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Emirates inks deal with the Seychelles Tourism Board
Emirates has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Seychelles Tourism Board at Expo 2020. The agreement reaffirms the airline’s commitment to the island-nation and outlines joint initiatives to promote trade and tourism to the country.
The Memorandum of Understanding was signed by Ahmed Khoory, Emirate… read more
FlyWestair rebranded as FlyNamibia
Namibian privately-owned airline Westair Aviation has announced the rebranding of its scheduled passenger airline FlyWestair to FlyNamibia.
According to the airline, the name was changed to better reflect its role as trusted Namibian carrier. FlyWestair launched domestic operations in … read more
Zimbabwe repatriates USD 50 million in airline revenues
Airlines are still finding it difficult to repatriate revenues from ticket sales and other activities in some parts of the world. Africa remains the worst performer, with Zimbabwe and Nigeria alone holding 30% of the $963 million in blocked funds worldwide. Harare has recently made a strong commitment to eradicating its image as a bad performer.
Holland America Line’s Rotterdam sets sail with World-Class floating art gallery valued at over $4.1
Holland America Line ships have long been regarded as floating art galleries for their extensive collections of museum-quality pieces. When Rotterdam sets sail for the first time Oct. 20, 2021, guests are in for a visually rewarding journey with some of the most thought-provoking, striking and bold pieces in the fleet — including historic… read more
Gulf Air launches Boutique Charter services
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announces the launch of private charter services under the title of 'Boutique Charters' allowing its global clientele to book private direct charter flights with personalised itineraries. The new service is available to government and corporate delegations, group trave… read more
Qatar Airways launches route to Moscow Sheremetyevo
Qatar Airways commenced daily services to Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport on 31 October 2021. The airline has moved its Moscow services from Domodedovo to Sheremetyevo. Qatar Airways continues to rebuild its network, which currently stands at over 140 destinations.
“As the Qsuite makes its debut on our Moscow route, pass… read more
Australia, Thailand and Israel reopen their borders today
Thailand and Israel will once again welcome tourists and Australia is reopening its borders, but only to its nationals.
While the symbolic milestone of 5 million deaths from Covid-19 must be reached during the day, three countries have decided to reopen their borders: Australia to its vaccinated nationals, Thailand to tourist… read more
Cape Town set to make strong recovery in 2021/22 following pandemic shut down
Cape Town looks set to make a strong recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic during the 2021/22 cruise season, with 32 cruise ships calls expected.
The 32 scheduled cruise ship calls will primarily be made by ships homeporting in South Africa for the summer cruise season between November, 2021 and March, 2022.
The So… read more
The honey badger is regarded as one of Africa’s most ferocious mammals, and was even named the ‘most fearless animal in the world’ in the 2002 edition of the Guinness Book of World Records.
This feisty animal is once again in the spotlight after an extremely rare albino honey badger (Mellivora capensis) was recently… read more
Uganda to host Africa Birding expo
At the launch of the expo at Uganda Museum last week, Mr Herbert Byraruhanga, the founder of Bird Uganda Safaris, said the growth of the expo has earned them membership with the prestigious World Bird Fair Council, a global body that promotes birding events across the world.
Uganda hosts 1,083 bird species, and hold… read more
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