Travel news overview

• Flights
• 24/05/2023 05:58

Mogadishu is working on a plan to revive Somali Airlines

With a semblance of peace, Somalia has been working for a few years to revive its civil aviation. Strategically located in the Horn of Africa, at the crossroads of several air routes, the country wants to revive its emblematic air carrier, which disappeared almost 30 years ago.

• Attractions
• 23/05/2023 07:50

Tswalu appoints new head guide, Deidre Opie

Tswalu has announced the appointment of Deidre Opie as head guide at the private reserve that stretches across 114,000 hectares ofthe southern Kalahari.

Opie is truly at the top of her game with a guiding career spanning 24 years and a raft of prestigious… read more

• Rail
• 23/05/2023 07:30

Bolstering Africa's Railways: AUC's initiatives and partnerships for continental railway development

In an effort to bolster the railway sector across the African continent, the Department of Infrastructure and Energy (DIE) of the African Union Commission (AUC) is initiating a series of capacity-building endeavours. These initiatives are supported by the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ), which contributes to the Programme … read more

• Flights
• 23/05/2023 07:30

Ethiopian Airlines takes delivery of its twenty-eighth Boeing 787 Dreamliner

In August 2012, Ethiopian Airlines became the first African carrier to put the Boeing 787 Dreamliner into service and Ethiopia the second country in the world to operate the aircraft in its space. Over the past decade, the carrier has used the aircraft's exceptional capabilities to sustainably expand its long-haul network.

• Flights
• 23/05/2023 07:29

Qatar Airways and Air Seychelles sign codeshare agreement

Qatar Airways, with its extensive global network, connects travellers from various regions to the Seychelles via its hub in Doha. As part of the agreement, Qatar Airways will place its code on Air Seychelles’ flights between Mahé and Praslin, enabling passengers to book their entire journey conveniently with a single booking.

• Flights
• 23/05/2023 07:28

Arik Air wins Africa’s most outstanding airline of the year 2023

Arik Air has been bestowed with the honour of Africa’s Most Outstanding Airline of the Year 2023 by the  Awards General Committee of the African Quality Achievement Awards.

The awards ceremony was held on Friday, May 19, 2023 at the Civic Centre, Ozumba Mbadiwe Road, Victoria Island, Lagos.

The African Quality Achievement… read more

• Accomodation
• 23/05/2023 07:27

New narratives in Tourism: UNWTO leads rethink of Tourism communications

Against the backdrop of the 118th session of its Executive Council in Punta Cana, UNWTO hosted a special Thematic Session. Alongside assessing the evolution of tourism communications, the Session saw leading experts explore curren… read more

• Flights
• 23/05/2023 07:25

Madagascar Airlines ready to join IATA's BSP

In November 2021, IATA suspended Air Madagascar from the BSP, a measure it usually uses when there is a risk that an airline will go bankrupt or cease operations. To regain the confidence of its stakeholders and boost load factors, its successor, Madagascar Airlines, is actively preparing its reinstatement.

• Accomodation
• Travel-tech
• 23/05/2023 07:23

ChatGPT will impact all hotel departments

ChatGPT combines deep learning and natural language processing to understand and respond to human queries. Unlike traditional chatbots, it wasn"t trained by humans. 
 
Instead, substantial amounts of text data taught it to understand conversations and naturally answer questions

ChatGPT will revolutionize the ho… read more

• Destinations
• 23/05/2023 07:23

South Africa gets real in its promotion of 'authentic travel'

Travelers the world over are increasingly seeking genuine and immersive experiences when they explore new destinations. More of them yearn to connect with local cultures, understand the local way of life and contribute to the communities they visit.

American travelers in particular are showing a growing desire to connect with… read more