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Spain’s Volotea Launches Second France-Algeria Route
Spanish LCC Volotea has expanded its offering between Algeria and France, where it has seven airport bases, with a second route linking the countries.
The new route launched this month connecting Constantine (CZL), a city in northeast Algeria, and Marseille (… read more
African Railway Systems notes Import regulations may stop small Loco Operators
South Africa’s smaller locomotive and rolling stock operators are unlikely to benefit from Transnet opening its network to private operators unless rules around importing used equipment are changed.
This is the view of African Railway Systems chief operating officer Dylan Knott, who said existing rules laid down by the International Trade … read more
MSC 2024 World Cruise to offer Cape Town departure
MSC Cruises will be cruising from Cape Town as part of its 2024 World Cruise aboard MSC Poesia, departing Genoa in January. The 121-day World Cruise will visit 52 ports in 31 different countries, with three separate legs that can be booked individually.
The first will be the outbound grand voyage from Genoa to Cape Town, the … read more
Mozambique lifts COVID-19 ‘disaster’ status
Mozambican President Felipe Nyusi on Wednesday lifted a 19-month-long state of "public disaster" aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19. In a speech broadcast on national television, Nyusi said 13.7 million Mozambicans -- 90 percent of the targeted population -- had now been fully vaccinated.
"We have decided to declare the end o… read more
EgyptAir returns to Benghazi
EgyptAir has resumed flights between its Cairo (CAI) hub and Benghazi (BEN) in Libya after an eight-year hiatus.
The first flight, operated by a Boeing 737-80… read more
The Kingdom of Eswatini Government and Airlink, the joint shareholders, have mutually agreed to dissolve their joint venture airline business, Eswatini Airlink, which will cease operations from 01 June 2022.
Eswatini Airlink was established in 1999 to provide air services for the Kingdom after Royal Swazi National Airways stopped operating… read more
Government of the Kingdom Of Eswatini & Airlink to Discontinue operations of Eswatini Airlink
The Kingdom of Eswatini Government and South Africa-based Airlink have announced they have mutually agreed to dissolve their joint venture airline business, Eswatini Airlink. By this decision, Eswatini Airlink will cease operations from 01 June 2022.
Eswatini Airlink currently operates multiple daily services between Johannes… read more
MSC Cruises steps up to help Durban following record-breaking storm
MSC Cruises, as part of the wider MSC Foundation operated by parent company MSC Group (Mediterranean Shipping Company) has stepped up to assist the Durban community following last week’s record-breaking flooding. Durban and the wider province of Kwa-Zulu Natal was hit with five months’ worth of rain in the space of 48 hours last week, cau… read more
UNWTO calls on start-ups to join “Awake Tourism Challenge”
UNWTO has launched the second edition of its global flagship competition under the name of “Awake Tourism Challenge”. The competition will identify innovators who are advancing solutions to 6 different challenges, as well contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
For the 2022 challenge, UNWTO will … read more
Uganda unveils New Tourism Brand at WTM Africa
The newly unveiled #ExploreUganda destination brand was on full
display at this year’s World Travel Market Africa event held in Cape
Town in South Africa, bringing together leading travel industry players
from around the world.
This is the second international tourism event where Uganda Tourism
Board (UTB) is showcasing its new Des… read more
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