Travel news overview

• Destinations
• 18/12/2021 04:57

Meet in Zimbabwe Campaign will turnaround tourism, says Muswere

Jenfan Muswere, who was acting Minister of Tourism at the launch of the Meet in Zimbabwe Campaign, says the brand has potential to turnaround the country’s tourism sector. Meet In Zimbabwe Campaign, is part of the Meetings Incentives Conventions and Exhibitions (MICE) strategy.

MICE is a unique and specific form of group tour… read more

• Flights
• 17/12/2021 18:56

Royal Air Maroc voted best airline in Africa

Royal Air Maroc has been voted the best airline in Africa at the Global Traveler Magazine’s 18th annual GT Tested Reader Survey Awards. The prize was given to the National Company at Global Traveler’s annual award ceremony on Tuesday, December 14, in Los Angeles. In the same survey, Royal Air Maroc was also ranked as the fourth Best Airli… read more

• Destinations
• Attractions
• 17/12/2021 18:56

Fish River Canyon Hike a must for nature lovers

Surrounded by panoramic natural scenery and with the 80km hike being a challenge to be conquered, the Namibia Wildlife Resorts' (NWR) Fish River Canyon still remains one of Namibia's main tourist attractions for both foreign and local tourists.

As the first entry point to this internationally-renowned, breathtaking landscape … read more

• Cruise
• 17/12/2021 18:56

Seabourn set to cruise the Northeast and Northwest Passages

In 1848, a British voyage of Arctic exploration led by Captain Sir John Franklin met with disaster trying to find the Northwest Passage, but now in 2023, Seabourn will be offering cruises through the region. While Franklin’s lost expedition got stuck in the ice for two years and ultimately disappeared, with the wreck of the two ships only found … read more

• Miscellaneous
• 17/12/2021 18:55

Messe Berlin adjusts its concept for ITB Berlin 2022 due to latest developments

The in-person edition of ITB Berlin 2022 will not take place as originally planned. Owing to the latest developments and accompanying directives as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Messe Berlin is unable to afford its exhibitors and partners the necessary planning certainty with the holding of an in-person ITB Berlin in early March. … read more

• Travel-tech
• 17/12/2021 18:54

Zoox Smart Data unveils latest capabilities in analyzing hotel guest behavior and preferences with l

Zoox Smart Data, an international provider of technological solutions that harness big data to build customer profiles from existing Wi-Fi networks, has announced the launch of Zoox Eye, an advanced big data platform providing hoteliers with an intuitive and fully comprehensive analysis of each individual guest. With Zoox Eye, hote… read more

• Flights
• 17/12/2021 05:28

BA & Qatar Airways looking into expanded Joint Venture

British Airways and Qatar Airways are seeking to expand their joint venture beyond routes between Australia, Europe and the UK to cover a host of additional services, in particular routes accessed via connections from the two carriers’ flights between London and Doha.

The two… read more

• Flights
• 17/12/2021 05:28

FAAN suspends staff over Max Air incident at Lagos Airport

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has suspended one of its airfield Officers  over an incident at the Lagos airport today. The officer according to the spokesperson of FAAN, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu was on duty following an averted near incident involving a Max Air aircraft from Abuja, which landed on Runway 18L, and a ma… read more

• Flights
• 17/12/2021 05:26

Turkish resumes SA ops

Turkish Airlines will resume flights to South Africa on December 18. The airline says it may add flights to the following schedule:

• TK044 will depart IST at 02h30 and

• Miscellaneous
• 17/12/2021 05:25

Full list: 18 awarded at 2020 Ghana National Tourism Awards

A total of 18 individuals, institutions and businesses were recognized at the 2020 Ghana National Tourism Awards. The event came off last Saturday night at the Grand Arena at the Accra International Conference Centre.

As a departure from the normal format of the awards’ ceremony which usually have both competitive and honorary ca… read more