Travel news overview

• Miscellaneous
• 29/07/2021 05:48

Africa Travel Week Launches Unlock Africa Podcast

In the spirit of #MakingTravelHappenAgain, Africa Travel Week, in conjunction with its headline shows World Travel Market Africa and International Luxury Travel Market Africa, expands its promotion of tourism to the African continent with the launch of a new podcast in August.

The Unlock Africa podcast will be a regular fea… read more

• Destinations
• 29/07/2021 05:48

Namibia and Russia scrap visa requirements

According to TASS, largest Russian news agency, the Governments of Namibia and … read more

• Flights
• 29/07/2021 05:48

German leisure carrier Condor orders 16 Airbus A330-900neo

Germany’s leisure carrier Condor has decided to order 16 Airbus A330-900neo of the latest generation. The Supervisory Board has already agreed. The first aircraft is expected in autumn 2022, whilst the replacement of the entire long-haul fleet is scheduled to be completed by mid-2024.

“As the German launch customer for the Airbus A330neo, … read more

• Destinations
• 29/07/2021 05:47

Visitor arrivals to Seychelles surpassing Covid-Era prediction

Seychelles has been performing above its targeted best-case scenario when it comes to visitor arrival numbers from April to June, the tourism principal secretary said Tuesday.

Sherin Francis gave an overview of market performance, which kickstarted the Tourism Department's virtual Mid-Year Marketing Meeting. The meeting brings together loc… read more

• Cruise
• 29/07/2021 05:46

Viking Ocean Cruises resumes operations for first time since pandemic

Viking Ocean Cruises h as become the latest cruise line to resume cruises for the first time since the pandemic, with Viking Sea and Viking Venus departing the Maltese capital Valletta this week. Viking Sea and Viking Venus sailed from the Maltese capital on Friday on the first of a range of new itineraries roundtrip from Valletta, markin… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 29/07/2021 05:46

Rhino and elephant poaching declines in Namibia

Rhino and elephant poaching has declined significantly this year in Namibia, home to the only free-roaming black rhinos left in the world, government data showed on Monday.

Nine rhinos have been illegally killed by hunters so far in 2021, the lowest number in eight years for the period, according to the figures … read more

• Destinations
• 29/07/2021 05:45

Victoria Falls: Zimbabwe re-opens the Victoria Falls & Kazungula border post for vaccinated persons

The Zimbabwean Minister of Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services, Monica Mutsvangwa, has announced during a post-Cabinet briefing on 27 July 2021 that the Victoria Falls border post (… read more

• Flights
• 29/07/2021 05:45

South Africa: CemAir to introduce flights between Johannesburg Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)

South African domestic and regional carrier CemAir is set to launch flights between OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg and Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ | Port Elizabeth International Airport) in … read more

• Flights
• 29/07/2021 05:45

Sky Mali inaugurates its first international route with a Bamako-Kayes-Dakar

Sky Mali started commercial operations on 29 September 2020. The private company, 100% owned by Emirati private individuals through Al Sayegh Group (ASG), aims to build a strong sub-regional network.

Until August, the carrier plans to gradually expand its network to Abidjan, Cotonou, Brazzaville and Pointe Noire.  Oth… read more

• Flights
• 29/07/2021 05:45

Cape Verde: the Angolan company Bestfly recorded over 30,000 passengers in two months of operatio

Last May, Binter finally opted to suspend the activities of its Cape Verdean subsidiary in an attempt to obtain financial support in the midst of the health crisis.

Given that it held the monopoly on the domestic market, the Cape Verdean state had no other option than to urgently find a replacement. A provisional choice was made for the Angolan group Bestfly.