Travel in South Africa

I spent a week on safari in South Africa, visiting three different reserves.

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Yusuf and Sumaiya Omar, co-founders of Seen TV . They have no fixed address and travel constantly with their son, Noah. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity.

A new first class cabin is on the way at Qatar Airways, but it might take a little longer to arrive than expected. Speaking to , Badr Mohammed Al-Meer revealed that he is due to see a prototype of the new top-tier seat on Thursday. 

Rental Escapes has expanded its reach into new global destinations – New Zealand, Mexico, Colombia, Spain and the US – while adding more inventory in South Africa and France.

Rental Escapes expands its luxury villa portfolio, adding options in new global markets including New Zealand, Mexico, Colombia, Spain, and the U.S., meeting rising demand.

Protea Hotels by Marriott celebrates its 40th anniversary with new openings in Angola and South Africa, expanding its presence and enhancing its legacy in hospitality.

APG partners with Afrijet as General Sales Agent in South Africa, aiming to expand Afrijet’s market presence and enhance regional connectivity.

IHG Hotels & Resorts is heading south next year with one of its best-known luxury brands.

”While it’s true that senior life enrichment is my vocation, my real passion is traveling the world”

One month before their July 2023 wedding, Shrestha Maharaj, 28, an analytics and insights manager based in South Africa, and Sumeeth Suthurgam, 31, a senior digital design lead, took an earlymoon.

Signature Travel Network’s 2024 Regional events drew over 1,200 attendees, emphasizing education and connection among travel advisors and partners with workshops, networking, and presentations.

James Haigh, with over 15 years of experience in African tourism, is appointed Chair of The African Travel and Tourism Association (ATTA), starting October 1, 2024, to promote sustainable tourism across Africa.

Indonesia is planning to introduce visa-free entry for tourists from 20 nations, including India. The country’s tourism minister, Sandiaga Uno, has announced that the policy is in the works and it will be finalized before October this year. The move aims to boost international tourism in Indonesia, Uno said. 

FEDHASA praises the extension of visa concessions for foreign nationals by Dr. Leon Schreiber, enhancing certainty for the tourism and hospitality sectors in South Africa.

Africa, often known as the Motherland, has long been associated with safaris. However, there's a growing trend among travelers exploring the continent for reasons beyond wildlife adventures.

In May 2021, I moved to Panama . My partner and I lived there for two years, and during that time, my son would spend one month with us and one month with his dad and stepmother in the States. This was possible only because he has been homeschooled since first grade, and his dad and I established a system to keep his work in both homes synchronized.

Back in 2021, a 22-year-old from Arkansas named Trevor Rainbolt shuttered himself in his Los Angeles apartment to memorize the world. For months, he spent his time studying Google Street View from his desk chair. Delivery drivers handed over his meals; a barber came to style his hair. After a while, his memory grew planetary. When you see cabbage-like plants thriving along the sides of a Russian country road, he learned, you’re most likely looking at Sakhalin Island. On a bridge lined with pea-green pavement? You’re above a river in Indonesia’s Central Kalimantan province. If your vista, but for the sweep of golden grasslands, screams South Africa, you’ll be in Eswatini.

This Hajj season, Emirates is geared up to serve the large volume of pilgrims making their way from the airline’s global network through Dubai, to Jeddah and Medina to perform the once in a lifetime Muslim pilgrimage. Emirates has been working hard throughout every travel touchpoint of the journey to ensure comfortable experience, both in the air and on the ground for pilgrims heading to Makkah for this significant trip.

The cost of a Schengen visa is going up this June, the European Commission has confirmed.

Independent hoteliers unite to launch StayAltered, the world’s first community-powered hospitality platform for sustainable travelers. Over 80 independent hoteliers join forces with a founding network of contributors and partners to develop new booking, rewards, and sustainability features for StayAltered.

The queen of the French Riviera, Nice drips elegance and panache from every belle époque palace, baroque chapel and Mediterranean-blue chair on the prom. The capital of France's celebrity-stalked Côte d’Azur might be modest in size, but the choice of things to see and do in this iconic coastal town stretches well beyond bracing strolls along Promenade des Anglais and lizard-lounging on bum-numbing pebbles on the seashore.