TUI Cruises will sail roundtrip cruises in the Arabian Gulf from Dubai aboard Mein Schiff 6 this coming winter cruise season. The German cruise line TUI will homeport Mein Schiff 6 in Dubai from October, 2021 until February, 2022, joining three other cruise lines sailing roundtrip from the city this season.
Indigenous Ghanaian tour operator, Riali Consult has been nominated
for the 2021 International Travel Awards under the Best Sustainable
Tourism Company.
Riali Consult has been in operation since 2004. It is an inbound tour
operator focusing on markets in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa.
Not forgetting Domestic Touris… read more
A new report by Deloitte has revealed that Kenya's tourism sector faces an uphill task of recovery post COVID-19. Dubbed 'Economic Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on East African economies', the report estimates that tourist arrivals declined by 78.4 percent in 2020 compared to the 2019 average.
Not all Covid-19 vaccines are equal when it comes to freedom to travel, as some countries only accept people who have been vaccinated with certain vaccines, and not brands such as AstraZeneca and Sinopharm.
Several fully-vaccinated Namibians who have interests in European or the United States - be it family, education, business or r… read more
The government says it will improve customer care at public health facilities as the country seeks to become the regional hub for medical tourism.
The country will also work on issues pertaining to language barriers to capitalise on the presence of several specialised health facilities in the commercial capital of Dar es Sala… read more
Phase 1 of reopening of the borders for the Indian Ocean Island, which runs from today until 30 September 2021, allows vaccinated guests to stay in one of 14 chosen "resort bubbles".
Holidaymakers will be able to enjoy facilities within their chosen hotel i… read more
Cleartrip, a leading online travel and leisure aggregator in the Middle East and India, has signed a multi-year deal with Sabre Corporation.
The expanded, long-term agreement sees Sabre become Cleartrip’s largest global distribution system (GDS) partner and is part of the OTA’s strategy to streamline its GDS relationships.&nb… read more
There are a number of key issues and concerns for businesses as they prepare for a return to corporate travel post-pandemic. If the last year has taught us anything, it’s that the constant changing of restrictions and requirements have made it nigh on impossible to plan.
However, with its positive impact on business perfor… read more
Victoria Falls tourism businesses canvassed by Travel News
report that they have been able to salvage a significant number of
bookings after the news broke of increased South African and Zimbabwean
travel restrictions and BA Comair temporarily shutting down its flights
for the duration of South Africa’s adjusted Level 4 lockdown… read more
UK-based financial website Money.co.uk has recently released a list of the world’s most beautiful beaches, according to Instagram. To rank the beaches, the website analysed over 26 million Instagram hashtags associated with the world’s most popular beaches and calculated how many pic… read more
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TUI Cruises to homeport Mein Schiff 6 in Dubai for the 2021/22 season
Ghana’s Riali Consult shortlisted for 2021 International Travel Awards
Kenya's tourism sector unlikely to recover in 2021
Tanzania's medical tourism hub plan
Mauritius welcomes back international tourists
Cleartrip prepares for anticipated online bookings surge through multi-year agreement with Sabre
Tips for managing a return to corporate travel
Fastjet shows commitment to JNB – VFA route
