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Blocked airline funds risks damaging African connectivity
An estimated $1 billion of international airline revenues are being blocked from repatriation by 12 countries across Africa, threatening the recovery of travel and tourism in the continent.
Kamil Al-Awadhi, Regional Vice President for Africa and the Middle East, said five Af… read more
Non-refundable hotel rates and advance bookings are returning
But is this because travellers are becoming more confident they can fulfill their journeys? Or are hoteliers just getting better at marketing non-refundable rooms for advanced booking?
Rikin Wu, Founder and CEO of DidaTravel, a global bedbank with over 23,000 B2B clients such as travel agents and tour operators buying hotel accommod… read more
Kenya Airways scales up customer experience through NDC
Kenya’s national carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ), has announced the launch of a New Distribution Capabilities (NDC) system as part of its indirect sales platform to enhance the airline’s offering to travel agencies and travelers to empower them to sell and access more content and ancillaries like extra baggage and preferred seats.
Suppo… read more
City of Tshwane to host South African attractions for exciting regional meet-up in Pretoria
The City of Tshwane is set to host the third regional chapter meeting/meetup of the African Association of Visitor Experiences and Attractions (AAVEA) at the Javett Art Centre at the University of Pretoria on Tuesday, 21 June 2022!
As the only African platform for attraction and visitor experience professionals to network, share, and seek … read more
Cabinet appoints new Chief Tourism Officer
The cabinet meeting that convened on Saturday, June 18 has appointed Michaella Rugwizangoga as the new Chief Tourism Officer in Rwanda Development Board (RDB).
She brings a wide range of expertise related to strategic planning, project management and product development to the tourism development team.
The Council member of th… read more
FocusPoint International launches global consumer travel plan “CAP Tripside Assistance”
FocusPoint International, a U.S.-based, market-leading global assistance company composed of an elite team of medical, security, legal and crisis response experts, announced the launch of their CAP Tripside Assistance (CAP) service plan for the consumer travel market, along with the recent ribbon-cutting of their new state-of-the-art, 22,… read more
Travel chaos continues at London Heathrow after luggage carrousel malfunction
A pile-up of luggage due to a malfunctioning luggage carrousel gave United Kingdom’s biggest airport a real headache a few days ago. In footage that appeared online, several hundreds of luggage are still waiting to be processed.
Meanwhile, the problem with the luggage carrousel seems solved. Passengers that went on holiday from London Heat… read more
South African Airways partner T&BN on Child Drug and Sexual Abuse
South African Airways, SAA in conjunction with Travel & Business News has announced the commencement of entries for the 3rd South African Airways Essay Competition (SAAEC 2022).
The competition, which is presently open to secondary school students of all ages, is aimed at entrenching the values of patriotism, love for hum… read more
MSC World Europa culinary experiences revealed ahead of Dubai season
MSC Cruises has announced that MSC World Europa will feature more than 30 different international and immersive food and beverage concepts when she launches in Dubai later this year.
The new MSC cruise ship, the largest ever built for the cruise line, and the second-largest class of cruise ship in the world after Royal Caribb… read more
Costa Luminosa will tranfer to the Carnival fleet
Carnival Cruise Line announced that Costa Luminosa will join the Carnival fleet in September and will start guest operations as Carnival Luminosa in November 2022 from Brisbane, Australia. The acquisition of Luminosa is an update to the previously announced plans for Carnival to take Costa Magica, which will now remain at Co… read more
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