Travel news overview

• Destinations
• 26/09/2022 20:06

Number of tourists for Tanzania on the rise

A TOTAL of 742,266 tourists visited Tanzania tourism destinations between January and July 2022, up from 546,133 who were recorded during a corresponding period last year. The increase, which stands at 60 percent of the previous data, became possible due to the government's commitment and continued efforts to market the available tourism … read more

• Miscellaneous
• 26/09/2022 20:01

2022 Skytrax: FlySafair named Best Low-Cost Airline in Africa

For the second year in a row, South African airline FlySafair has been named Best Low-Cost Airline in Africa in the 2022 Skytrax World Airline Awards. Fastjet (Zimbabwe) came in second in the ranking, followed by Jambojet, fly540 (both Kenya) and Lift, also from … read more

• Flights
• 26/09/2022 20:01

TAAG Angola to launch flights to Durban

The state-owned flag carrier of Angola, TAAG Angola Airlines, is set to launch a new service to … read more

• Flights
• 26/09/2022 20:01

Airlink & Air Belgium have signed a new commercial agreement

Belgian charter airline Air Belgium and South African airline Airlink have signed a new commercial agreement. This new partnership means travellers can enjoy the simplicity of purchasing connecting flights on both airlines using a single reservation with seamless ticketing, check-in, boarding and baggage-check experie… read more

• Cruise
• 26/09/2022 08:47

Holland America to cruise South Africa voyage aboard Zaandam in 2022

Holland America Line will sail a grand voyage from Cape Town to Fort Lauderdale in 2022 aboard Zaandam.

The 27-night itinerary will depart Cape Town on November 23rd, 2022 and bounce up the West African coast initially, before crossing the Atlantic via Cape Verde and Puerto Rico to end the cruise in Florida. Prices start at U… read more

• Flights
• 25/09/2022 20:13

NAAPE supports FAAN on extension services to sunset airports withdrawal

THE National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), says the decision by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to discontinue granting approval for extension requests to airlines that operate into sunrise and sunset airports is a great move and has thrown its weight behind it.

President, NAAPE Engr. Abednego Galad… read more

• Flights
• 25/09/2022 20:11

LIFT to launch flights to Durban

South African airline Lift has announced that it will be adding flights to Durban in KwaZulu-Natal to its domestic network. The airline is set to … read more

• Miscellaneous
• 25/09/2022 20:10

WTTC publishes ground-breaking report on how Travel & Tourism can reverse nature loss

A new report published today by  the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), shows how Travel & Tourism can play a critical role in halting and reversing the destructio… read more

• Flights
• 25/09/2022 20:08

ValueJet receives its AOC

Established in 2018, ValueJet previously operated as a virtual airline, organising its flights in collaboration with other Nigerian domestic carriers. It now has operational autonomy.

ValueJet can finally take to the skies. The new Nigerian private airline obtained its Air Operator's Certificate (AOC) on Thursday 21 September 202… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 25/09/2022 20:05

White rhino calves born after the largest-ever single translocation to Rwanda

Rwanda’s Akagera National Park witnessed the birth of White rhino calves after  the largest single rhino translocation ever undertaken last year.

The birth of the calves is seen as an essential step toward establishing Akagera as a critical rhino breeding stronghold.

In November 2021, 30 white rhinos were introduc… read more