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Ethiopian Airlines to add D.C. service
Ethiopian Airlines on June 1 will add three weekly direct flights between Washington Dulles and Lomé, Togo.
The flights will begin and end in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The new route will supplement the carrier's current D.C. connection to Addis Ababa via Dublin.
"With the three flights starting in June, that will increase our wee… read more
How Nigeria can develop its Tourism potential
‘Government should play an active role in developing tourist destinations throughout the country by providing adequate facilities and cutting-edge infrastructure.’
Tourism is an attractive development sector in many countries; however, despite its enormous potential in Nigeria, the industry has been neglected for many years. Part of the ne… read more
Zim Tourism Sector recovery gathers pace
The participation of local tourism players in the World Travel Market Africa (WTM) tourism show in Cape Town, South Africa, last week is the start of the sector's recovery post-Covid-19, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has said.
The WTM Africa tourism show was launched in 2004 and attracts over 6 000 travel industry professiona… read more
Exciting times for African tourism as countries pursue big initiatives
The bright lights of Africa’s tourism are gradually shinning again after they were nearly dimmed completely by the ravages of COVID-19.
Many countries on the continent have taken the necessary steps to invite tourists back to their countries by scrapping the prohibitive negative PCR test.
Since the turn of the year we have seen gover… read more
EgyptAir returns to Libya after 8 years of absence
Since the signing of a peace agreement in October 2020, between the various parties in conflict, calm has more or less returned to Libya, after nine years of civil war.
Since then, foreign airlines have been planning their return to the country. After an eight-year hiatus, EgyptAir returned to Libya on Monday, April 18, 2022. Flight MS8… read more
Dakar int'l airport organizes itself to alleviate the shortage of kerosene
On April 15, 2022, the Managing Director of Société de Manutention de Carburants Aviation (SMCADY) informed his counterpart at Blaise Diagne International Airport in Dakar (AIBD SA) of his company's inability to supply the platform with fuel, recommending that he issue a NOTAM on this subject.
From next Saturday, all air carriers operating… read more
Route Analysis: Milan-Dakar
Spanish carrier Albastar is planning to launch scheduled flights between Italy and Senegal in May, filling a gap in the market left by the suspension of Italian leisure airline Blue Panorama’s operations last October.
Flights from Milan Bergamo (… read more
Zanzibar is safe for Tourists, Police insist
POLICE in Unguja North Region have insisted that Zanzibar is safe for tourists and all other visitors.
The Police Force issued the statement yesterday in response to sexual assault allegations being made by a Nigerian woman, Zainab Oladehinde, who claimed to have been sexually assaulted in Warere Hotel in Nungwi, Zanzibar.
Reg… read more
Africa’s tourism sector bouncing back
By Conrad Onyango, bird Story Agency
With the easing of Covid-19 restrictions, Africa’s tourism sector has started showing signs of a recovery as international arrivals begin to grow, airlines relaunch and offer new routes and increased frequencies, and international hotel chains open their doors again.
News that French hospitality g… read more
Ethiopian Ministry of Tourism and UNESCO discuss joint efforts to promote sustainable tourism
Ethiopia and Africa at large, have the most cultural and natural heritage resources, yet the least inscribed in the World heritage sites. This formed part of the discussion on how to promote sustainable tourism in Ethiopia, between Prof Hubert Gijzen, Regional Director and Representative UNESCO Regional Office for Eastern Africa, when he paid a … read more
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