Travel news overview

• Flights
• 21/05/2023 19:59

Cabo Verde Airlines will return to the United States and Brazil next winter

Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA) is in the process of restructuring and rebuilding its network before the health crisis. The Cape Verdean national airline will return to Paris in July, and plans to re-enter the American continent next winter.

• Flights
• 21/05/2023 19:58

Kenya Airways to launch biofuel-powered Amsterdam-Nairobi Dreamliner on May 25

The second edition of the SkyTeam Alliance's Sustainable Flight Challenge will take place from May 15 to 28, 2023, and will feature 22 world-class airlines. For its second participation in the event, Kenya Airways (KQ), the Kenyan parastatal carrier, will make its first flight using sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

• Miscellaneous
• 21/05/2023 19:51

Botswana takes tourism marketing efforts to “We are Africa “ travel show

Botswana’s Tourism sector is unrelenting in its efforts to make the southern African nation a destination of choice. Right after making an impressive showing at the recently held Africa’s Travel Indaba in Durban, the country is back on the road once more with its participation at the ongoing”We Are Africa” travel show in Cape T… read more

• Car rental
• Opinion
• 21/05/2023 19:49

AI is our destiny. But where does our Industry stand?

I believe that, before we delve into the potential applications of generative AI in our industry, we should take a step back and consider the bigger picture by defining artificial intelligence.

It can be a complex task, as experts often have different interpretations. In a nutshell, AI involves machines replicating cognitive funct… read more

• Accomodation
• 21/05/2023 19:48

Victoria Falls Safari Lodge will soon have a fresh look

The renowned Victoria Falls Safari Lodge is getting a fresh new look, with new furniture, soft furnishings and décor across its 72 rooms and central area, which includes the Buffalo Bar and MaKuwa-Kuwa Restaurant.

Africa Albida Tourism (AAT) chief executive Ross Kennedy said the refurbishment, which should be completed by the… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 21/05/2023 19:46

TOUGHA wraps up successful participation in Indaba 2023

The Tour Operators Union of Ghana (TOUGHA) were once again in Durban to participate in this year’s Africa’s Travel Indaba. Over 70 of the Union’s members took part in various activities and events of the three-day tourism expo.

From the pre-Indaba BONDay event to the opening plenary session, B2B, speed marketing and… read more

• Flights
• 21/05/2023 19:43

Zambia Airways launches flights to South Africa

The national airline of the Republic of Zambia, Zambia Airways, is set to launch scheduled flights to … read more

• Attractions
• 21/05/2023 19:42

Agulhas National Park: A new art sculpture has been unveiled at the Southernmost Tip of Africa

A new art sculpture has been unveiled at the Southernmost Tip of Africa in the Agulhas National Park in … read more

• Miscellaneous
• 21/05/2023 19:39

Kenya agrees to reopen Somalia border after a 12-year Closure

Kenya and Somalia officials have endorsed the phased reopening of three border posts between the two countries over a 90-day period.

The border points in located in Garissa, Mandera and Lamu counties were closed under former President Uhuru Kenyatta's administration in 2011 as a result of increased attacks by the Somal… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 21/05/2023 19:37

3,000 Nigerians to undergo cultural tourism training in China to boost Nigeria creative tourism

About three thousand Nigerian young persons will undergo critical cultural tourism training in China, strategically billed to reduce unemployment and crime, and also to mobilize the youths to drive the Nigerian creative cultural tourism economy.

The cheering development was brokered by the Director General, National Council f… read more