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Uganda Airlines one year in the skies
On August 29, Uganda’s revived national carrier, Uganda Airlines, celebrated its first year of operations since it took to the skies after almost twenty years since it was liquidated by the government. According to the Chief Executive Officer of Uganda National Airline Company, Cornwell Muleya, over 75,000 passengers have been tran… read more
The future of the Corporate Traveller
In May, The Economist predicted the end of working life as we know it, going as far as saying the shift to remote working may rival the great workplace transformations of the 19th and 20th centuries. Twitter declared that all its employees will be allowed to work from home permanently– and Facebook expects half… read more
Blue Train Resumes Operations
Following the National Government’s pronouncements moving the country to alert level 2, The Blue Train is pleased to announce that it will be resuming services for private chartersas of September 2020 and leisure travel will resume with a full schedule including some local destinations, from 1st November 2020. While on lockd… read more
Dead Dolphins wash up on Mauritius beaches
A day after the … read more
Maputo International Tourism Fair 2020 cancelled due to COVID-19
The 2020 Maputo International Tourism Fairhas been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Mozambique announced the cancellation of the event on Wednesday. Source of that ministry, cited by Notícias, the main Mozambican daily, said that the fact that the tourism sector was affected by the impact of t… read more
Boost for Rwanda's new airport
When Bugesera International Airportopens for business in 2022, it will be backed by one of the world’s most successful airlines. In December 2019, Qatar Airways signed a deal to take a 60% stake in the new airport, now under construction around 35km south-east of the Rwandan capital, Kigali. Under three agreemen… read more
Emirates to resume daily flights to Bangkok from 1 September
Emirates’ global network boosted to 78 destinationsin September, including 15 cities in South East and East Asia. Emirates announces the resumption of passenger services to Bangkok with daily flights starting from 1 September.
The resumption of flights to Bangkok will expand Emirates’ current netwo… read more
Emirates also to Conakry and Dakar, targets more countries
Emirates adds Conakry and Dakar to its network.
Emirates has announced the resumption of its regular flights to Dakar in Senegal and Conakry in Guinea. As of September 3, the Emirati carrier will offer two weekly flights between its base in Dubai and the two West African capitals. The line will be operated without competitio… read more
Kenya Airways hopes on rising domestic demand
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