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The year 2021 certainly has the potential to be a landmark year in the fight against Covid. We finally received the vaccines. By getting vaccinated, we can now freely travel and rediscover the world, which has ultimately helped revive the tourism sector. Unfortunately, a surprisingly large percentage of people are reluctant and afraid to receive… read more
African airlines restart of operations on international routes continued the positive trend observed in the last three months, as per African Airlines Association (AFRAA) performance report. May 2021 saw a resumption of 62.5 percent of international routes compared to the pre-Covid period, recovery further improved to 72.7 percent … read more
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town was named Best Airport in Africa for the sixth consecutive year at the 2021 SKYTRAX World Airport Awards™. … read more
Zimbabwe's President Emmerson Mnangagwa announced in a televised address to the nation on 09 August 2021 that the level four lockdown to curb the s… read more
Hurtigruten Expeditions will expand its warm water offerings with the addition of its first Africa cruises, starting in 2022.
The Norway-based cruise line will offer West Africa cruises from Dakar, Senegal, on the MS Spitsbergen, visiting the Bissagos Islands and Cape Verde. The 13-day itinerary includes four countries… read more
Tunisair could soon re-launch its route between Tunis and Khartoum in Sudan, suspended since 1989. This is in any case the will displayed by sectoral actors of both countries who met in Tunis last week.
About 330km by road north of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, is the port city of Tanga. The city is expected to become a hub of construction and economic activity since the presidents of Uganda and Tanzania signed the East African Crude Oil Pipeline project agreement earlier this year. The 1,443km crude oil pipeline will connect Tanga to Uganda’s oil… read more
Egyptian Ambassador in Moscow Ehab Nasr said Monday that the return of Russian tourists to Sharm el Sheikh and Hurghada will have a positive impact on the national economy.
Speaking to "Good Morning Egypt" show on the Egyptian TV, Nasr said that tourism overlaps with all production sectors. Rebounding tourism will necessarily translate int… read more
Seychelles will welcome vessels with a maximum of 300 passengers for the 2021-2022 cruise ship season from mid-November, said a top official, the first port calls to the island nation after an 18-month stoppage due to COVID-19 restrictions.
Pent-up demand in the industry means the archipelago in the western Indian Ocean has interest from c… read more
NIGERIA’S aviation industry is set to welcome new entrant, Green Africa Airways as the airline takes flight to its seven (7) pre-determined destinations from August 12 with the issuance of an Air Operators Certificate (AOC) to the the carrier bythe Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) today.
The airline has been… read more