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The destination topped charts in a survey conducted by Tourlane to understand traveller preferences
The Rainbow Nation of South Africa has been nominated the most sought-after destination through Tourlane’s recent survey, which analyzed aspirations of travel communities across the globe as travel restrictions steadily begin t… read more
New reports are indicating that the travel and tourism industry in South Africa may resume sooner than the earlier predicted date of February 2021 – possibly as early as September 2020.
Earlier in the year (May 27), after a briefing from South Africa’s Department of Tourism, it was reported that international tourism wouldn’t… read more
TheteamAfrica (TTA), association has unveiled the logo of Wonders of Africa® Project – a Pan-African initiative to get Africans to Visit Africa.
In a series of posts on Facebook, the Project Director Ambassador Ikechi Uko explained that due to the flattening of Tourism and Travel in Africa by Covid-19, there is a need to initiate a rebuild… read more
Today (10 June 2020), Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, David Maynier, and City of Cape Town's Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Opportunities and Asset Management, Alderman James Vos, visited Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) to assess the steps taken by airport management to re-open the airport, and ensure the safety of … read more
Ghana’s leading carrier, Africa World Airlines, (AWA), has further increased its domestic flight operations in the country with 4 daily return flights each to Kumasi and Tamale from Accra in addition to twice weekly flights to Takoradi.
The airline in a statement said the additional flights will ensure that peop… read more
Funding has been awarded for a comprehensive study of the technical, economic, environmental and social feasibility of building a 1 435 mm gauge railway linking Addis Ababa in Ethiopia with Khartoum in Sudan, together with an extension to Port Sudan on the Red Sea.
The two-year study will also look into possible financing … read more
Air Seychelles will be operating special passenger flights to Dubai and Johannesburg to return stranded UAE nationals and residents as well as South African nationals to their home.
The national airline will also be operating a special flight to Doha for stranded visitors travelling to Europe and Asia only. The flights, supported by… read more
It is a crisis, yes it is. And even after more than 40 years in the travel industry, doing business almost on all continents, I cannot remember a crisis of such a depth. And we all are shocked; I feel it is justified we are shocked. Lehman Bros. in 2008 as well as September 11th in 2001 did not have such an impact on the world economy… read more
The Indian Ocean island nation of Seychelles is making plans to host a first-ever skydiving event in October 2020, as it looks for ways to boost its tourism industry. Skydivers from across the globe are invited to participate in the event, and get an aerial view of the island nation.
Billed as the “Innhopp Experience,” the skydiving… read more
With most of the main tourism source markets of the Seychelles still closed, such as Germany, France and Italy, is the country’s national airline looking at destinations to relaunch which do permit passenger traffic and which fall into a COVID19 category of countries permitted by local health authorities to let tourists from there come to the is… read more