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The Ministry of Tourism announced that 28 new nationalities were added to the system of issuing an electronic tourist visa taking to 74 the number of nationalities able to obtain the visa electronically.
This comes within the framework of the efforts exerted by the Egyptian state to promote tourism via working on facilitating the me… read more
South Korean company Hyundai Rotem has announced a 335·4bn won contract to supply 80 electric multiple-units and 17 electric locomotives to Tanzania Railways Corp by 2024.
According to the newest edition of the Travel Restrictions Report
from the United Nations specialized agency for tourism, as of 1 June,
29% of all destinations worldwide have their borders completely closed
to international tourism. Of these, more than half have been completely
closed to tourists for since May 2020 or longer, with the ma… read more
Too many governments continue to act as if the only tool in their anti-COVID-19 arsenal is a blanket border closure or an inbound quarantine, IATA laments. And this is not without impact on the operational performance of airlines.
Cargo demand by African airlines increased by 24.5% in May, compared to the same month in 2019. This is rev… read more
In line with the IMF's recommendations, Cape Verde had begun, in 2019, a disinvestment plan in several public companies including its airline Cabo Verde Airlines.
But two years later, the State is backtracking against a backdrop of acrimonious tensions with Lofleidir Cabo Verde, the majority shareholder and 70/30 joint … read more
Africa World Airlines is proud to release our operational performance statistics for June 2021, in line with our commitment to transparency.
We scheduled 1,137 flights during the month, and booked over 50,000 passengers racking up 8.8% more than the previous month.
No passengers were denied boarding in the entire month, and o… read more
TANZANIA Forest Service (TFS) has organized a tourism festival aimed at promoting forest conservation and ecotourism to supplement government efforts to increase the number of tourists to 5 million come 2025.
The festival dubbed 'West Kilimanjaro Run and Mountain Forest Bike' will be held on July 10 this year and will include… read more
Zimbabwean low-cost airline fastjet has partnered with Simbisa Brands to allow its customers to purchase tickets at Chicken Inn restaurants across Zimbabwe. Before visiting the restaurant to pay for your ticket, you must first visit fastjet’s website or any fastjet shop or airport office.
Next, you must select which currency … read more
South Africa is one of a handful of countries included in the United Arab Emirates’ rolling set of entry restrictions, which are reviewed every couple of weeks.
The United Arab Emirates imposed entry and flight bans against South Africa on 14 January this year for an initial period of 12 days – as a result of the detection of the Be… read more
An entire herd of elephants from a British zoo will be released into the wild in Kenya in what conservationists have hailed as a world first. The
13 elephants live at Howletts Wild Animal Park in Kent, southern
England, and will be… read more
Egypt allows 74 nationalities to get Tourist Visas electronically
Tanzania Railways Corp orders electric trains
Vaccines and Digital Solutions expected to accelerate Tourism Recovery – Latest UNWTO Report
African airlines: cargo continues to grow, passenger traffic remains low
Cabo Verde Airlines: the State ejects the Icelanders and renationalises the airline
AWA operational performance for June
Tfs Festival Set to Attract More Tourists
Zimbabwean LCC Fastjet starts sales in Chicken Restaurants
South Africa and the ban from UAE
Elephants to be moved from UK zoo to Kenyan wild in 'world first'
