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Chad sets the completion of the Amdjarass international airport for the first quarter of 2022
This airport, built by a local company with its own funds, will help boost and enhance the tourism potential of the Ennedi region, one of the most beautiful in the Sahel.
ITA Airways, Air Malta ink codeshare agreement
ITA Airways, the successor to Alitalia, signed a codeshare agreement with Air Malta, the flag carrier for the archipelago island nation located to Italy’s … read more
Namibia launches the "Trusted Travel System"
The Government of Namibia has announced the launch of the Trusted Travel System (TT) in Namibia. The TT was intro… read more
WTM Africa unveils second edition of the responsible tourism awards
WTM Africa has had an excellent response to the WTM Responsible Tourism Awards this year — with some inspiring, innovative and scalable solutions from the African region to tackle the challenges of sustainability. The best African entries will be included in the Global Gold Awards that are currently being assessed by the global judging pa… read more
First Airbus A319neo flight with 100% sustainable aviation fuel
Airbus, Dassault Aviation, ONERA, the French Ministry of Transports and Safran have launched the first in-flight study of a single-aisle aircraft running on unblended sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).
During the flight test over the Toulouse region on 28 October, one CFM LEAP-1A engine of an Airbus A319neo test aircraft operated on 100% SAF… read more
Africa Magic set to thrill viewers with brand new shows in november
Africa Magic on Thursday, premiered two brand new shows at an exclusive event in Abuja, titled, “Movement Japa” and “The Rishante.”
Daily Independent gathered that, the two series are set to air from Monday, November 1, 2021.
The event which was hosted by media personality, Blessing Imonikhe, had the producers an… read more
Travel Compositor launches its new cruise engine
Travel Compositor launches the first version of its brand new cruise engine, on which it has been working for more than a year and in a joint venture with IST, which is one of the three companies in the world that have had access to join in the last few years to carry out the connection of multiple shipping companies, something that today… read more
Lufthansa Group to increase flights to South Africa
The Lufthansa Group is set to increase services between Germany, … read more
Bookings on rise with U.S. soon to welcome visitors
The upcoming reopening of U.S. borders to foreign visitors on Nov. 8 has many in the U.S. travel industry giddy with expectation. "I would describe the mood as complete elation," said Fred Dixon, CEO of NYC & Company. "We've seen bookings go up almost immediately."
He added: "Our most popular season is in front of us, with the Christma… read more
Air Senegal increases its flights to the US for the winter season
On 2 September, Air Senegal inaugurated the route to the United States (Dakar-New York-Baltimore Washington), its eighth international route opened in 2021. In fact, the Senegalese flag has come to fill a void left by South African Airways and put an end to the monopoly of the American carrier Delta Air Lines.
Air Senegal will of… read more
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