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Virgin Voyages extends cruise pause into 2021
Scarlet Lady, the first cruise ship from Virgin Voyages, will not resume cruises until January, 2021, according to a letter sent from the cruise line to travel agents. In a letter to travel agents, Virgin Voyages said that due to the epidemiological situation regarding COVID-19, it could foresee being able to resume cruises from th… read more
Tanzania tourism announces major shift in destination marketing strategy
Tanzanian tour operators plan to bring the key Global Travel Agents into Tanzania in their latest painstaking initiatives to promote the country as a safe destination, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit key tourism source markets hard. Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO) is currently working around the clock… read more
Nigeria:10 New Airports
Sirika who also bemoaned decayed infrastructure at the … read more
Almost 200 European airports facing insolvency in coming months
ACI Europe today warned of such fundamental risks to business continuity that an estimated 193 airports face insolvency in the coming months if passenger traffic does not start to recover by the year end. These airports between them facilitate 277 thousand jobs and €12.4 billion of European GDP.
The threat of airport closure … read more
Edelweiss Airline resumes weekly Cape Town route
Swiss airline Edelweiss has announced that it will be returning to Cape Town. The carrier will resume a once-a-week flight from Zurich to Cape Town starting November 25.
‘We are delighted that with the vacation destination Cape Town we can offer not only all sports enthusiasts and nature lovers, but also wine … read more
ZIM: Good news for tourism as land borders open
The country’s tourism sector is set to receive a major boost from the 1st of December when the country opens its major land borders. According to statistics from the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA), most tourists to Zimbabwe enter through road using mainly the Beitbridge Border Post.
However, the border together with … read more
Six Lufthansa Boeing 747s stuck at small airport in The Netherlands
Six Lufthansa Boeing 747-400s, parked long-term at Twente Airport, The Netherlands, are not allowed to take off again to their final dismantling destination. Since their landing back in July 2020, Dutch aviation authority ILT (Inspectie voor Leefomgeving en Transport) amended the airport’s permits.
“Originally, these a… read more
Nigeria: Airlines resume, seek release of N27 billion bailout
Local airlines, yesterday, resumed skeletal services following last week’s disruption by the EndSARS protests and the attendant curfew imposed by the Lagos State government. The demonstrations, which had forced some foreign operators to suspend flights, resulted in grounding of operations by indigenous carriers amid absence of trav… read more
Hotelbeds launches The Green Hotels Programme
Hotelbeds has announced the launch of The Green Hotels Programme, a turn-key solution to bring Hotelbeds and its partners to the green economy and accelerate the transition of the travel industry towards sustainability.
In order to focus on establishing a more responsible and sustainable business model, Hotelbeds now h… read more
Trends and opportunities for ground transportation
Tourism is undoubtedly one of the sectors most affected by the global pandemic. Within this immense industry, land transportation has been one of the most affected. The sector faces numerous fixed expenses such as insurance, parking, transport licenses, or leasing. At the same time, the operational cost is high. For example, an operation … read more
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