Norwegian Cruise Line has confirmed that it will be returning to South Africa for the 2023/24 cruise season, but with Norwegian Dawn set to replace Norwegian Jade, which homeported in Cape Town for 2022/23.
Norwegian Dawn will also stay longer in the South African market as a result of higher then expected demand, with the sh… read more
A total of twenty-three (23) countries from Africa participated in this year’s FITUR in Madrid, Spain.
Participation from these countries will include state tourism
ministries, boards, private sector businesses, organisations and
individual travel and tourism stakeholders.
Fitur is a global benchmark event in the tourism sect… read more
In early 2020, Air Mauritius suspended its flights to India due to the closure of the borders following the coronavirus pandemic. Since the reopening of the Indian skies, the Mauritian national airline has only re-launched its service to Mumbai, maintaining the suspension of the service to New Delhi.
The 2022 Africa Visa Openness Index (AVOI) report shows African
countries making progress in their freedom of travel policies, most of
which had been severely curtailed by the Covid-19 crisis.
The annual publication, prepared by the African Development Bank
Group in collaboration with the African Union Commission, is … read more
A new report has indicated that 93 percent of African countries have maintained or improved their visa process. Reviewing their scores last year and comparing them with what was obtained this year, the report stated that relative to 2021, two-thirds of African countries have adopted more liberal visa policies compared to six years ago.… read more
South African Airways (SAA) introduces new routes just in time for the festive season. The airline commences services to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, Windhoek in Namibia, and a special schedule for Ggeberha from Johannesburg, OR Tambo International Airport.
On Thursday, 8th of December 2022, SAA will commence twice daily flights to W… read more
Nigeria has ranked sixth in the Africa Visa Openness Report released by the African Union (AU) and the African Development Bank (AfDB). The report, which is the seventh edition, was released at the 2022 African Economic Conference (AEC) being held in Balaclava, Mauritius on Sunday.
The report noted that Benin, Seychelles and The Gam… read more
Last October, Seychelles signed a landmark bilateral air services agreement with Kazakhstan. The agreement, signed on the sidelines of the 41st ICAO Assembly, allows designated airlines, including Air Seychelles, to operate direct flights between the two countries.
Air Seychelles is expected to start flying to Kazak… read more
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Norwegian Dawn to replace Norwegian Jade in South Africa for 2023/24
Tourism trade from Africa impressed with 2023 FITUR’s platform for business links
Air Mauritius to return to New Delhi in May 2023, after a 3-year absence
2022 Africa Visa Openness Index shows improvement in visa policies across continent
SAA introduces new destinations & increased frequencies ahead of the festive season
Nigeria ranks 6th in Africa visa openness report
Air Seychelles to start scheduled flights to Kazakhstan in December
