Travel news overview

• Beyond Africa
• 04/12/2020 05:15

Lufthansa seesstrong booking growth over the coming holidays

Lufthansa is recording a sharp rise in intercontinental and intra-European bookings for the upcoming Christmas and New Year travel season. Last week, up to 400 percent more people booked destinations overseas as well as Southern and Northern Europe than in the previous week. Particularly in demand were flight destinations in South … read more

• Destinations
• 04/12/2020 05:14

Foreign Exchange Earnings from Tourism drop to a 10-year low

Foreign exchange earnings from tourism dropped to a 10-year low during the year ending October 2020, largely due to travel restrictions imposed by several countries across the world in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Bank of Tanzania (BoT) figures show that Tanzania earnings from tourism during the year ending October 2020, plun… read more

• Destinations
• 04/12/2020 05:13

Seychelles Reaches 100,000 Tourists, very late this year

Seychelles has reached a significant milestone in visitor arrivals -- 100,000 in 2020 -- albeit very late in the year due to the COVID-19 travel lockdowns. In a bit of good news, a survey by the Seychelles Tourism Board found that 100 percent of respondents said they felt safe in Seychelles during the pandemic.

During the week that … read more

• Flights
• 04/12/2020 05:12

ET takes the honour of leading African carrier at Decade of Airline Excellence Award

Ethiopian Airlines has been recognised by the judges in the Decade of Airline Excellence Awards as Africa’s best-performing airline of the past 10 years. The carrier took the accolade in the African regional category of the Awards.

The full roster of awards, organised by FlightGlobal in association with Airline Business and K… read more

• Flights
• 04/12/2020 05:10

Fastjet returns to the Victoria Falls – Johannesburg route

Fastjet Zimbabwe earlier today announced the resumption of flights between Victoria Falls, International Airport and Johannesburg, OR Tambo International Airport from yesterday Thursday, 03rd of December 2020.

The flights will operate thrice weekly between the two cities, on a Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday, departing f… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 03/12/2020 11:36

Registration Opens for Africa MICE Forum 2021

Registration is now open for the premier edition of Africa MICE Forums, a series of interactive high-end events designed to connect pre-qualified MICE buyers and local suppliers through fun and authentic experiences across different host destinations.

Unlike other large gatherings, AMFs are intimate forums of about 40-60 part… read more

• Cruise
• 03/12/2020 11:35

Celebrity Cruises introduces new 2022 Alaska and Pacific coastal sailings

Celebrity Cruises revealed its 2022 plans to sail Alaska with three award-winning ships dedicated to bringing all of the wild wonders of this majestic part of the world to life. Sailings will begin in early May, Celebrity’s earliest-ever start to the Alaska season, providing even more opportunities to experience the wide-open space… read more

• Travel-tech
• 03/12/2020 08:21

Air travel looks better, but more COVID cases hurt progress

Sabre saw some better trends with air travel in recent months, but November’s growing restrictions around COVID-19 haven’t been helpful.

The Southlake company — which provides software to the travel industry, including airlines — said the year-over-year declines in bookings shrunk to 80 percent in October and then stay… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 03/12/2020 06:38

Recovery in sight for aviation as local airlines scale up operations

At least three local airlines have shown signs of early recovery from COVID-19 lockdown, with the reopening of closed routes and additional frequencies on traditional routes.

As of yesterday, airlines like Dana Air, Air Peace and Arik Air had received an additional capacity to expand operations across the local network. The d… read more

• Accomodation
• 03/12/2020 06:26

Dream Hotels & Resorts add Zimbali Lodge & Vacation Club

Dream Hotels & Resorts (DHR) is pleased to announce the recent acquisition of Zimbali Lodge, located within the iconic Zimbali Coastal Resort along the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast.