THE country's two listed hospitality and leisure groups have embarked on aggressive continental expansion as they seek to reduce their exposure to the beleaguered Zimbabwean economy.

AIR Zimbabwe has suspended flights to the resort town of Kariba owing to a decline in passenger volumes.

The private Mozambican airline Air Corridor may never fly again because both of its Boeing 737s are grounded in South Africa with serious safety problems, according to a report in the latest issue of the weekly Maputo paper "Magazine Independente"

The Eastern Cape Tourism Board (ECTB) has this week announced operations will carry out as normal following the departure of its chief executive officer (CEO), Advocate Naledi Burwana-Bisiwe.

CATCHING birds in traps is illegal, an official in the Ministry of Environment and Tourism has confirmed.

Reigning Millennium Queen Kidan Tesfahun is Ethiopia's representative at Miss Tourism Queen Int. 2008 currently under way in China which concludes on the 12th April 2008.

The managing director of Arewa Hotels Limited, Alhaji Nuhu Ahmed, who is also the Dan Darman Jama'are, has said the company has concluded arrangements to partner with a reputable international organisation to enable its management enhance its operational efficiency.

About 5 000 rooms are still needed across South Africa to cater for tourists who will descend on the country for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.