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Internet cost in Africa far too high
The average cost of 1GB of data on the continent is 7.12 percent of average income, with some countries having rates as high as 20 percent
Taxing internet access / restricting social media access seen as counterproductive and repressiveAfrica’s internet duopolists MTN and Airtel challenged to improve reliability, speed and to substant… read more
Air France network update - a few flights into Africa
By the end of June, the flight schedule will represent 20% of the capacity usually deployed over this period. Subject to the lifting of travel restrictions, the gradual increase in the number of frequencies and destinations will continue, reaching 35% of the flight schedule initially planned in July and 40% in August.
Air France pla… read more
Are Foreign Airlines' Multiple Entry Points a problem?
Industry expert and CEO of African Aviation Services, Nick Fadugba, has x-rayed the aviation industry in Nigeria and said multiple entry points and frequencies of foreign airlines are commercially disadvantageous to Nigerian airlines and do not achieve fair reciprocity.
Over 85 per cent of air travellers on international destinations are a… read more
Zimbabwe: Tourism Players Roll Out Zimbabwe Destination Campaign
Tourism players have escalated marketing destination Zimbabwe after Government allowed them free entry into the Rainforest to take footage and market the country's tourism products.
This comes as Government is engaging stakeholders with a view to open domestic tourism, with private sector participation key to the initiative. Preside… read more
Revitalising Railways Through A New Corridor Approach - North-South Corridor
Ensuring the sustainability of freight transport especially by rail should be one of the key objectives of governments of SADC. Integral to this is to maximize the proportion of freight transported by rail as opposed to road. In the last 15 years, rail freight km’s have only grown by 15%, coupled to this and directly impacting this is the… read more
South Africa: COVID-19 has huge impact on accommodation industry
The COVID-19 pandemic and national lockdown have drastically impacted the South African travel accommodation industry. As a direct result, many small businesses devastated by financial hardship are now forced to seek some form of financial aid. Nationwide survey of accommodation establishments was conducted, to ascertain how this pandemic… read more
ASATA Supports Systematic to restart South Africa’s Travel Industry
ASATA joined the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) as the organisation presented its Tourism Recovery Strategy before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Tourism this week.
The TBCSA, which represents the voice of business in the travel and tourism sector, has developed a data-driven Tourism Recovery Strategy advocati… read more
SA Express liquidation delayed until late 3Q20
South Africa’s High Court in Pretoria has delayed the liquidation proceedings of South African Express (XZ, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) until September 9, giving the government time to com… read more
Mauritania Airlines: Maouloud takes on the challenge
Mauritania Airlines’ new CEO, Amal Maouloud, believes the carrier is set for success – overcoming the problems of low population density in Africa’s third largest country.
After around a year in post, she is ready to take up the challenge of improving national and regional connectivity.
Since its creation in 2012, … read more
Update on Air France July and August 2020 Intercontinental network incl. Africa
Air France in the last few days gradually extended interim schedules to late-August 2020. For Intercontinental service from Paris CDG as of 10JUN20, planned operation for the period of 06JUL20 – 01SEP20 as follows.
The following lists excludes Israel, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. Planned operation including pass… read more
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