Travel news overview

• Destinations
• 17/09/2020 05:22

Seychelles unveils new travel authorization technology

Seychelles has launched a new technology to facilitate the collection and analysis of traveler information ahead of their trip to the Indian Ocean islands, to ensure the re-opening of the borders in the safest manner.

The new technology – launched in collaboration with Swiss Company Travizory – allows the Seychelles health authoriti… read more

• Destinations
• 17/09/2020 05:20

Cape Town nominated for 5 Africa World Travel Awards

• Flights
• 17/09/2020 05:19

Air Zimbabwe to resume operations

Air Zimbabwe announced the resumption of domestic and regional flight operations with effect from September 23 and October 3, 2020 respectively.

The domestic flight schedule features Harare/Bulawayo/Victoria Falls/Harare every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The regional Harare/Dar es Salaam/Harare schedule will initially operate ever… read more

• Rail
• 17/09/2020 05:12

Ethiopian avocados exported by train

Avocados for export to Europe have been transported by rail for the first time, with a pilot refrigerated consignment of 24 tonnes of fruit travelling 750 km from Modjo Dry Port to Djibouti for onward delivery by sea.

The shipment was undertaken as part of the National Cool Logistics Network, with a total transit time of 20 days.… read more

• Flights
• 17/09/2020 05:10

Oman Air closes Munich service in Winter

Oman Air in recent schedule update removed Muscat – Munich schedule for winter 2020/21 season, from 25OCT20 to 27MAR21. The airline plans to resume service on 28MAR21, as reservation is available from this date, as of 15SEP20.

Additional changes remain likely. Previously filed schedule for Northern winter season… read more

• Destinations
• 16/09/2020 17:17

Tanzania Nationals Now Free From Mandatory Quarantine in Kenya

Tanzanian nationals will from now not be subjected to 14-day mandatory quarantine upon arrival in Kenya; this is after it was included on an updated list of countries released by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority.

The list which now features 147 countries was a bond of contention for the two East African countries resulting into Tanzania … read more

• Cruise
• 16/09/2020 16:49

Carnival Corporation increases cruise ship retirements from 13 to 18 vessels

Carnival Corporation has announced that it will again accelerate its ship retirement program amid the coronavirus pandemic, increasing the number of ships its selling off from 13 to 18. Eight of those ships have already left the fleet, which numbered 101 ships before the pandemic. The additional ships take the total fleet lay off to … read more

• Flights
• 16/09/2020 04:44

Jambojet introduces charter flights

Low-cost carrier Jambojet has introduced charter flight services as part of a strategy to minimise the impact of Covid-19 on its business operations. The airline, which is a subsidiary of Kenya Airways, on Tuesday said it had launched the service to make use of aircraft lying idle since resumption of flights in July.

• Cruise
• 16/09/2020 04:33

Princess Cruises reveals 2021/22 Australia season with 89 destinations in 19 countries

Princess Cruises has revealed a destination-rich set of itineraries for it’s upcoming Australia and New Zealand 2021-2022 season, which includes the popular South Pacific tropical destinations of Fiji, Papa New Guinea, New Caledonia, and Vanuatu. The cruise itineraries from October, 2021 through April, 2022 will offer opportun… read more

• Flights
• 16/09/2020 04:24

Qatar Airways to launch four weekly flights to Accra, Ghana starting 29 September

Qatar Airways is pleased to announce it will operate four weekly flights to Accra, Ghana via Lagos from 29 September 2020 becoming the fourth new destination launched by the national carrier of the State of Qatar since the start of the pandemic. The Accra service will be operated by the airline’s state-of-the-art Boeing 787 Dreamli… read more