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The human desire to travel and explore is universal, which is why tourism must be open for everyone to enjoy.
So too must the many social and economic benefits that tourism brings be available to everybody.
World Tourism Day 2021 highlights the power of ‘Tourism for Inclusive Growth’.
By celebrating this day, we state our… read more
Due to mobility restrictions implemented to reduce Covid-19 infections, people around the world stopped traveling during 2020. As the vaccination process progresses, more countries are opening their borders for non-essential travel, and tourism recovery looks closer every day.
Business crises happen all the time and are an excellent opport… read more
68% of the flexible rental sector is seeing an increased demand for extended stays, and 59% are seeing a demand for large spaces. That’s according to a report from AltoVita, which surveyed key players in the flexible rental sector globally.
The survey, conducted in partnership with ShortTermRentalz and Serviced Apartment News, asked respon… read more
The Department of Tourism and South African Tourism will host Afrca's first ever Travel and Tourism Summit. The hybrid summit, which coincides with Tourism Month in South Africa, is set to take place from 19 to 21 September 2021. The summit aims to be a catalyst for engagement on the current state of tourism on the African continent.
Speak… read more
Zambia’s kwacha extended its gains versus the dollar, making it the world’s best-performing currency since Hakainde Hichilema was announced the winner of the Aug. 12 presidential vote.
The kwacha has appreciated by 7.8% this week to 17.92 per dollar, the best performance out of more than 140 currencies tracked by Bloomberg globally … read more
Africa Travel Week 2022 will go ahead from 11 to 13 April in the Host City of Cape Town bringing together Pan-African & International exhibitors as well as buyers from across the globe at headline shows, World Travel Market Africa (WTM Africa) and International Luxury Travel Market Africa (ILTM Africa).
The highly anticipated event wil… read more
Kenya Airways (KQ), through its subsidiary Fahari Aviation, is set to introduce flying taxis in Nairobi.
The agreement with Fahari Aviation, the unmanned aircraft division of KQ, aims to design a network for the safe operation of Electric Vertical Aircraft (EVA). Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer SA announced its flying… read more
Organisers of Aviation Africa 2021 have taken the decision based on the increased cases of the delta variant across the African continent and hope that by moving to 2022, the event can transition to safer times when global travel confidence is back.
Mark Brown, managing director, Times Aerospace, organisers of Aviation Africa said: … read more
The Windhoek Regional Court is set to hear more details on how N$1.1 million from the liquidated Air Namibia in payments meant for the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) ended up in the bank account of a Windhoek resident when the trial resumes this week.
The hearing, which was scheduled to resume last week, was postponed after t… read more
Launching the 2021-2022 cruise season on November 14, 2021, will be the MS Island Sky, the first cruise vessel to sail to Seychelles since the closure of the destination to cruise ships in March 2020. As per the decision taken by the country's authorities in March 2021 relating to the size of the vessels and limiting their carrying passenger cap… read more
World Tourism Day 2021: Official message by Secretary-General of UNWTO
Enhancing travel businesses after COVID-19
Business travel set to boom: sector sees increased demand for extended rental stays and space, surve
SA to Host First Ever Africa's Travel and Tourism Summit
Zambia Election Euphoria fuels Kwacha’s World-Beating Streak
Africa Travel Week 2022 to be held in Cape Town from 11 to 13 April
Kenya Airways to Launch 'Flying Taxis' in Nairobi
Air Namibia fraud trial to resume
Seychelles to welcome back cruise ships in November 2021
