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Africa’s tourism sector bouncing back
By Conrad Onyango, bird Story Agency
With the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, Africa’s tourism sector has started showing signs of a recovery as international arrivals begin to grow, airlines relaunch and offer new routes and increased frequencies, and international hotel chains open their doors again.
News that French hospitality g… read more
Corsair announces its return to Mali after a three-year absence
At present, Air France is the only air carrier linking France to Mali. A monopoly that the French flagship will soon have to share with its compatriot Corsair.
Corsair will reopen its Paris Orly - Bamako route on 16 June. In a press release published on Thursday 14 April, the private French airline announced that it will of… read more
New Fred Olsen cruise ship Bollette to sail via Saudi and South Africa in 2023
Fred Olsen Cruise Line will sail a roundtrip grand voyage from Southampton in the UK to Africa and the Middle East in 2023.
The 93-night cruise aboard Fred Olsen’s new Bollette (the former Amsterdam of Holland America Line) will depart Southampton on November 19, 2023, with the ship becoming the first Fred Olsen vessel ever to call … read more
Air Austral announces the reopening of its Reunion-Chennai route
After several months of suspension during the pandemic and with the agreement of its supervisory authorities, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and the Indian authorities, Air Austral announces the gradual resumption of its flights to Chennai on 6 May 2022 with two weekly frequencies on Tuesdays and Fridays.
These flights wi… read more
Barrows Hotel Enterprises launches first Mauritius Hotel Innovation Conference MHIC22
Barrows, the provider of hotel investment and advisory services for hotels in the Middle East and Africa, launches the first Mauritius Hotel Innovation Conference called MHIC22.
MHIC22, the only exclusive hotel conference in Mauritius, with authenticity, craftsmanship and sustainability as the pillars, shows a deep focus on e… read more
Proflight Zambia debuts CRJ-200LR operations
Proflight Zambia (P0, Lusaka) has reached a new milestone with the deployment into commercial service this week of its first Zambian-registered… read more
Emirates to increase A380 flights to Mauritius to twice daily next summer
On 8 February, Emirates re-established its entire pre-Covid-19 African network by reopening its route to Casablanca, Morocco. Now, the UAE's national airline is working to increase the density of certain routes, depending on demand.
From 1 July 2022, Emirates will offer two trips per day between Dubai and Port Louis… read more
Air Mauritius officially withdraws from the Mauritius Stock Exchange
As the main shareholder of Air Mauritius (MK) since September 2021, Airport Holdings Ltd (AHL) has progressively acquired the shares of its other partners, until it has 94.04% of the capital of the Mauritian national airline. As planned, AHL finally bought back the 5.06% of the assets of the reluctant minority shareholders.
As of this Frid… read more
Madagascar removes mandatory lockdown and increases international flights
The total reopening of the Malagasy borders took place on 5 March. However, the conditions for entering the island (PCR test on arrival and two days' confinement in a hotel at the traveller's expense, reopening of only three airports to international flights) remained discouraging until now.
The Malagasy government has decided to inc… read more
Small Operators of Tourism Sector submit their 2022-2023 budget proposals to Finance Minister
The Minister of Finance, Economic Planning and Development, Dr Renganaden Padayachy, continued discussions with various stakeholders in the context of the Pre-budget 2022-2023 Consultation Meetings, and convened, this afternoon, representatives of the Association of Tourist Operation; the Association of Tourism Professionals; the Federati… read more
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