Travel news overview

• Flights
• 15/03/2023 19:51

$744m Blocked funds: Nigeria risks discouraging FDI by disrespecting BASA tenets – IATA tells FG

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that for over a year, Nigeria has been the country with the highest amount of airline blocked funds in the world and this will affect Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Nigeria, the image of a country that does respect contractual obligations as well as reduced connectivit… read more

• Destinations
• 15/03/2023 19:50

A potential Tourist site lies in ruins

In other countries, the gravesites of their first Presidents are historical sites, and tourists come from all parts of the world to see them. However, it is not the case in Liberia as the first President of Liberia, Joseph Jenkins Roberts, and his entire family's graves are abandoned by the government and are lying at the historic … read more

• Miscellaneous
• 15/03/2023 19:50

Popularity of flying risng in Africa

Africa has not been historically synonymous with air travel. Although it’s the largest continent by size and population, home to 12% of the world’s people, it hosts just 1% of the planet’s air traffic. That’s down to a number of factors, but inadequate infrastructure, airline insolvency, and lack of demand among African citizens ar… read more

• Destinations
• 15/03/2023 19:49

This town in the Western Cape has the cleanest air in South Africa

Swiss air quality technology company IQAir yesterday (14 March 2023) released the 5th Annual World Air Quality Report, which reveals details of the world’s most polluted countries, territories, and regions in 2022. For this year’s report, data from more… read more

• Flights
• 14/03/2023 07:44

Madagascar Airlines to take delivery of its first Embraer E190-E2 by June 2023

With a view to revitalizing itself, Madagascar Airlines(which operates under a management lease the assets of Air Madagascar and its subsidiary Tsaradia, which is being restructured) concluded an agreement last year with the American lessor Azorra for the acquisition of three Embraer E190-E2 aircraft.

The two parties have now agreed on a delivery schedule.

• Flights
• 14/03/2023 07:40

Zambia Airways to launch flights to Zimbabwe

The national airline of the Republic of Zambia, Zambia Airways, has announced the introduction of scheduled flights to Zimbabwe. The ai… read more

• Attractions
• 14/03/2023 07:38

Eastern Cape: Addo Elephant National Park steps up entry and exit measures

South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that the new, stricter entry and exit measures at Addo Elephant National Park in the … read more

• Accomodation
• 14/03/2023 07:36

ITB Berlin comes to a successful conclusion

The industry expects 2023 to be a record year despite economic challenges – Fully booked halls on the trade show’s return: Personal contact crucial for tourism as a people’s business – Positive response to the three-day focus on B2B customers – Growth in leading international buyers – 24,000 convention attendees at the leading travel industry ev… read more

• Destinations
• 14/03/2023 07:36

Botswana wants to scrap passport requirement for Zimbabweans

Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi is flirting with a proposal to allow nationals of the two countries to use national identity cards (IDs) to enter either jurisdiction.

Currently, citizens from both countries require valid passports for cross-border travel. According to media reports emerging from Botswana at the week… read more

• Flights
• 14/03/2023 02:27

What sustainable Tourism entails

TOURISM stakeholders have expressed mixed views on how to realise the envisioned concept of Sustainable Tourism as Tanzania gears to receive five million tourists, come 2025.

The players, who were speaking separately at a Sustainable Tourism Roundtable hosted by the European Union Business Group (EUBG) here midweek rooted for the pr… read more