Press Releases

Travelstart is Africa’s leading online travel agency. Established in 1999, Travelstart brings you a state-of-the art flight comparison tool to search and pay for cheap flights, car rental, online hotel bookings and holiday packages.

The Travelstart News Room is your comprehensive guide to find out how we continue to make a difference to how people search, book and pay for travel.

2019

• Travelstart to Power Jumia Travel Across Africa Published 9 December 2019

2017

• Travelstart Wins Travel Agency of the Year at The Tanzania Leadership Awards Published 7th Feb 2017

2016

• Travelstart Named ‘Tanzania's Leading Travel Agency 2016’ By World Travel Awards Published 12 April 2016

2014

• Travelstart Launches Tanzania’s First Mobile Phone Flight Booking Website Published 10 February 2014

2013

• Travelstart Reveals Growth Strategy in New Markets Published 31 July 2013
• 2013 STUDY: Up To 15 Phones Are Left On During Every Flight Published 19 June 2013
• My Broadband: How many SA passengers leave phones on in-flight? Published 19 June 2013
• BusinessTech: SA flyers’ mobile phone habits revealed Published 19 June 2013
• Zaywa Article: Leading online travel agency Travelstart continues its global expansion with Egypt operations Published 19 June 2013
• CNN Report: Leading online travel agency Travelstart continues its global expansion with Egypt operations Published 19 June 2013
• ICT Business Magazine: Arabic article about Travelstart launch in Egypt Published 19 June 2013
• Swedish Business Week Profiles Stephan Ekbergh Published in Veckans Affärer 2013-02 Read the blog post
• Beş ülkede online seyahat hizmeti sunan Travelstart’ın Türkiye girişimi Geziko.com alanında liderlik hedefliyor Published on Webrazzi 2013-03-22
• Bora Bora top destination for Romantic South Africans Published on traveldailynews.asia 2013-02-18 
• The Polynesian islands of Bora Bora are the top destination of choice for Romantic South Africans according to a survey conducted by the country’s biggest online travel agency Travelstart Published on africabusiness.com 2013-02-14
• The Polynesian islands of Bora Bora are the top destination of choice for Romantic South Africans according to a survey conducted by the country’s biggest online travel agency Travelstart Published on apo-opa.org 2013-02-14 
• Geziko markası ile Türkiye'ye adım attı; beş yılda zirveye çıkma hedefi açıkladı Published on Turizmde bu sabah 2013-01-21 (Turkish)
• Vize çıkmazsa bilet parası iade Published on Milliyet.com.tr 2013-01-13 (Turkish)

2012

• Travelstart tackles Turkey Travelstart opens up for a sixth market Published on Business News 2012-11-26
• Dünya devi Travelstart, Geziko ile Türkiye pazarına giriş yaptı Published on TurizmGüncel.com 2012-11-22 (Turkish)
• Travelstart Geziko.com ile Türkiye Pazarına Girdi Published on sosyalmedya.co 2012-11-22 (Turkish) 
• Online pazara bir isim daha eklendi; Travelstart "Geziko" ile Türkiye'ye giriş yaptı Published on Turizmde bu sabah 2012-11-22  (Turkish)
• Travelstart,Geziko Markasıyla Türkiye'de Published on SonDakika.com 2012-11-22 (Turkish) 
• Travelstart,Geziko Markasıyla Türkiye'de Published on Haberler.com 2012-11-22 (Turkish)
• Travelstart Geziko markasıyla Türkiye pazarına giriyor Published on Btnet.com.tr 2012-11-22 (Turkish) 
• İşte Türkiye'nin online seyahat pazarındaki son durumu Published on Turizmdebusabah 2012-11-22 (Turkish) 
• Travelstart, Geziko markasıyla Türkiye'de Published on Medyaloji 2012-11-22 (Turkish)
• BASIN BÜLTENİ Published by 2012-11-22 (Turkish)
• Africa’s fastest growing online travel agency tackles Turkey Travelstart will tackle the strong local competition in Turkey with simplicity, low prices and customer focus. Published 2012-11-21
• Travelstart Sponsors Tech4AfricaAfrica’s Premier Mobile, Web & Emerging Tech event Published 2012-10-19 
• Travelstart reports 585% growth in bookings More and more Kenyans book their travel online. Published 2012-10-18
• Online Travel Agency, Travelstart introduces Cash on Delivery Service Shop for travel online without having to transact payments online. Published on Aida's Expressions 2012-10-11
• Travelstart introduces Cash on Delivery Service in Lagos Book your ticket online and pay by cash when your ticket gets delivered to your door step. Published 2012-10-03
• Visa Survey 2012 80 % of the South Africans would travel more if there were less visa restrictions according to a survey done by Travelstart. Published 2012-07-09
• Social media case study: Travelstart Published on Digitalfire 2012-06-26
• Travelstart Nigeria Launches at Oriental Hotel in Style! Published on Olori Supergal
• Travelstart launches in Nigeria Nigeria became the company’s second biggest market after just six weeks. Published on PR.com 2012-05-18
• Travelstart finally launches in Nigeria as it eyes more African countries Travelstarts stands out by giving opportunities, low prices and focus on customer service. Published on Humanipo 2012-05-18
• Attention, Flygerians! Travelstart Officially Takes Off In Nigeria Travelstart is working its way through Africa with Nigeria as the fifth and latest market. Published on tecloy.com 2012-05-17
• Travelstart Launches in Nigeria Published 2012-05-16
• Travelstart Nigeria launches model search Become the face of Travelstart and win N20,000 worth of travel. Published on ameyawdebrah.com 2012-04-20
• Online Travel Agency, Travelstart Launches in Nigeria Online booking now available in Nigeria. Published on TechTalk Africa 2012-03-27
• Travelstart Tanzania re-launches Travel Website Published 26 March 2012
• Travelstart Beta Launches in Nigeria Travelstart launches beta version of website to test market acceptance in Nigeria. Published 2012-03-20
• Travelstart Launches in Kenya  Travelstart is the first online travel website of its kind in Kenya, allowing customers to book, pay and receive flight confirmation all online. Published 2012-03-02
• Travelstart South Africa Launches New Car Rental Booking Website Published 2012-02-24
• Travelstart Data Shows Positive Growth in Online Travel Bookings Published 2012-01-27
• Travelstart Sponsored School Achieves 100% Matric Pass Rate Published 2012-01-10

2011

• Are you paying too much for flights? Online flight booking allows consumers to take control of their travel arrangements. Published 2011-11-15
• Travelstart Launches in Namibia 

2010

• Travelstart opens in Tanzania Published on bizcommunity.com 2010-11-23
• Online travel pioneer hope to have a slice of Tanzania market Travelstart sees big potential in the Tanzanian market as the nationals are keen travellers. Published on The Citizen 2010-10-31
• Travelstart says Tanzania rapidly growing market for outbound as well as inbound tourism Published on Business Times 2010-10-22
• Travelstart grows by a third in 2010 Published on it-online.co.za 2010-09-23
• Mtandao Wa Uwakala Wa Kuuza Tiketi Za Ndege Wazinduliwa Leo Jijini Dar Published on 24Seven 365 2010-10-13 (Turkish)
• Travelstart records 30 % increase in bookings Published on Travelwires.com 2010-09-20
• Starting up Travelstart’s founder and CEO on why he chose South Africa over Sweden. Published on brainstorm.co.za 2010-07-01
• Recession has brought a mixed bag. Weakened global currencies like the US dollar and the British Pound has made travel more affordable for people from other countries. Published on TIR 2010-03-01
• Fly to an island for Valentine's. Tropical Islands a favourite this Valentine’s Day. Published on Corridor Gazette 2010-02-11
• Travel rather than marriage SA's top Valentine's gift South Africans prefer a romantic getaway over a proposal for Valentine surprise. Published on Northern Rewiew 2010-02-11
• Viliegkoste skrik plaaslike reisigers af met Wereldbeker  Published on Sake24 2010-02-08 (Afrikaans)
• Online Travel bookings up South African online travel agency reports 70% growth in bookings for 2009. Published on Sowetan 2010-02-02
• Online Travel flies high despite recession's woes Travelstart shows great growth in a year littered with financial gloom. Published on Mercury 2010-01-27
• Record Growth in Business Published January 2010

2009

• Duplicitous Advertising Slammed by Travelstart CEO Travelstart CEO is calling for the industry to stop confusing its customers when advertising fares. Published on 2009-10-08
• Travel Industry Honesty When Quoting ….pricing hurts the entire industry. Published on Cape Business News 2009-10-07
• Stop flight-price deceit Travelstart CEO gives his opinion on how the travel industry misleads customers by with dodgy pricing tactics. Published on fin24.com 2009-10-07
   

2008

• UK man held on fraud charges Former Travelstart employee arrested after defrauding company of R650 000. Published on IOL 2008-08-04
• How to skip the Travel agents. Be your own travel agent and save money by booking online. Published at Iafrica.com 2006-12-19