Travel news Mauritius

• Destinations
• 12/10/2023 21:55

Southern Africa: Rainfall season (October 2023 - February 2024) outlook!

According to the findings of the Twenty-Seventh Annual Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF-27), most member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)* are likely to receive normal to below-normal rainfall for most of the period from October 2023 to December 2023. The north-western part of Angola… read more

• Cruise
• 12/10/2023 07:35

Port Victoria in Seychelles to introduce Cruise Village for coming season

Port Victoria, the capital of the Seychelles has announced plans to establish a Cruise Village adjacent the cruise terminal for the 2023/24 cruise season, in order to ensure passengers deal with licensed service providers and enjoy their time on the island.

Seychelles cruise season runs from October, 2023 to May, 2024 and the… read more

• Flights
• 11/10/2023 03:56

Connecting the continent to North America

The latest edition of Africa Showcase successfully concluded after two weeks of engaging activities across four key cities: Seattle, Denver, Fort Lauderdale and Boston. Africa Showcase, known as North America’s premier Africa-focused travel trade show, provided an excellent mix of networking opportunities, destination insights and val… read more

• Destinations
• 10/10/2023 07:25

Angola lifts tourist visa requirement for travellers from 98 countries

Angola has waived tourist visa requirements for citizens from several countries in a bid to boost local tourism. According to Presidential Decree No. 189/23 (29 September 2023), the country has passed a resolution to allow travellers fr… read more

• Flights
• 02/10/2023 07:12

Award means we are regaining trust: South Africa Airways

South African Airways (SAA) has indicated that the award it got at the Association of Zimbabwe Travel Agents (AZTA) annual awards recently is a statement of the success of its rebound efforts.

The airline secured the first runner-up position in the regional Airline category. Speaking after receiving the award, SAA country man… read more

• Flights
• 27/09/2023 05:13

South Africa and Mauritius now without Air Belgium, which is leaving the scheduled flights market

Air Belgium recently declared that it was ending its scheduled passenger services in order to concentrate on the freight and ACMI sector. This decision, which aims to orientate its activities towards the B-to-B (business-to-business) market, will result in the disorganization of its African network.

• Flights
• 26/09/2023 06:34

Tourist Arrivals Exceed Target of Two Million

Tourist arrivals have exceeded the set target of two million since the opening of the frontiers following the COVID-19 pandemic from October 2021 to September 2023.

The Acting Prime Minister, Minister of Housing and Land Use Planning, Minister of Tourism, Mr Louis Steven Obeegadoo, provided the information, this afternoon, du… read more

• Flights
• 19/09/2023 21:00

Air Mauritius: CEO and CFO suspended

For more than two years, Air Mauritius (MK) was run by an interim manager. After emerging from receivership, the airline chose Krešimir Kučko in December 2022 to continue implementing the company's rescue plan.

Only nine months into his mandate, the Croatian, who is seen as a "cost-killer", finds himself embroiled in an alleged case… read more

• Flights
• 18/09/2023 22:58

Air Belgium is cancelling all scheduled passenger flights to focus on ACMI and freight

Air Belgium’s Board of Directors decides to focus its development exclusively on cargo and ACMI and files for judicial reorganisation by way of amicable agreement to ensure its long-term viability and growth

Following a series of external events that have weakened the company in recent years (COVID, the war in Ukraine, soaring fuel … read more

• Flights
• 18/09/2023 07:06

Aeroflot announces its return to Mauritius after a 30-year absence

Over the last two years, Aeroflot has gradually shown its interest in the African market. After making the Seychelles the second country in its continental network, and strengthening its presence in Egypt, the Russian national airline has just resurrected a route that was closed some thirty years ago.