Travel news overview

• Opinion
• 05/12/2020 07:02

Ethiopian flight experience in times of COVID 19

Air travel may seem a bit scary right now, but some airlines and airports are making significant safety and hygiene improvements, and there are steps you can take to minimize risk when flying.

It was never easy having to travel for the first time in 7 months. Coronavirus’ devastating impacts cannot be over emphasized as it is still on a le… read more

• Accomodation
• 04/12/2020 06:24

Over 300 hotel projects in Africa’s pipeline

• Flights
• 04/12/2020 05:34

Proflight pays 4% commission in South Africa

Airline commission has become a rare item, especially since COVID-19 struck. But while many other airlines are taking the opportunity to completely remove commission from the agents who sell their products, one at least is bucking that trend. Proflight Zambia acknowledges how important agency partnerships are for its growth, and has just … read more

• Destinations
• 04/12/2020 05:31

Ethiopian Tourism in 2020

With the government ending some of its travel restrictions that were in place due to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in September, entrepreneurs in the tourism industry began to sense that things would slowly return to normal in an industry that had been completely at a stand still. Now the war in Tigray Regional State has made forecasts… read more

• Flights
• 04/12/2020 05:28

EK on A380 to Manchester

Dubai-based carrier Emirates resumed scheduled Airbus A380 services to Manchester. Except for a one-off A380 flight a month ago ahead of England’s lockdown, the A380 hasn’t operated EK17 since March 24th.

While 2020 may have been the year of the preighter, it most certainly was not the year of the Airbus A380. Th… read more

• Flights
• 04/12/2020 05:21

SAA looking for bridging finance

In their latest update to creditors, SAA’s business rescue practitioners (BRPs) say they are trying to raise bridging finance to cover the gap caused by the government’s R10,5bn in funding only being expected to be received by the airline in mid-January.

The BRPs say they are actively engaging with various lenders to d… read more

• Travel-tech
• 04/12/2020 05:21

Gulf Air implements Sabre branded fares

Sabre  announced the recent implementation of its branded fares technology by Gulf Air, whereby travel agents may use Sabre's GDS to view, compare and sell the carrier's branded fares across the network.

Sabre Travel Solutions VP for EMEA Dino Gelmetti noted the branded fares will allow carriers to "enhance … read more

• Beyond Africa
• 04/12/2020 05:15

Lufthansa seesstrong booking growth over the coming holidays

Lufthansa is recording a sharp rise in intercontinental and intra-European bookings for the upcoming Christmas and New Year travel season. Last week, up to 400 percent more people booked destinations overseas as well as Southern and Northern Europe than in the previous week. Particularly in demand were flight destinations in South … read more

• Destinations
• 04/12/2020 05:14

Foreign Exchange Earnings from Tourism drop to a 10-year low

Foreign exchange earnings from tourism dropped to a 10-year low during the year ending October 2020, largely due to travel restrictions imposed by several countries across the world in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Bank of Tanzania (BoT) figures show that Tanzania earnings from tourism during the year ending October 2020, plun… read more

• Destinations
• 04/12/2020 05:13

Seychelles Reaches 100,000 Tourists, very late this year

Seychelles has reached a significant milestone in visitor arrivals -- 100,000 in 2020 -- albeit very late in the year due to the COVID-19 travel lockdowns. In a bit of good news, a survey by the Seychelles Tourism Board found that 100 percent of respondents said they felt safe in Seychelles during the pandemic.

During the week that … read more