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EU outlines plans for vaccine passports
The European Commission has issued proposals for a digital green certificate designed to facilitate safe free movement inside the European Union during the Covid-19 pandemic. The document would be a proof that a person has been vaccinated against Covid-19, received a negative test result or recovered from the virus. When issued, th… read more
Travel specialist influencer marketing agency doubles in size
Travel specialist influencer marketing agency, Komodo, has announced it has doubled in size in the last 12 months, with revenue increasing by 300 percent. The global influencer marketing agency, which is based in London and specialises in social and influencer marketing for travel companies across the globe, saw a han… read more
Ethiopian Airlines Joins African Union to launch test and vaccine passport
Africa CDC has mobilised a broad multi-stakeholder public private partnership with the help of its strategic partners, the PanaBIOS Consortium and Econet, and with the objective of addressing current challenges posed by citizens' and institutions' difficulty in accessing accurate health information, high costs and inconvenie… read more
Media Statement - Committee On Tourism Calls On Govt to Support Health Passport South Africa
The Portfolio Committee on Tourism today visited Health Passport South Africa (HPSA) to view the Rapid Covid-19 Testing Centre. The secure system combines testing and vaccinations with the latest digital technology to provide an efficient health passport system which can be integrated with existing travel, health and event systems.… read more
BA CEO says its A380s will return
British Airways' fleet of 12 Airbus A380s remain grounded, but CEO Sean Doyle says the airline won't join others such as Lufthansa, Air France and likely Etihad which have scuppered the superjumbo.
"The A380 i… read more
South African Parliament Criticizes SAA Rescue Practitioners
Tensions came to a head today regarding the South African Airways rescue package after parliament members criticized the rescue committee. Members of the South African Parliament accused the rescue board of missing deadlines and having a bad attitude when dealing with parliament. The rescue practitioners were supposed to provide the government w… read more
Uganda Tourism Board launches POATE 2021— the first-ever virtual tourism expo
The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has launched the 6th Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo (POATE 2021), which for the first time-ever, will be held virtually. The 3-day event is scheduled to take place on 23rd-25th April 2020 under the theme, “Restarting Tourism for Regional Economic Development.”
Speaking at the launch event … read more
What is the Future of Travel Content Creators?
With the travel industry at a historic low, it’s hard to see how travel content creators may survive. But with people spending more time than ever on their mobile devices, content creators may find themselves with a heightened level of audience trust when travel starts to reopen.
Travel focused content creators often get a ba… read more
Destination Gambia Named Among World's 10 Best Ethical Destinations 2021
Despite the devastating effects of global corona virus epidemic on global tourism industry, Destination Gambia has been named among the World's Ten Best Ethical Destinations 2021 by the Ethical Traveler.
The Gambia was named (in alphabetical order, not in order of merit) alongside nine other countries by Ethical Traveler 2021 list o… read more
South African GDP Shrinks By 7%
The South African economy contracted by 7% in 2020, Statistician-General, Risenga Maluleke, has revealed. Maluleke recently briefed media on the results of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the fourth quarter of 2020. The decrease was despite the economy growing by 1.5% in the last three months of the year, giving an annualised growth rate of… read more
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