious eye to growth

4 Jan 2018

Natural Selection to open new safari camp in remote Namibia in 2018

Natural Selection to open new safari camp in remote Namibia in 2018

17 Nov 2017

Hayward's Grand Safari Company awarded best mobile safari in Africa

Hayward's Grand Safari Company awarded best mobile safari in Africa

15 Nov 2017

Kenyan Tourism CS joins #7SummitsAfrica to promote conservation through tourism

Kenyan Tourism CS joins #7SummitsAfrica to promote conservation through tourism

15 Nov 2017

Volunteer tourism: What's wrong with it and how it can be changed

Volunteer tourism: What's wrong with it and how it can be changed

Andrea Freidus 13 Nov 2017

Three animal tourist attractions you should never do

Three animal tourist attractions you should never do

Elaine Clara Mah 8 Nov 2017

Fixing the challenges frustrating tourism in Africa

Fixing the challenges frustrating tourism in Africa

Olukayode Kolawole 8 Nov 2017

CNN's Go There Media Fund to aid distressed destinations in boosting travel and tourism

CNN's Go There Media Fund to aid distressed destinations in boosting travel and tourism

7 Nov 2017

Johannesburg only sub-Saharan Africa city in Top 100 City Destinations Ranking 2017

Johannesburg only sub-Saharan Africa city in Top 100 City Destinations Ranking 2017

7 Nov 2017

Market in Kenya (Image Supplied)

Developing smart cities, identifying unique experiences key to growing tourism in Africa

3 Nov 2017

Chris Lehane, head of global policy and public affairs for Airbnb © .

Airbnb in Africa for the long haul

Juanita Pienaar 1 Nov 2017

By Muhammad Mahdi Karim,

Environmentalists aim to stimulate responsible tourism in East Africa, summiting seven peaks

30 Oct 2017

Robben Island turns to the sun for power

Robben Island turns to the sun for power

23 Oct 2017

WAZA signs MoU to help make sustainably produced palm oil the norm

20 Oct 2017

Chris Lehane and Herman Mashaba at the announcement (Image Supplied)

Study shows Airbnb can be a major engine for economic empowerment throughout Africa

18 Oct 2017

A close-up look at what happens when tourists and Maasai communities meet

A close-up look at what happens when tourists and Maasai communities meet

Vanessa Wijngaarden 17 Oct 2017

Activists condemn craze for wild animal selfies

Activists condemn craze for wild animal selfies

6 Oct 2017

Tusk royal patron Prince William honours Africa's wildlife warriors

Tusk royal patron Prince William honours Africa's wildlife warriors

5 Oct 2017

Asilia boosts sustainable tourism in Tanzania with new camps

26 Sep 2017

Is it ethical to take a luxury holiday in a ‘developing' country?

Paul Hanna 15 Sep 2017

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Hotel Verde Zanzibar opens doors to guests, promotes responsible tourism

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Community-based wildlife conservation is bringing success to Tanzania

Community-based wildlife conservation is bringing success to Tanzania

Derek E. Lee 2 Mar 2018

Seychelles designates huge new marine reserve

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Gavin Tollman 9 Jan 2018

#MeTourism: The hidden costs of selfie tourism

#MeTourism: The hidden costs of selfie tourism

Marianna Sigala 5 Jan 2018

The travel industry has sparked a backlash against tourists by stressing quantity over quality

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David Stanley via

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Natural Selection to open new safari camp in remote Namibia in 2018

Natural Selection to open new safari camp in remote Namibia in 2018

17 Nov 2017

Hayward's Grand Safari Company awarded best mobile safari in Africa

Hayward's Grand Safari Company awarded best mobile safari in Africa

15 Nov 2017

Kenyan Tourism CS joins #7SummitsAfrica to promote conservation through tourism

Kenyan Tourism CS joins #7SummitsAfrica to promote conservation through tourism

15 Nov 2017

Volunteer tourism: What's wrong with it and how it can be changed

Volunteer tourism: What's wrong with it and how it can be changed

Andrea Freidus 13 Nov 2017

Three animal tourist attractions you should never do

Three animal tourist attractions you should never do

Elaine Clara Mah 8 Nov 2017

Fixing the challenges frustrating tourism in Africa

Fixing the challenges frustrating tourism in Africa

Olukayode Kolawole 8 Nov 2017

CNN's Go There Media Fund to aid distressed destinations in boosting travel and tourism

CNN's Go There Media Fund to aid distressed destinations in boosting travel and tourism

7 Nov 2017

Johannesburg only sub-Saharan Africa city in Top 100 City Destinations Ranking 2017

Johannesburg only sub-Saharan Africa city in Top 100 City Destinations Ranking 2017

7 Nov 2017

Market in Kenya (Image Supplied)

Developing smart cities, identifying unique experiences key to growing tourism in Africa

3 Nov 2017

Chris Lehane, head of global policy and public affairs for Airbnb © .

Airbnb in Africa for the long haul

Juanita Pienaar 1 Nov 2017

By Muhammad Mahdi Karim,

Environmentalists aim to stimulate responsible tourism in East Africa, summiting seven peaks

30 Oct 2017

Robben Island turns to the sun for power

Robben Island turns to the sun for power

23 Oct 2017

WAZA signs MoU to help make sustainably produced palm oil the norm

20 Oct 2017

Chris Lehane and Herman Mashaba at the announcement (Image Supplied)

Study shows Airbnb can be a major engine for economic empowerment throughout Africa

18 Oct 2017

A close-up look at what happens when tourists and Maasai communities meet

A close-up look at what happens when tourists and Maasai communities meet

Vanessa Wijngaarden 17 Oct 2017

Activists condemn craze for wild animal selfies

Activists condemn craze for wild animal selfies

6 Oct 2017

Tusk royal patron Prince William honours Africa's wildlife warriors

Tusk royal patron Prince William honours Africa's wildlife warriors

5 Oct 2017

Asilia boosts sustainable tourism in Tanzania with new camps

26 Sep 2017

Is it ethical to take a luxury holiday in a ‘developing' country?

Paul Hanna 15 Sep 2017

Olumara Camp (Image Supplied)

Exploring Kenya's Masai Mara through the eyes of a hotelier

Josephine Wawira 14 Sep 2017

#THINCAfrica: Developing Africa's hospitality professionals of the future

#THINCAfrica: Developing Africa's hospitality professionals of the future

Cari Coetzee 13 Sep 2017

Localisation key in Carlson Rezidor's development strategy for Africa

4 Sep 2017

Trends driving growth in tourism and travel in Africa

Trends driving growth in tourism and travel in Africa

29 Aug 2017

Tips on how to have an ethical elephant experience

Tips on how to have an ethical elephant experience

17 Aug 2017

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Solar power rising in southern African hotel industry

Vanessa Rogers 16 Aug 2017

Ecotourism camps flourish through impact investment

11 Aug 2017

David Germain, Director: Africa and America's Seychelles Tourism Board and Amanda Lang, marketing manager, Alphonse Island.

Speed networking at the Seychelles Roadshow

Robin Fredericks 26 Jul 2017

Can tourism alleviate global poverty?

Can tourism alleviate global poverty?

Susanne Becken 24 Jul 2017

#CSIMonth: How the Seychelles is restoring its marine ecosystem through coral farming

24 Jul 2017