Travel news overview

• Flights
• 02/06/2023 04:23

Qatar Airways to resume daily Tokyo Haneda-Doha services starting 1 June

Qatar Airways has announced that it will resume its daily non-stop service between Tokyo’s Haneda Airport and Doha’s Hamad International Airport starting from June 1, 2023. The flights will be operated using the Airbus A350-900 aircraft, which offers 36 Qsuite Business Class seats and 247 Economy Class seats.

This resumption … read more

• Flights
• 02/06/2023 04:22

Emirates Airbus A380 makes grand entrance into Indonesia’s aviation history

Emirates’ flagship Airbus A380 has achieved a milestone as it made a landmark touchdown at Bali’s I Gusti Ngurah Rai International Airport earlier today and became the first-ever scheduled A380 service to Indonesia.

Emirates’ flight EK368 left Dubai at 03:10 hrs and arrived in Bali at 16:20 hrs. The return flight, EK369, will… read more

• Flights
• 02/06/2023 04:22

Air Algérie orders five A330-900s and two A350-1000s

Air Algérie, the national airline of Algeria, has signed a firm order for seven widebody aircraft to support its commercial development.

“This order will allow Air Algérie to take full advantage of the flexibility of the Airbus product  range, strengthen its regional services and offer an ambitious plan for transcontinental&nbs… read more

• Destinations
• 02/06/2023 04:22

Namibia Tourism Board excited about travellers’ growing interest in destination

More travellers are expressing interest in visiting and exploring Namibia as a tourist destination. This was made clear at the country’s exhibition pavilion at this year’s Africa’s Travel Indaba in Durban, which attracted a lot of visitors and enquiries about the destination. In an interview with VoyagesAfriq, the Head of Marketin… read more

• Attractions
• 02/06/2023 04:21

The Ski Hut in the Matroosberg Private Nature Reserve burnt down

The Matroosberg Private Nature Reserve in the the Western Cape in … read more

• Flights
• 01/06/2023 23:52

Nigeria Air's launch will have to wait as its first aircraft returns to Ethiopia

It was one of the Buhari government's key promises for Nigeria's aviation sector. Despite the colossal sums invested since the announcement of its creation in 2018, Nigeria Air did not finally take off at the end of May as promised. The first Boeing 737-800, 11 years old, of the future national flag, was dispatched to its original base in Addis Ababa on Saturday May 27, 2023.

• Flights
• 01/06/2023 23:51

Proflight Zambia adds a leased Boeing 737 classic to its fleet

1. Proflight Zambia aims to align its fleet with the current growth of its regional network. Traditionally focused on short-haul services, the Zambian private carrier is now counting on its first narrow-body aircraft to boost its operations.

• Miscellaneous
• 01/06/2023 21:53

IMEX Frankfurt: Global policy leaders gather to share changing perspectives

• Attractions
• 01/06/2023 21:53

Cape Town: Lion's Head footpath closes temporarily

South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that the Lion's Head footpath in Cape Town's Table Mountain National Park will be closed for ladder m… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 01/06/2023 21:47

Swakopmund set for 5th Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit

Namibia’s beautiful coastal city of Swakopmund is all set to host the 5th Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit.

Scheduled to take place from 30th May to June 2, the continent’s leading youth tourism summit has seen delegates arriving in Namibia excited about the prospects and opportunities to share their works and … read more