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THE just-ended Christmas holiday saw a rebound of the hotel and tourism industry in Kariba that had experienced a battering due to successive Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns.
According to industry sources, occupancy levels at registered hotels and lodges were at 100%.
This resulted in desperate accommodation seekers … read more
The leadership and key contributions of Kenya and Senegal to Africa’s aviation sector were the focus of recent bilateral meetings among ICAO Secretary General Juan Carlos Salazar and Mr. James Macharia, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Transport (top image), and Mr. Alioune Sarr, Minister of Tourism and Transport of Senegal.
The… read more
The Nigerian Government is planning to introduce a slot system in a bid to address the present imbalance in the Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) arrangements with other countries.
Speaking with aviation journalists recently at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, Capt. Musa Nuhu, the Director-General, Nigerian Ci… read more
Kenya has continued to cement herself as a global champion in wildlife tourism after being named World’s Leading Safari Destination 2021 by World Travel Awards (WTA).
This announcement was made on 16 th December during the WTA grand final winners’ day 2021 to celebrate excellence across all sectors of the global travel and to… read more
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has in collaboration with
the African Union Development Agency (AUDA-NEPAD) and the West African
Econom… read more
Some 6,300 flights were cancelled by airlines across the world over Christmas weekend, with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 disrupting travel during the holidays, including pilots in quarantine.
According to the latest report from the Flightaware website, there were nearly 2,800 flight cancellations on Saturday, 970 of which were related t… read more
Ethiopian Airlines has revealed that it plans to bring the Boeing 737 MAX back into service next February. The airline previously said it would be the last to bring the type back. The fatal crash of one of its Boeing 737 MAXs ultimately led to the type’s worldwide grounding.
Over the past year, airlines have slowly been bring… read more
2021 has been a year of learning and adapting for tourism. It has proven that only by working together can the sector overcome challenges and embrace opportunities.
Gathering the global tourism community and developing concrete actions, UNWTO has led tourism’s response with the vision of not only restarting, but doing so in a more i… read more
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest aviation group in Africa, has recently announced that it has received IATA’s Center of Excellence for Independent Validators in Pharmaceutical Logistics (CEIV Pharma) certification as an airline and ground handling in December 2021.
Incidentally, the 75-year-old Ethiopian Airlines is the first … read more
After a multi-year saga that has swung back and forth, it appears that Kenya Airways won’t be the subject of a nationalization process after all. The news comes after the country’s government dropped the plans in favor of other ways of protecting what it has already loaned to the national airline. As such, Kenya Airways will remain onl… read more
Boom for Kariba Hotel, Tourism Operators During Festive Season
Accelerating aviation recovery in Africa
Nigeria to introduce slot system for foreign airlines soon
Kenya is world's leading Safari destination in 2021
White Paper on safety and security in Tourism launched
Over 6,300 flights cancelled worldwide over Christmas weekend
Ethiopian Airlines to resume Boeing 737 MAX flights in february
Ethiopian Airlines becomes first African IATA approved Pharma airline
Kenya won’t nationalize its airline after all
