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A significant piece of airline distribution news has landed for the continent's selling community. Ethiopian Airlines has made its NDC content available through AirGateway, the Berlin-based aggregator, meaning agencies, travel management companies and consolidators can now access the carrier's direct offers through BookingPad, t… read more
Mozambique's government has made it clear that patience with slow progress at its national carrier has run out. The Minister of Transport and Logistics, João Matlombe, has instructed those leading the overhaul of Air Mozambique, the airline long known across the region as LAM (Linhas Aéreas de Moçambique), to co… read more
A pointed message emerged from last Friday's ANJET conference on immigration in Lagos, and it carried implications well beyond Nigeria's borders. The gathering focused on something the continent's travel trade rarely discusses openly: the idea that immigration management is tourism infrastructure, not merely a border control fun… read more
Uganda's tourism and trade community is confronting an uncomfortable reality. The country has been formally declared free of Ebola, yet travellers holding Ugandan passports and visitors routing through Entebbe continue to meet restrictions in a number of overseas markets. The matter has now reached the floor of Parliament, where L… read more
Zanzibar has placed a digital bet on the idea that local people, not just international operators, should capture the value their islands generate. The archipelago has launched JamboGo. Africa, a platform built to connect visitors with the full spread of tourism services while opening a direct commercial channel for small busine… read more
A Nigerian carrier has opened a funding route that no domestic airline on the continent's most populous market has used before. United Nigeria Airlines is preparing to raise ₦20 billion through a debut commercial paper issuance, making it the first local operator in Nigeria to tap the short-term debt market. The initial tranche … read more
One of the biggest obstacles to selling regional travel in West Africa has always been the price of a short flight. A journey of ninety minutes between two neighbouring capitals can cost more than a flight to Europe, and much of that burden comes not from the airline but from the layers of charges, taxes and fees attached to every ticket. Nigeri… read more
A fresh approach to selling South Africa to South Africans is about to reach millions of living rooms. Just Travel SA, a nine-part domestic tourism series, premieres on SABC1 on Monday, 26 October 2026 at 18:00, and it is built around a question that every consultant hears across the counter: what can I actually afford?
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Durban's coastline is once again showing that water quality can shift quickly from one stretch of sand to the next, and the latest municipal testing round gives the African travel trade a clear picture of where clients can safely swim this season.
According to the newest beach water quality results dated 08 October 2026, t… read more
South African National Parks has confirmed foot-and-mouth disease in kudu at Addo Elephant National Park in the Eastern Cape, following a second round of diagnostic testing on samples collected from affected animals that returned positive results. Working in coordination with the Eastern Cape Department of Agriculture, the conse… read more
Ethiopian NDC Content Goes Live on AirGateway, Opening Direct Fares to African Sellers
Maputo Sets Hard Deadlines for Air Mozambique Turnaround as Fares and Routes Face Review
Nigeria's Visa Reforms Gain Ground as Industry Urged to Trade Courtrooms for Dialogue
Uganda Pushes to Clear Lingering Entry Curbs as Fifteen Markets Keep Barriers in Place
Zanzibar Launches JamboGo Africa Platform Linking Visitors to Hotels, Transport and Local Artisans
United Nigeria Breaks New Ground With ₦20bn Debt Issue to Fund Six Extra Aircraft
Nigeria Moves to Cut West African Airfares With New Aviation Cost Oversight Body
New SABC1 Series Puts Nine Provinces Within Reach From Just R1 050 a Day
Durban Beach Update: Two Closures as uShaka, North and South Beach Score Excellent Water
Addo Stays Open for Safaris as Foot-and-Mouth Confirmed in Kudu, Biosecurity Tightened
