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Making Tourism stronger and ready for the future
This has been another challenging year for our societies, our economies and tourism. Many millions of jobs and businesses remain in peril, at the mercy … read more
Mozambique has proclaimed the new Maputo National Park
Mozambique’s Council for Ministers issued a decree on 07 December 2021 to formally merge the terrestrial and marine ecosystems of … read more
Air Seychelles lands in Manila for the first time
Air Seychelles has marked another historical milestone by operating for the first time ever to the principal plus most populous metropolitan region of the Philippines, the center of industrial development as well as the international port of entry, Manila.
Flight HM9882 which departed Johannesburg in the late evening … read more
Scenic eclipse returns to Antarctica starting January 2022
Scenic Eclipse is making its way to Antarctica from the Red Sea as it prepares for its highly anticipated return to the Antarctic peninsula for a January thru March season of exploration. This marks a significant milestone for the luxury truly all-inclusive operator of the World’s First Discovery Yacht as it resumes its scheduled 2… read more
Namibia: Rosh Pinah Aussenkehr road closed
Namibia's Road Authority (RA), whose core business is to construct and maintain the country's road sector, has announced that a section on the Rosh Pinah <> … read more
Awesome travel ideas you need to try
Whether you are that adventurous traveler who has sold your properties to travel the world or you just want to explore new regions for a short or long period, it is important to put the best ideas together. You won’t want your supposed adventure travel to be faced with numerous hitches that may end up defeating your aim of traveling in the first… read more
Morocco's tough Covid restrictions hammer tourism sector
Morocco shut its borders in late November and will only reopen them at the end of January. It has also banned new year celebrations and is enforcing its vaccine pass requirements more strictly in response to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
"These restrictions are unjust… read more
Voco opening its first hotel in Africa
Voco, an IHG hotel, will open its doors Feb. 1 in the trendy Rosebank district of Johannesburg. The hotel is situated a short walk from the Gautrain station and major corporate offices like Standard Bank and BP, surrounded by galleries, gourmet restaurants and buzzing nightlife, with global brands in the adjoining Rosebank Mall.… read more
Discover Khayelitsha, one of South Africa's vibrant townships
Khayelitsha -- which means "new home" in Xhosa (one of South Africa's 11 official languages) -- is the largest township in Cape Town. In South Africa, townships are the often underdeveloped, racially segregated urban areas that, from the late 19th century until the end of apartheid, were reserved for "nonwhites."
Although Kha… read more
Eurowings Discover: The fast growth of Lufthansa’s youngest carrier
Having launched in July 2021, Eurowings Discover is expanding fast. With 11 aircraft, it’ll have 69 routes next summer from Frankfurt and Munich, the only German airports it serves, including a steadily growing list of long-haul services.
Eurowings Discover is the leisure or vacation airline of the Lufthansa Group. It came ab… read more
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