Travel news overview

• Miscellaneous
• 20/08/2021 05:14

Africa Travel Week 2022 to be held in Cape Town from 11 to 13 April

Africa Travel Week 2022 will go ahead from 11 to 13 April in the Host City of Cape Town bringing together Pan-African & International exhibitors as well as buyers from across the globe at headline shows, World Travel Market Africa (WTM Africa) and International Luxury Travel Market Africa (ILTM Africa).

The highly anticipated event wil… read more

• Flights
• 20/08/2021 05:14

Lufthansa Group to increase flights to South Africa

Following the recategorizing of South Africa as a Covid-19 high risk country from 01 August 2021 by the German Government and the easing … read more

• Flights
• 20/08/2021 05:13

Privatisation of Air Botswana: what if this time is right?

Initiated five years ago, all attempts to privatise Air Botswana have so far failed. 

And yet, the Botswana State has still not given up hope of finding an investor to revitalise the national carrier, which has been loss-making for several years. This is what is at stake in the discussions recently opened with a potential partner.

• Flights
• Beyond Africa
• 20/08/2021 05:12

Emirates signs codeshare with Brazil’s Azul

Emirates has signed a codeshare agreement with Azul that allows passengers to connect to eight cities in Brazil via São Paulo Guarulhos (GRU).

The deal, which has be… read more

• Flights
• 20/08/2021 05:11

RwandAir expands its presence in the DRC, adding Lubumbashi and Goma

From Kigali International Airport, RwandAir serves more than 30 cities, with a strong presence in Africa where it intends to further consolidate and expand its network.

• Flights
• 20/08/2021 05:05

Air Tanzania prepares to return to Lubumbashi in DRC after 23 years of absence

Air Tanzania has traffic rights to thirteen countries of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) including the DRC, in accordance with procedures approved by the Sadc Aviation Safety Organization (SASO). Already present in 3 member countries (Comoros, Zambia, Zimbabwe), the Tanzanian national airline wants to continue its expansion slo… read more

• Beyond Africa
• 19/08/2021 14:45

Corporate Travel Management returns to profitability – recovery underway

CTM announced earnings for the year ended June 2021, posting a $13.6m June quarter underlying EBITDA profit, representing a $19.1m turnaround on the previous quarter. Positive second half underlying EBITDA of $8.1m helped reduce the Group’s underlying EBITDA loss to $7.3m for the full year.

After the acquisition of Travel and Transport (T&… read more

• Destinations
• 19/08/2021 14:44

Mauritius, the perfect place for a second home

Mauritius, referred to as the “Pearl of the Indian Ocean”, remains a vibrant and active country despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

With a population of just 1.3 million, many investors are setting their sights on investment properties and retirement homes on the island.

Pauline Gallagher, the chief executive of Halcyon & … read more

• Travel-tech
• 19/08/2021 14:43

Hotelbeds further expands ‘experiences’ distribution reach through Nemo Group partnership

Hotelbeds has announced a new partnership with Nemo Group, an Argentinian technology company that specializes in supporting the needs of the travel Industry.

Through this partnership, Nemo Group will make available to its clients Hotelbeds’ ‘Beyond the Bed’ portfolio of more than 18,000 activities in 690 destinations worldwide, incl… read more

• Destinations
• 19/08/2021 07:12

Botswana rolls out e-visa regime to boost tourism and investments

The Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs through the Department of Immigration and Citizenship has launched the Online Visa Application Platform.

Speaking during the launch, the Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs Ms. Anna Mokgethi said through the platform applicants will be able to apply f… read more