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WTM London: The Future of Destination Management & How Wellness Aligns
Tourist destinations can learn from the wellness industry and should become more aligned to its principles post-Covid, a WT… read more
Crypto tourism is now in full swing. Here’s how.
Cryptocurrencies have hit a stellar rise in the last few years. They went from an unconventional asset type of class to one that is being increasingly adopted on a mainstream level.
It is not just the various investors in retail that are showing interest in cryptocurrencies. In fact, many more industries are adopting this new form o… read more
September passenger demand stays strong, according to IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced passenger data for September 2022 showing that the recovery in air travel continues to be strong. Total traffic in September 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometres or RPKs) rose 57.0% compared to September 2021. Globally, traffic is now at 73.8% of September 2019 levels.… read more
Distressed Economy: FAAN, NAMA lists measures taken to ensure safety
The Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN, Captain Rabiu Yadudu wants all stakeholders to prioritize safety and make necessary sacrifices to maintain and enhance safety in the industry.
Delivering a paper entitled: ‘Aviation Safety in a Global Distressed Economy: The Place of Nigeria’ at the Safety Summit of the Ass… read more
NANTA hoist Nigeria flag at WTM
The iconic and biggest global travel and tourism trade market, World Travel Market (WTM), opens in London, on Monday, November 7, 2022, with trail blazing National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) hoisting Nigerian flag at the event.
The NANTA effort, unprecedented, is a refreshing and robust intervention to proudly sh… read more
Rwanda Chamber of Tourism launches Tourism Week
The Rwanda Chamber of Tourism (RCOT) has announced the 2022 edition of the Rwanda Tourism Week, scheduled to take place from November 26th to December 3rd 2022. RTW2022 main event activities will be hosted at Kigali Conference and Exhibition Village (KCEV) and Kigali Convention Center (KCC),under the theme: “Adopting Innova… read more
Tanzania (finally) starts construction of Dodoma International Airport
After transferring the country's political capital from Dar-Es-Salaam to Dodoma, the Tanzanian government decided to provide the city in the center of the country with the land and air infrastructure that its new status confers. It is in this context that the new international airport project, which has been in the pipeline for sev… read more
Emirates Boarding Pass unlocks hundreds of offers in Dubai this Winter
Emirates has announced the return of its popular My Emirates Pass. Starting from 1st November 2022 to 31st March 2023, My Emirates Winter Pass enables customers to get more from their trip with exclusive offers at over 500 locations in the UAE.
Emirates customers flying to or through Dubai can simply show their boarding pass … read more
GTA sets 2021 National Tourism Awards for November 3
The Ghana Tourism Authority will organise the 17th Edition of the National Tourism Awards on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at… read more
East Africa’s Economy to Grow by 4 Percent in 2022
A report by the Africa Development Bank (ADB) now says East African economies are expected to grow by four percent in this year. The African Development Bank forecasts the region’s GDP at four per cent this year, before recovering to 4.7 per cent in 2023, helped by the reopening of the economies after the Covid-19 containment measure… read more
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