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MSC Cruises has taken delivery of its new Seaside-class cruise ship, MSC Seashore, ahead of her deployment in North America later this year. MSC Seashore was delivered by Fincantieri at its Monfalcone shipyard in a ceremony attended by Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman, MSC Cruises, and Giampiero Massolo and Giuseppe Bono, Chairman and CEO … read more
Qatar Airways has made an exciting announcement: "Fly with us from Harare on three weekly flights starting 6 August 2021.
"Throughout your journey, expect the highest standards from the only airline and hub airport to both hold SKYTRAX 5-star ratings for quality and Covid-19 safety measures."
The airline will be flying three t… read more
The project is led by Cameroonian businessman and trader Emile Parfait Simb, president of Simb Group and head of Global Investment Trading SA, which specialises in cryptocurrencies.
Emirates is connecting global business and leisure travellers with
its first-ever passenger service between Dubai and Miami. The airline
celebrated the inaugural flight of its four times a week service when it
touched down in Miami at 11:00 local time yesterday.
Emirates flight
EK213 was welcomed by Miami International Airpo… read more
The organisers of Namibia's annual Tourism Expo, Namibia Media
Holdings (NMH), for the first time in 23 years announced the
cancellation of the 2021 Tourism Expo, an executive said Thursday.
The cancellation is in support of the country's Health Ministry's drive
to have more Namibians vaccinated by September 2021, hence their
de… read more
The great Alaska adventure is now underway – Royal Caribbean is back and bolder than ever as the first cruise line to sail to the Last Frontier since September 2019. Serenade of the Seas kicked off the highly anticipated comeback of the summer season when it departed on the first of a series of 7-night cruises from Seattle. The sailing marks a c… read more
Air Mauritius resumed its international operations last week with the partial reopening of the country's air borders, effective since 15 July. The carrier is now in the process of gradually rebuilding its pre-pandemic network.
Air Mauritius will re-establish links with London, England in early October. The Mauritian airline plans to off… read more
Coming in behind Qatar Airways, Air New Zealand, Singapore Airlines and Qantas, Dubai-based carrier Emirates Airlines has taken fifth place in the rankings of the world’s best airlines for this year, according to Airlineratings.com. However, the airline is still unable to offer seats to South African passengers on flights from SA.
T… read more
Policymakers across the globe have been challenged to prepare enough mid-band spectrums available for 5G as the deployment could cost operators between $782 million and $5.8 billion per city, and ultimately consumers, the GSMA has warned.
The actual amount of mid-band spectrum required varies significantly by city, mid-band being ro… read more
The survey of 4,700 travellers in 11 markets around the world shows that:
• Eighty-five percent believe aircrafts are thoroughly cleaned and disinfected
• Sixty-five percent agree the air on an aircraft is as clean as an operating room
Among those who hav… read more
MSC Cruises takes delivery of MSC Seashore ahead of North American debut
Airlines' interest in Zimbabwe a huge endorsement
Central African Republic: Simb Airlines (finally) obtains its air operator's certificate
Emirates launches new passenger service to Miami
Namibia cancels annual tourism expo as focus shifts to Covid-19 vaccinations
Royal Caribbean becomes first to return to Alaska
Air Mauritius to return to London in October
5G Mid-Band spectrum could cost operator $5.8bn per city – GSMA
Survey: Passengers confident in air travel safety, continue to support mask-wearing
