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Launched in 2021, BestFly Cabo Verde's main mission is to ensure an effective network of the main islands that make up Cape Verde.
From next month, BestFly Cabo Verde will offer a seasonal service between the islands of São Vicente and Sao Nicolau. The route will operate from 3 June with a weekly flight every Friday, Aeror… read more
Announced since 2020, Transavia's new Nantes-Dakar route had been delayed due to a health crisis.
Transavia, the low cost subsidiary of the Air France group, has inaugurated its new service to Senegal from Nantes in France. On Wednesday 25 May, flight TO8020 landed at Dakar Blaise Diagne International Airport at around 2.50pm loc… read more
Technology startup Chain4Travel has successfully closed a seed financing of 4.3 million Swiss francs. The freshly raised capital ensures rapid growth for the company as well as the launch of its blockchain and first applications later this year.
Chain4Travel is pursuing an innovative concept for the use of blockchain technolo… read more
Onboard Media, a leading sales and marketing agency in global travel and part of the LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton group, has partnered with the Alaska Small Business Development Center and its BuyAlaska program in a first-at-sea initiative. Aboard all Carnival Cruise Line ships visiting Alaska this season, Onboard Media will feature a divers… read more
Namibia is set to hold an investment session aimed at attracting
investors to its tourism sector on the sidelines of the ongoing World
Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland.
The session dubbed “Invest in Namibian Tourism” is co-hosted by the
country’s Minister of Tourism Wildlife and Forestry Pohamba Shifeta.
It… read more
At this point, it’s doubtful that you never heard of the revolutionary technology that is virtual reality (VR). VR headsets have become a mainstream consumer product, and while household usage is dominated by the gaming industry, there are several other fields, such as travel, that are beginning to make use of this technology. The primary way th… read more
Cruise Cape Town is gearing up for one of its biggest seasons to date,
with millions expected to be injected into the Western Cape economy.
Ships 108 to 295 meters in length, carrying between 100 and 2,500
passengers are booked for the upcoming season at the Port of Cape Town. After successful lobbying to restart the cruise season, the Sou… read more
Carnival Corp. is considering selling its luxury Seabourn cruise line to the Saudi sovereign wealth fund, according to a CNBC report.
The report, citing unnamed sources, said that Carnival was in "preliminary discussions" to sell Seabourn. It said that the deal would give the Saudis a "stronger footprint" in the cruise indust… read more
Delta Air Lines has doubled its frequency on the Atlanta-Johannesburg nonstop route from three to six flights per week.
According to a Delta spokesperson, "We are seeing significant demand for travel between South Africa and the U.S. from both points of sale, U.S. leisure travel being particularly dominant."
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A new study by financial comparison company money.co.uk has revealed the top trending wedding destinations in 2022 and beyond.
Claiming first place is Zimbabwe in Southeast Africa, which has seen a 56% year-on-year increase in searches. With so much on offer, it is a destination that can fulfil any couple's vision for their big day.… read more
BestFly Cabo Verde opens a seasonal route between the islands of Sao Vicente and Sao Nicolau
Transavia inaugurates its Nantes-Dakar rotation
Blockchain for the travel industry: Chain4Travel closes seven-figure seed investment
Carnival Cruise Line's industry-first partnership with Alaska small businesses
World Economic Forum: Namibia targets investors for its Tourism Sector
VR is transforming the travel industry - Here’s how
Cruise Cape Town expects strong recovery performance for 2022/23 season
Carnival is in preliminary talks to sell Seabourn
Delta doubles its service to Johannesburg
Zimbabwe is top trending wedding destination for 2022
