Travel news overview

• Flights
• 27/08/2021 06:56

Turkish Airlines sets course for Angola

In the next few years, Turkey and Angola want to see their bilateral trade reach an annual volume of 500 million dollars, compared to the current 176 million. Both countries see their national airlines as effective levers for achieving this goal.

From 27 October, Turkish Airlines will open a direct route between Istanbul in Turke… read more

• Accomodation
• 27/08/2021 06:56

Homestead luxury ecoresort opening in South Africa

A new eco-conscious resort, The Homestead, is set to launch in early 2022 in the Big Five Nambiti Private Game Reserve in South Africa.

The Homestead will debut with 12 luxury suites, each featuring individual infinity-edge pools. Six of the suites can either be connected to one another for groups travelling together.

T… read more

• Flights
• 27/08/2021 06:55

Air Senegal will fly to the New York and Baltimore/Washington areas

Air Senegal will begin U.S. service on Sept. 2. The carrier will fly twice weekly between Dakar and Baltimore, with a stop at New York JFK.

The state-owned airline launched operations in 2018 and has replaced the defunct Senegal Airlines.

Air Senegal will service New York and Baltimore with an Airbus A330-900neo configu… read more

• Accomodation
• 27/08/2021 06:55

Mantis opens new Serengeti mobile camp

Mantis, a leading conservation-focused hotel group, has announced the opening of a new mobile camp in Tanzania: The Siringit Migration Camp by Mantis. The mobile camp will move every few months to follow the wildebeest, zebra, Thomson's gazelles and the predators the Great Migration attracts within the Serengeti National Park.

• Flights
• 26/08/2021 17:12

Emirates boosts passenger services to Brussels, offering customers 10 weekly flights

Emirates has announced it will gradually boost passenger services to Brussels, offering customers 10 weekly flights to the Belgian capital by the end of October.

The airline has also announced it will expand its route network across Europe in response to rising passenger demand and relaxed international travel regulations. With clea… read more

• Flights
• 26/08/2021 17:08

Flag carrier deepens bilateral ties with Douala operations

The new route is indeed strategic for both trade and the large population of Nigerians in the region, especially given its one-hour direct flight.

The Nigerian Community in Cameroon received the inaugural flight, which landed at Douala International Airport recently, with a sigh of relief.

Consul-General of Nigerian Emb… read more

• Flights
• 26/08/2021 17:07

Azman Air extends contractual agreement with Nigerian Aviation Handling Company

Azman Air has extended its contractual agreement with Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) in Kano on August 25.

The necessary documents were appended by the managing director of Azman Air Alh. Faisal Abdulmunaf and Muratala Abdullahi, marketing and key account manager from NAHCO.

The extension is well deserved as NAHCO … read more

• Flights
• 26/08/2021 17:06

Comair to re-start kulula and British Airways flights

South African airline Comair, which operates the low-cost kulula brand and a local franchise of British Airways, has announced that it will be back in the skies again from 01 September 2021 as planned. The airline temporarily suspended operations on … read more

• Flights
• 26/08/2021 17:06

Air Zimbabwe to resume flights between Harare & Johannesburg

Zimbabwe's flag carrier, Air Zimbabwe, is set to resume flights to … read more

• Flights
• 26/08/2021 05:59

Tourism Ministry positioning Kenya as a Luxury Destination

Kenya is looking to attract international luxury travelers as part of a strategy to revive the tourism sector and as part of expanding the tourism market basket.

The absence of international tourists coupled with travel restrictions occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in reduced travel globally and travelers with… read more