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The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has convened an emergency session of its Executive Council in response to the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. The session will be held in Madrid on 8 March.
Following the request of Guatemala, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia and Ukraine for the suspension of the Russian Federation from memb… read more
This September, the Kilimanjaro Trail Run (KTR) will offer four high-altitude races over two days on Africa’s tallest mountain.
Events kick off on Saturday, September 3 with … read more
South African airline Comair, which operates the low-cost kulula brand and a local franchise of British Airways, has announced that British Airways is offering a third scheduled service between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in … read more
Sabre Corporation, a leading software and technology company in the travel industry, today announced that it has terminated its distribution agreement with Aeroflot, the largest government-majority owned carrier in Russia. Sabre is taking immediate steps to remove Aeroflot flight content from its global distribution system (GDS), a… read more
The tourism sector has welcomed Qatar Airways' decision to resume direct return flights from Doha to Windhoek by July this year. At the moment, the direct (non-stop) flights between Windhoek-Doha have been inactive.
With Qatar back in July, the tourism sector expressed this move wi… read more
MSC Cruises has become the latest major cruise line to drop port calls in Russia over the country’s invasion of Ukraine six days ago. MSC Cruises will be suspending all port calls in Saint Petersburg due to security concerns emanating from Russia’s war with Ukraine. The move makes MSC Cruises the latest cruise line to drop Russian call… read more
TRANSCORP Hotels Plc has announced its Audited Financial Statements for the full year ended December 31, 2021. The results published on the Nigerian Group Exchange showed a 114% growth in Revenue to N21.74bn from N10.16bn as of December 2020, while Gross Profit rose by 143% to N16.23bn from N6.67bn.
The Company’s results show a… read more
African airlines’ capacity jumped 11.3 percent to 64 percent in February compared to January, according to an estimation by African Airlines Association (AFRAA).
The continental aviation trade organization published a report on Tuesday detailing the latest performance by African airlines.
AFRAA estimates that air passenger tra… read more
British Airways (operated by Comair) will add a third flight to its Johannesburg-Mauritius schedule from Thursday, 3 March 2022. The airline's sales and marketing executive, Brian Kitchin, says demand has steadily grown since it reintroduced twice-weekly flights between Johannesburg and Port Louis in February. "Mauritius has always been a p… read more
Ghana’s Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Awal has indicated that the Cultural Policy of the country is being looked at for a review to accommodate modern development trends as a result of constant interaction with other cultures to meet the globalized and digital requirements for the evolution of the creative arts indus… read more