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Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) welcomes Condor Airline’s intent to operate direct flights from Frankfurt to Johannesburg, says Charles Shilowa, ACSA Group Executive: Strategy and Sustainability. Condor, a German-based leisure airline will launch two weekly flights between Frankfurt International Airport in Hessen, Germany, an… read more
Norwegian Prima, the first of Norwegian Cruise Line ‘s new Prima-class cruise ships, will be christened by popstar Katy Perry in August, 2022. Norwegian Cruise Line announced that Katy Perry will be godmother to Norwegian Prima, in addition to performing at the christening ceremony.
The naming ceremony will take place i… read more
NATURAL Resources and Tourism ministry is set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Emirates which would see the airline advertise Tanzania's tourist attractions in its planes.
The two parts may ink the deal in May this year, according to Minister for the docket, Dr … read more
Several countries around the world, such as Saudi Arabia and India, are gradually easing travel restrictions. This is welcomed by the airlines.
Ethiopian Airlines is back in Saudi Arabia. Since 15 March, the Ethiopian flag carrier has resumed flights to Jeddah and Riyadh.
To the port and commercial city of Jeddah, Ethio… read more
The South African Civil Aviation Authority (SACAA) had grounded Comair's planes indefinitely on Sunday for unresolved safety issues, suspending its air operator certificate and stranding hundreds of passengers.
"After a thorough review of Comair's documentation, the SACAA has lifted the precautionary suspension of Comair's licenc… read more
The weekend-long activation dubbed #VisitGautengInBotswana will start on Friday, 18 March 2022, from 09h30 with a Tourism and Investment Breakfast at Protea Hotel by Marriott Gaborone Masa Square to be addressed by the South African High Commissioner in Botswana, HE Ms TP Shope-Soumah.
“The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) … read more
Local airlines under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), have suspended their threat to shut down flight operations over the outrageous hike in price of Jet – A1 fuel. The Vice President of AON, Mr Allen Onyema, disclosed this in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos.
NAN re… read more
“Whilst some African hotel markets have a long way to go in terms of recovery and regrouping, others have shown remarkable fortitude and resilience and provide hope that ‘normal’ conditions will once again prevail in the hospitality sector in Africa,” says HTI Consulting CEO, Wayne Troughton.
“Throughout 2020 and into 2021, as wave after w… read more
According to the Russian Association of Tour Operators, the decision follows pressure from insurance companies which are now declining to cover routes to Russia, a country engaged in an armed conflict with neighbouring Ukraine.
Royal Air Maroc (RAM) and EgyptAir have temporarily suspended their services to Moscow in Russia. So far, the two… read more
South Africa's Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa, has officially announced a number of name changes for a town, a village, … read more
Airports Company South Africa welcomes new direct flight from Frankfurt
Norwegian Prima to be christened by popstar Katy Perry
Tanzania: Dar Tourist Attractions Get Exposure to 90 Million Emirates Passengers
Ethiopian Airlines returns to Saudi Arabia, resumes scheduled flights to India
Comair back in the skies after suspension lifted
Gauteng Tourism to promote tourism and investment offerings in Botswana
Airline operators suspend threat to shutdown flight operations
Recovery, resilience and loss - a review of key African hotel markets 2021
Royal Air Maroc and EgyptAir suspend flights to Russia
South Africa has renamed 17 locations in the Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga
