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Alitalia under Extraordinary Administration from midnight yesterday August 24th will no longer sell tickets for flights from 15 October. At the same time, it will send a prompt and direct communication, via e-mail, to customers who have purchased flights departing from 15 October. The note includes instructions for managing tickets.
In ord… read more
The human desire to travel and explore is universal, which is why tourism must be open for everyone to enjoy.
So too must the many social and economic benefits that tourism brings be available to everybody.
World Tourism Day 2021 highlights the power of ‘Tourism for Inclusive Growth’.
By celebrating this day, we state our… read more
Consistent with international protocols related to the Covid-19 global pandemic, The Ministry of Tourism and Culture hereby instructs all operators within the Tourism and Leisure Industry to have their staff fully vaccinated.
Therefore, tour and hotel operators, bars and restaurants, casinos and nightclubs, swimming pools, foreign e… read more
In the wake of the pandemic, Kenya Airways has implemented contactless transactions to enhance health and safety priorities at Jomo Kenyatta airport, which will be effective from September 1, 2021.
“The aviation industry is increasingly adopting touchless technologies to keep passengers safe, and the Covid-19 pandemic has onl… read more
WALVIS Bay and Swakopmund tour operators at Sandwich Harbour and Namib-Naukluft Park and surroundings are disgruntled over the increase in national park entry fees announced by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism earlier this year. The operators met with ministry officials last week at the Kuisebmond municipal chamber… read more
Suggest a holiday in Africa and most people picture baking hot sun,
palm-fringed beaches or herds of wildebeest galloping across the
savannah. Few think of skiing. Yet the continent contains five mountain ranges with enough seasonal
snow to make potential slopes, of which two host rudimentary ski
resorts. Tucked into South Africa'… read more
Due to mobility restrictions implemented to reduce Covid-19 infections, people around the world stopped traveling during 2020. As the vaccination process progresses, more countries are opening their borders for non-essential travel, and tourism recovery looks closer every day.
Business crises happen all the time and are an excellent opport… read more
South African domestic and regional carrier CemAir and the largest airline and flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates, Emirates, have signed an interline agreement. This marks the first partnership between both airlines, and Emirates' fourth airline partnership* in … read more
Since ECAir ceased operations in 2016, Trans Air Congo (TAC) has dominated the Congolese domestic market. This will now change with the arrival of the new entrant Africa Airlines.
Egypt added 28 more countries that could obtain an electronic tourist visa through the newly-launched e-visa portal.
Thus, the total number of countries that could benefit from the e-visa service rose to 74. This is part of the country's sustained efforts to promote tourism.
This was announced at a cabinet meeting on Monday 23… read more