Travel news overview

• Destinations
• 07/08/2020 05:35

South Africa prepares re-opening of tourism

Inbound international travel might still be a way off for South African tourism, but at last there's light at the end of the tunnel.

While the country remains very much in the grip of an unprecedented health crisis, things are slowly starting to change, and hope runs high in a country that relies on tourism for almost 3% of its G… read more

• Flights
• 07/08/2020 05:12

Etihad Airways remains 'optimistic'

Etihad Airways said its first quarter performance showed a 34 per cent year-on-year improvement and the carrier was "progressing well ahead of its transformation plan targets," before Covid-19 brought global airtravel to a grinding halt. "Etihad faced a set of enormous and unpredictable challenges in the first six months of the yea… read more

• Flights
• 07/08/2020 05:05

Brussels Airlines Assures Continuous Banjul Service

Brussels Airlines are committed to continue our regular service to Banjul despite the many challenges in recent weeks and regrets that it has not been able to provide a stable flight offer on its Banjul-Brussels route in recent weeks. We know that many of our guests are waiting to find a seat on a flight to Brussels.

As an ai… read more

• Rail
• Destinations
• 07/08/2020 05:04

Blue Train’s hygiene protocols in preparation

As the world is learning to exist and businesses are negotiating to operate in a COVID-19 world, The Blue Train is on track to find its ‘new normal’. Much progress has been made in finalising hygiene protocolsin preparation for travel post lockdown. These protocols ensure that there is adherence to the highest level of hygiene to i… read more

• Accomodation
• Destinations
• 06/08/2020 13:46

Mnangagwa Set to Officially Open New Five-Star Hotel in Vic Falls

President Emmerson Mnangagwa is this Thursday expected to officially open the five-star boutique Mbano Manor Hotel, the highlight of his tour to the resort town. The opening of the US$8 million hospitality facility comes after months of fighting with Zimbabwe Revenue Authority (Zimra) by the owners over $1,7 million duty cha… read more

• Travel-tech
• 06/08/2020 13:34

ASKY partners with Sabre, supporting growth across Africa through next-generation technologies

West-African airline, ASKY, has signed a multi-year agreement with Sabre Corporation, enabling the carrier to move forward with innovative, next-generation technologies that will facilitate further expansion. The agreement will allow ASKY to leverage the global travel technology leader’s passenger service system and its recently-la… read more

• Travel-tech
• 06/08/2020 13:34

ATPCO’s NDC Exchange allows more sales channeles

ATPCO announced the addition of new sales channels to NDC Exchange, the only neutral, industry-owned platform that connects the airline ecosystem and helps accelerate the adoption of airline retailing. Farenexus Group, FlightBridge, Onriva, and Winding Tree are new channels that are now in production with NDC Exchange, while… read more

• Flights
• 06/08/2020 13:18

Re-Open East African airspace with great caution

After months of shuttering air travel, East Africa is gradually joining the rest of the world in opening up.

Kenya, Rwanda and Tanzania are now permitting international flights, even as their land borders remain closed to passenger travel. Only Uganda, South Sudan and Burundi are still closed, but they are coming under… read more

• Flights
• 06/08/2020 13:15

Air Mauritius increases flights to Rodrigues

Air Mauritius increased the current daily frequency to twice daily as of Saturday 1st of August 2020.


Passengers are reminded that they are required to abide by measures imposed by the authorities and wear face masks for the flight.

International commercial passenger flights will remain suspended … read more

• Destinations
• Conservation & Wildlife
• 06/08/2020 12:41

Uganda Bwindi National Park: Two New Gorilla Babies

Two new baby gorillas have been discovered in a Ugandan national park where a beloved primate named Rafiki was killed in June, a wildlife official announced Tuesday, saying the infants are part of a baby boom in the protected forest popular with tourists.

“For us it's a sign of relief. We lost one. We got two. But, of course,… read more