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Tourism sector welcomes removal from UK red list
The tourism sector is optimistic of a quick turnaround following the United Kingdom's decision to remove Zimbabwe from the Covid-19 travel red list.
Along with 46 other countries, Zimbabwe is set to be removed from the travel red list on Monday after the UK noted a dramatic fall in new Covid-19 infections, together with a gen… read more
MSC Cruises cuts steel for its second luxury ship Explorer II
MSC Cruises has marked the beginning of construction for it second cruise ship for its new luxury subsidiary line Explora Journeys. The steel cutting for Explora II took place at the Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) shipyard although the ship will be built at the Sestri Ponente (Genoa) yard.
Explora II will be the second of a… read more
LAM returns to Harare after an absence of over 3 years
To date, there are no regular flights between Mozambique and Zimbabwe. The two southern African countries share a large border.
LAM - Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique should fly to Zimbabwe again. According to the schedule available in the sales systems (GDS), the Mozambican national airline plans to resume regular flights to Harare … read more
Digitalization and Training on Covid-19 Protocols essential for Tourism Recovery- Côte d’Ivoire Tour
The newly appointed Director General of Côte d’Ivoire Tourism, Malékah Mourad-Condé, has urged the tourism sector to make digita… read more
Ethiopian partners with AccessRail to provide intermodal transportation
Ethiopian Airlines has signed Codeshare and Interline Agreement with AccessRail to widen connectivity options for its passengers destined to Western Europe, United Kingdom, Scandinavian, Japan and Canada. The agreement avails AccesRails’ wide rail destinations to passengers of Ethiopian Airlines through seamless connectivity with all jour… read more
Rwandair to launch Kigali-Doha as part of Qatar Airways codeshare
Qatar Airways and RwandAir have signed a codeshare agreement aimed at increasing connectivity within Africa, while the Rwandan carrier will launch new nonstop flights between Kigali (KGL) and Doha (… read more
Mozambique's most popular beaches are closed again
According to the US Embassy in Maputo, some of the most popular beaches in … read more
Ethiopia: A country of amazing transformation, festivals, tourism sites
The country is unique in many ways: it has 13 calendar months; has the best coffee in the world, colourful religious festivals and tourism sites, biggest airline in Africa. Besides, the first human fossils were discovered in that country.
Ethiopia may not boast of having natural resources like oil, gold or platinum, but the country has age… read more
Desert & Delta Safaris increases its portfolio with the acquisition of Nxamaseri Island Lodge
Desert & Delta Safaris announce a new addition to its luxury lodge portfolio. The company which is based, owned and operated in Botswana, has purchased Nxamaseri Island Lodge, increasing its stunning range of lodges and camps to a total of nine. The addition of Nxamaseri Island Lodge truly complements the existing eight lodges … read more
UK removes 14 countries in Southern & East Africa from the Covid-19 travel "red list"
The Government of the United Kingdom (UK) has announced that the Covid-19 travel "red list" will reduce to 7 countries (Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Panama, Peru and Venezuela) and proof of vaccination will be recognised from 37 new countries and territories (including three countries from Southern and East Africa) from 1… read more
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