Travel news overview

• Accomodation
• 22/11/2023 07:09

How to improve hotel productivity, without burning out staff

The hotel, food services, and hospitality industry had the highest burnout rate globally in 2019. Roughly 80% of employees in this sector reported feeling overwhelmed by their workload. Now, combine this with the increased stress of the last three years, rising demand for services, and a lack of staff. Sounds like burnout in the making, … read more

• Destinations
• 22/11/2023 07:07

Botswana Tourism Investment Summit, the place to be to seize the country’s investment opportunities

The first-ever Botswana Tourism Investment Summit will be held in the capital city, Gaborone, from the 22nd to the 24th November 2023.

Organised jointly by UK-based International Tourism Investment Corporation (ITIC) and Botswana Tourism Organisation (BTO) in collaboration with World Bank Group’s International Finance… read more

• Flights
• Beyond Africa
• 22/11/2023 06:47

Etihad Airways adds new destinations in France and Greece

Etihad Airways will open two new routes in its northern hemisphere summer 2024 schedule, connecting Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) to the south of France and a Greek island.

From June 15, 2024, the UAE carrier will launch service from its AUH base to Nice Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE) in France,… read more

• Flights
• 21/11/2023 23:09

Fastjet has suspeneded its only service to Botswana

Zimbabwe’s low-cost airline, Fastjet, has suspended its only service to … read more

• Flights
• 21/11/2023 22:09

AFRAA: African airlines to end 2023 with 87 million passengers transported

This information was made public on Monday 20 November 2023 by Abderrahmane Berthé, Secretary General of AFRAA, on the second day of the 55th General Assembly of African Airlines, which is being held in Kampala and ends this Tuesday.

• Flights
• 21/11/2023 07:06

Burkina Faso: The new start-up Kangala Air Express acquires its first aircraft, an ATR72-500

To get the company up and running, the promoters of Kangala Air Express have entrusted the reins to a former ASKY Airlines executive.

• Attractions
• 21/11/2023 07:04

Durban: Swimming at five beaches is currently prohibited due to water quality!

The eThekwini Municipality, the local government body responsible for governing and managing Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, has rel… read more

• Rail
• 21/11/2023 07:03

National Railways af Zimbabwe successfully settles longstanding pension fund arrears

The National Railways of Zimbabwe has cleared a huge debt running into billions of United States Dollars owed to its pension fund, which accrued over many years. NRZ Public Affairs and Stakeholder Relations Manager Mr Andrew Kunambura said the company had paid off all outstanding arrears due to the NRZ Contributory Pension Fund.… read more

• Destinations
• 21/11/2023 07:02

South Africa: SARS expanded the new South African Traveller Management System to sea and land border

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has announced that it has finalised the second phase of the implementation of the South African Traveller Management System (SATMS)… read more

• Flights
• 21/11/2023 07:01

Congo Airways secures first Boeing 737-800 for takeover, second aircraft likely?

The aircraft, leased from ACMI, is due to arrive in Kinshasa on Monday 20 November 2023 from Poland. It should enable the company to resume flights after more than two months of stoppage.