- 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 announcement, click here.
- The surge in interest from the US market can been seen from an analysis of the 50 000 users who visited Tourism Update’s site in the last 30 days. Users in the US are now 84% higher than SA’s traditional market leader, the United Kingdom. Read the full article here.

Five-Year Lease Crisis Ends for KwaZulu-Natal South Coast Hospitality Businesses as Government and FEDHASA Intervention Delivers Results
Six hospitality and tourism businesses on KwaZulu-Natal’s South Coast have received long-term leases after more than five years of trading without secure tenure, following sustained advocacy by FEDHASA and intervention by the Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure. On Friday, 30 October 2026, Minister Dean Macpherson and KwaZulu-Natal MEC for
