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Amid global tourism's gradual recovery from a devastating and ongoing pandemic resulting in a $1.2 trillion loss in global tourism industry (UNWTO), 75m jobs losses globally (WTTC 2020), of which 50 per cent job cuts in the aviation industry are likely permanent according to the International Air Travel Association (IATA).
With the … read more
Kulula Holidays, a Comair Travel brand, has relaunched its platform with new features that make it easier and cheaper for travellers to plan and book domestic and international holidays.
“Under the restrictive conditions of the pandemic, we reinvented kulula holidays so we could offer South Africans real savings and co… read more
Between May and August 2021, the British firm Steer Group drew up the restructuring plan for Kenya Airways (KQ). Although this new business plan for the Kenyan parastatal remains secret, some of its outlines have leaked to the press.
In concrete terms, the plan is to reduce the 787 Dreamliner fleet to five and the Embraer 190s to 10… read more
Oneworld airlines Malaysia Airlines and Qatar Airways… read more
All three of the world’s largest cruise companies, Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian, have dropped their mask requirements on cruises departing from US ports after March 1st. Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Norwegian Cruise Line, as well as their subsidiary lines, have changed their face mask rules for passengers from mandatory t… read more
Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), the umbrella body of indigenous carriers in the country have decried the loss of $60 million and N60 billion in 2021 to issues of bird strikes, delayed and cancelled flights, respectively in Nigeria.
This is as the AON declared that it never compelled any of its members to fix the current con… read more
According to more than one survey, the ideal summer vacation for many Europeans and Americans would be a long trip on a boat. Many Europeans, for example, would like to spend their summer holiday on a Yacht charter Greece, Italy and all the north-eastern Mediterranean Basin. The main reason seems to be the safety that a boat trip ensures, in an … read more
WTM London – the leading global event for the travel industry – has redesigned and renamed its co-located travel & hospitality technology show.
Previously called Travel Forward, it will become WTM Travel Tech and offer more features for exhibitors and visitors at WTM London 2022 (7-9 November 2022).
Show organisers are planning t… read more
The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL), a South African parastatal responsible for the management, maintenance and development of South Africa's proclai… read more
DOMESTIC airlines in Nigeria have jacked up air fares over an100% as prices of economy class tickets now range from ₦50,000 and above stressing the Jet A1 cost and availability, access to forex and other sundry reasons why the price shot.
Tickets that hitherto sold from ₦27000-₦29000 above have almost doubled as the domestic airlines … read more
Nigeria Tourism struggles amid rising insecurity
Kulula holidays relaunches booking platform as travel recovers
Towards a reduction of the Kenya Airways fleet
Malaysia Airlines, Qatar Airways deepen cooperation
Major cruise lines begin to drop mask requirements on US cruises
Nigerian Airlines lost $60m, N60bn in 2021 to bird strikes, delayed, cancelled flights
WTM London unveils new brand identity for its travel & hospitality tech event
South Africa: New toll road tariffs from March 2022
Nigerian airlines jack fares up as average economy ticket sells over ₦50,000; passengers groan.
