Travel news overview

• Flights
• 17/07/2020 05:48

SAA To Receive Even More Government Cash

South African Airways will receive even more funding after the South African government signed its support on a business rescue plan for the airline today. As a result, the government will provide R10.1bn (USD$600m) to restructure the airline. Today, the South African government has shared that it will support its national carrier with ad… read more

• Accomodation
• 17/07/2020 05:47

Radisson Hotel Group Signs 15 New Hotels Across EMEA in Q2 2020 →

Radisson Hotel Group announces 15 new hotel signings across EMEA in Q2 2020. The new signings re-affirm the Group’s commitment to its ambitious 5-year development plan. Radisson Hotel Group continues to expand its new brand architecture and further strengthen its presence across EMEA.

Elie Younes, Executive Vice President & Chie… read more

• Flights
• 17/07/2020 05:47

Ethiopian Reveals Post Lockdown Resumption Of Service

Last week, Ethiopian Airlines announced it will be resuming regular services as lockdown restrictions begin to ease. Africa’s largest airline resumed services to Dubai on July 8th, as the country opened for leisure travelers. The carrier said that other routes would be resuming as countries begin to open their airports.

Back to b… read more

• Accomodation
• 17/07/2020 05:46

South Africa hotel occupancy dropped to 17% in four months

South Africa hospitality industry has been hit severely by the lockdown imposed in the country to curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. Industry expert believes the sector might not be able to withstand the harsh condition any longer following a sharp decrease in hotel occupancy from 60% to 17% in the last 3 months even as the c… read more

• Flights
• 17/07/2020 05:46

Emirates resumes flights to Addis Ababa

Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Tehran (from 17 July), Guangzhou (from 25 July), Addis Ababa (from 1 August), and Oslo (from 4 August), expanding connectivity for customers with these latest cities rejoining its network across… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 17/07/2020 05:45

Nigeria loses N30 billion monthly to international airspace closure

The Nigerian aviation industry on a monthly basis loses about N30 billion over the continued closure of the international airspace due to the coronavirus pandemic. The losses, borne by the host economy, operating local and international carriers, and sundry service providers, were derived from the $1 billion or N360 billion yearly … read more

• Flights
• 16/07/2020 16:48

Fly540 resumes operations across extended domestic network

As of 15th of July, have Kenya’s leading domestic airlines resumed operations.

Information received indicates that Safarilink’s flights to Ukunda and Vipingo are literally booked to capacity over the coming days already while Jambojet, the Kenya Airways’ subsidiary, has also reported a very encouraging booking trend. Several coastal … read more

• Flights
• 16/07/2020 16:47

Air Senegal European network changes

Air Senegal from August 2020 is adjusting European service, when the airline resumes scheduled service on International routes. The new adjustment sees Barcelona and Marseille service each served on nonstop terminator basis, instead of 3 weekly triangle routing.

The new nonstop terminator service for both Barcelona and Marseille… read more

• Destinations
• 16/07/2020 16:47

Nigeria: Govt Under Pressure to Lift Ban On International Flights

Pressure has continued to mount on the Federal Government to lift the ban on international flights less than a week after the reopening of airports for national flights. But the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the apex aviation regulatory agency, insists the time is not ripe to resume international operations, even as it stated … read more

• Flights
• Destinations
• 16/07/2020 16:46

Senegal Opens Airspace With Restrictions

Senegal has opened its air space with new rules, Air Transport Ministry announced. To leave Senegal by plane, the Ministry of Air Transport presented a health protocol with main measures such as: keep a distance and wear a mask until one reaches his/her destination.

To enter Senegal this time, a Covid-19 screening test is cur… read more