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On 23 March this year, the Council of Ministers approved the budget for the construction of the second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, amounting to USD 224 million. Since then, the mobilisation of these funds has remained a challenge for the launch of the construction.
The construction of the second r… read more
Headlined “Redefining Event Attendance”, this year’s Future Meeting Space (FMS) research phase looks at what motivates people to take up travel to attend in-person events and highlights the arguments in favour of leaving your desk to meet other people face-to-face in a work context. The results of the second of a total of three surveys conducted… read more
“Our job is to create jobs,” UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili told tourism sector leaders as education, sustainability, and governance took centre stage at the Ministers’ Summit at the World Travel Market.
This consolidated platform for public and private sector leaders addresses tourism’s most pressing issues and sets t… read more
As the Zanzibar government takes different measures to promote tourism with the aim of jobs creation and as a source of income for individuals and the government, some parents are still reluctant to allow their children to study and work in the tourism industry.
This was revealed by some youths studying at the Zanzibar Centre of Exc… read more
The German cruise line AIDA will be homeporting its ship AIDAaura in South Africa for the 2023/24 cruise season, carrying on an annual tradition that has become popular with its home market.
AIDAaura will homeport in Cape Town from November, 2023 to March, 2024, sailing roundtrip 14-day cruises that visit various South… read more
The holiday airline Condor started a connection between Frankfurt am
Main and Johannesburg on Friday. The premiere flight had the flight
number DE2288.
This route is now served on Monday and Friday traffic days. The
flight duration is arou… read more
Kenya is among eight countries set to benefit from the UNESCO
Covid-19 crisis response programme aimed at supporting tourism recovery
around World Heritage Sites.
Sensitization of the project has kicked off in Lamu and Mombasa
targeted at those earning a living through tourism economic activities
such as artisans… read more
Tourist destinations can learn from the wellness industry and
should become more aligned to its principles post-Covid, a WT… read more
Mack Air, the first private commercial operator in Botswana to hold both scheduled and non-scheduled licenses, has announced a collaboration with Sou… read more
The Nigerian aviation industry has fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic era, and it is presently performing at 111 per cent, Capt. Rabiu Yadudu, the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said.
With its present performance, it is only Colombia, which has 120 per cent that is performing… read more