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Marriott reveals plans for two luxury safari properties in KenyaThe Ritz-Carlton Masai Mara Safari Camp is on course to open in August, while the JW Marriott Mount...

Delta will begin flying to Marrakech, famous for its walls, in October.

Delta is launching its first Marrakech flightsThe airline will become just the second flying nonstop between the U.S. and the Moroccan city when it...

Israel hires tourism commissioner for North America

Israel hires tourism commissioner for North AmericaYoram Elgrabli joins the tourism ministry with over 20 years of experience working for El Al, most...

A surge in the six-figure vacation

A surge in the six-figure vacationIn the first of a two-part series on ultraluxury bookings, we look at what a six-figure trip entails...

The Corinthia Dubai's towers will be conjoined by a cantilevered sky lobby some 650 feet above the ground.

New Dubai tower will be home to a Corinthia hotel and residencesThe Corinthia Dubai will occupy one of the world's tallest buildings at 1,640-plus feet.

South Africa tourism has strong response to Trump executive order"We cannot allow sensationalist rhetoric to undo years of recovery in our tourism industry," Satsa CEO...

While stargazing, guests at South Africa's Xaus Lodge hear stories about how celestial navigation shaped migration routes and ancient survival techniques.

While stargazing, guests at South Africa's Xaus Lodge hear stories about how celestial navigation shaped migration routes and ancient survival techniques. Photo Credit: Melanie van Zyl South Africa tourism's sky-high ambitionsThe country is ready to stake its claim in the growing astrotourism niche, capitalizing on one of its most underutilized attractions: its unpolluted night skies.

Solo traveler Codi Land navigates Bwindi's rugged terrain on a guided gorilla trek with Nkuringo Safaris.

Women are connecting with solo travel in AfricaSolo women are ditching predictable European city breaks and Bali spa retreats in favor of adventure travel into Africa.

The author and her group of clients in Accra, Ghana, at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Mausoleum in 2019.

Many happy returns in GhanaThe African nation is rising as a destination sought by African American travelers and has been accelerated by the country's "The Year of Return" and "Beyond the Return" initiatives.

A guided hike from GweGwe Beach Lodge included a stop at Horseshoe Falls, which featured quiet swimming holes and ancient Bushmen rock paintings etched into the stone.

Experiences both 'Wild' and mild at South Africa's GweGwe Beach LodgeVisitors to the luxury lodge on the Eastern Cape's Wild Coast can go on an adventurous hike, take a waterfall plunge or simply slip into a hot tub and enjoy the view.

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