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In a bid to
strengthen tourism within the nation, Malawi chief President Dr. Lazarus
Chakwera Monday unveiled a mouth-watering $660 million tourism funding
masterplan that can assist map up the infrastructure improvement for the
nation.
The mission beneath
the plan can be… read more
During the pandemic, industry-watchers forecast that corporate travel would take a long, long time to come back.
In South Africa, where the vast majority of international air tickets
purchased up to early 2020 were for business travel of one sort or
another, this was bad news indeed. Some highly experienced agents who
had worked in… read more
The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) has welcomed the
termination of the country’s state of disaster which came into force at
the onset of the pandemic two years ago.
President Cyril Ramaphosa last night (05/04/22) announced an end to
the state of disaster he declared more than two years ago to manage the
c… read more
On 8 February, Emirates re-established its entire pre-Covid-19 African network by reopening its route to Casablanca, Morocco. Now, the UAE's national airline is working to increase the density of certain routes, depending on demand.
From 1 July 2022, Emirates will offer two trips per day between Dubai and Port Louis… read more
South African Tourism North Europe has launched their new digital
campaign “Lekker local tips”, a localisation of their “LIVE AGAIN”
campaign, and the destination marketing organisation invites all South
Africans to be part of the fun! The campaign gives European travelers in
the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden the opportunity to … read more
Celebrity Beyond, the new Edge-class cruise ship for Celebrity Cruises, has been delivered by the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. Celebrity Cruises officially took delivery of the new ship from the shipyard with a hand over ceremony that marked the end of her construction.
Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, Presi… read more
Royal Caribbean has marked the keel laying milestone in the construction of its new Icon of the Seas cruise ship at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland. Icon of the Seas is the first in the cruise line’s new Icon-class series of ships, with two more on order through 2026.
The keel laying for Icon of the Seas marks the start of the s… read more
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has deployed additional officers to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos following the commissioning of the new international terminal at the airport. A source close to the service confided in our correspondent during the week that the officers would be deployed to the new t… read more
The Tourism Department recertifies the first 3 establishments for 2022, with the Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Label (SSTL). These are Anantara Maia, Fisherman's Cove Resort and Acajou Beach Resort.
In a ceremony held at the Tourism Department Headquarters on Monday April 4 2022, the Principal Secretary for Tourism, Mrs. Sher… read more
Carnival Cruise Line said that the one-week period of March 28-April 3 was its busiest booking week in the company’s history, showing a double-digit increase from the previous record seven-day booking total.
With 22 of its 23 ships back in guest operations across all its year-round U.S. homeports, Carnival has led the industry in te… read more
Chakwera launches Tourism masterplan - urges citizens on positive talk for country
Corporate travel gallops ahead
Tourism Business Council of South Africa welcomes end of state of disaster
Emirates to increase A380 flights to Mauritius to twice daily next summer
South African Tourism targets European travelers with ”Lekker local tips” Campaign
Celebrity Cruises takes delivery of new ship Celebrity Beyond
Royal Caribbean lays keel for new ship Icon of the Seas
New Int’l Terminal: Immigration posts new Officers To MMIA
Seychelles Sustainable Tourism Label re-certifies the first establishments for 2022
Carnival Cruise Line sees its highest booking week ever
