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Ghana’s Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Barbara Oteng-Gyasi has expanded the National Steering Committee on “Beyond The Return” launched on 27th May, 2020.
According to a press release by the ministry, it said the expansion is to bring on board additional subject matter experts to aid the committee in it works.
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Despite the many challenges involved with flight operations during a global pandemic, Ghana leading carrier, Africa World Airlines, (AWA) has revealed that the airline operated 362 scheduled flights in the country airlifting over 9,631 passengers in the month of June.
The carrier said it operated 100% of its scheduled flights in the… read more
Rwanda has been confirmed as the next host of the secretariat of the East Africa Tourism Platform (EATP), a regional private sector body for tourism in East Africa, set up by TradeMark East Africa in 2011.
Established as an initiative to promote the East African Community as one tourism destination, EATP has been described by some a… read more
AIR PEACE Chairman,Chief Allen Onyema spoke on a myriad of issues concerning the fastest growing carrier, giving tangible reasons why it is yet to commence its international flights. He also talked about factors militating against smooth operations and why Nigerians prefer the agitatingly long road travel to air travel.
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Rwanda Convention Bureau (RCB) on Wednesday, July 1st announced reopening of hosting meetings and conferences, as the country tries to gradually revive tourism, its biggest foreign exchange stream. While the coronavirus suffocated global tourism for the last four months, Rwanda is reanimating the sector and displaying a sense of efficacy … read more
The German Development Minister Gerd Müller (CSU) has asked Foreign Minister Heiko Maas (SPD) to review the travel restrictions imposed on African countries due to the corona pandemic.
Development Minister for Review of Africa Travel Restrictions for Germans to travel to Africa. “In Africa alone, 25 million people live from tourism, for ex… read more
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that passenger demand in May (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs), dropped 91.3% compared to May 2019. This was a mild uptick from the 94% annual decline recorded in April 2020. The improvement was driven by recovery in some domestic markets, most notably China.
“Ma… read more
Protea Hotels by Marriott, part of Marriott International announced the opening of Protea Hotel by Marriott Masa Square in the buzzing capital of Botswana in Gaborone this week.
The opening marks the expansion of the Protea Hotels by Marriott brand into its tenth African country, and the debut of the brand in Botswana.
The reb… read more
The Félix-Houphouët-Boigny International Airport in Cote d’ivoire is to resume operation of international flights from July 1. This comes barely a week ago when domestic flights resumed in the Ivorian capital.
The Country’s Minster of Health Eugène Aka Aoulé revealed this after a national security council meeting last week. Land and… read more
How will we fly again? That is the question as the UAE and other countries in the Middle East grapple with loosening Covid-19 related travel restrictions. Airlines have been in survival mode these past few months. Now they must take to the skies again.
To talk about the future of the industry, co-hosts Mustafa Alrawi and Kelsey Warner are … read more
Ghana’s Ministry of Tourism expands National Steering Committee on “Beyond The Return”
Africa World Airlines with 362 flights airlifted over 9,631 passengers in June 2020
Rwanda to host East Africa Tourism Platform (EATP) secretariat
Air Peace; ‘We are starting international ops in November with four 777s’
Should Germans travel again to Africa?
IATA: May passenger demand shows improvement
Protea Hotel by Marriott Masa Square opens in Gaborone
International flights to Abidjan already resumed
