Travel news overview

• Destinations
• 28/07/2023 07:41

Namibia Airports Company (NAC) plans to upgrade facilties at WDH

According to a press statement following the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 19 July 2023 for the preceding three financial years, namely 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and 2021/2022, the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) has plans to upgrade facilties at Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in … read more

• Flights
• 28/07/2023 07:40

Congo Airways sends Dash8-400 to Malta for maintenance, seeks ERJ145 and ATR72 aircraft

Difficult times for Congo Airways. At present, the Congolese state carrier has just one active aircraft (an Airbus A320) out of a fleet of four.  The new management team hopes to change this trend by setting up an appropriate maintenance schedule, and above all by reactivating the fleet replenishment plan.

• Cruise
• 28/07/2023 07:33

Silversea takes delivery of Silver Nova, the first in a new class of luxury vessels

Silversea has taken final delivery of its new luxury cruise ship Silver Nova, the class leader in a new series of expeditionary vessels for the cruise line. The handover took place on Wednesday, July 19 in Eemshaven, the Netherlands, where the ship was built by Meyer Werft.

Royal Caribbean Group President and CEO, Jason Liber… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 28/07/2023 07:27

Will Kigali’s new projected airport make African aviation take off?

CNN has just published a very detailed article which discusses the construction of a new $2 billion airport in Rwanda, located 40 kilometres south of Kigali. The airport aims to become the centrepiece of Africa’s aviation industry, capable of accommodating 8 million passengers initially and over 14 million in the future. It will also have… read more

• Flights
• 28/07/2023 07:27

Etihad Airways celebrates the return of its Airbus A380 flights to London Heathrow

Etihad Airways celebrates the return of its Airbus A380 on the Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow route. The inaugural flight marks the first of four A380s returning to service, just in time for the busy summer travel period.

The A380 offers a range of onboard experiences, including The Residence, the world’s only three-room suite in the … read more

• Destinations
• 28/07/2023 07:26

Tourism on rise of Tourist visits in South Africa

South Africa's tourism sector continues to exhibit strong recovery with the first half of 2023 recording more than 4 million tourist arrivals, according to the latest data from Statistics South Africa. This is a significant increase from the 2,3 million tourist arrivals between January and June 2022.

The total number of touri… read more

• Opinion
• 28/07/2023 07:26

Need to expand air travel within Ghana

You will normally expect the dominance of air travel in large, spread-out countries with difficult terrains or obstacles. Ghana, generally, has none of these geographies.

So why the attention to air travel at all? In Ghana, while some people have the luxury of choice between various means of travel, the majority of Ghanaians can only affor… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 28/07/2023 07:25

UNWTO members meet to rethink agenda for African Tourism

Tourism leaders from across Africa have met to rethink and realign the sector’s role as a driver of development and opportunity across the region.

At the 66th meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa, Member States joined representatives from international organizations and the private sector to focus o… read more

• Flights
• 27/07/2023 22:21

Cabo Verde Airlines charters an Airbus A321

Cabo Verde Airlines wants to return to its pre-pandemic international network. At that time, Cabo Verde's public airline connected half a dozen cities in Europe and the Americas.

• Accomodation
• 24/07/2023 21:02

The Residence Portfolio

Taryn van Wyk has been appointed as the Sales & Marketing Manager of The Residence Portfolio, incorporating The Residence Boutique Hotel in Johannesburg, Camp Ndlovu in the Welgevonden Game Reserve, and Mukwa River Lodge on the Zambezi River in Zambia.

A seasoned hospitality industry professional, Taryn’s impress… read more