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On 21 March we announced that in September Air Belgium would launch flights to both Johannesburg (JNB) and Cape Town (CPT) in the Republic of South Africa. Details on the schedules are slowly emerging.
Air Belgium flights to South Africa will be operated three times a week from 14 September 2022, with the brand-new Airbus A330-900 a… read more
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that air travel posted a strong rebound in February 2022 compared to January 2022, as Omicron-related impacts moderated outside of Asia. The war in Ukraine, which began on 24 February, did not have a major impact on traffic levels.
Note: We are returning to year-on-year tr… read more
"Not only is this great news for passengers, it comes with job creation at a time where unemployment is at an all-time low in South Africa," he adds.
Last year, Greyhound Coach Lines announced its closure effective 14 February 2021. The bus company, which had been operating for 37 yea… read more
In a bid to
strengthen tourism within the nation, Malawi chief President Dr. Lazarus
Chakwera Monday unveiled a mouth-watering $660 million tourism funding
masterplan that can assist map up the infrastructure improvement for the
nation.
The mission beneath
the plan can be… read more
During the pandemic, industry-watchers forecast that corporate travel would take a long, long time to come back.
In South Africa, where the vast majority of international air tickets
purchased up to early 2020 were for business travel of one sort or
another, this was bad news indeed. Some highly experienced agents who
had worked in… read more
The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) has welcomed the
termination of the country’s state of disaster which came into force at
the onset of the pandemic two years ago.
President Cyril Ramaphosa last night (05/04/22) announced an end to
the state of disaster he declared more than two years ago to manage the
c… read more
On 8 February, Emirates re-established its entire pre-Covid-19 African network by reopening its route to Casablanca, Morocco. Now, the UAE's national airline is working to increase the density of certain routes, depending on demand.
From 1 July 2022, Emirates will offer two trips per day between Dubai and Port Louis… read more
South African Tourism North Europe has launched their new digital
campaign “Lekker local tips”, a localisation of their “LIVE AGAIN”
campaign, and the destination marketing organisation invites all South
Africans to be part of the fun! The campaign gives European travelers in
the Netherlands, Belgium and Sweden the opportunity to … read more
Celebrity Beyond, the new Edge-class cruise ship for Celebrity Cruises, has been delivered by the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. Celebrity Cruises officially took delivery of the new ship from the shipyard with a hand over ceremony that marked the end of her construction.
Lisa Lutoff-Perlo, Presi… read more
Royal Caribbean has marked the keel laying milestone in the construction of its new Icon of the Seas cruise ship at the Meyer Turku shipyard in Finland. Icon of the Seas is the first in the cruise line’s new Icon-class series of ships, with two more on order through 2026.
The keel laying for Icon of the Seas marks the start of the s… read more
More details on Air Belgium’s future flights to South Africa (Johannesburg and Cape Town)
Air passenger recovery accelerates in February, according to IATA
Greyhound returns to service
Chakwera launches Tourism masterplan - urges citizens on positive talk for country
Corporate travel gallops ahead
Tourism Business Council of South Africa welcomes end of state of disaster
Emirates to increase A380 flights to Mauritius to twice daily next summer
South African Tourism targets European travelers with ”Lekker local tips” Campaign
Celebrity Cruises takes delivery of new ship Celebrity Beyond
Royal Caribbean lays keel for new ship Icon of the Seas
