JW Marriott has this week raised the curtain of JW Marriott Masai Mara Lodge, marking the company’s highly anticipated debut in the luxury safari segment.

Bench Africa has rolled out its 2023/24 travel brochure, a comprehensive guide to the continent’s most amazing destinations and experiences.

ID Travel Group formally introduced its newest destination to Australian travel advisors this week during its first local roadshow in three years. The New York-headquartered B2B accommodation specialist has added Africa to its list of global locations, with a portfolio of close to 200 lodges, hotels and resorts.

The newest lodge from conservation-led travel company andBeyond is now open in a remote corner of the Serengeti known for Great Migration river crossings and very large local lion prides (of 20 to 60 lions).

Luxury safari lodge specialist, Nicky Fitzgerald, has revealed plans to develop a new intimate-sized Angama camp in Amboseli, Kenya. A sister-property to Angama Mara which debuted in Kenya’s Maasai Mara in 2015, Angama Amboseli will have exclusive access to Kimana Sanctuary, a 5,700-hectare game-filled wildlife corridor linking the greater Amboseli, Chyulu Hills and Tsavo ecosystems.

Emirates customers flying to and from any of the airline’s destinations in Africa can now pack in more into their trips.

Tauck says the time is now right to relaunch touring and cruising in select international markets after an extended pandemic hiatus. The US travel company will restart operations in Europe and Africa over the next few months building on a recent expansion of its US domestic trips.

Arcadia Expeditions has launched an itinerary through the Okavango Delta that will be led by filmmaker and wildlife photographer Greg Nelson.

Kempinski Hotels has inked a trio of new management contracts for two lodges and a high-end tented camp in Tanzania, earmarked to debut in 2023.

The Pearl Marrakech in the Morrocan city’s Hivernage district will be converted into Nobu Hotel and Restaurant Marrakesh, earmarked to open in 3Q 2021.

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) have joined three aviation organisations to rally support for Africa’s travel and tourism division. The group are calling on foreign financial institutions, country development partners and international donors to support Africa’s tourism sector which employs 24.6 million people on the continent.

On 13th March Bench Africa says goodbye to General Manager Martin Edwards as he takes up a new challenge in the industry. Martin joined Bench over 10 years ago and has been at the helm, over a period of rapid growth and success for Bench Africa.