Travel news Zimbabwe

• Flights
• 10/03/2023 19:21

Air Zimbabwe clears IATA arrears and eyes return to London

Air Zimbabwe is expecting delivery of a new plane at the end of this month, while plans to resuscitate the London route are already underway following the clearance of the International Air Transport Association debt, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development Felix Mhona told the National Assembly on Wednesday.

He was res… read more

• Destinations
• 08/03/2023 22:18

Zimbabwe ready to exhibit at ITB Berlin 2023

The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority will lead the tourism industry to promote Zimbabwe at the leading world tourism fair, International Tourism Bourse (ITB) Berlin slotted for 7 – 9 March 2023.

Zimbabwe’s participation at the renowned Berlin tourism showcase, this year will be supported by an entourage of 15 local tourism industr… read more

• Flights
• 07/03/2023 19:40

Fastjet expands fleet ahead of Kariba and Hwange routes launch

FastJet's new domestic routes to Kariba and Hwange National Park are set to launch on March 23rd, with the first of their three Embraer 120 aircraft already landed in Harare.

The addition of these routes will bring the total number of domestic destinations served by FastJet in Zimbabwe to five, joining Harare, Bulawayo,… read more

• Destinations
• 05/03/2023 07:04

South Africa safaris are gaining in popularity

According to the annual African Safari Travel Report by Go2Africa, an African-based travel company specializing in safaris, South Africa is currently experiencing the biggest growth in popularity, although Kenya remains the most popular safari destination in Africa. The report was created using internal data from inquiries and bookings ma… read more

• Flights
• 05/03/2023 06:52

Eswatini Air launches operations

The new flag carrier of the Kingdom of eSwatini, Eswatini Air, has released its planned operating schedule, fares and notice of reservations systems going live. This marks and brings to an end of the long wait for the commencement date of … read more

• Flights
• 01/03/2023 06:56

Eswatini Air and Zambia Airways receive regulatory approval to serve Zimbabwe

Eswatini Air plans to start operations by the end of the first quarter of this year. For Zambia Airways, this corresponds to the launch of its regional flights. Both Eswatini and Zambia's national airlines are on track, following the granting of a foreign operator's permit (FOP) in Zimbabwe.

• Cruise
• 27/02/2023 05:28

MSC Orchestra Durban cruises unaffected by Cyclone Freddy

MSC Orchestra’s cruises from Durban in South Africa have not been impacted by Cyclone Freddy, which crossed the Mozambique Channel this week and made landfall Thursday near Maputo.

At the time of writing, MSC Orchestra was approaching Maputo, where she will anchor offshore so that passengers can be tendered ashore to Portuguese Isla… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 23/02/2023 14:51

ITB Berlin: African Destinations make a massive return this March

One of the globe’s leading tourism market place, Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB Berlin) will be making a return to live (person-to-person) event since 2019 when it last held the event in the marquee Messe Berlin Arena.

Scheduled to take place from March 7-9, 2023 in Messe Berlin in the Charlottenburg province, this year’s event has Ge… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 19/02/2023 20:43

Kagame to Grace Transform Africa Summit in Victoria Falls

Rwandan President, Paul Kagame will visit Zimbabwe in April to attend this year's edition of the Transform Africa Summit in Victoria Falls.

The three-day summit will run from April 26 to April 28 in the resort town marking the first time it will be held outside Rwanda. Zimbabwe will be hosting the 6th Transform Africa Summit … read more

• Flights
• 16/02/2023 19:10

Zimbabwe signs 6 aviation agreements and revises 4 others

The Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe (CAAZ) participated in the 14th Annual International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAN-ICAO) Air Services Negotiations Conference held in Abuja, Nigeria last year. At this event, it signed several bilateral air services agreements (BASAs) and reviewed half a dozen of them.