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Air Peace connects Ilorin-Abuja daily from Lagos
Air Peace has commenced direct daily flight from the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos to Ilorin and Abuja Airport. The airline said that the connection was part of its expansion drive and realisation of its no-city-left-behind policy, which is to unite major cities in Nigeria.
The inaugural P47110 flight from MMA landed … read more
Abu Dhabi opens free Covid-19 vaccines to tourists
Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, is offering tourists free COVID-19 vaccinations that were previously restricted to UAE citizens and residency visa holders.
There is no indication that the change applies to Dubai, the most populous emirate, or the other five emirates that make up the UAE.
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Djibouti Radisson Hotel
Radisson Hotel Group is proud to announce the signing of Radisson Hotel Djibouti. The hotel marks the Group's entry into the country and brings its East African portfolio to 18 hotels and over 2700 rooms in operation and under development, strengthening its strategic position in the region. This new signing further underscores the Group' … read more
Business Travel Show Europe returns in person with new name, venue and features for 2021
Visitor registration is now open for Business Travel Show Europe as it announces its return to reunite the European business travel community post-Covid. Taking place from 30 September – 1 October 2021, this year’s event will run in person at ExCeL London with supplementary online content, including educational sessions and buyer/exhibitor netwo… read more
Flight Centre Travel Group selects HotelHub smart booking solution for global corporate brands
Flight Centre Travel Group has selected HotelHub, a leading hotel technology solution provider for travel management companies (TMCs), to provide a seamless, global hotel booking and distribution solution for its global corporate brands, including FCM and Corporate Traveller.
The HotelHub platform aggregates hotel content from multi… read more
Delta restores routes to all pre-COVID African markets
US carrier Delta Air Lines will return to South Africa in August with nonstop service between Atlanta (ATL) and Johannesburg (JNB), more than a year after pausing flights between the destinations.
The return of the airline’s longest nonstop flight marks the milestone of Delta restoring… read more
Promoting ‘Brand Africa’ to realise the Continent’s Tourism potential
UNWTO’s African Member States will work together to establish a new narrative for tourism across the continent. To better realize tourism’s potential to drive recovery, UNWTO and its Members will also work with the African Union and the private sector to promote the continent to new global audiences through positive, people-centre… read more
Emirates: Passenger flights from South Africa to Dubai remain suspended!
According to Emirates' latest travel update (21 June 2021, 11:23 Dubai (GMT+4)), flights from South Africa will remain suspended u… read more
Royal Air Maroc schedules the return of its 737 MAX 8 for next month
After being grounded for 20 months, commercial flights with the Boeing 737 MAX resumed in December 2020 in the US.
Since then, several civil aviation agencies (ANAC) have also approved the return to service of the aircraft. Of the four 737 MAX operators in Africa, Royal Air Maroc will be the first to fly the aircraft.
Breaking news: Dubai to welcome vaxxed South Africans
Dubai has announced (on Saturday June 19), the easing of restrictions for passengers from South Africa, who are fully vaccinated with two doses of a vaccine approved by the UAE Authorities.
The announcement, issued by Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management will take effect on June 23.… read more
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