Travel news overview

• Travel-tech
• 17/12/2021 18:54

Zoox Smart Data unveils latest capabilities in analyzing hotel guest behavior and preferences with l

Zoox Smart Data, an international provider of technological solutions that harness big data to build customer profiles from existing Wi-Fi networks, has announced the launch of Zoox Eye, an advanced big data platform providing hoteliers with an intuitive and fully comprehensive analysis of each individual guest. With Zoox Eye, hote… read more

• Flights
• 17/12/2021 05:28

BA & Qatar Airways looking into expanded Joint Venture

British Airways and Qatar Airways are seeking to expand their joint venture beyond routes between Australia, Europe and the UK to cover a host of additional services, in particular routes accessed via connections from the two carriers’ flights between London and Doha.

The two… read more

• Flights
• 17/12/2021 05:28

FAAN suspends staff over Max Air incident at Lagos Airport

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has suspended one of its airfield Officers  over an incident at the Lagos airport today. The officer according to the spokesperson of FAAN, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu was on duty following an averted near incident involving a Max Air aircraft from Abuja, which landed on Runway 18L, and a ma… read more

• Flights
• 17/12/2021 05:26

Turkish resumes SA ops

Turkish Airlines will resume flights to South Africa on December 18. The airline says it may add flights to the following schedule:

• TK044 will depart IST at 02h30 and

• Miscellaneous
• 17/12/2021 05:25

Full list: 18 awarded at 2020 Ghana National Tourism Awards

A total of 18 individuals, institutions and businesses were recognized at the 2020 Ghana National Tourism Awards. The event came off last Saturday night at the Grand Arena at the Accra International Conference Centre.

As a departure from the normal format of the awards’ ceremony which usually have both competitive and honorary ca… read more

• Destinations
• 16/12/2021 16:58

Zambezi Tourism hard hit by Covid

Tourism is one of the main economic sectors of the Zambezi region and the country at large. However, Covid-19 has negatively affected the region's economy, as there was a distinct decline in the tourism sector due to travel restrictions and regulations.

Zambezi region is home to birdwatchers, nature lovers and specialist trav… read more

• Destinations
• 16/12/2021 16:57

Vic Falls Aims to Enhance City Status

VICTORIA Falls has intensified efforts to lure investors with the aim of developing infrastructure that matches its new status as a city. The Zimbabwean government accorded the northwestern city that status in 2020. It is a prime tourism destination and is home to one of the World's Natural Wonders, the Victoria Falls, which draws thousan… read more

• Destinations
• 16/12/2021 16:24

Rwanda ranks 6th in visa openness in Africa

Rwanda progressed the most, after Tanzania, in regional countries that opened to visitors from other African countries as well as African Union initiatives in the last five years. This is according to authors of the latest Africa Visa Openness report 2021.

Rwanda scored 6th in this year's rankings and top performers despite t… read more

• Flights
• 16/12/2021 04:04

COVID-19: How well have African Airlines recovered?

The big question as to whether Africa could produce its own mega-carrier or an ‘African Airlines Alliance’, like the global alliances of SkyTeam, Oneworld and Star Alliance, appears to be getting a definite response as Kenya Airways signed a Strategic Partnership Framework with South African Airways late November 2021. The airlines describe this… read more

• Flights
• 16/12/2021 04:04

AASA breathe a sigh relief as UK reverses Travel Restrictions

The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) said it is relieved that the UK has decided to relax the travel restrictions that were hastily imposed on South Africa and other Southern African countries following the announcement of the identification of the Omicron variant by South African scientists last month.

Aaron Munetsi, … read more