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TAZARA: Track ok, operations restarted
The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has re-constructed the track formation that got damaged at KM32 in Mwakanga (32Km South West of Dar es Salaam), following a landslide that occurred on 30th April 2020 and resulted in the track being rendered impassable.
With this development, full operations have resumed and trains have… read more
SAA business rescue practitioners need more time
SAA business rescue practitioners have asked for another extension to provide a plan on how they expect to save the ailing state-owned airline. The BRPs were supposed to present new turnaround plan for SAA to the department of enterprises on Friday, 29 May. SAA went into business rescue in December 2019 and the airline … read more
Four Points Dar es Salaam
Four Points by Sheraton, one of Marriott International’s fastest-growing hotel brands, is celebrating its rapid international growth by taking its love of craft beer one pint further. As part of a global series of biergarten-themed events, the recently opened Four Points by Sheraton Dar es Salaam, New Africa Hotel in Tanzania will … read more
Uganda: Rainforest Lodge Mabira set to reopen on Monday
Just a few days before the lockdown was announced and hotels, lodges and resorts forced to close down,… read more
Namibia goes to stage three of its four stage strategy
Namibia's President Dr. Hage G. Geingob today (28 May 2020) announced that all 14 regions of the country, with the exception of the town of Wal… read more
UNWTO launches global guidelines to re-open tourism
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a set of guidelines to help tourism sector emerge stronger and more sustainably from COVID-19. The guidelines highlight the need to act decisively, to restore confidence and, as UNWTO strengthens its partnership with Google, to embrace innovation and the digital transformation of global tourism… read more
Solay App Provides Social Distancing App for Resort Pools & Beaches
Resort Technologies, LLC, proudly announces the iOS initial release of its mobile technology solution, Solay, available now for download in the App Store. The Solay App provides Resorts & Hotels with a free inventory management system to set up overnight guests with reserved seats placed 6 feet apart at pools and beaches. Offering a contactl… read more
Fairmont Hotels closes Nairobi’s oldest hotel
In a memo to staff of the hotel seen by ATCNews does one Mehdi Morad state:
This memo serves a… read more
First TAAG dash-8-400 Ready for Delivery
The first de Havilland Aircraft of Canada dash-8-400 for Luanda - based TAAG Angola Airlines – Linhas Aereas de Angola (DT/DTA) is near completion of its flight test program.
Dash-8-400 c/n 4616, Canadian test registration C-GKXM, which will become D2-TFA, named ‘Kwanza’, made its first flight on May 20 2020. It will be the first no… read more
Senegalese tourism hot spot lacks visitors
Lionel Lopez grimaces as he looks at the stagnant green water in the bottom of the pool at his hotel in Senegal's Saloum Delta. He drained it after the global pandemic closed borders, bringing West Africa's tourism industry to a standstill in mid-March.
The Sine-Saloum region has escaped the worst of the epidemic that has so far infected m… read more
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