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South Africa: Intercity bus service Greyhound resumes operations
South African intercity bus service Greyhound, which ceased operations in early 2021, has announced on its social media channels the resumption of services in … read more
Africa Travel Week updates: Business Travel sector comes together at IBTM Africa
Africa Travel Week is urging Africa’s event, exhibition, and incentive organisers to reserve their seats for IBTM Africa, running alongside WTM Africa on 13 April at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC).
“WTM Africa may be our flagship show, but we also host a range of value-add events such as IBTM Africa which spec… read more
A giant step for Africa tourism
Africa is finally putting the dreaded, and costly, PCR test for vaccinated travelers in the rearview mirror. In the past month Kenya, Botswana, Mauritius, Namibia and Tanzania all lifted the requirement for fully vaccinated travelers to present a negative Covid-19 test. And this week, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa … read more
Kaduna Airport attack update: FAAN says normalcy has returned
The Kaduna Airport last week stating that a group of bandits attacked the Runway 05 axis of Kaduna airport. It stated that a combined team of anti-banditry military personnel and Crime investigation unit of FAAN Aviation Security Department swiftly intervened for rescue operation, with one casualty reported in the incident.
A statem… read more
Tourism Industry to Generate U.S.$2.3 Billion Into Economy
The tourism industry is projected to generate about $2.3 billion into the Ghanaian economy this year, the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, has said.
The revenue, he said, was expected to be raised through tourists' arrivals and spending, charges at the various tourist sites.
The Minister said this duri… read more
Progress in opening the world to travel- IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the increasing momentum towards re-opening of borders and relaxation of travel restrictions, as COVID-19 moves into the endemic phase.
An IATA survey of travel restrictions for the world’s top 50 air travel markets (comprising 88% of international demand in 2019 as measured… read more
Emirates NBD and Etihad Guest collaborate to launch new co-branded credit card
Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the Middle East, North Africa and Turkey (MENAT) region, has expanded its long-standing partnership with Etihad Guest, the award-winning loyalty programme of Etihad Airways. The partnership introduces a premium co-branded credit card programme, in association with global digital payments leade… read more
Africa Travel Week unlocks Africa’s Tourism source markets
In the lead up to WTM Africa and ILTM Africa running from 11 - 13 April 2022, Africa Travel Week (ATW) is showcasing the latest updates from Africa’s source markets through their Unlock Africa podcast series.
“As an industry connector for the travel and tourism community, we’ve made it our mission to ensure Africa Travel Week remain… read more
Early Retirement of Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, Ethiopian Group Chief Executive Officer
He is one of those people you wouldn’t look at twice if you passed him in the street unless you were returning one of his infectious grins. Modest, respectful, and quietly spoken but when he says something; it carries weight, substance, and direction. Africa’s biggest airline by profit and fleet size, Ethiopian Airlines shocked the contine… read more
New research from Travelport highlights excitement to travel in 2022
Travelport, a global technology company that powers bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide, revealed a new survey that highlighted excitement to travel in 2022. In a study commissioned by Travelport and conducted by Toluna Research, thousands of respondents from seven different countries said they’d even be willi… read more
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