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Kenya has joined Tanzania and Uganda in taxing digital transactions to support its depleted public coffers in an economy weighed down by slowing private sector activities, shrinking revenue collections, growing public debt and increasing expenditure pressures.
The new tax has added more financial pain to househol… read more
Emirates has announced it will resume a number of flights in and out of Australia, reversing a decision it made only a week earlier. The Dubai-based airline made a shock announcement on Saturday that it would … read more
Travel agencies in the country (Nigeria) have been advised to leverage more on fresh opportunities of the COVID-19 era to survive the business downturn.
Group Managing Director of Finchglow Group, Bankole Bernard, at a virtual trade partners’ forum in Lagos, highlighted some trends that people in the travel market should expect. He also id… read more
Air Austral’s very first Airbus A220 has been spotted outside the paintshop with its paintwork all complete. Along with a beautifully adorned body and azure blue engine surrounds, the aircraft’s tail is something very special. Air Austral plans to launch its first flights with the aircraft in late February.
The aircraft is, a… read more
The state-owned airline and flag carrier of Angola, TAAG Angola Airlines, has annunced that it is set to resume flights to Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek, … read more
Peakwork and Sabre have now set up direct booking connectivity so Peakwork systems and customers have direct access to flight content from the Sabre GDS. Next to flight search the two partners now even operate bookings seamlessly.
Via the new integration, first Peakwork tour operator clien… read more
African Union member states will from this month start using digital Covid-19 certificates as one way of eliminating travel restrictions that were occassioned by outbreak of coronavirus.
In the new digital application from Econet Wireless and PanaBios which was certified by AU and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Afri… read more
“I certainly don’t need to tell you—the leaders of the global tourism sector—how difficult the COVID-19 situation is. But I do need to emphasize that this terrible situation is not improving. Even the weak recovery in passenger markets stalled in November. Over the year-end we saw many governments increase travel restrictions. It is good that mo… read more
Beginning March 28, Air Senegal will commence flights from Dakar to Lyon operating three times weekly using an A321. Outbound flights to Lyon will be operated with a stopover in Marseille.
Flights to Marseille, when originally launched in December 2019, were operated with an A330-900neo with a stop in Barcelona. Flight… read more
The Lufthansa Group has announced that it will be adding a fourth and fifth frequency between Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in Frankfurt, … read more
Kenya joins Tanzania and Uganda in taxing digital transactions
Ups! Emirates to resume flights to Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne
Travel agencies to explore dynamics of ‘new normal’
Air Austral’s first A220 leaves Airbus' paintshop
TAAG Angola Airlines to resume flights to Windhoek
Peakwork strengthens connectivity to Sabre
AU Member States adopt digital Covid certificates
IATA CEO speaks at The World Tourism Organisation
Air Senegal to begin Lyon flights
Namibia: Lufthansa Group to temporarily increase flights between Frankfurt & Windhoek
