Travel news South Sudan

• Destinations
• 05/10/2022 05:37

Zambia waives tourist visa requirements for several countries

The Zambia Tourism Agency announced on 30 September 2022 that Zambia has waived tourist visa requirements for citizens from several countries in a bid to boost … read more

• Flights
• 04/10/2022 08:15

TAAG Angola Airlines returns to Ghana after 15 years, makes Durban 3rd destination in South Africa

As part of its expansion plan, TAAG Angola Airlines will add two new destinations, Accra and Durban, to its African network, starting next month.

From November 9, TAAG Angola Airlines will introduce a route between Luanda and Accra, Ghana. The service to the West African country will be offered three times a week, on Mondays, Wed… read more

• Rail
• 03/10/2022 07:34

Abidjan Ro-Ro Terminal achieves record performance

The TERRA terminal which handles roll on roll off vessels at the port of Abidjan dealt with over 2,687 vehicles between 22 and 29 August 2022, chalking up a record performance. The vehicles – mainly saloon and city cars or construction machines – were transported on the MATORELL and PLEIADES SPIRIT vehicle carriers from Thailand, China, J… read more

• Destinations
• 03/10/2022 07:25

Tapping the Tourism potential of West Africa's hidden gem

2022 has been a significant year that has marked the robust revival of Africa's tourism industry which was almost gobbled up in the throes of the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council latest Economic Impact Report (EIR), the African Travel and Tourism sector's GDP is estimated to grow at an average… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 03/10/2022 07:17

Air Seychelles hosts recognition ceremony for Travel Agencies in Africa

On Friday, 23 September 2022 a group of travel agencies, tour operators and top supporters of destination Seychelles were recognized in a joint collaborative ceremony by Air Seychelles and Tourism Seychelles in South Africa. Held at the Bryanston Country Club in Johannesburg, the ceremony had the aim of rewarding top-sellin… read more

• Flights
• 29/09/2022 07:37

Airlink buys 40% of Fly Namibia

Namibia's growing economy is increasingly dependent on air connectivity for the movement of people and goods. Since the demise of Air Namibia in 2021, the private carrier Fly Namibia has emerged as the leading player in the local market. To accelerate its growth, it wants to rely on the experience of Airlink, the leading airline in… read more

• Destinations
• 28/09/2022 23:53

Latest report shows how domestic visitors rescued Cape Town

Crash-and-burn is one way to describe the devastating effect that the COVID-19 pandemic, in particular the Omicron variant, had on Cape Town Central City’s visitor economy in late 2021.

And the timing couldn’t have been worse, with this variant surfacing in South Africa in December of that year.  Fortunately, the corresponding surge i… read more

• Flights
• 28/09/2022 22:52

Air France resumes flights between Paris and CPT

The flag carrier of France, Air France, is set to resume direct operations to Cape Town in … read more

• Flights
• 28/09/2022 02:49

Explained: Ethiopian - Nigeria Air deal will hit Kenya Airways

As Kenya Airways continues to extend begging bowls to the government to pump in more billions to help it pull out of a major financial crisis, its main African rival Ethiopia Airlines is plotting to wrestle the lucrative West African market as it moves to extend its dominance beyond the region.

This is after Ethiopia Airlines… read more

• Flights
• 28/09/2022 02:46

EK expands its South Africa schedule

The largest airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the flag carrier of the Emirate of Dubai, Emirates, has announced that it will be expanding its schedule to and from … read more