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South Africa should act to preserve its insolvent national airline and seek to partner the carrier with Ethiopian Airlines Group, according to a study commissioned for ruling-party lawma… read more
Flyers Rights President Paul Hudson issued the following response to the DOT’s refusal to promulgate a mask rule after DOT General Counsel Steven Bradbury issued a letter denying Flyers Rights’ rulemaking petition:
eTurboNews published the full letter two days ago:
Mr. Bradbury,
This horrible decision will no doub… read more
Ever so often I meet Nigerians and visitors to Nigeria who don't know much about the many tourist attractions in the country. Having travelled across Nigeria myself many times over, I know there are 101 places to delight anyone, whatever their interests. If time permits, I will use this opportunity to mention a couple of attractions they should … read more
Aviation expert Linden Birns has warned that suspending operations at South African Airways is going to be a costly exercise.
The struggling airline’s operations were suspended and put under care and maintenance… read more
During SAP Concur’s recent Travel Industry Summit, industry leaders discussed important changes coming to travel in light of COVID-19, including increased flexibility, enhanced end-to-end safety and security measures, and new mobile and touchless technologies. In fact, American Airlines just released an updated app th… read more
As we are coming closer to the new year of 2021, many of us wonder how travel will look like in this upcoming year. The global Covid-19 pandemic has changed our lives in so many ways, and none more so than the restrictions that have been placed on both domestic and international travel. After COVID-19, the travel industry is expected to h… read more
Facebook has just unveiled its latest bid for world domination: Libra, a cryptocurrency designed to function as private money anywhere on the planet. In preparing the venture, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been in negotiations with central banks, regulators, and 27 partner companies, each of which will contribute at least $10 mi… read more
Royal Caribbean Group Chairman and CEO Richard Fain spoke to travel partners in a new video, offering optimism and insight during the continued cruise shutdown.
Sporting a new haircut, Mr. Fain started out by saying he feels "more positive" that the end of this period of no cruises may finally be coming to an end. "Toda… read more
No more vast buffet meals, sun-tanning shoulder-to-shoulder on the deck or enjoying captain’s dinners with hundreds of other passengers. When cruising finally resumes, from the curb to the cabin to shore and back again, sea life will have to undergo some drastic changes. The cruise industry was hit hard by the global pandemic. Acco… read more
After reading that the department of public enterprises is in discussions with Ethiopian Airlines, among other companies, to offer support to our perpetually bankrupt flag carrier, I cannot help but be reminded of Martin Luther King Jnr, who once said that “nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientiou… read more