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Equatorial Guinea: Ceiba International charters an Airbus A330 for its flights to Europe
Ceiba International resumed regular flights to Europe in November, after more than two years of suspension due to the health crisis.
Summer-style wines, festive gifting: Waterford Estate is the place to be this summer
Perfectly timed with the start of December and South Africa's favourite season, Waterford Estate is proud to share their selection of summer-style wines with visitors from both near and far. Proudly offering an estate collection including crowd favourites like the Waterford Rose-Mary - an elegant incarnation of a Blanc de Noir made with S… read more
Tanzania governement keen to promote local tourism
The Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism Dr Pindi Chana has said the government will continue to collaborate with various tourism stakeholders in promoting local tourism to increase the number of local tourists.
Dr Chana made the remarks during the occasion to flag off this year's climbers who have embarked on the Mount… read more
Makers Landing in Cape Town set to get boost from 239 cruise ships this season
Makers Landing, a V& A Waterfront “food community” within Cape Town Cruise Terminal, is looking to the current cruise season to provide a much-needed boost amid the ongoing recovery from COVID-19.
Makers Landing was initially developed to capitalise on port-visiting cruise tourists, but opened in 2020, just as South Africa’s sec… read more
Zimbabwe: Gonarezhou National Park introduces game drives in open-sided 4×4 game drive vehicles
The management of Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe has announced that, for the first time, game drives in custom-bu… read more
Setting Tourism’s recovery on a more ethical path
Meeting in Madrid and guided by the principles of the Global Code of Ethics for Tourism, the Committee explored the main topics of its working groups for the next four years (period of 2022-2025). The focus of the Committee will be on analysing the ethical aspects and impacts of the following tourism-related areas, namely, (1) Decent… read more
Costa releases details on Christmas Cruise from Dubai for 2022/23 season
Costa Cruises has announced a host of themed events and activities for families and children on its Christmas Cruise out of Dubai in the Arabian Gulf, as well as other locations around the world.
Costa Toscana is homeporting in Dubai for the 2022/23 cruise season, sailing roundtrip, weeklong cruises visiting Abu Dhabi and Muscat.
The… read more
Traveling to Morocco: All the most interesting and important things to know
Morocco is one of the most mysterious and colorful African countries. Its Atlas Mountains are like the planet Mars, and the blue and white city of Essaouira is like the setting for a pirate movie. The ancient Medina of Marrakech takes tourists back several centuries, and the modern resort of Agadir can easily be compared to the Mediterranean Riv… read more
Kenya Airways and Royal Air Maroc reactivate their code-share agreement which has been paused
Kenya Airways (KQ) and Royal Air Maroc (RAM) have agreed on Tuesday 6 December 2022 to resume their code-share agreement initiated in 2016 and interrupted in 2019.
Under this reactivation, RAM passengers will now be able to travel to Nairobi, Zanzibar and Johannesburg on flights operated by KQ. In the reverse direction, the Kenya… read more
Emirates ramps up operations to London Gatwick with a third daily Airbus A380 service
Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has ramped up its operations to Gatwick Airp ort with the addition of a third daily A380 flight. The airline continues to scale up its UK operations to meet sustained demand ahead of the holiday rush.
The additional frequency will offer enhanced capacity with more than 1,00… read more
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