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Africa's internet economy is set to boom
The study with professional investors responsible for around $700bn assets under management by independent research company PureProfile found one in four (25%) expect the value of Africa’s internet economy to more than double over the next three years from the current estimated $115bn, more than ha… read more
Qatar Airways debut In Kano
Qatar Airways Boeing 787 inaugural flight to the commercial nerve centre of Northern Nigeria touched down at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) on Wednesday.
The historic debut kickstarts four new weekly services to Kano from Doha -the capital of Qatar, through Abuja, operating on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sun… read more
Botswana, Zimbabwe in partnership to promote Tourism
THE signing of some memoranda of understanding (MoUs) between Zimbabwe and Botswana will enable the two countries promote tourism and travel between them and the entire Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.
The five agreements have been signed under the third session of the Zimbabwe-Botswana Bi-National Commission (BNC) in … read more
UNWTO Executive Council to consider members’ requests for Russian suspension
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has convened an emergency session of its Executive Council in response to the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. The session will be held in Madrid on 8 March.
Following the request of Guatemala, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia and Ukraine for the suspension of the Russian Federation from memb… read more
Kilimanjaro Trail Run promoting sustainable tourism on Africa’s tallest mountain
This September, the Kilimanjaro Trail Run (KTR) will offer four high-altitude races over two days on Africa’s tallest mountain.
Events kick off on Saturday, September 3 with … read more
British Airways adds a third flight to its Johannesburg to Mauritius schedule
South African airline Comair, which operates the low-cost kulula brand and a local franchise of British Airways, has announced that British Airways is offering a third scheduled service between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in … read more
Sabre terminates reservation system (GDS) with Aeroflot
Sabre Corporation, a leading software and technology company in the travel industry, today announced that it has terminated its distribution agreement with Aeroflot, the largest government-majority owned carrier in Russia. Sabre is taking immediate steps to remove Aeroflot flight content from its global distribution system (GDS), a… read more
Namibia: Tourism ector Wselcomes Qatar Airways return
The tourism sector has welcomed Qatar Airways' decision to resume direct return flights from Doha to Windhoek by July this year. At the moment, the direct (non-stop) flights between Windhoek-Doha have been inactive.
With Qatar back in July, the tourism sector expressed this move wi… read more
MSC Cruises latest to drop Russian port calls due to Ukraine invasion
MSC Cruises has become the latest major cruise line to drop port calls in Russia over the country’s invasion of Ukraine six days ago. MSC Cruises will be suspending all port calls in Saint Petersburg due to security concerns emanating from Russia’s war with Ukraine. The move makes MSC Cruises the latest cruise line to drop Russian call… read more
Transcorp Hotels Plc grows revenue by 114%, increases gross profit by 143%
TRANSCORP Hotels Plc has announced its Audited Financial Statements for the full year ended December 31, 2021. The results published on the Nigerian Group Exchange showed a 114% growth in Revenue to N21.74bn from N10.16bn as of December 2020, while Gross Profit rose by 143% to N16.23bn from N6.67bn.
The Company’s results show a… read more
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