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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
The flag carrier airline of the Netherlands, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, has announced that it will increase flights between … read more
Nigerian carrier Max Air recently sent its oldest Boeing 747-400 to
storage in the US. Its destination was Pinal Airpark (MZJ) in Marana,
Arizona. The desert facility is well known as something of an aircraft,
meaning that the 747's journey there may have been its last. That being
said, it has previously spent time there before re… read more
The latest EUROCONTROL Traffic Scenarios for the period April to December 2022 predict steady growth between April and peak-summer, reaching 89% of 2019 traffic by August in the Base Scenario, with this level gently rising to end the year at 92%.
This sustained recovery will translate into around 9.3 million flights operated through… read more
Rwanda's tourism revenues increased by
25 percent from 131 million U.S. dollars in 2020 to 164 million U.S.
dollars in 2021, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) said Tuesday.
The
Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) sector
generated 12.5 million U.S. dollars in 2021 compared to 5.4 million U.S.
dollars … read more
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
KLM increases direct flights between Amsterdam and Cape Town
Max Air retires its oldest Boeing 747
EUROCONTROL expects 9.3 million flights in 2022, 84% of pre-pandemic level
Rwanda tourism revenue up 25 pct last year despite pandemic
