Durban Tourism Awards – Have you entered?

The inaugural Durban Tourism Awards is set to take place in May, coinciding with Indaba. The purpose of these awards is to thank the businesses that have shown resilience whilst encouraging others to constantly explore innovative ways in which they can adapt to the dynamic conditions that influence our industry globally. Due to the COVID […]

South African tourism sector pushing into full gear

As the world gradually relaxes travel restrictions and lifts travel bans brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, the global tourism industry is gearing up for recovery. Equally, following the country’s revised lockdown regulations, the South African tourism sector is embarking on an ambitious plan to revitalise the industry.   South African Tourism (SA Tourism), together […]

Good news Friday

Eurowings Discover, a Lufthansa Group airline, has announced that it will launch a seasonal direct flight service from Frankfurt to the Kruger National Park between 15 November 2022 and 25 March 2023. Eurowings Discover is the first intercontinental airline ever to start scheduled operations to South Africa’s largest national park. To read the full statement on the […]

Webinar Invitation: Finalisation of COVID-19 UIF TERS Benefit

The UIF’s COVID-19 TERS benefit was established at the onset of the implementation of the National State of Disaster due to the spread of COVID-19. The benefit was introduced as a mitigation measure under the instruction of the Minister of Employment and Labour who is empowered by Section 8 of the National Disaster Regulation 10. […]

Visa overhaul must be rolled out swiftly – FEDHASA says post-SONA

FEDHASA has welcomed President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement during last night’s SONA that South Africa would be streamlining and modernising its visa application process to make it to travel to South Africa for tourism, business and work. The president confirmed that, as committed last year, the eVisa system had been launched in 14 countries, including China, […]

Good News Fridays

Yesterday, United Airlines announced plans to expand service to Cape Town, by offering three nonstop flights per week, year-round, between New York/Newark and Cape Town International Airport, subject to government approval. The new schedule starts on June 5 and means that more than 85 U.S. cities – including places like Chicago, Houston, Washington, D.C. and Los Angeles […]

Calling all Maloti-Drakensberg Properties

The Boundless Explorer team is excited to kick off 2022 with a new social media campaign for the Maloti – Drakensberg Transfontier Area. The aim is to put you, your property, and your region in the spotlight for everyone to see. destination. Maloti Drakensberg Explorers Under the hashtag #ExploreMalotiDrakensberg, a travel tribe of explorers will […]

Africa Travel Week reveals Emerging Africa Winner

Africa Travel Week has selected local South African tour operator, Aunty Nita’s Tours, as the winner of Emerging Africa 2022. As part of her prize, Anita Hermanus (or Aunty Nita) will receive a 6 sqm stand at the WTM Africa Travel and Tourism Expo to the value of R31 635 to showcase her product to […]

New 2022 National Treasury Policy and Rates for Accommodation

FEDHASA has been approached by National Treasury in Strategic Procurement on Travel Services to engage with the department on its feedback to us regarding the work done by the department and to address matters relating to grading vs pricing as well as other current challenges in Treasury’s Policy and Rates for Accommodation. This will be […]

Tourism and Hospitality Action Plan … now all we need is Action!

Tourism Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu presented the Tourism Recovery and Action Plan to Parliament’s Portfolio Committee recently.  This document detailing stakeholder input is to the point and is action-driven. All we need now is for this to be 100% effectively actioned with haste!  The summary of the document is that it targets all the areas where […]

We look forward to celebrating with you

The FEDHASA Hospitality Awards are designed to formally recognise and celebrate the exceptional contributions of companies and individuals in South Africa’s dynamic hospitality industry.