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Mauritius is a very popular destination for South Africans. It is expected that demand will continue to increase during the summer holidays. South African Airways (SAA) has been authorised to operate on Mauritian soil again on 1 March 2022, after travel restrictions were eased.
From next month, South African Airways (SAA) … read more
Airlink inaugurated its service to Luanda in October 2021. At its launch, the South African carrier aimed to capitalise on the growing business and leisure tourism sector between Angola and South Africa.
From 15 July, the carrier will introduce a fourth weekly flight. The additional service will be operated o… read more
Emirates touched down in Tel Aviv today on its first ever service into Israel, operated with its latest Boeing 777 ‘game-changer’ aircraft.
Reflecting the importance of this new air transport link, the high-profile delegation onboard the inaugural flight included: His Excellency Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Min… read more
To enable corporate organisations to offer effective and efficient travel services to their staff, Touch Down Travels has introduced the use of the Corporate Self-Booking Tool (CSBT) to all its customers.
Speaking at the Corporate Fair 2022 organised by the agency in Lagos on Thursday, Chief Operating Officer, Touchdown Trave… read more
THINGS are looking positive as the tourism sector heads towards
recovery, says Hotel Association of Namibia (HAN) chief executive
officer Gitta Paetzold.
Her optimism stems from data showing
that a national hotel occupancy rate of 39,4% was recorded during May
2022, up from 36,5% in the prior month and 25,1% in May… read more
The first UNWTO Global Youth Tourism Summit will bring more than 130 young people from 60 countries to Sorrento, Italy, next week, giving them a unique platform to play a leading role in the future of the sector.
The event, first of its kind, is organized by UNWTO and hosted in Italy in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and… read more
The Zimbabwean Ministry of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services yesterday (21 June 2022) announced that the Cabinet of Zimbabwe has decided to relax some Cov… read more
Emirates said it has resumed service to Brisbane (BNE) in Australia.
The carrier is serving BNE daily from Dubai (DXB) using an Airbus A380 aircraft.
Emirates said in a statement that it has partnered with the Brisbane Economic Development Agency “to promote the city and its ex… read more
On 1 June, Kuwait Airways inaugurated its new route to Casablanca in Morocco. Just launched, the Kuwaiti flag carrier is already thinking of increasing its offer on this very promising corridor.
From 31 October 2022, Kuwait Airways will add a third weekly flight on its route between Kuwait and Morocco.
The new rot… read more
Africastay has just announced that after much effort it has managed
to come up with a solution for the cancellation of its direct charter
flights to Zanzibar, which was announced Monday June 20. The direct charter flights have a flying time of 3,5 hours, compared with around seven hours on indirect flights.
… read more