Travel news Cabo Verde

• Cruise
• 30/01/2023 00:45

Norwegian Cruise Line sees strong demand for 2023/24 out of Cape Town

Norwegian Cruise Line has reported stronger than expected demand for its first cruise season out of South Africa, with more South African passengers than ever before in its history.

This prompted the cruise line to announce a second cruise season out of Cape Town for the coming 2023/24 cruise season as well, which is now also… read more

• Cruise
• 29/01/2023 12:57

Norwegian Dawn to replace Norwegian Jade in South Africa for 2023/24

Norwegian Cruise Line has confirmed that it will be returning to South Africa for the 2023/24 cruise season, but with Norwegian Dawn set to replace Norwegian Jade, which homeported in Cape Town for 2022/23.

Norwegian Dawn will also stay longer in the South African market as a result of higher then expected demand, with the sh… read more

• Flights
• 28/01/2023 01:31

TACV (ex-Cabo Verde Airlines) briefly returns to the domestic market after 5 years away

TACV (formerly Cabo Verde Airlines) suspended its domestic flights in August 2017, to focus on its international routes. The Cape Verdean national airline attempted a return to the domestic market in 2019, without success.

• Miscellaneous
• 27/01/2023 23:06

Tourism trade from Africa impressed with 2023 FITUR’s platform for business links

• Destinations
• 23/01/2023 19:52

Tanzania puts Tourism, Farming and Forestry in Spot Light

Today we witness particularly hard times for the entire world because no country -- poor and rich -- has been spared of inflation. The argument by experts is that effects of COVD-19 -- let alone other adverse economic conditions that prevailed before the pandemic broke out -- have spared no country and that these effects have smash the US econom… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 21/01/2023 08:04

23 African countries attended FITUR 2023

A total of twenty-three (23) countries from Africa participated in this year’s FITUR in Madrid, Spain.

Participation from these countries will include state tourism ministries, boards, private sector businesses, organisations and individual travel and tourism stakeholders.

Fitur is a global benchmark event in the tourism sect… read more

• Cruise
• 18/01/2023 07:15

Nautica of Oceania Cruises to sail roundtrip at tail-end of Cape Town 2023/24 season

Oceania Cruises is brining Nautica back to South Africa for the 2023/24 cruise season, but unlike other luxury cruise lines such as Silversea, Regent and Azamara, they will not be sailing a full season.

Nautica will instead sail just two cruises from Cape Town at the tail-end of the 2023/24 season, with departur… read more

• Flights
• 20/12/2022 21:25

TACV (formerly Cabo Verde Airlines) charters an Airbus A321

TACV (formerly Cabo Verde Airlines) has only one aircraft. To support its operations during this end-of-year period, the Cape Verdean national carrier is turning to the charter market.

• Flights
• 20/12/2022 21:24

Icelandair repatriates Boeing 757-200 that has been stranded for over a year with Cabo Verde Airline

Icelandair has finally taken back its last Boeing 757-200 placed with its former business partner Cabo Verde Airlines three years ago. Out of service for more than a year, this aircraft was at the heart of a dispute between the Cape Verdean national carrier and the local airport operator.

• Flights
• 14/12/2022 05:12

Chad signs memorandums of understanding on air services with Oman and 4 African countries

Chad is more than ever at the heart of all initiatives that contribute to the establishment of a more integrated sky, particularly in Africa. The Central African country further demonstrated this commitment during its recent participation in the 14th Annual Air Services Negotiation Conference, organised by the International Civil A… read more