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Border Re-Opening to Boost Tourism Sector
The re-opening of Zimbabwe borders has excited players in the tourism sector who say the move would allow free movement of tourists and boost their operations.
The tourism sector has been the hardest hit industry worldwide following imposition of travel restrictions as countries reacted to the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Like ma… read more
India locomotives inaugurated In Mozambique
Four Cape Gauge Diesel locomotives, manufactured by Banaras Locomotive Works (BLW) for export to Mozambique were formally inaugurated by H.E. the President of Mozambique, in presence of H.E. the President of Zimbabwe at Beira on 11th of February 2022.
Financed and manufactured in India, BLW hopes that this delivery will enable India… read more
Hyatt House Johannesburg Rosebank celebrates official opening
Hyatt House Johannesburg Rosebank celebrates its opening, marking the expansion of the Hyatt House brand’s global footprint in markets that matter most to guests and World of Hyatt members. Hyatt House Johannesburg Rosebank is the third Hyatt hotel opened in collaboration with an affiliate of Millat Investments.
“Hyatt House Johanne… read more
Why will people attend in-person events in the future?
With its new research focus 2022, the Future Meeting Space (FMS) innovation network looks at the reasons why people will in the future decide for or against attending business events in person. Under the headline "Redefining event attendance", the GCB German Convention Bureau e.V. and the Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Enginee… read more
Radisson Hotel Group debuts in Madagascar with the opening of three hotels
Radisson Hotel Group announce its entry into Madagascar with the opening of three hotels: Radisson Blu Hotel, Antananarivo Waterfront, Radisson Hotel Antananarivo Waterfront and Radisson Serviced Apartments Antananarivo City Center.
Antananarivo, is also known as “Analamanga” or the “City of Thousand” referring to the … read more
IATA urges centre to reopen international air routes
Global airline body IATA on Monday urged the Centre for “swift normalisation” of international flight operations and called for discontinuation of air travel bubbles. The plea came on a day when the health ministry’s revised guidelines for international travellers kicked in, allowing passengers quarantine-free entry into the country besid… read more
Sabre Corporation expands strategic technology partnership with Hopper
Sabre Corporation announced the renewal and expansion of their long-term strategic technology partnership.
Since 2012, Sabre has been a strategic partner of Hopper’s, helping the company deliver on its promise to save users time and money and make travel planning easier. Given their strong historical performance, today the two compa… read more
Transnet temporarily suspends Blue Train operations
According to an EWN news report, the rail agency said its decision to pull the famous locomotive from the tracks was a precautionary measure following what it calls "recent incidents".
Earlier this month, the… read more
Cape Wine Auction raises more than R12m for charity
Held at the Quoin Rock Wine Estate in Stellenbosch on Saturday, 12 February, the auction saw guests bidding generously for a collection of once-in-a-lifetime lots.
Darielle Robertson, director of The Cape Wine Auction, says: "We are delighted with this year’s results especially given the tough economic times we are going through.… read more
United Nigeria Airlines to set up MRO Centre at Enugu airport
United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) has unveiled plans to establish a Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA), Enugu State.Dr. Obiora Okonkwo, the Chairman, UNA, stated this last week in a press briefing with aviation journalists in Lagos.
He, however, said that the airline wa… read more
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