Travel news overview

• Flights
• 20/05/2022 08:06

Fastjet enters Botswana

The Zimbabwean subsidiary of the Fastjet Group continues its regional expansion by adding Botswana to its network.

From 30 June, Fastjet will offer four daily flights [Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday] between Victoria Falls and Maun in northwestern Botswana.  The frequency will be tri-weekly between 7 and 21 Septe… read more

• Rail
• 19/05/2022 17:10

Update on Transnet’s supply of Jet Fuel to O.R. Tambo International Airport

Transnet SOC is increasing the supply of jet fuel through the National Multi-Product Pipeline from Durban to the inland. This is as repairs to the railway line gets underway following damage from the floods in recent weeks.

Currently, TPL is transporting 14 million litres of jet fuel between Natref and OR Tambo International … read more

• Miscellaneous
• 19/05/2022 16:55

NCAA grants unions venue approval for Lagos, Abuja as members kick over unopposed chairman

AFTER yesterday’s stalemate over the conduct of the Air Transport Senior Staff Association of Nigeria( ATSSSAN) Branch election at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority ( NCAA) the event has been shifted to this morning after securing the venue.

This is however as there are still agitations over the disqualification of one Comrade Danjuma w… read more

• Attractions
• 19/05/2022 16:53

Plettenberg Bay: Great White Shark spotted in Keurbooms River

South Africa's National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), a voluntary non-profit organization tasked with saving lives through drowning prevention in … read more

• Flights
• 19/05/2022 16:53

GH-Wings Airlines is making progress with its AOC, opting for the Dash8-400 for its launch this year

GH-Wings Airlines will be based in Accra. As a prelude to its launch by the end of the year, it recently signed an agreement with Ethiopian Airlines for the maintenance of its future Dash 8-400 fleet.

GH-Wings Airlines is getting closer to its launch. The new Ghanaian startup has just successfully completed p… read more

• Rail
• 19/05/2022 11:30

Nigerian Railway Corporation to restart Abuja-Kaduna Passenger Trains after terror attack hhutdown

Nigeria's federal transportation ministry has instructed the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) to resume train services between Abuja and Kaduna in northern Nigeria after a terror attack in March closed the line.

NRC said trains between the two cities would restart on 23 May.

The NRC halted passenger services on the ro… read more

• Flights
• 19/05/2022 11:29

United wants to launch Washington-Cape Town service

United Airlines is seeking regulatory approval to launch service between Washington Dulles and Cape Town.

If the route is approved by the DOT, the carrier plans to begin weekly flights between those cities on Nov. 17.

United said it would be the first airline to fly nonstop from D.C. to Cape Town. The flights would acco… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 19/05/2022 11:17

UNWTO launches Digital Futures Programme for SMEs

UNWTO has announced the launch of the Digital Futures Programme, designed to accelerate the adoption of new technology among tourism enterprises.

Developed in collaboration with some of the world’s leading technology, finance and business companies as Mastercard the initiative is focused on small and medium-sized enterprises … read more

• Travel-tech
• 19/05/2022 11:16

Sabre reveal shifts in travel at a panel discussion at Arabian Travel Market Middle East

Sabre Corporation, a leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry, conducted a panel discussion at Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai to discuss a new global travel industry study, ‘Mapping Travel’s New Normal’, which identifies prominent shifts in travel.

The wide-ranging study highlights the di… read more

• Flights
• 19/05/2022 07:38

Delta doubles its JNB flights

Delta Air Lines has announced that it will take its Johannesburg frequency from three to six flights a week, with effect from May 25.

A Delta spokesperson told Tourism Update  the additional flights had been for sale for some time. “We are seeing significant demand for travel between South Africa and the US… read more