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Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Park shops with changed opening hours due to stocktaking
The Management of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park has announced that due to monthly stocktaking all shops in the National Park will have to temporarily change its operating hours on selected dates at the end of July 2024.
T… read more
Etihad Airways and Batik Air Malaysia launch codeshare to expand destination access
Etihad Airways and Batik Air Malaysia have launched a codeshare partnership, enhancing connectivity for passengers of both airlines. This agreement allows Etihad’s guests to access five key destinations in Malaysia: Johor Bahru, Langkawi, Penang, Kota Kinabalu, and Tawau, as well as three international destinations: Da Nang and Han… read more
Egypt and UAE discuss boosting bilateral cooperation in Tourism
Tourism and Antiquities Minister Ashraf Fathy discussed with UAE Ambassador to Egypt and Permanent Representative to the Arab League Mariam al Kaabi ways of boosting bilateral cooperation in the spheres of tourism and antiquities.
During the meeting, the two sides probed the prospects of tourism investments in Egypt, as well as ways… read more
Increasing website conversion rates - top priority in 2024
What are the main factors determining hotel website conversion rates? These factors fall into the business, revenue management, marketing and technology categories:
Business Factors: Who “owns” the property website? Who is held accountable for the results and production of the property website: bookings, … read more
FlyNamibia to expand its regional routes
Namibia’s only airline, FlyNamibia, told Tourism Update that its expansion plans were well under way, having specifically targeted Victoria Falls and Maun as new routes with significant growth potential.
The airline launched its new thrice-weekly service from Windhoek’s Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) to Maun Int… read more
Seabourn reveals new pre- and post-cruise South Africa tours for 2024 Grand Africa voyage
Seabourn has introduced a selection of new pre-, mid- and post-cruise “Seabourn Journeys” available to guests on the 2024 Grand Africa Voyage, with five South African-based tours available.
Seabourn Journeys provide in-depth, land-based cruise extensions that go beyond single-day excursions and offer guests a chance to linger… read more
Five days of discovering the heart of Kenyan hospitality with Sarova Hotels Group
From the bustling streets of Nairobi to the serene shores of Mombasa, a group of travel and tour operators, travel marketers, and content creators from West Africa (Nigeria and Ghana to be specific) and South Africa, embarked on a captivating familiarization trip put together by one of Kenya’s premium hotel chains, the Sarova Hot… read more
Etihad goes daily to Boston, brings the A350 to Toronto
Beginning 27th October, Etihad will increase its non-stop flight service between Abu Dhabi and Boston from 4 weekly flights to daily. Also from that date, Etihad’s Airbus A350 will fly to Toronto once daily.
The decision to increase Boston flights to daily is based on the route’s strong performance and comes just three months… read more
Tourism Seychelles and Air Seychelles collaborate on travel trade workshops in Réunion
In a strategic move to boost connectivity and tourism, Tourism Seychelles and Air Seychelles partnered to conduct engaging travel trade wor… read more
Airlink increases flights between Durban and Harare
South African regional and domestic airline Airlink has announced the introduction of additioanal frequencies between King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban and RG Mugabe International Airport (HRE) in … read more
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