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CEO provides a snapshot of his payment processing startup
Seerbit is a Nigerian company that provides payment processing solutions to businesses. Founded in 2019, Seerbit is headquartered in Lagos with branches in Ghana, Kenya and Senegal; it has processed over $146 million in transactions. Founder and CEO Omoniyi Kolade answers our questions.
1. Give us your elevator pitch.
New Carnival Cruise Line ship Mardi Gras to sail maiden voyage July 31st
Carnival Cruise Line has finally revealed details of the maiden voyage for its new mega cruise ship Mardi Gras, with the ship due to sail its first passenger voyage from Port Canaveral on July 31st, 2021. Mardi Gras’ week-long cruise will be the first of several visiting the Eastern and Western Mediterranean. As a result of … read more
WTM Africa shones a spotlight on LGBTQ+ tourism during Pride Month
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) will be the hot topic for World Travel Market Africa in the month of June as it joins the LGBTQ+ community in celebrating Pride Month.
Following on from the success of EQUAL Africa, held in partnership with the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA) during Africa Travel Week in A… read more
Eurowings Discover announce flights to Victoria Falls
German airline Lufthansa will connect the Victoria Falls to Europe with three-times-a-week flights to the tourism hub starting in March 2022.
The flights – with a connecting stop in Windhoek, Namibia– will be undertaken by Lufthansa’s new leisure-based long-haul subsidiary, Eurowings Discover.
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On Gambia, Guinea Tourism Cooperation!
As African countries look inwards by taking concert measures to attract tourists' arrivals in the coming years, hopes are high of better days ahead. It is no hidden secret that the emergence of Covid-19 has battered global tourism sector. And no country is immune during those struggling period.
It an undisputable fact that the tourism indu… read more
Inauguration Of Lagos-Ibadan Commercial Operations Another Milestone In Nigeria’s Railway Revival
This week, President Buhari inaugurated the commercial operations of Lagos-Ibadan railway project at the Mobolaji Johnson Railway Station, Ebute Metta, Lagos, describing the feat ‘‘as another milestone in the drive of this Administration to revitalize the railway system and establish it as a choice mode of transportation for both p… read more
Victoria Falls has never been cheaper to visit for South Africans
Victoria Falls, located on the Zambezi River, at the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, is the largest waterfall in the world, measuring 1 708m wide and 108m high.
A top attraction for travellers, Victoria Falls is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Travel to this iconic site has never been cheaper, with return fl… read more
Introducing The GDS-Academy - Dynamic learning to inspire the regeneration of the tourism industry
The GDS-Academy has launched and will deliver the latest, progressive perspectives, teaching and practical application that will catalyse the mindsets and skills sets of DMO professionals, organisations and their partners. The ultimate goal of the GDS-Academy is to enable positive social, environmental and economic regeneration through to… read more
E-visa extensions, discounted airfares among South Africa’s strategies to woo tourists
To ameliorate the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on its tourism industry, South Africa is initiating a number of measures to get tourists back into the country
On top of the agenda is the extension of its electronic visa application system to more countries. The country’s Department of Home Affairs earlier in May p… read more
Malawi Airlines to resume full network operations from 16 June 2021
The flag carrier airline of Malawi, Malawi Airlines, has announced that it set to resume full network operations. Effective 16 June 2021, the airline will operate six weekly return flights to OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in… read more
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