Travel news overview

• Flights
• 24/05/2023 07:29

Sameer Adam and Stephan Krainer join the Bestfly aerospace group

Bestfly was established in 2009 as an Angolan ground handling services company. It has since grown into a global aviation group with 27 aircraft deployed in several markets and business segments.

• Miscellaneous
• 24/05/2023 06:11

WTTC calls for urgent action on sustainable aviation fuel

Today, the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is urging governments worldwide to take decisive action in incentivizing the production of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) and establish ambitious targets to meet the demand.

WTTC emphasizes that without a significant supply of SAF, the aviation industry will struggle to ac… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 24/05/2023 06:05

Report raises alarm over state of Provincial Nature Reserves

Protected areas critical to the country's biodiversity and conservation efforts are being badly mismanaged, says the Endangered Wildlife Trust

For a long time there has been grave concern among conservationists over declining standards in South Africa's provincial nature reserves. Now a recent report by the Endangered Wildlif… read more

• Destinations
• 24/05/2023 06:05

COVID-19 Pandemic - Ghana Lifts Restrictions At Ports of Entry

With immediate effect, the government has lifted all COVID-19 restrictions at the country's ports of entry.

As such, pre-departure testing for COVID-19 and all other tests at Ghana's entry points are no longer a requirement, so, has the health declaration form for international travellers been suspended.

These were contained in a sta… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 24/05/2023 06:04

Zambia gears up for Maiden Tourism & Hospitality Education Summit

The Ministry of Arts and Tourism in Zambia is taking significant steps towards transforming the tourism sector by organizing the inaugural Tourism Travel and Hospitality Education Summit. This summit aims to equip the industry with the necessary tools to adapt to the evolving nature of the field.

Scheduled to span three days, from May 22nd… read more

• Flights
• 24/05/2023 06:03

Libyan company Fly Oya sets course for Alexandria, its first destination in Egypt

Launched last year, Fly Oya's ambition is to build a solid international network connecting Libya to the countries bordering the Mediterranean Sea.

• Rail
• 24/05/2023 06:03

Tanzania Railway Corporation notifies of major accident at Kamata rail and road junction

Tanzania Railway Corporation (TRC) has informed the public about an accident that occurred at the rail and road junction in the Kamata area on the morning of May 18, 2023.

The accident involved a passenger bus traveling between Machinga Complex and Kigamboni, which collided with the brake carriage of Deluxe Train number 8637.

… read more

• Flights
• 24/05/2023 06:01

Air Côte d'Ivoire sees itself in Casablanca from July 2023

First planned in January, then rescheduled in May, Air Côte d'Ivoire's Abidjan-Casablanca route could finally be launched in July.

• Flights
• 24/05/2023 05:58

Mogadishu is working on a plan to revive Somali Airlines

With a semblance of peace, Somalia has been working for a few years to revive its civil aviation. Strategically located in the Horn of Africa, at the crossroads of several air routes, the country wants to revive its emblematic air carrier, which disappeared almost 30 years ago.

• Attractions
• 23/05/2023 07:50

Tswalu appoints new head guide, Deidre Opie

Tswalu has announced the appointment of Deidre Opie as head guide at the private reserve that stretches across 114,000 hectares ofthe southern Kalahari.

Opie is truly at the top of her game with a guiding career spanning 24 years and a raft of prestigious… read more