Travel news overview

• Flights
• 28/07/2023 07:27

Etihad Airways celebrates the return of its Airbus A380 flights to London Heathrow

Etihad Airways celebrates the return of its Airbus A380 on the Abu Dhabi to London Heathrow route. The inaugural flight marks the first of four A380s returning to service, just in time for the busy summer travel period.

The A380 offers a range of onboard experiences, including The Residence, the world’s only three-room suite in the … read more

• Destinations
• 28/07/2023 07:26

Tourism on rise of Tourist visits in South Africa

South Africa's tourism sector continues to exhibit strong recovery with the first half of 2023 recording more than 4 million tourist arrivals, according to the latest data from Statistics South Africa. This is a significant increase from the 2,3 million tourist arrivals between January and June 2022.

The total number of touri… read more

• Opinion
• 28/07/2023 07:26

Need to expand air travel within Ghana

You will normally expect the dominance of air travel in large, spread-out countries with difficult terrains or obstacles. Ghana, generally, has none of these geographies.

So why the attention to air travel at all? In Ghana, while some people have the luxury of choice between various means of travel, the majority of Ghanaians can only affor… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 28/07/2023 07:25

UNWTO members meet to rethink agenda for African Tourism

Tourism leaders from across Africa have met to rethink and realign the sector’s role as a driver of development and opportunity across the region.

At the 66th meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa, Member States joined representatives from international organizations and the private sector to focus o… read more

• Flights
• 27/07/2023 22:21

Cabo Verde Airlines charters an Airbus A321

Cabo Verde Airlines wants to return to its pre-pandemic international network. At that time, Cabo Verde's public airline connected half a dozen cities in Europe and the Americas.

• Accomodation
• 24/07/2023 21:02

The Residence Portfolio

Taryn van Wyk has been appointed as the Sales & Marketing Manager of The Residence Portfolio, incorporating The Residence Boutique Hotel in Johannesburg, Camp Ndlovu in the Welgevonden Game Reserve, and Mukwa River Lodge on the Zambezi River in Zambia.

A seasoned hospitality industry professional, Taryn’s impress… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• Attractions
• 24/07/2023 20:43

KwaZulu-Natal: The Babanango Game Reserve is now home to the "Big 5"!

The Babanango Game Reserve in the heart of Zululand in … read more

• Flights
• 24/07/2023 20:42

FlyNamibia is set to extend its regional network in Southern Africa

According to news reports from Namibia, regional carrier FlyNamibia is planing to introduce scheduled flights between … read more

• Flights
• 24/07/2023 20:41

Cabo Verde Airlines receives its first Boeing 737 MAX

Expanding its network, West African carrier will relaunch routes in Africa and to Europe, North America and South America737-8 capabilities will enable airline to grow tourism across the archipelago of Cape Verde

Boeing and Cabo Verde Airlines today celebrated the delivery of the airline’s first fuel-efficient 737 MAX jet wit… read more

• Flights
• 24/07/2023 20:39

RwandAir set to launch daily nonstop London flights

RwandAir is to launch daily direct services between London Heathrow and Kigali this winter, as it continues to expand its European network and meet the extra demand for UK flights. The African airline, which has been operating from London since 2017, will increase capacity on its London Heathrow route from 29 October 2023, with the… read more