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Domestic Tourism Picks Up in Etosha
Despite the negative impacts stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic, domestic tourism has been reported to have picked up with more locals visiting the Etosha National Park compared to international tourists.
Etosha is one of the largest national parks in Africa, one of the oldest, and is considered as Namibia's flagship tourist destin… read more
Qatar Airways celebrates 15 years on Doha to Nairobi route
Qatar Airways has now marked 15-years of operation on the Nairobi-Doha route.
The airline which is one of the few global airlines that never stopped operations during the COVID-19 pandemic, currently operates double-daily flights between Nairobi and Doha serviced by its modern fuel-efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliner, featuring 2… read more
Still no economic visibility for Air Mauritius
At this stage, “it remains difficult to estimate the restructuring costs (given the stage of the discussions with the stakeholders), which need to be included in the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2020 and the subsequent quarterly results that comply with the fundamental accounting principles”.
The subsequent events may… read more
Brussels Airlines introduces rapid Covid-19 tests on some flights
At Brussels Airlines, there was a first test flight with rapid coronavirus tests on Friday 20 November.
Passengers and crew on flight SN3157 leaving Brussels Airport at 09:30 to Milan Malpensa were asked to have a rapid test taken at the Brussels Airport test centre managed by Ecolog before departure. They were only allowed t… read more
FAAN management visits Ibadan Airport
FEDERAL Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has inspected facilities at the Ibadan Airport with plans to boost its capacity and revenue generation.
The FAAN team led by Director of Finance and Accounts, Mrs Nike Aboderin arrived Ibadan Airport on November 17th, 2020 along with the Director of Airports Operations, Ca… read more
Cruise Confidence Survey: 87% of US travelers open to cruising
The results of the latest US cruise customer survey were announced today. The new poll of 3,602 US respondents reveals that the vast majority of cruisers do intend on hitting the high seas again, once the pandemic wanes.
The survey comes following the expiration of The Centers for Disease Control‘s No Sail Order (NSO), enabling a phased ap… read more
Interview with the Emirates Uganda Country Manager
Emirates recently resumed flights to Uganda, albeit with a scaled down frequency. We caught up with John Gemin, the Emirates Uganda Country Manager to give us insights into what the aviation sector is currently going through and what it is that they have done to make passengers confident enough to fly again. Below are the excerpts.
Showcase: The best of Rwanda
A campaign to showcase the best of Rwanda has been launched.
Rwanda Nziza Tourism Campaign is a cross-country journey to explore, discover little and rarely shown sceneries of the country and showcase the Rwanda of today, not only to change the narrative from the 1994 Rwanda but also to visually tell the Rwandan story the Rwa… read more
Asky Airlines launches seamless connection between West Africa & Johannesburg
Pan African Carrier, Asky Airlines, on Thursday, November 19, resumed its Accra - Lomé - Johannesburg flights.
With just one hour connecting time, the daily service makes ASKY the main airline connecting West Africa with the South Africa capital, Johannesburg post-COVID-19 lockdown.
Country Manager of Asky Airlines, Mr.… read more
Transcorp Hilton Abuja named Africa’s leading business hotel the sixth consecutive year
TRANSCORP Hilton Abuja has bagged four (4) awards including Africa’s Leading Business Hotel for the sixth consecutive year at the 27th annual World Travel Awards.
The hotel, which is owned by Transcorp Hotels Plc, the hospitality subsidiary of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria Plc, also won the awards for Nigeria’s Leading H… read more
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