Travel news overview

• Destinations
• 16/10/2021 05:51

Namibia extends reviewed (and relaxed) Public Health Regulations until 15 November 2021!

Namibia's President, Dr. Hage G. Geingob, announced on the occasion of the 35th Covid-19 briefing on the national response measures on 15 Oct… read more

• Flights
• 15/10/2021 04:58

Tanzania’s national airline introduces 4 regional destinations

Tanzania's national airline, Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL), announced on Wednesday four new regional routes effective from November.

Josephat Kagirwa, ATCL's communications officer, told a news conference in the business capital Dar es Salaam that the new routes will include Bujumbura in Burundi, Ndola… read more

• Opinion
• 15/10/2021 04:57

Is a pan African Airline network on the way forwards?

After a challenging 18 months post the Covid pandemic, it looks like the African aviation industry may be looking at spreading its wings again and is set to revive itself and remerge stronger through mutual cooperation.

Taking a leaf out of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) and SAATM or the Single African Air T… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 15/10/2021 04:57

Namibia: New rhino and elephant poaching figures

Rhino and elephant poaching continues to significantly decline this year in Namibia. According to the latest figures released by the country's Mi… read more

• Flights
• 15/10/2021 04:57

Virgin Atlantic to resume flights between London and Cape Town

British airline Virgin Atlantic has announced that it is expanding its portfolio of flights to South Africa. According to the airl… read more

• Rail
• 15/10/2021 04:57

TAZARA temporarily suspends operations between New Kapiri-Mposhi and Kasama

The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has announced that train movements between New Kapiri-Mposhi and Kasama in Zambia are temporarily disrupted to al… read more

• Flights
• 15/10/2021 04:57

Air Seychelles opens a special route to Sri Lanka

Air Seychelles has a pair of A320neo aircraft for its international flights.

Next month, Air Seychelles will offer a special flight between Mahé and Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. The route will be offered on Saturday 6 November with a return flight scheduled for Thursday 18 November. Air Seychelles will operate this route wi… read more

• Flights
• 15/10/2021 04:57

AF adds four destinations, also ZNZ

Air France has revealed four new international routes to be launched from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) in the coming weeks as well as a host of route restarts.

Air France’s 2X-weekly CDG-Nairobi (NBO) service will add Zanzibar (ZNZ) in Tanzania as a third point from Oct.… read more

• Flights
• 15/10/2021 04:55

Emirates and South African Airways reactivate partnership

With South African Airways (SAA) resuming operations, Emirates has been working closely with SAA to reactivate its long-standing partnership which aims to improve the customer experience and provide more value to travellers when flying on both carriers. The move also helps cement SAA’s standing and position and will build growth momentum… read more

• Accomodation
• Beyond Africa
• 15/10/2021 04:55

Hotelbeds partners with Experience Hub to promote Yas Island

Hotelbeds has announced a new agreement with Experience Hub, the one-stop destination partner and promotional arm of one of the world’s fastest growing leisure and entertainment destination – Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.

This partnership is designed to introduce Hotelbeds' portfolio of travel buyers from the GCC, wider Middle East, Euro… read more