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South Africa: Africa's first "Time Out Market" to open in Cape Town
The first Time Out Market in Africa is set to open in Cape Town,South … read more
Botswana relaxes COVID regs
Botswana no longer has any COVID-19 restrictions on entry.
Travellers no longer need to provide proof of vaccination or proof of a negative COVID test on entering the country.
Masks are no longer mandatory in public spaces.
The Botswana Ministry of Health advises residents to ensure they are fully vaccinated.
Trapped funds: Onyema makes case for reciprocity, calls for patriotism among Nigerians
Founder and Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema has challenged foreign airlines complaining of blocked or trapped funds in Nigeria to reduce their frequencies stressing that these airlines know the situation, yet to keep Nigerian airlines down, keep requesting increased frequencies in a bid to strangle them.
He also decried how in certai… read more
Lesotho: Tourism Levy operational
The Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation (LTDC) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Dr Retšelisitsoe Nko has expressed gratitude that the Tourism Levy Act, of 2006 became operational on October 1, 2022, after 15 years of its amendment.
The Lesotho Tourism Levy is a tax paid by tourists for specific travel and tourism services o… read more
Travelport collaboration with Agentivity and Navitas Solutions delivers new agent productivity solut
In collaboration with Navitas Solutions, a leading developer of agency desktop solutions, and Agentivity, a travel agent data services and automation provider, Travelport introduces NavAgent – an add-on to the Travelport Smartpoint desktop point of sale delivering intelligent workload optimization and data driven personaliza… read more
Royal Caribbean reveals first details on largest ship Icon of the Seas
Royal Caribbean International has revealed the first details about its upcoming cruise ship Icon of the Seas, the first in a new series called the Icon class, which will be the largest in the world. Icon of the Seas and her two planned sister ships will be the largest class of ship in the Royal Caribbean fleet at 250,000-gro… read more
TAZARA traffic volumes surge on back of open access
The arrival of open access freight operations on the state-owned TAZARA Railway will not only boost traffic on the railway but also generate funds for much-needed maintenance, say private operators.
Trains have recently started running the full length of the 1,860km line following the reopening of the Chambeshi River bridge i… read more
Hotel pipeline down globally, except for Middle East & Africa
Middle East & Africa was the only world region to show an increase in overall hotel pipeline activity at the end of the third quarter, according to September 2022 data from STR.
September 2022 (% changes in comparison with September 2021)
Europe In Construction: 197,884 rooms (-14.1%) Final Planning: 144,277 rooms (-16.1%) Planni… read more
Mauritius to host 66th UNWTO CAF Meeting
The Republic of Mauritius, an island nation in the Indian Ocean, has been confirmed as the host of the 66th World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Commission for Africa (CAF) Meeting in 2023.
In a unanimous decision by member states at the 65th CAF Meeting held in Arusha, Tanzania, The Island state of Mauritius and the P… read more
Seychelles tourism arrivals surpass 2022 forecast
Seychelles has reached another important milestone in its tourism
industry with the arrival of over 258,000 visitors from January to date.
This exceeds the target set this year, two months ahead of the year’s end. At the beginning of the year, the … read more
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