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SOCIÉTÉ Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques (SITA) has announced a new technology deployment offering passengers enhanced check-in and bag drop self-services with Ethiopian Airlines at Bole International Airport (ADD).
The deployment, which features SITA Smart Path Drop & Fly baggage solution, has been implemented i… read more
Buyers from Ford Motor Company, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Sodexo, Paraxel, UBS, Capgemini and more are to speak at Business Travel Show Europe 2021, which takes place 30 September to 1 October in-person at ExCeL London with additional content available online.
This year’s conference will bring thousands of buyers and suppliers to… read more
WTM London has announced that China Travel Online is the show’s newest buyer partner and media partner in China.
China Travel Online is a leading China outbound travel portal that connects destinations, attractions, hotels and other travel suppliers around the world to Chinese operators and professionals.
It is also one-stop-shop for… read more
Confidence is everything, especially in the recovery phase of a pandemic. Where confidence is returning, so are traveller bookings – and such confidence seems highly correlated to areas that have a combination of (a) an effective vaccine rollout and (b) (predictably) low restrictions or barriers to travel.
The … read more
The three biggest challenges facing buyers over the next 12 months are symptoms of the pandemic, according to a recent survey carried out by Business Travel Show Europe. The poll of 337 European travel professionals placed role changes, keeping up with Covid legislation, and pandemic uncertainty at the top of the chart. The fear of increasing co… read more
TOURISM industry leaders expect the 2021 mid-term fiscal policy review, which will be presented in Parliament today, to buttress the sector's recovery from the Covid-19 impact. Finance and Economic Development Minister, Professor Mthuli Ncube, will present the mid-term policy review where he is expected to evaluate the performance of the budget … read more
NIGERIAN aviation journalists have honoured Ethiopian, the only non Nigerian Award winner at the 25th Annual League of Airport and Aviation Correspondence (LAAC) Conference held on 28 July 2021 at the Lagos Sheraton Hotel.
The other winners include Air Peace as the Most humanitarian Airline for the evacuations done durin… read more
#everydayisworldfemalerangerday
World Female Ranger Day (WFRD) is a global
awareness day aimed to celebrate female anti-poaching rangers worldwide.
Launched for the first time on Wednesday
23… read more
The South Africa-based Giltedge Group has consolidated all its travel brands under one umbrella. The group has a renewed focus, integrating its travel offerings previously operated as separate divisions into one Giltedge, co-owned by its directors, Sean Kritzinger and Murray Gardiner, and Accor.
This is the important next step in the journ… read more
Prior to the onset of Covid-19, air cargo in Africa was growing steadily. Despite the health crisis, this growth continues month after month. In contrast, the passenger curve has reversed and remains far below the 2019 figures, despite a gradual recovery.
Demand for international cargo from African airlines increased by 33.5% in … read more
SITA deploys passenger self services tech at Bole International Airport, Ethiopia
Business Travel Show Europe announces 2021 agenda
WTM London unveils important China Travel Online partnership
Air travel: vaccinations and confidence the key to recovery
Tourism Sector seeks support in Mid-Term budget
LAAC honors Ethiopian Airlines with “The COVID-19 Most Innovative Carrier” Award
Charity how many elephants is backed by Africa Travel Week
Africa - air traffic in June: freight continues to grow, passenger still down
