Travel news overview

• Flights
• 07/08/2020 06:16

ASKY resumes flights to 15 African countries

• Flights
• 07/08/2020 06:04

ET on B787 to Geneva

Ethiopian Airlines announces that it has received a slot for a direct flight between Geneva and Addis Ababa from August 12, 2020.

The airline will initially be offering a flight three times per week, which will depart Geneva at 10:45 p.m. and arrive in the Ethiopian capital at 6:00 a.m. This strengthens the conne… read more

• Flights
• 07/08/2020 05:47

Nigeria set to reopen its airspace to international flight operations

After about four mouths of closing its airspace, restricting international flights into the country in order to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic, the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has asked the aviation authorities and airline operators to begin the process for the restart of international flights.

According to punc… read more

• Flights
• 07/08/2020 05:46

British Airways Long-Haul operation changes

British Airways on Thursday (06AUG20) continues schedule update for during Northern winter 2020/21 season, from 25OCT20 to 27MAR21. In 06AUG20’s update, the oneWorld carrier also filed changes on other long-haul routes outside North America. (Latest adjustment for North America from London Heathrow is marked with * below, including Los An… read more

• Flights
• 07/08/2020 05:44

Emirates: Dubai to Toronto again on A380

The iconic Emirates A380 will begin serving travelers on flights to Toronto starting 16 August. The airline has so far resumed Airbus A380 operations to Amsterdam, Cairo, Paris, London Heathrow and Guangzhou (8 August) – taking its A380 network to six cities. The Emirates A380 experience remains a favorite among travelers for its s… read more

• 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