Please remember to register on this website, so we can send you your dose of travel news customized as per your requirements.
in theory, UK travellers want to travel to Langebaan
Data released by online travel planning platform Vacaay reveals that United Kingdom (UK) travellers would most like to visit Langebaan Beach.
This is good news for South Africa’s tourism sector, which is taking strain under the current lockdown restrictions, coupled with a severe lack of international tourists due to t… read more
Tanzania Railways Corp orders electric trains
South Korean company Hyundai Rotem has announced a 335·4bn won contract to supply 80 electric multiple-units and 17 electric locomotives to Tanzania Railways Corp by 2024.
South Africa and the ban from UAE
South Africa is one of a handful of countries included in the United Arab Emirates’ rolling set of entry restrictions, which are reviewed every couple of weeks.
The United Arab Emirates imposed entry and flight bans against South Africa on 14 January this year for an initial period of 12 days – as a result of the detection of the Be… read more
Elephants to be moved from UK zoo to Kenyan wild in 'world first'
An entire herd of elephants from a British zoo will be released into the wild in Kenya in what conservationists have hailed as a world first. The 13 elephants live at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent, southern England, and will be… read more
Pandemic continues to erode strength of premium passports
The latest results from the Henley Passport Index - the original ranking of all the world's passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa - show that while there is cause for optimism, it must be tempered with the reality that cross-border travel continues to be significantly obstructed. Although… read more
Air Seychelles extends its partnership with Hahn Air
The collaboration between Air Seychelles and Hahn Air is growing. The German ticketing solutions provider announced on Monday 5th May that it has extended its partnership with the Seychelles national carrier, which has chosen the X1-Air product, thus completing its indirect distribution strategy.
Air Seychelles already uses Ha… read more
Fastjet now offers double daily flights between Bulawayo and Johannesburg
Low-cost carrier Fastjet (Zimbabwe) has increased the number of flights between Joshua Mqabuko Nkomo International Airport (BUQ) in Bulawayo and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in … read more
Royalties: South Sudan takes control of its airspace ten years after independence
South Sudan gained independence on 9 July 2011. But since then, taxes and charges for overflight of its airspace have been collected by Sudan, which then paid them back to the country. The recent agreement with NavPass now changes this.
Malindi hoteliers offer special rates to attract customers
Hoteliers in Malindi are offering special rates as part of their strategies to attract more tourists. The rates apply to tourists who would wish to participate in monthly cleanup campaigns aimed at keeping the town clean and green.
A major cleanup event is planned for October this year.
Speaking in Malindi, Kenya Hotel K… read more
South Africa: Emirates extends route suspension
According to Emirates' travel update, the airline has changed plans and has extended its South Africa route suspension until 15… read more
travelnews.africa is the first of its kind portal exclusively servicing travel agents in the Sub Saharan Africa Region with travel news from various sectors of travel i.e. airlines, hotels etc.
Our travel news does not only focuse on transportation like airlines and rail, but also on hotels, IT, cruises, and other areas of interest for travel agents. Our travel news is not only for the benefit of the traveler but also serves to update and inform travel staff in the Sub Saharan Africa Region on the latest travel news and developments.
travelnews.africa is unique in the way it assists travel readers in sub Saharan Africa to be up-to-date in sub Saharan Africa with the latest news on a daily basis, and provides concise & relevant information without the waffle making it convenient for you to keep you and your colleagues up-to-date, to better inform customers and offer precise recommendations.
Our travel news portal has refined navigation so you can search per country in sub Saharan Africa, scroll to the bottom of the website to find a list of the countries, double click on a country to get that country’s news. and you could search per sector in travel i.e. flights, leisure, rail, IT etc. (at the top of the website). Or you could search the news portal by using specific words or phrases and entering these into the search bar and clicking search.