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SiteMinder has announced it will acquire industry acclaimed hotel guest engagement suite GuestJoy, a cloud-based app that allows hoteliers to automate personalised, direct, contactless guest communications before, during and after their stay.
The acquisition, to be completed this year, follows the launch of SiteMinder's next generation pla… read more
Brussels Airlines is unable to directly connect Kinshasa to Brussels due to a limited fuel supply at the airport of the Congolese capital, Belgian tv station RTBF learned from the airline. The Brussels based airline is looking for a structural solution as the fuel limitation is in effect until mid-September.
Flights be… read more
Viking officially named its newest ship to join its growing fleet in Egypt in a ceremony held in Cairo on Aug. 22.
The 82-passenger Viking Osiris will sail the company’s existing 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary and will join the Viking Ra on the Nile River.
The ship was christened by Viking's first-ever godfather, Geo… read more
The latest deliveries of hydrocarbons to the Democratic Republic of Congo are behind the available stocks. To avoid a break in the chain, SEP CONGO, the company responsible for receiving and transporting petroleum products imported by the DRC to the interior of the country, is opting for rationing.
Since the 1970s, Tanzania has been responsible for providing services in Rwanda's upper airspace, as the neighbouring country did not have the technical capability to do so at that time.
Rwanda is once again responsible for providing air traffic services in its upper airspace above 24 500 feet (7 467.6 metres). The country officially took … read more
In its forecasts, Dakar Blaise International Airport (AIBD) is aiming for a 25% growth in 2022, compared to its performance in 2019. The facility seems to be on the right track, given its achievements in the first half of the year.
Dakar Blaise International Airport has turned the page on the COVID-19 pandemic in terms of passenger … read more
On 3 August, Ghanaian President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo officially reopened Sunyani Airport in the centre of the country, after more than six years of closure for renovation.
PassionAir will launch four weekly flights (Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays) between Accra and Sunyani from 9 September 2022. Its Director … read more
South African National Parks (SANParks) is advising visitors to Kruger National Park to consider that labour unio… read more
Qtech Software and GIATA join hands to provide innovative tech solutions in hotel mapping content and travel ERP.
Online travel businesses are going to immensely benefit from this partnership. GIATA's hotel and room mapping solution is deeply integrated with Qtech’s flagship travel ERP – OTRAMS. Additionally, this partnership also brings a… read more
Mr. Bankole Bernard, the Group Managing Director, Finchglow Holdings in this interview with OLUSEGUN KOIKI, speaks on the foreign airlines’ trapped fund, challenges confronting the Nigerian airlines on international routes and the looming shortage of technical personnel in the Nigerian aviation industry. Excerpts:
What is your say about th… read more
Global hotel tech leader SiteMinder expands hotel commerce platform with acquisition of GuestJoy
Brussels Airlines temporarily unable to operate direct flights between Kinshasa and Brussels
Viking christens the Osiris in a ceremony on the Nile
Faced with aviation fuel shortages, the DRC is rationing distribution to airlines
Rwanda takes over management of its upper airspace from Tanzania after 50 years of delegation
Dakar int'l airport: passenger traffic already exceeds pre-COVID-1 figures
PassionAir adds domestic flights from Sunyani to its network
SANParks: Nationwide strike action on 24 August 2022 might affect Kruger National Park
GIATA and Qtech announce strategic partnership
Nigerian travellers should expect higher airfares
