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Zambia Travel Borders Officially Open
Zambia travel is open to foreign nationals, however, according to the US Embassy in Zambia, the Government of Zambia has suspended all tourist visas until further notice. Travelers arriving with a visitor visa or applying for a visitor visa on arrival for non-essential purposes will not be permitted entry despite Zamb… read more
Seychelles Leading the Way to Travel Recovery
Keeping the tropical islands of Seychelles in the limelight, Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) Chief Executive Mrs. Sherin Francis spoke to the renowned hospitality keynote speaker, Marketing and Communication Expert Ms. Dolores Semeraro, about the destination’s stand for safe tourism.
In her interview on Thursday, September 17, 2020, … read more
EU Urges Nigeria To Lift Airspace Restrictions On KLM, Air France, Lufthansa
European Union (EU) has urged the federal government to have a rethink over restrictions placed on KLM, Lufthansa and Air France.
The request was made on Friday during a meeting between the Presidential TaskForce on COVID-19 and European Union ambassadors. Nigeria had announced restrictions on some foreign airline… read more
European airlines set to resume flight to South Africa
Air France and KLM are set to resume their commercial South African flight schedule from October 1, 2020. This follows the announcement from President Cyril Ramaphosa on September 16 that South Africa will be entering lockdown level one and restrictions on international travel will be eased.
“We … read more
Uganda: virtual Safari to kick-start tourism sector
Uganda is ready to reopen its pandemic-bruised tourism sector with a live-streamed, virtual safari starting Tuesday. The virtual tour, featuring six videographers and photographers traversing across the country, has been promoted by the Ugandan government to incentivize tourists, when many parts of the world have barely emerge… read more
International Travel Makes a Return on October 1
South Africa will reopen its international borders on 1 October 2020, under alert level 1 of lockdown. President Cyril Ramaphosa made the announcement during a televised address to the nation on Wednesday evening.
While the country will move to alert level 1 of lockdown from midnight on Sunday 20 September 2020, internat… read more
South Africa to welcome international travellers again from 01 October 2020!
South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa just announced during a televised address to the nation that South Africa will reopen its borders with effect from 01 October 2020. The country’s two main airports, OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town, will reopen for international ai… read more
Seychelles unveils new travel authorization technology
Seychelles has launched a new technology to facilitate the collection and analysis of traveler information ahead of their trip to the Indian Ocean islands, to ensure the re-opening of the borders in the safest manner.
The new technology – launched in collaboration with Swiss Company Travizory – allows the Seychelles health authoriti… read more
Cape Town nominated for 5 Africa World Travel Awards
Tanzania Nationals Now Free From Mandatory Quarantine in Kenya
Tanzanian nationals will from now not be subjected to 14-day mandatory quarantine upon arrival in Kenya; this is after it was included on an updated list of countries released by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority.
The list which now features 147 countries was a bond of contention for the two East African countries resulting into Tanzania … read more
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