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Ghana’s Deputy Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister, Mark Okraku Mantey
has beseeched tourism industry players especially agencies under the
ministry to work closely together to meet targets that have been set for
the tourism industry.
Government has an ambitious goal of generating $5 billion from the
sector each year and hopes to … read more
Qatar Airways Privilege Club continues to honour the loyalty of its valued members by extending their tier status. This initiative will benefit all Silver, Gold and Platinum members whose tier status is due for renewal between December 2021 and December 2022. The tier validity of these members would be automatically extended to 31 Decembe… read more
Ethiopian Airlines is set to resume using the Boeing 737 MAX 8 almost three years after the type was grounded following the devastating accident in March 2019. It’ll deploy the MAX on eight routes from its Addis Ababa hub in February, with all but one route within Africa. Flights are now loaded and bookable.
A quick look at Ethio… read more
The airlines of the Lufthansa Group cancelled about 33,000 flights for the next three months due to the rapid spread of the omicron variant of the coronavirus leading to a sharp drop in demand for flights in January and February.
This means that the airlines within the Lufthansa Group have removed 10 percent of their flights from the winte… read more
The U.S. had lifted travel restrictions to eight southern African countries on New Year's Eve. The restrictions, imposed last month, were meant to blunt the spread of the COVID omicron variant.
The Nov. 29 ban barred nearly all non-U.S. citizens who had recently been in South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozam… read more
All of us here at www.travelnews.africa send our very best wishes to you and your families for a happy,
healthy and safe festive season. It has been a another very hard year for our industry, hence all of us are looking into 2022 and hope for a more reliefed situations
Merry Christmas and a very happy New Year to you all.
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Kenya Airways and ITA Airways, Italy’s new flag carrier, have announced a codeshare agreement providing passengers with seamless connections from the Kenya Airways network to destinations across Europe. Travellers will be able to connect on the Kenya Airways’ network to ITA Airways network across Europe and reach some of Italy’s most pict… read more
Qatar Airways and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that Qatar Airways became the first carrier to make a transaction on the IATA Aviation Carbon Exchange (ACE) using IATA Clearing House (ICH).
The IATA Aviation Carbon Exchange (ACE) is a centralised marketplace where airlines and other aviat… read more
As the world began to open its doors in early 2021, after months of lockdown measures, it was clear that the way people shopped, worked and connected with each other had changed.
Some of them were temporary, but others seem more permanent. As we’re set to face more restrictive measures in 2022, one industry is wondering what the future hol… read more
Carnival Corporation & plc celebrated the official opening of Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal with Shamal Holding following their strategic partnership signed in 2018 to develop the new cruise port as the main hub for cruise tourism in Dubai.
The occasion was marked with a walk-through by Abdulla Binhabtoor, chief portfolio… read more
‘Let’s work together to achieve set targets for tourism in 2022,’ Okraku Mantey urges
Qatar Airways Privilege Club extends members’ tier status until December 2022
Where will Ethiopian Airlines operate the Boeing 737 MAX?
Lufthansa Group airlines cancel 33,000 flights in next three months
U.S. lifted travel ban on eight Southern African countries
Kenya Airways, Italy’s ITA Airways announce new codeshare agreement
Carnival Corporation celebrates opening of Dubai Harbour Cruise Terminal
