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Providing Libreville with a second international airport is the commitment made by Gabonese President Ali Bongo in Dakar, Senegal, during the inauguration of the Blaise Diagne International Airport on 7 December 2017.
The project, entrusted to the Singaporeans, has just taken a new step following the technical consultations initiated with ASECNA.
The lifting of travel restrictions across the world is giving a bullish outlook for Tanzania's tourism industry which has seen its earnings from tourism at an 11-year low, official data shows.
Tanzania's tourism earnings took a hit in the past two years as the world imposed travel restrictions to avoid spread of the viral Cov… read more
Despite the efforts made by the Senegalese state, the country's hotel
and tourism industry is still struggling to recover from the crisis
stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic. The hotel and tourism industry is at the end of its tether.
The signals are red; the end of the tunnel is still far away.
“We
are in a state … read more
South Sudan gained independence on 9 July 2011. But since then, taxes and charges for overflight of its airspace have been collected by Sudan, which then paid them back to the country. The recent agreement with NavPass now changes this.
Asia Pacific was the region hit hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic according to the new annual Economic Trends Report from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).
The report reveals the full dramatic impact of travel restrictions designed to curb COVID-19 on the global economy, individual regions, and its job losses worldwide.
A… read more
On 10 March 2017, the Beninese government launched the preparatory work for the effective start of the construction of the new international airport of Glo-Djigbé.
This alternative to Cotonou, this airport, to be build by China, is being built in the framework of a public-private partnership.
Delta State Governor, Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, on Friday, said the ongoing Kwale-Beneku Bridge project across Ase River linking Ndokwa West and Ndokwa East would be ready for use in February 2022. The governor disclosed this while speaking to newsmen shortly after inspecting the project, and said that the bridge was of great significance to the … read more
The SAA Pilots' Association (SAAPA) failed to show urgency in its Labour Court application to have the lockout of its members declared unlawful and unprotected and to have salaries from 2020 paid to its members.
This was part of the pilots' application to prevent the airline from using so-called "scab labour" – or replacement workers – whi… read more
……redeem the credibility of genuine and professional travel practitioners
The Vice-President, Lagos, National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies, NANTA, has come up with an initiative tagged Travel HUB to halt touting in the industry.
The idea is to continue to say no to faceless briefcase agents that tout the indu… read more
The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA), announces that Wrenelle Stander has been appointed as its new Chief Executive Officer, with effect from mid-July 2021
Ms. Stander takes over the reins from Chris Zweigenthal who is retiring from the industry body he has served with distinction for over 19 years.
“Wrenelle, wh… read more
In Gabon, the construction of the new international airport in Libreville is taking shape
Light at the end of the tunnel after a tough year
Senegal tourism ’in total paralysis’ due to Covid-19 pandemic
Royalties: South Sudan takes control of its airspace ten years after independence
WTTC Economic Trends Report reveals COVID-19’s dramatic impact on Travel & Tourism around the world
Benin finalises the new Glo-Djigbé international airport project
Kwale-Beneku Bridge Ready February 2022
Labour Court slams SAA pilots' 'opportunistic' application
NANTA VP Lagos launches TRAVEL HUB to halt faceless briefcase agents, touting….
Wrenelle Stander appointed as AASA CEO
