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IATA: Airline Recovery Remains Uneven
The global airline industry barely operated 50% of 2019 traffic levels in October, according to IATA, which said the industry is “slowly” recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic.
October passenger traffic was down 49.4% compared to October 2019, IATA reported. The difference between domestic fl… read more
Mozambique: The new Xai-Xai Chongoene Airport has been officially opened
Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi has officially opened the Xai-Xai Chongoene Airport in the country's southern province of … read more
Tourism Minister lauds Senene Festival
THE Deputy Minister for natural resources and tourism Mary Masanja has hailed the planned Senene Festival due to take place in Bukoba, Kagera region later this month as it cements the cultural values.
The Deputy Minister called for other regions and tribes in the country to emulate such festivals as they remind the current ge… read more
Air Peace educates public on ticket pricing; debunks discriminatory fares on S/East
Air Peace at the weekend reacted to insinuations that the airline has a discriminatory fare regime against the South East asking those championing these orchestrated attacks on the airline on social media to desist because they are ignorant of how ticket fare pricing is done.
According to the airline, the fuller the aircraft gets th… read more
Cruise lines that require COVID-19 vaccination
Most of the cruise industry will be back in full operation by 2022, but the resumption of cruises amid the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted most cruise lines to implement some form of vaccine mandate. The cruise industry has relied on coronavirus vaccines to enable it to resume operations, with almost every major cruise line requiring vaccination … read more
Celebration as Emirates returns to Nigeria
It was a celebration galore at the Nnamdi Azikwe Airport, Abuja on Sunday evening as Emirates Airline touched down to resume daily services to Nigeria from Dubai. The airline which also landed simultaneouslyat Muritala Muhhamed International Airport Lagos amidst jubilation and symbolic water cannon welcome … read more
Travel ban on Africa is not the solution to COVID-19 pandemic, says AFRAA
The commendable work done by South African scientists in unearthing and transparently announcing to the world the discovery of the Omicron strain of SARS CoV-2 instead of attracting applause was met with harsh and uncoordinated travel restrictions. Unfortunately, in nearly two years since Covid-19 was first discovered, it appears we have not lea… read more
Business Traveller Awards 2021 announced
The 2021 Business Traveller Awards were announced on Thursday, November 25, 2021 by the publishers of Business Traveller magazine, Panacea Media. The awards celebrate the achievements of airlines, airports, hotels, rail operators and car hire companies and are voted for by readers of the magazine, with the results produced by an independe… read more
Sabre and American Express Global Business Travel announce multi-year technology partnership to adva
Sabre Corporation and American Express Global Business Travel (GBT) announce a long-term, multi-faceted strategic partnership focused on developing technologies that will enable the future of corporate travel distribution.
Under the terms of this newly expanded technology partnership – which takes effect in January 2022 – GBT… read more
New report from Amadeus lays out its cloud vision to transform travel
Amadeus partnered with Microsoft earlier this year for a ‘once-in-a-generation’ transformation of its systems, which currently support hundreds of airlines, airports, hotels, and rail providers, as well as many thousands of travel sellers. The strategic partnership includes joint innovation and product development to envision, desi… read more
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