Travel news overview

• Accomodation
• Conservation & Wildlife
• 25/09/2021 06:13

Mantis launches an immersive rhino experience

Conservation-focused hotel group Mantis has recently announced the launch of its Rhino Conservation Experience, which offers travelers a four-day immersion into the world of rhino conservation at Mantis Founders Lodge in South Africa.

The immersive experience includes walking safaris and game drives with Mantis guides, rhino conserv… read more

• Flights
• 25/09/2021 06:13

Air France postpones launch of Maputo service

Air France has confirmed that its new scheduled flights to Maputo, Mozambique will start on December 2, and not at the end of October as originally planned. The route will be operated via Johannesburg where no passengers will disembark, as reported by Airspace Africa.

Air France has an extensive African network … read more

• Flights
• 25/09/2021 06:13

Azman Air lines up its Airbus A340 for the first time on domestic routes

Scheduled for delivery in February 2020, the Airbus A340 is a key aircraft in the new era of Azman Air. Since the launch of the aircraft's commercial operations last August, the Nigerian private airline continues to test it.

• Miscellaneous
• 25/09/2021 06:13

IATA urges Kenyan Government to reduce PCR test fees to boost travel

“Kenya’s air transport recovery is stalling and requires ongoing support. Among the interventions, we are urging Kenya’s government to reduce the cost of PCR tests for travellers, which, at roughly US$80 each, is significantly higher than the average in Africa,” said Kamil Al Awadhi, IATA’s regional vice president for Africa and Middle East.

• Flights
• 25/09/2021 06:12

South African Airways restarts service with limited route network

South African Airways (SAA) resumed flight operations on Sept. 23, 21 months after it entered South Africa's business rescue process and following an extended grounding related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

SAA’s first scheduled flight was an early morning take-off on Sept. 23 from Johannesburg (… read more

• Flights
• 25/09/2021 06:11

Emirates becomes first airline to implement IATA Travel Pass across six continents

Emirates is the first airline to implement the International Air Transport Association’s IATA Travel Pass solution on six continents as it rolls out this digital health pass to customers at all its destinations.

Following successful trials in April on select routes from its Dubai hub, Emirates gradually expanded the IA… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 25/09/2021 06:11

IATA slams NANTA, others over criminal BTA practices

IATA has flayed the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA) warning it to ask it’s members to desist from criminal acts of issuing air tickets for Basic Travel Allowance (BTA) purposes to individuals who eventually void the tickets after gaining access to foreign exchange a practice called Ticket renting.

IATA described th… read more

• Destinations
• 25/09/2021 06:09

Mozambique further eases some of the preventive measures

Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi announced in an address to the nation on 23 September 2021 a further easing of several preventive measures to… read more

• Attractions
• 24/09/2021 04:21

South Africa's first skywalk will be a doozy

The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency this month unveiled the God's Window Skywalk project in the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve in South Africa. Once complete in 2023, the project will allow visitors to experience one of South Africa's most iconic vistas in an entirely new way.

Located along Mpumalanga's Panorama Route,… read more

• Flights
• 24/09/2021 03:43

Tourism Authority rolls out service excellence training

The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has started rolling out an aggressive service excellence training programme in line with the country's medium term economic blueprint National Development Strategy (NDS1).

ZTA's head of corporate affairs, Godfrey 'Chief' Koti said the programme kicked off in March this year with the training of 1… read more