Travel news overview

• Cruise
• 17/07/2023 05:26

Norwegian Dawn to cruise between Dubai and Doha during 2023/24 cruise season

Norwegian Dawn will spend part of the 2023/24 Middle East cruise season sailing between Dubai and Doha on 7-night open-jaw itineraries, rather than the closed-loop roundtrip itineraries most lines sail from Dubai.

Norwegian Dawn will cruise twice from Dubai and twice from Doha during December and January. The first Dubai to Doha dep… read more

• Destinations
• 17/07/2023 05:25

World’s Best Vineyards 2023: These three vineyards in the Western Cape are among 50 best

World’s Best Vineyards has revealed the top wine destinations for 2023. The extensive list, which is compiled from all the nominations by a global Voting Academy, showcases the very best of wine tourism, highlighting the world’s finest and diverse vineyards across the globe. The academy of voters consists of over 500 leading wine e… read more

• Flights
• 17/07/2023 05:24

Royal Air Maroc to quadruple its fleet by 2037, from 50 to 200 aircraft

Morocco plans to welcome 65 million passengers by 2037. To achieve this, the North African country wants to step up the development of its national flag carrier, Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and its Casablanca hub. With this in mind, the government has undertaken to finance the reinforcement of the fleet of its national airline.

• Miscellaneous
• 17/07/2023 05:23

Tanzania: Dodoma airport to go H24 from September 2023

After taking office, the current Director General of the Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA), Mussa Mbura, promised to increase the number of 24-hour airports in the country by seven.

• Flights
• 17/07/2023 05:21

Fuel contamination: Max Air remains grounded as NCAA investigates fuel suppliers

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said the Boeing 737 aircraft series in the fleet of Max Air remains grounded pending the outcome of an investigation into the fuel contamination incident in the tank of one of its airplanes.

NCAA also said that it would investigate aviation fuel suppliers in the country’s aviation industry… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 17/07/2023 05:20

Ethiopian Airlines recovers USD 100 million of revenue blocked in Nigeria

Because of the shortage of foreign currency and the ensuing rationing, Nigeria is now the world's leading recipient of blocked airline revenues (excluding Venezuela, which is a special case). To erase this "bad pupil" title, the West African country recently concluded an original agreement with Ethiopia - another country criticised for blocking … read more

• Destinations
• Opinion
• 17/07/2023 05:19

Damongo best Tourist destination in Northern Ghana

The Member of Parliament for Damongo Constituency, and Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, MP, has called on Ghanaians, both home and abroad as well as visitors who come to the country, to visit the Damongo Constituency, as it is arguably, the best tourist destination in northern Ghana.

He said the constituency, wh… read more

• Flights
• 17/07/2023 05:18

Air Peace starts flights to Lomé, launches special Antigua flights

Air Peace is expanding its horizon in the West African coast with the commencement of flight services from its base in Lagos, Nigeria to Lome, Togo.

The airline has also said that it would operate special flights to Antigua between August 5 and 9, 2023, in partnership with Tour Brokers International.

A statement … read more

• Attractions
• 17/07/2023 05:15

De Lille commits to keep Kruger National Park safe

Tourism Minister Patricia de Lille says government is committed to enhancing tourism investment and safety to attract more visitors to South Africa.

"We will work to find and action solutions to anything that stands in the way of that objective to grow tourism's contribution to the country's economy as espoused in the country's Econ… read more

• Flights
• 17/07/2023 05:12

Emirates sweetens the travel experience by serving more than 40 million Belgian (and other) chocolat

Emirates Airline revealed that it serves over 40 million pieces of gourmet chocolate on board its flights each year to passengers in all classes. The airline offers a selection of artisan chocolates as part of its signature meal service to 140 destinations worldwide.

In the past year, Economy Class received 35 mill… read more