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  • Flights

Ethiopian Ethiopian Airlines orders Africa's first Airbus A350-1000

The airline had placed an order for 22 A350-900s, of which 16 have already been delivered. Its order book now includes four A350-1000s and two A350-900s.

"The A350-1000 helps us stay ahead of the curve in terms of technology [...] The A350-1000 is best suited for our dense routes, and we believe the increase in headcount will… read more


  • Travel-tech
  • Miscellaneous

Tech Eight essential steps to ensure cyber security while traveling

Although usually both companies and individuals pay a lot of attention to cyber security, when it comes to traveling, they seem to simply forget about it. Such carelessness often costs much more than the trip itself. So, what should one do in order to avoid such unpleasant surprises as cyber attacks, identity and personal information thefts?

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  • Miscellaneous

AA Travenews 6 trends transforming SA's hospitality sector

Tourism in South Africa is recovering, with an increased volume of arrivals for both local residents and foreign travellers. With the removal of the final Covid-19 restrictions, this is expected to increase further, especially in coastal areas which have become increasingly popular with remote workers as they offer a better quality of life.
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  • Miscellaneous

AA Travenews What happens when you lose your luggage

You get to the baggage carousel at your destination and wait for your suitcase to come down the conveyor belt. You watch as every other passenger from your flight picks up their bags from the carousel and leaves. Soon, there are no bags left. Yours is missing.

What happens next?

Reporting missing luggage When you’ve figured out that … read more


  • Flights
  • Miscellaneous

Nigeria Naira crashes further to N710 per Dollar

The naira has crashed further in the parallel market, trading for N710 against the U.S. dollar on the exchange platform Aboki Forex.  Checks by Peoples Gazette on Wednesday showed the current parallel market rate pegged at N710 to a dollar.

The national currency, which traded for N670 against the dollar on Monday, has fallen even furt… read more


  • Flights

Nigeria Aero Contractor Aero denies reports of $3m diversion in collusion with AMCON

MANAGEMENT of Aero Contractors have denied any fund diversion to the tune of $3million belonging to the airline and the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) meant for the acquisition of a Bombardier aircraft for Aero Contractors Limited.

The airline which suspended it’s scheduled operations last week citing harsh ope… read more


  • Flights

Nigeria Air Nigeria Air gets FG’s nod to lease Airbus, Boeing aircraft

AT the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting yesterday, Federal government approved the leasing of three aircraft for the commencement of operations for Nigeria Air. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, while declining to comment on an actual date of operations disclosed this new development to State House Correspondents at the close … read more


  • Miscellaneous

Namibia Namibia to celebrate Youth in Tourism Innovation

The fourth edition of the Africa Youth in Tourism innovation summit (AYTIS) is slated to come off next week in Namibia’s capital, Windhoek.

Held under the theme ‘’developing youth and innovative entrepreneurship solutions for inclusive tourism in Africa’’, the summit will take place from 26th to 29th July 2022 at the Safari Court Hotel.… read more


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