Travel news overview

• Beyond Africa
• 05/05/2023 07:14

International and domestic travel bookings skyrocket for Chinese May Holiday

Leading travel service provider Trip.com Group reveals its Chinese mainland May Day travel trends, with strong domestic and international booking growth.

Chinese outbound travellers were among the most influential consumer groups driving global tourism revenue before the pandemic. After three challenging years, China's travel… read more

• Accomodation
• Travel-tech
• 04/05/2023 23:31

Paradise & Wilderness Group in Africa adopts Hotelogix to handle group operations efficiently

Hotelogix, a globally leading cloud-based hospitality technology provider, said that Africa's Paradise & Wild… read more

• Travel-tech
• 04/05/2023 23:21

Nigeria: An African alternative to ChatGPT takes Telegram by storm

Kainene vos Savant was Justin Irabor’s personal study partner. Named after one of America’s cleverest people, Kainene is off-the-charts clever. But she is no regular study partner. She’s a super-intelligent chatbot. And she’s taking the Nigerian internet by storm.

After enrolling as a distance learning student at the International Uni… read more

• Flights
• 04/05/2023 23:21

ATM 2023 / Emirates and Etihad announce interline expansion

Emirates and Etihad Airways have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to expand their interline agreement and provide travellers additional itinerary options when visiting the UAE.

The MoU was signed at Arabian Travel Market by Adnan Kazim, Emirates’ Chief Commercial Officer, and Mohammad Al Bulooki, Chief Operating Off… read more

• Flights
• 04/05/2023 22:29

ASKY Airlines claims to be the 2nd most profitable airline in Africa by 2022

Taken together, African airlines have been posting negative financial results for several years now. The health crisis has further exacerbated the situation. But in this gloomy context, some stand out like the Togolese ASKY Airlines, in which Ethiopian Airlines is a minority shareholder.

• Miscellaneous
• 04/05/2023 22:14

Guinea and Burkina Faso sign a memorandum of understanding on air services

The Republic of Guinea and Burkina Faso are committed to more sustained relations. For the two West African countries, currently in bilateral consultations in Conakry, the field of air transport appears to be one of the privileged areas for the materialisation of the rapprochement of their economies.

• Destinations
• 04/05/2023 21:22

Tourism diversity: Maasai Cultural Jamboree in Kenya

Maasai leaders vowed to preserve and protect all rites of passage in a bid to cement their culture. Led by Narok county governor Partrick Ole Ntutu, Maa Community leaders reiterated that Maasai culture remains an envy of both the locals and foreigners, noting that it takes dedication and concerted efforts by the community to maintain and sustain… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 04/05/2023 21:21

Sudan Crisis: Batch of 277 evacuees airlifted from Egypt by Air Peace

Two hundred and seventy- seven (277) Nigerians were airlifted out of Egypt amidst the ongoing crisis in Sudan in an evacuation by Air Peace the evacuation flight arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, around 23:00hrs on Wednesday, May 3, 2023.

The airline which deployed one of its wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft w… read more

• Flights
• 03/05/2023 05:26

Dana elevates pilots to rank of captains, emphasizes safety standards

Dana Air has elevated two members of its flight crew to the rank of captain, while urging them to sustain its safety standards.

Speaking during the decoration of senior first officer Jonathan Okoli and Tosin Ayeni as Captains, Dana Air’s Chief Operating Officer, Ememobong Ettete, said “this upgrade is well-deserved having scaled the… read more

• Destinations
• 03/05/2023 05:25

MICE Summit expert panel shed light on Uganda’s potential

Industry experts have highlighted Uganda's potential to become the next frontier of its tourism boom through its Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) sector. However, for this to happen, the government needs to provide the necessary infrastructure, incentives, and leadership to facilitate the growth of the events and confere… read more