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Uganda Airlines operated its inaugural flight to the United Arab Emirates on Monday 4 October. Departing from its hub in Entebbe at 12:15pm, flight UR 444 landed at Dubai International Airport at 6:45pm local time.
From now on, the Ugandan flag carrier will operate on this route three times a week with its A330-800neo flee… read more
Even though the pandemic threw a spanner in the works, South Africans continue to turn their eyes to the continent for business opportunities.
Bonnie Smith, GM, FCM South Africa, explains that FCM customers are keen to take to the road again to explore new opportunities for growth, e… read more
MSC Cruises has announced its COVID-19 health and safety protocols for its current Red Sea cruise season out of Saudi Arabia, and its upcoming Arabian Gulf cruise season out of Dubai. MSC Cruises is homeporting MSC Bellissima in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and will be sailing a Dubai cruise season between November and March, aboard MSC V… read more
African carriers will see a very slow pace of recovery in financial performance from a $1.9 billion loss in 2021 to a $1.5 billion loss in 2022.
Net industry losses are expected to reduce to $11.6 billion in 2022 after a $51.8 billion loss in 2021 (worsened from the $47.7 billion loss estimated in April). Net 2020 loss esti… read more
Qantas and Emirates are seeking to extend their joint venture partnership for another five years beyond the expiry of their current agreement.
The airlines, which have existing approvals from regulators to operate a joint business until March 2023, will seek re-authorization to continue the c… read more
Visitors from the African continent are allowed to enter the
Seychelles Island. vaccinated and unvaccinated passengers are allowed
entry to the islands without the need for quarantine on arrival.
Entry and stay conditions will not be affected by COVID-19
vaccination status, but visitors are strongly encouraged to be fully
immunis… read more
South African National Parks (SANParks) has released an update on the current situation in the Rhodes Memorial Section of Table Mountain National Park in … read more
The story of human resources development in the tourism sector in Tanzania follows a path that is in line with the policy direction towards the sector since independence. After independence in 1961, the government did not put much emphasis on tourism as a business undertaking that could have helped fill government coffers, create employme… read more
From Frankfurt, Germany's popular leisure airline takes off on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays to Mauritius, to the Seychelles on Fridays and to the Maldives on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
The island state of Mauritius lies in the southwest of the Indian ocean and is well-known for its mountainous inland, with rai… read more
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has inspected ongoing work on construction of the Kumasi International Airport, which, according to the contractor, is currently 77% complete, and is expected to be completed in June 2022.
President Akufo-Addo visited the site of the construction on Friday, 1st Octob… read more
Uganda Airlines finally lands in Dubai, its first destination outside Africa
What to expect when travelling to these top business destinations in Africa, Middle East
MSC announced COVID-19 safety protocols for 2021/22 Dubai season
African carriers will see slow pace of recovery in financial performance
Qantas extends Emirates partnership, targets earlier international restart
Seychelles now open to all visitors from Africa
Cape Town: Update on the Rhodes Memorial Section of Table Mountain National Park
Why Tanzania needs to bridge skills gap in tourism sector
Condor launches flights to Mauritius, Seychelles and Maldives
Kumasi International Airport 77 Percent Complete - Set to Be Completed in June 2022
