Travel news South Sudan

• Flights
• 17/08/2020 13:40

Comair in crisis

Things were going well. Comair had an unblemished financial record, its fleet renewal was progressing, it had won legal damages from South African Airways (SAA), was transitioning to a more reliable maintenance provider, and had diversified through a series of acquisitions.
Unfortunately, the tide was about to turn.
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• Flights
• Opinion
• 17/08/2020 08:06

KQ nationalisation: Is the the way out?

Downsizing of Kenya Airways operations, which has seen hundreds of employees sent home, has led to a bitter fall-out between management and the company's staff, which continues to play out.

This, even as the airline remains in the process of being nationalised, debate pending in Parliament, a move that is expected to help tur… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 17/08/2020 05:46

McKinsey: Business Travel will return in phases

When economies around the world shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic, most large corporations instituted sweeping restrictions on travel and set high thresholds for exceptions. By April 2020, … read more

• Destinations
• 16/08/2020 06:31

South Africa eased lockdown, but still no international travel

The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) will continue to lobby for the re-opening of international travel, said CEO of the industry body, Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa. He welcomed the opening of interprovincial travel and the unbanning of alcohol sales as the country prepares to enter Lockdown Alert Level 2, no… read more

• Flights
• 15/08/2020 08:04

How will the new SAA look like?

The government has provided a sneak peek at what the new SAA will look like, saying the proposed airline will be based on a modern aircraft fleet, cost efficiency, a network structure and a right-sized workforce.

The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) said on Wednesday that it was at the final stages of final… read more

• Flights
• Miscellaneous
• 15/08/2020 06:55

St Helena Airport: Useful, Lifechanging, Gamechanging!

There’s nothing fun about being branded the ‘world’s most useless airport,’ particularly when that notion is so far away from the truth. But, despite four years of successful operations and barely a cancellation, Saint Helena Airportstill struggles to shake the label. In truth, this is perhaps the most important, lifechanging airport to h… read more

• Flights
• 15/08/2020 06:50

62,000 new rooms for Africa

Across the continent, 279 new hotels and 62,137 rooms are on their way soon, according to our researchers. Below, we take an in-depth look at some of the key facts and figures behind Africa’s development boom.

Consistent growth in the coming years

Although the impact of Covid19 is still casting its shadow over the hospita… read more

• Flights
• Beyond Africa
• 14/08/2020 17:14

LGW: Qatar to return to Gatwick

Qatar Airways will resume daily flights to London Gatwick next week. From August 20th, the flights will be operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, offering 22 seats in business class and 232 seats in economy.

The resumption of Gatwick services will complement flights to Edinburgh (three weekly flights), London Heat… read more

• Flights
• 14/08/2020 14:02

Namibia: Eros Airport (ERS) runway to be renovated

The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) has announced that work to restore and improve the runway of Eros Airport (ERS)in Windhoek (“Eros Airport Runway Holding Action Project”) kicked off last week.

The renovations will not interfere with the airport’s daily operations and will be conducted after operational h… read more

• Accomodation
• 14/08/2020 07:14

Best hotels in Africa list dominated by South Africa and Mauritius

TripAdvisorannounced its winners for this year’s Travellers' Choice Best of the Best awards this week, and we cannot stop dreaming about our next travel destination.

Every year, TripAdvisor's pulls together all the reviews, ratings, and saves that travellers share from across the globe — and use that info to spotlight the ver… read more