Travel news overview

• Flights
• 05/04/2022 20:03

Air Botswana privatisation process accelerates

All attempts to privatise Air Botswana over the past six years have so far failed. However, the Botswana government has still not given up hope of finding an investor to revitalise the national carrier, which has become a major financial burden on the national treasury over the years.

• Opinion
• 05/04/2022 19:05

A flag, an Anthem and an Airline

As African countries attained their independence in the 1950s and 1960s, a common joke was that the three symbols of their newfound sovereignty were a national anthem, a national flag, and a national airline.

Indeed, the following decades saw the rise and fall of numerous national and multi-national airlines throughout the continent, almos… read more

• Destinations
• 05/04/2022 18:04

The National State of Disaster ends

For the past 750 days, South Africa has been in a National State of Disaster.

This is an extraordinary situation that is unprecedented in our country’s history.

The declaration of a state of disaster was a response to a global health crisis that posed a grave threat to the lives and the well-being of our people.
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• Miscellaneous
• 04/04/2022 20:32

Africa’s Travel Indaba will create spaces for people to connect – Acting SA Tourism CE0

Building on the success of Meetings Africa, South Africa Tourism (SAT) is poised to give patrons of this year’s Africa’s Travel Indaba more opportunities to connect and do business in a safe environment.

Acting CEO of South Africa Tourism said this when he took his turn on the … read more

• Flights
• 04/04/2022 20:31

Kinshasa Court of Appeal confirms the provisional administration of Mwant Jet

Last February, the Commercial Court of Kinshasa had ordered the provisional administration of Mwant Jet against the background of tensions between the two shareholders, the general manager Gueda Amani Yav Witch (60%) and her partner, Michael Yav Tshikung (40%), financial director and son of the former Minister of Finance, Henry Yav Mulang. … read more

• Flights
• 04/04/2022 18:37

National Carrier Project: Minister says Emirates position an endorsement

NIGERIA’S Ministry of Aviation has said that the offer by Emirates airlines cannot be anything other than an endorsement of the need for a national airlines thus clarifying questions that have been raised since the news broke last week.

This clarification was made by the Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika through his Special Assista… read more

• Flights
• 04/04/2022 18:37

Suspension of Passion Air Accra - Ho route creates discontent

Ho — The announcement last week by Passion Airline of suspending its operations from Ho to Accra did not go down well with a cross-section of residents in the Ho municipality of the Volta Region. After the suspension it attracted some reactions which were captured by the Ghanaian Times yesterday.

Mr Divine Bosson, Ho M… read more

• Flights
• 04/04/2022 18:36

Arik Air introduces Buy Miles & Fly promo

Arik Air has introduced a sales promotion that will enable its frequent flyer program, Affinity Wings, members to purchase miles for traveling across the airline’s domestic network.

Tagged, Buy Miles & Fly, the promotion is targeted at new and existing Arik Affinity Wings members who can buy miles to fly to any of the airline’s … read more

• Travel-tech
• Beyond Africa
• 04/04/2022 18:34

TravelTech Show announces conference agenda and opens registration

Registration is now open for TravelTech Show, the global meeting place for travel technology leaders, which returns in-person on 29-30 June 2022 alongside The Meetings Show and Business Travel Show Europe at new venue, ExCeL London, following a two year hiatus and a fully virtual offering in 2021.

Visitors to this year… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 04/04/2022 18:33

Express Travel Group rebrands to Hemingways Travel

Sixty-Five-year-old Travel Management Company, Express Travel Group (ETG) has rebranded to Hemingways Travel. Hemingways Group CEO Ross Evans says the rebrand and related investment is in response to emerging opportunities for growth and the need to enhance the travelers experience at a time when travel is experiencing unprecedente… read more