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Visitor registration is now open for Business Travel Show Europe as it announces its return to reunite the European business travel community post-Covid. Taking place from 30 September – 1 October 2021, this year’s event will run in person at ExCeL London with supplementary online content, including educational sessions and buyer/exhibitor netwo… read more
UNWTO’s African Member States will work together to establish a new
narrative for tourism across the continent. To better realize tourism’s
potential to drive recovery, UNWTO and its Members will also work with
the African Union and the private sector to promote the continent to new
global audiences through positive, people-centre… read more
Back in 2013, an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 flying from Addis Ababa to Tanzania’s Kilimanjaro Airport inadvertently landed at nearby Arusha Airport instead. The two airports are situated some 50km (31 miles) apart from each other. So how did this incident occur in the first place?
The events of December 2013
It was on December 18t… read more
Boeing’s fourth and largest 737 Max model successfully completed its
first flight on Friday in a step towards recovery after the grounding of
a smaller member of the company's single-aisle jet family.
The 737 Max 10 took off from Renton Field in Renton, Washington, at
10.07am local time and landed at 12.38pm at Boeing Field, south… read more
he operator of Dubai International Airport will reopen its main
terminal this week and hire about 3,500 people as it prepares for an
expected surge in traffic in the coming months.
About 66 airlines currently using Terminals 2 and 3 will gradually
move their operations to Terminal 1 from June 24, Dubai Airports chief
executive P… read more
The portfolio of National Aviation Services (NAS) continues to grow. The company, which operates more than 50 lounges at 50 airports in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia, has won a new contract in Zambia.
NAS will operate the lounge in the new terminal at Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (KKIA) in Lusaka from August. This is ac… read more
UNWTO’s African Member States will work together to establish a new narrative for tourism across the continent. To better realize tourism’s potential to drive recovery, UNWTO and its Members will also work with the African Union and the private sector to promote the continent to new global audiences through positive, people-centred storyt… read more
Frequent air travelers within Africa agree that the cost of air tickets is too high. So serious is this issue that top African aviation stakeholders met virtually early this year to discuss factors responsible for the high cost of airfares and to come up with suggestions on how to address such factors.
At a webinar organised by the … read more
On 10 May, the presidents of Botswana and Zambia officially opened the new Kazungula Bridge and one-stop border posts, aimed at ushering in more traffic. The bridge is part of the Trans-African Highway Network and the North-South corridor link between the SADC and COMESA free trade areas.
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In less than a week from now, Namibia’s bustling capital of Windhoek
will host the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)’ s first in-person
meetings in Africa since the start of the pandemic.
The event which is themed on “Strengthening Brand Africa For The
Swift Recovery Of The Tourism Sector will seek to chart a path for the
Africa… read more
Business Travel Show Europe returns in person with new name, venue and features for 2021
Promoting ‘Brand Africa’ to realise the Continent’s Tourism potential
The story of the Ethiopian Airlines 767 that landed at the wrong airport
Boeing's biggest 737 Max model completes maiden flight
Dubai to reopen Terminal 1 ahead of 'huge' surge in passenger traffic
Why is flying in Africa so expensive?
