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Ghana’s Deputy Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister, Mark Okraku Mantey
has beseeched tourism industry players especially agencies under the
ministry to work closely together to meet targets that have been set for
the tourism industry.
Government has an ambitious goal of generating $5 billion from the
sector each year and hopes to … read more
All of us here at www.travelnews.africa send our very best wishes to you and your families for a happy,
healthy and safe festive season. It has been a another very hard year for our industry, hence all of us are looking into 2022 and hope for a more reliefed situations
Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year to you all.
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Qatar Airways and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Qatar Airways became the first carrier to make a transaction on the IATA Aviation Carbon Exchange (ACE) using IATA Clearing House (ICH).
The IATA Aviation Carbon Exchange (ACE) is a centralised marketplace where airlines and other aviat… read more
The Benin Airports Company (SAB S.A.) will receive a push from the State, for the financing of the renovation and modernization programme of the Cotonou Cardinal Bernadin Gantin International Airport. Indeed, the Council of Ministers instructed the Minister of Economy and Finance, on Wednesday 15 December 2021, to grant the manager… read more
Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the former Executive Director of UN
Women, has been confirmed as the new Chairperson of the World Comm… read more
Qatar Executive announced it has taken delivery of a further three Gulfstream G650ER aircraft, reaffirming its position as the largest owner-operator of the ultramodern jet, with a total of 11 in its fleet. All three aircraft will operate on strategic ultra-long-haul routes to Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe.… read more
The in-person edition of ITB Berlin 2022 will not take place as originally planned. Owing to the latest developments and accompanying directives as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Messe Berlin is unable to afford its exhibitors and partners the necessary planning certainty with the holding of an in-person ITB Berlin in early March. … read more
A total of 18 individuals, institutions and businesses were
recognized at the 2020 Ghana National Tourism Awards. The event came off
last Saturday night at the Grand Arena at the Accra International
Conference Centre.
As a departure from the normal format of the awards’ ceremony which
usually have both competitive and honorary ca… read more
Opening up Africa's borders to travel will drive investment and an economic rebound, according to the authors of the 2021 Africa Visa Openness Index.
Published yearly since 2016, the Index measures African countries' openness to travellers from elsewhere on the continent. This year's edition found that the onset of the Covid-19 pand… read more
On 28 March 1961, eleven French-speaking African states signed the treaty creating Air Afrique in Yaoundé, Cameroon. This was an act of great historical, political and economic significance. After more than forty years of operations, littered with several rescue attempts, the pan-African air carrier was finally liquidated on 25 April 2002 by the Commercial Court of Abidjan.
‘Let’s work together to achieve set targets for tourism in 2022,’ Okraku Mantey urges
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In 2022, Benin govt will release a grant for the modernisation of Cotonou airport
Messe Berlin adjusts its concept for ITB Berlin 2022 due to latest developments
Senegal releases EUR 6 million to pay off former Air Afrique staff
