Travel news overview

• Flights
• 04/12/2022 23:09

SAA adding new routes ahead of holidays

South African Airways (SAA), eyeing increased demand over the holiday period, is launching three new routes from Johannesburg (JNB) this month.

From Dec. 8, th… read more

• Destinations
• 04/12/2022 23:06

Egypt Ranks 26th Worldwide for Medical Tourism

Minister of Health Khaled Abdel Ghaffar said on Friday 02/12/2022 that Egypt ranked fourth regionally and 26th globally in the Medical Tourism Index.

Egypt has highly-qualified doctors, excellent hospitals and tourist and ancient attractions in addition to the moderate weather," he added in a statement.

Egypt only lacks unifie… read more

• Rail
• 04/12/2022 23:06

TransNamib To Upgrade Rail, Locomotives

TransNamib of Namibia has embarked on the rehabilitation and maintenance of the railway line as part of plans to improve the company’s ability to operate and move freight safely.

Abigail Raubenheimer, Corporate Communications Manager at TransNamib says the Namibian government as the owner of the railway infrastructure has rea… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 02/12/2022 23:27

Rwanda announced as next WTTC Global Summit host

During the closing session of the World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) Global Summit in Riyadh, the Rwandan capital of Kigali, was announced as the host city for 2023, marking the first time the event will visit Africa. Rwanda, the home of the International Gorilla Conservation Programme, will showcase the power of sustainab… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 02/12/2022 23:26

Five ways to successfully promote your travel agency online

IBIS World reports that the global tourism market is valued at $1.7 trillion as of 2022. The travel industry is growing at a rapid pace. The ones benefiting the most from this exponential growth are travel agencies.

The 21st century has been an exciting time for travel agencies. With the rise of online booking, people now have more ways th… read more

• Cruise
• 02/12/2022 23:25

Cape Town’s cruise economy rebounds

After three disastrous years, the cruise economy is back. More than 239 cruise ships are expected to dock in Cape Town between October 2022 and April 2023. The arrival of the first passenger vessel of the season, Hanseatic Spirit, at the Port of Cape Town on October 18 signaled the start of a bumper cruise season and a much-needed … read more

• Rail
• 02/12/2022 23:24

TAZARA: Temporary suspension of passenger train services between Zambia & Tanzania

The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has announced the suspension of cross-border passenger services between Zambia and … read more

• Flights
• 02/12/2022 23:24

Air Algérie has Ethiopia and South Africa on its radar

Air Algerie plans to open new routes, notably to Ethiopia and South Africa. The CEO of the company announced this on the set of Echorouk TV on Tuesday 29 November 2022. However, Yacine Benslimane did not give any details about the possible launch dates.

The opening of these two new routes is part of the carrier's 2021-2025… read more

• Flights
• 02/12/2022 23:24

Jambojet takes delivery of its seventh Dash8-400

Jambojet started operations in April 2014. IOSA certified since June 2019, the Kenyan low-cost carrier is building its growth around the Dash8-400 aircraft.

• Miscellaneous
• 01/12/2022 21:29

Open Skies - African Nations to pilot Single Air Transport Market

Intra-African air travel under the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), an initiative of the African Union to create a unified air transport market in Africa, is edging closer to reality, after 17 countries committed to a pilot programme.

At a meeting in Dakar on November 14, the ministers of transport and aviation from Cabo… read more