Travel news overview

• Accomodation
• 09/08/2021 06:16

Ahead of Afcon Hotel - Managers Fine-Tune Better Services for Tourists

A target of one million tourists for African Nations Cup in January 2022 was set and they hope it will generate enough revenue for the sector.

The quest of satisfying tourists who shall visit Cameroon in January 2022 for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON) assembled stakeholders in the hotel, transport and tourism sector, amongst … read more

• Flights
• 09/08/2021 06:13

Air Peace chooses Douala in Cameroon as its first destination in Central Africa

Today, Air Peace is the leading local carrier in Nigeria, both in terms of number of aircraft and cities served. Supported by the renewal of its fleet, the private company continues to grow its African and international network.

"Soon in the sky of Douala (Cameroon)". With this teaser, Air Peace has announced the imminent … read more

• Flights
• 09/08/2021 06:08

Air Senegal’s Airbus A220 order: everything we know so far

In November 2019, Airbus announced that African carrier Air Senegal had signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for eight A220-300 aircraft. At the time, the airline’s CEO, Mr Ibrahima Kane, said that the jets would contribute to developing the airline’s long-haul network to Europe as well as its regional network in Africa. With nearly two ye… read more

• Destinations
• 09/08/2021 06:07

The Victoria Falls Lunar spectacle

Isdore Guvamombe — It is a marvel. It is a rare spectacle. They call it the "Lunar Rainbow."

For three days in a month, when there is virtually no cloud cover, tourists are privileged to visit the Victoria Falls at night.

I tried it and it gave me a different picture.

After dinner at the Boma Restaurant, I decided to visit the … read more

• Flights
• 09/08/2021 06:07

Royal Air Maroc adds 5 Airbus A321 on long-term ACMI contract

Royal Air Maroc (RAM) is betting heavily on the 2021 summer season to regain its financial health after a catastrophic previous year.  For this summer, the Moroccan flagship has decided to beef up its offer to its favourite markets in Europe. By chartering additional capacity, it hopes to support its strategy.

• Flights
• 09/08/2021 06:07

Despite B737 Max Aircraft crashes, Air Peace will maintain orders

Mr. Allen Onyema, Chairman of Air Peace, in this interview with OLUSEGUN KOIKI, speaks on the B737 Max aircraft the airline ordered for, the impact of COVID-19 on the aviation industry, and the 18 Left runway of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, among others. Excerpts:

Few years ago, you made some orders for aircraft and, j… read more

• Destinations
• 07/08/2021 07:24

Edelwiss Air to grace U.S.$2.6 billion tourism High Season in Tanzania

The Switzerland's leading leisure airline, Edelweiss has announced to add Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar and Dar es Salaam, as its three new destinations in Tanzania from October, offering a ray of hope to the country's multi-million dollar tourism industry

Edelweiss, a sister company of Swiss International Air Lines and a member of the Lufthansa G… read more

• Accomodation
• 07/08/2021 07:16

Hyatt has plans for the debut of the Hyatt House Brand in JNB

• Flights
• 07/08/2021 07:14

New AOC sees prospects brighten at South African Airways

South African Airways has taken a step towards flying again. The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) has handed the strife-torn airline a fresh air operators certificate (AOC). South African Airways is eyeing resuming domestic flights in September and rebooting some international services in November.

“This is an importan… read more

• Flights
• 07/08/2021 07:12

Airlink to resume flights between Johannesburg and Nampula

South African privately-owned regional carrier Airlink is set to resume direct flights between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and Nampula Airport (APL) in … read more