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Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) offers up to 50% discount for Namibians & SADC tourists!
Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR), the state-owned enterprise mandated to run the tourism facilities within the protected areas of Namibia, has announced that it has int… read more
Qatar Airways suspends non-stop flights to Windhoek
The flag carrier of Qatar, Qatar Airways, will (temporarily) suspend its non-stop services to Namibia due to operational reasons. The last flight betwee… read more
Global Business Travel and Events costs expected to remain elevated
Global business travel and events costs are set to climb higher through the remainder of 2023 and into 2024, albeit at a much more moderate pace than the exceptionally steep increases seen in 2022. This is according to the … read more
Tourism leaders place African focus on global challenges
The Conference on Rethinking Africa: Rethinking Tourism for Africa: Addressing global challenges; Promoting investment and partnerships brought expert African perspectives to global challenges, highlighting the need of investments towards a greener tourism sector and access to finance within the sector and the need to furt… read more
Revamping the National Parks (11)
The parks should be repositioned as tourists' destinations
One federal agency that has deliberately distanced itself from the development strides of the various governments in the country is the National Park Service. Not even the mantra of economic diversification has been able to resonate with this establishment. As we stated yest… read more
Ibom COO rues how constant forex disparity affects operations
Airlines are currently facing the crushing effect of the dollar floatation by the federal government and cannot raise fares as that may further decrease the number of passengers who may be willing to fly despite the economic situation.
Responding to reactions with regards payment of aircraft insurance in dollars at the 3rd AviaCar… read more
Where does the Airbus A380 fly?
Following the resumption of Airbus A380 service by Lufthansa and Etihad Airways in June and July, respectively, there are now 10 carriers offering flights using the aircraft type in August 2023.
Emirates Airline accounts for about 68.6% of the capacity available this month, with 2.4 million seats available across 4,649 fli… read more
ATTA® connects changemakers for more responsible tourism in Africa
More than 100 members of Africa’s Western Cape tourism community attended a networking event in Cape Town on 3rd August, hosted by ATTA® in collaboration with WESGRO.
The networking evening saw industry leaders sharing their expertise and vision for a more responsible tourism industry. Attendees learned more about the ATTA® E… read more
Ibom Air wins Best On-Time Performance and Best Airline Awards
Ibom Air today clinched two prestigious awards as the Best On-Time Performance Airline in Nigeria and the Best Airline in Nigeria for 2022 at the annual Travelers Award hosted by the African Travel Quarterly Magazine.
The award was presented at the CHINET Aviation and Cargo conference held at the Marriott Hotel in Lagos.
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Flysafair to Fly to Maputo
he low-cost airline FlySafair has announced that it will open a new route between O.R Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg and Maputo.
The flights will begin on 5 October and operate four times per week with tickets from 1,400 rand (about 75 US dollars at current exchange rates) for the Johannesburg to Maputo leg, with… read more
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