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  • Miscellaneous

Iata Official IATA slams NANTA, others over criminal BTA practices

IATA has flayed the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA) warning it to ask it’s members to desist from criminal acts of issuing air tickets for Basic Travel Allowance (BTA) purposes to individuals who eventually void the tickets after gaining access to foreign exchange a practice called Ticket renting.

IATA described th… read more



  • Attractions

South-Africa South Africa's first skywalk will be a doozy

The Mpumalanga Tourism and Parks Agency this month unveiled the God's Window Skywalk project in the Blyde River Canyon Nature Reserve in South Africa. Once complete in 2023, the project will allow visitors to experience one of South Africa's most iconic vistas in an entirely new way.

Located along Mpumalanga's Panorama Route,… read more


  • Flights

Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Tourism Authority rolls out service excellence training

The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) has started rolling out an aggressive service excellence training programme in line with the country's medium term economic blueprint National Development Strategy (NDS1).

ZTA's head of corporate affairs, Godfrey 'Chief' Koti said the programme kicked off in March this year with the training of 1… read more


  • Travel-tech
  • Beyond Africa

AA WorldFlight Travel experts reveal what to know when canceling a flight

Travel experts at Next Vacay reveal that searches for ‘cancelable flights’, ‘book refundable flight tickets’ and ‘free cancelation flight booking’ have increased by 400%.

The first thing to know is that the US Department of Transportation mandates that regardless of airline, all customers have 24 hours from the time of their original booki… read more


  • Beyond Africa

Business Travel 28% of corporates switch TMCs during pandemic

A new study of 313 European business travel managers by Business Travel Show Europe (30 September – 1 October) has revealed that over one -quarter (28%) of buyers have switched travel management companies (TMCs) over the last 12 months. A further 36% plan to move their business by summer 2022.

When asked why the… read more


  • Flights

UAE Emirates Airline in Focus: Emirates

Emirates this week confirmed plans to increase flight frequencies to a number of US destinations amid “rising travel confidence and the easing of international travel protocols.”

Starting from October, the Gulf airline will be operating 78 weekly flights to 12 destinations in the US.read more


  • Flights

QATAR Airways Qatar Airways to launch flights to Almaty in Kazakhstan

Qatar Airways is pleased to announce that it will launch scheduled passenger services to Almaty, Kazakhstan starting from 19 November 2021. The new service will be operated by an Airbus A320 aircraft, featuring 12 seats in Business Class and 132 seats in Economy Class.

This service will enable passengers flying to and… read more


  • Beyond Africa

AA WorldFlight Traffic at Munich Airport increased significantly in summer months

Passenger numbers at the airport have been rising steadily for months Promise of strong growth as US opens its borders to foreign visitors Jost Lammers: We are bringing momentum back to Munich as a premium hub

Traffic at Munich Airport has risen steadily since the beginning of the summer months. While only 570,000 passengers were registere… read more


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