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Work at the Berbera International Airport in Somaliland is almost complete with new infrastructure being put in place to make it one of the most modern aviation facilities in the continent, Dritan Gjonbalaj, the airport Director General Berbera has said.
Gjonbajaj said there has been serious investment in infrastructur… read more
Travelport today announced it has appointed Jennifer Catto as its new Chief Marketing Officer.
Jennifer is an award-winning marketing executive, with two decades of leadership experience at both fast-growth and established companies. Most recently, she held the role of Chief Marketing Officer of Telaria, a data-driven softwar… read more
Airport transfersare a very crucial aspect of travel. When travelers have booked their flight tickets, hotels, safaris and events tickets, the next thing is to figure out how to leave the airport and get safely to a hotel, resort, restaurant or attraction. Hospitality Group East Africa has therefor launched an OTA which can … read more
The Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has met in-person and virtually for its 112th session. This was the first major in-person event involving tourism and the United Nations held since the COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. The Executive Council was able to gather 170 delegates from 24 countries, who all agreed t… read more
Japan said on Friday it will send a five-person team to Mauritius to investigate the grounding of a Japanese-owned ship off the country’s coast that led to an environmental crisis. A bulk carrier owned by Japan’s Nagashiki Shipping and chartered by Mitsui OSK ran aground on a reef off Mauritius on July 25 and later began leaki… read more
“Mandatory quarantine measures stop people from travelling," said Muhammad Albakri, IATA’s regional vice president for Africa and the Middle East Image: IATA
Thirty-five countries in Africa and the Middle East have government-imposed quarantine measures in place. This is an increase of seven countries since August. The impact is that… read more
Saint Helena has welcomed its latest arrival. Yesterday, a Titan Airways Boeing 757 touched down at the airport as the first direct flight from London. To mark the occasion, we thought we would take a look at which aircraft are actually capable of landing at this beautiful location.
Titan’s B757 arrives again
Yesterday,… read more
The fairs and exhibitions in Istanbul that attract people from all over the world resumed under strict hygiene rules and precautions due to pandemic. As one of the most beautiful cities in the world and leading business events & exhibition destinations; Istanbul is the meeting point for business world as well as tourists.
CNR Beauty &a… read more
WTM London – the event where Ideas Arrive – and Travel Forward – the travel and hospitality technology event co-located with WTM London – will be entirely virtual in November. Live shows had been set to take place at ExCeL London (2-4 November 2020); however, the continuing travel restrictions, imposition of quarantine requirements and lo… read more
In his visit to Senegal, Abdérahmane Berthé held meetings with some aviation stakeholders on developments in the region and took part in the third meeting on the operationalisation of the single African air transport market (SAATM) which was hosted at AFCAC headquarters. … read more
Somaliland’s Berbera Airport being spruced to match the best in Africa
New Chief Marketing Officer @ Travelport
East Africa: Airport transfers across the region from one single source
UNWTO backs strong, united plan for global tourism
Probe Wakashio Grounding: Japan sending team to Mauritius
Quarantine measures hampering the restart of aviation
Which planes can actually land at St Helena Airport?
WTM London will be virtual-only show in November 2020
Advocating for African airlines to become key economic drivers
