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More South African business travellers have started travelling into Africa, according to FCM Travel Solutions.
Bonnie Smith, General Manager FCM Travel Solutions revealed that travel to Kenya has picked up again, followed closely by Botswana and Zambia. Mozambique and Ghana have seen a revival when it comes to business… read more
WTM Africa will go ahead from 07-09 April 2021 in the format of a hybrid event, delivering a significant ROI for exhibitors and providing a much-needed platform for live and virtual connection between tourism industry stakeholders engaged in bringing business to Africa.
Carol Weaving, MD Reed Exhibitions Africa, unpacked the … read more
Airlink, the privately-owned and independent regional airline, will reconnect Tanzania with South Africa when it launches its first scheduled passenger flights between Dar es Salaam and Johannesburg on 01 December 2020.
“Airlink is excited looking forward to establishing direct services – and flying its brand ne… read more
Air Mauritius has saved $ 50 million in fixed charges since being provisionally administered in April. Several measures, including the reduction of wages (by up to 60%) and the renegotiation of rental contracts, have been taken. The publication of its bailout, initially scheduled for next month, has been postponed until June 2021… read more
Etihad Airways has cancelled all flights between Abu
Dhabi and South Africa. The United Arab Emirates carrier has been
operating out of South Africa for over a decade. The airline has closed its office in Johannesburg and will not be
operating during the Northern Hemisphere’s winter season for 2020/2021.
The ai… read more
Comparatively better domestic tourism demand in Durban has seen JSE-listed Tsogo Sun Hotels stick to its plan to reopen the historic 111-year-old Edward Hotel, despite the group already having a significant presence on the city’s beachfront.
Group CEO Marcel Von Aulock tells Moneyweb the hotel reopened on Monday, becoming the… read more
Sylvestre Radegonde, the new Tourism Minister for the Seychelles, will also hold the portfolio of Foreign Affairs – a marked departure from the past government where Tourism was enjoined by Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine.The new Minister, in his first address yesterday to the nation after being sworn in, urged the tourism industr… read more
Domestic Kenyan carrier Fly 540 has been granted a licence to launch international flights in a move that will increase the number of Kenyan airlines flying to the rest of the… read more
On 16 November, the South-Korean Government and the Korea Development Bank (KDB) announced the acquisition of Asiana Airlines by Korean Air. The board of directors of Korean Air approved the deal worth $1.6 billion, which also included low-cost regional carrier Air Busan, largely owned by Asiana Airlines, and fully-owned low-cost A… read more
Emirates airline and FlySafair today announced an interline agreement, opening up connections for customers to selected routes on FlySafair’s network in South Africa.
Through the arrangement, Emirates and FlySafair plan to offer the ease of single-ticket travel and through tagging of baggage for travellers transferring… read more
Revealed: The top destinations in Africa for business travel
WTM Africa 2021 Goes Live/ Hybrid in April 2021
Airlink now also into Dar es Salaam
Air Mauritius postpones recovery plan meeting from December to June 2021
Etihad Airways cancels all flights into South Africa
Tsogo Sun: "Durban is the strongest hotel market in SA"
New Seychelles Tourism Minister sworn in
Kenyan carrier, Fly 540 gets nod to start international aviation operations
In a deal worth $1.6 billion, Korean Air acquires Asiana Airlines
FlySafair and Emirates announce interline agreement
