Travel news overview

• Destinations
• 29/10/2020 05:01

Mauritius launches long-term visa, homeoffice at the beach

• Travel-tech
• 28/10/2020 13:26

WebBeds' new partnership to force standard response to COVID-19

WebBeds has announced a new partnership with existing Health and Safety partner, Intertek Cristal Standards. All 30,000+ directly contracted hotel partners have been invited to participate in a programme providing guidance and assessment criteria to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Intertek Cristal is one of the global… read more

• Flights
• 28/10/2020 13:24

IATA: Industry cannot cut costs enough to avoid bankruptcies and preserve jobs in 2021

The International Air Transport Association (… read more

• Destinations
• 28/10/2020 04:27

Mauritius: Peak season almost lost

Ongoing uncertainty about Air Mauritius’s schedule combined with Mauritius’s current immigration restrictions and quarantine requirement (currently valid until November 30) are pushing operators to turn away December air bookings, with some now redirecting enquiries to alternative destinations.

Carla da Silva, Air Mauritiu… read more

• Opinion
• 28/10/2020 04:23

IATA: Quarantine to be relaxed ‘by the end of year’

Quarantine restrictions will be relaxed “by the end of the year or early next”, according to the head of airline association IATA. Alexandre de Juniac, IATA director general, told a Future of Hospitality Summit: “The situation for aviation is catastrophic. Traffic at the end of the year will be around 35% of the 2019 level. Wi… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 28/10/2020 03:34

IATA Revises 2020 Passenger Traffic Forecast Down For Africa

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has downgraded its traffic forecast for Africa for 2020 to reflect a weaker-than-expected recovery.  IATA said it expects full-year 2020 passenger numbers in Africa to reach only 30% of 2019 levels, down significantly from the 45% that was projected in July.

According to… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 28/10/2020 03:34

First Emirates Airbus A380 retired

Emirates Airline has sent its first Airbus A380 into retirement as today, 27 October, the aircraft departed Dubai, U.A.E destination Tarbes-Lourdes, France.

The retirement of the A380 (registered A6-EDB) was already planned before the coronavirus pandemic grounded most of Emirates’ A380-fleet and was based on upcoming … read more

• Flights
• 28/10/2020 03:23

FAAN seals airline counters in Abuja

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria FAAN has sealed off some airline counters in Abuja over debts owe by the airlines.This development left many passengers stranded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe international airport, NAIA, Abuja this morning. Passengers on Azman air to Maiduguri and other places could not buy tickets o… read more

• Cruise
• 28/10/2020 03:22

Virgin Voyages extends cruise pause into 2021

Scarlet Lady, the first cruise ship from Virgin Voyages, will not resume cruises until January, 2021, according to a letter sent from the cruise line to travel agents. In a letter to travel agents, Virgin Voyages said that due to the epidemiological situation regarding COVID-19, it could foresee being able to resume cruises from th… read more

• Leisure
• Destinations
• 28/10/2020 03:21

Tanzania tourism announces major shift in destination marketing strategy

Tanzanian tour operators plan to bring the key Global Travel Agents into Tanzania in their latest painstaking initiatives to promote the country as a safe destination, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit key tourism source markets hard. Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO) is currently working around the clock… read more