Travel news overview

• Cruise
• 07/02/2023 22:01

Regent Seven Seas new ship Seven Seas Grandeur floated out in Italy

Regent Seven Seas Cruises has marked the float out of its new cruise ship, the third in the ultra-luxury Explorer-class, Seven Seas Grandeur. Seven Seas Grandeur touched water for the first time at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy, the same shipyard where her sister ships Seven Seas Explorer and Splendor were built.

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• Flights
• 07/02/2023 22:01

Weather station strike affects seven airports

The Sudanese Meteorological Corporation has been on strike for seven weeks in Sudan, meanwhile, the nationwide state schoolteachers' strike entered its eighth week on Sunday. After the failure of the meteorological corporation's management to reach an agreement with the strike committee, the committee announced the continuation of … read more

• Flights
• 07/02/2023 22:00

EgyptAir Holding company chairman dialogues with AFRAA

The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Secretary General, Mr. Abdérahmane Berthé, met EgyptAir Holding Company Chairman – Eng. Yehia Zakaria at EgyptAir Headquarters in Cairo – Egypt for the year’s first edition of the “AFRAA Member Airline CEOs Leadership Dialogues”. The CEO Dialogues initiative, which hosted a total of 8 airline CEOs … read more

• Accomodation
• 07/02/2023 21:59

Tourism Tidbits: Reviewing Some of the Travel & Tourism Industry’s Basic Principles

We began the year by reviewing some of the fundamental principles of a successful tourism business or industry. Tourism is multifaceted and despite the fact that there is no one form of tourism many of the industry’s basic principles hold true no matter in which aspect of the travel and tourism industry one works. Despite our cultural, l… read more

• Flights
• 07/02/2023 21:59

CemAir launches flights between Cape Town and Kimberley

South African domestic and regional carrier CemAir is set to launch flights between Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in Cape Town and Kimberley Airport (KIM) in … read more

• Flights
• 07/02/2023 21:58

Antigua and Barbuda is negotiating with Nigeria's Air Peace to replace Antigua Airways

On 1 November 2022, Antigua Airways started a charter service between Nigeria and Antigua and Barbuda. After investigations, the government of Antigua and Barbuda finally suspended the service last month after the operator failed to comply with certain "regulatory requirements".

• Destinations
• 07/02/2023 05:15

Three destinations in the Western Cape are among the "Leading Places"

According to the findings of the global Tourism Sentiment Index (TSI), a travel data intelligence solution created by the destination marketing agency Destination Think, three destinations in … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 06/02/2023 20:38

Lapalala Wilderness School new campus receives Net Zero Carbon Building Certification

Lapalala Wilderness School recently celebrated the official opening of its new environmentally friendly campus situated in the Waterberg Biosphere. A superb eco-built campus, it comes as no surprise their receipt of a Net Zero Carbon Building Certification from The Green Building Association of South Africa. This is an inspiring ex… read more

• Attractions
• 06/02/2023 20:38

South Africa: Africa's southernmost freshwater lake to expand Agulhas National Park

To commemorate World Wetlands Day 2023, South African National Parks (SANParks) announced the expansion of the Agulhas National Park with the inclusion of Soetendalsvlei, Africa's southernmost freshwater lake. Thro… read more

• Flights
• 06/02/2023 20:37

Ethiopian Airlines de-links its Lusaka and Harare operations

The flag carrier of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Airlines, is set to de-link its flights to Lusaka in … read more