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The first winner has emerged in the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) campaign tagged, “Take on the Pearl of Africa", a digital led domestic tourism innovation to Mbale, Eastern Uganda.
Launched a week ago, the “Take on the Pearl of Africa” domestic tourism campaign witnessed Dominic Tugume emerged as the first lucky winner on Tuesd… read more
RwandAir has announced that it is to resume flights to the European cities of London and Brussels from its hub in Kigali, Rwanda. This service will begin on October 3rd as the African airline works towards rebuilding its passenger network. One notable switch from prior service is that the airline will operate service to London H… read more
Earlier this week, Comair welcomed good news as shareholders voted to implement its business rescue plan. The airline has been in limbo since May when it entered voluntary business rescue to prevent bankruptcy.
It’s been nearly four months since South Africa’s Comair entered voluntary business rescue. The airline, whic… read more
Zambia travel is open to foreign nationals, however, according to the US Embassy in Zambia, the Government of Zambia has suspended all tourist visas until further notice. Travelers arriving with a visitor visa or applying for a visitor visa on arrival for non-essential purposes will not be permitted entry despite Zamb… read more
DIRECTOR General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu says maintaining the economic health of Nigerian airlines go beyond carrying out economic audits as there are other integral elements including lack of corporate governance, owner/ manager that affect the smooth running of airlines in this clim… read more
Airport transfersare a very crucial aspect of travel. When travelers have booked their flight tickets, hotels, safaris and events tickets, the next thing is to figure out how to leave the airport and get safely to a hotel, resort, restaurant or attraction. Hospitality Group East Africa has therefor launched an OTA which can … read more
Emirates this past week filed additional changes to its planned operation for entire Northern winter 2020/21 season, from 25OCT20 – 27MAR21. Planned changes as of 18SEP20 as follows.
Various travel restrictions continue to impact the airline’s planned operation and passenger traffic rights on certain directions. Selected routes … read more
As nations are beginning to ease and lift lockdowns, with the reopening of airports for international, Ethiopian Airlines, one of Africa’s leading airlines and a popular choice for visitors to Malawi, is expanding its services the Warm Heart of Africa after the reopening of her airports which were closed due to the coronavirus pandemic.… read more
Seabourn has marked the cutting of the steel for the brand’s second ultra-luxury purpose-built expedition ship at the T. Mariotti shipyard. A sister ship to Seabourn Venture, the second as-yet-unnamed expedition cruise ship is scheduled to launch in 2022, a year after Venture.
“With two brand new ultra-luxury expedition … read more
The Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has met in-person and virtually for its 112th session. This was the first major in-person event involving tourism and the United Nations held since the COVID-19 was declared a pandemic. The Executive Council was able to gather 170 delegates from 24 countries, who all agreed t… read more
UTB announce first winner of its ‘Take on the Pearl of Africa’ campaign
Rwandair exchanging LON airports into LHR
Comair’s Business Rescue Plan Approved With December Restart
Zambia Travel Borders Officially Open
NCAA says good business structure, management styles constitute major problems for Nigerian airlines
East Africa: Airport transfers across the region from one single source
Emirates NW20 schedule changes
Lilongwe airport reopens and ET expands aviation services to Malawi
Seabourn cuts steel for second ultra-luxury expedition cruise ship
UNWTO backs strong, united plan for global tourism
