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Karanja Ndegwa new EO of Jambojet
Kenya Airways subsidiary Jambojet has confirmed Karanja Ndegwa as the airline’s chief executive officer and managing director effective September 2, as per Business Daily Africa.
Ndegwa has held the post in an acting capacity since April 2020 after Allan Kilavuka joined its parent firm Kenya Airways as CEO.
Announcing t… read more
Business Travel Show Europe unveils 2021 innovation faceoff participants
Business Travel Show Europe has unveiled this year’s six Business Travel Innovation Faceoff participants who will present their cutting-edge business travel inventions in a series of head to head battles, which will be broadcast virtually via Swapcard and live streamed during the in-person event, which runs 30 September to 1 October in person at… read more
Etihad anticipating surge in demand as Abu Dhabi opens to fully vaccinated travellers
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, is prepared for a boost in travel to and from Abu Dhabi following the government’s announcement to remove the quarantine requirement for all vaccinated travellers arriving from abroad.
Fully vaccinated travellers (with vaccines approved by the World Health Organization) can arr… read more
AFRAA releases African airlines performance updates
Domestic markets across Africa recorded a slight reduction in passenger demand although still outperforming intra-Africa and intercontinental traffic. Domestic traffic for the month under review was 58.9% compared to 22.7% for intra-Africa and 18.4% for intercontinental. On passenger capacity (seats offered), domestic, intra-Africa and intercont… read more
Africa's airline traffic continues to lag the world
Extremely slow vaccination rates are hindering Africa’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the continent’s main airline representative body said.
Surging infection rates are cutting into the ability of airlines to increase passenger numbers and reinstate routes, the African Airlines Association (A… read more
American Express Global Business Travel and Cvent launch corporate responsibility initiative
American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) and Cvent, a leading travel and transient sourcing technology provider, have created a new set of sourcing questions to help drive corporate responsibility within the business travel and meetings sector.
The new questions aim to standardize and increase the availability of sustainability… read more
WTTC responds to the latest recommendations from the EU
Julia Simpson, WTTC President & CEO said: “Protecting public health must remain the priority and WTTC strongly supports safety protocols to stop the spread of COVID-19. However, the EU’s recommendation to reimpose restrictions on U.S. travellers is a step backwards and will only slow down the recovery of the sector.
“With high v… read more
Lift CEO: Legacy airline models are broken
South Africa’s aviation industry has been massively transitioning in recent years. Veterans have gone through financial and operational turmoil while new players are emerging. Jonathan Ayache, the CEO of recently-launched Lift, expresses that the legacy model is broken and that the industry needs to adapt.
Challenging conditions
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Africa countries ready to welcome travellers; says pandemic helped reinvent the sector
Africa’s Travel and Tourism Summit (ATTS) is set to reignite the continent’s travel sector after the effects of Covid-19. The
summit's theme is Reawakening Africa, a fitting title considering the
industry is doing all they can to rebuild a sector hard hit by Covid-19.
Deputy Minister of Tourism, Amos Fish Mahlalela, said at the … read more
OTA Insight furthers growth with RMS Cloud partnership
OTA Insight, the cloud-based data intelligence platform for the hospitality industry, unveiled the incorporation of RMS Cloud’s property management system (PMS) into Revenue Insight, the leading business intelligence solution in the industry.
RMS Cloud, the globally renowned PMS provider to the hospitality industry, trusted by more … read more
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