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Africa Tourism Summit to offer coaching session for Tourism SMMEs
With Small, Medium, and micro-scale enterprises being the worst affected segments of the tourism value chain during the covid-19 … read more
Emirates to place Airbus A380 on DXB-IST
Emirates Airline will place the Airbus A380 on one of its two daily Dubai (DXB)-Istanbul (IST) flights from Oct. 1, marking the first time the extra-large aircraft will fly to Tur… read more
Book now to discover creative Cape Town
The first city in Africa to be named a Unesco City of Design, Cape Town joins the innovative ranks of 180 cities in Unesco’s global Creative Cities Network. The honour recognises a city’s design status and commitment to promoting and developing the cultural and creative industries.
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Norwegian Cruise Line celebrates the return of two more ships in the Mediterranean
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) today marked another milestone in its great cruise comeback with the redeployment of Norwegian Epic and Norwegian Getaway in the Mediterranean. A third of NCL’s fleet of 17 ships are now back in operation, welcoming guests back on board after the Company’s more than 500-day cruise suspension.
Norwegian Ep… read more
Serengeti intensifies fight against poaching
Serengeti District Authorities in Mara Region have vowed to continue with fight against poaching in the world famous Serengeti National Park. Serengeti District Commissioner (DC), Dr. Vicent Mashinji cautioned that stern measures will be instituted to any person who will be caught committing such illegal act in the park.
The … read more
Etihad Airways signs landmark deal with Amadeus to introduce next-gen travel technology
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, is set to embark on a major digital transformation following the signing of a landmark multi-year deal with Amadeus.
As part of the deal, Etihad Airways will implement the full Amadeus Altéa PSS suite, including web booking, revenue management and merchandising, data management… read more
Mozambique: delivery of the Chongoene airport, built by China, is scheduled for this month
In October 2018, Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi laid the foundation stone for the construction of the Chongoene Airport in the south of the country with China's ambassador to Mozambique, Cui Aimin. The work, which was initially expected to last 36 months, was delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic.
The construction of the C… read more
Siandou Fofana is new Chair of UNWTO’s Commission for Africa
Siandou Fofana, Minister of Tourism of Côte d’Ivoire is the new chair of the Regional Commission of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for Africa.
This is one of the main conclusions drawn from the 64th Meeting of the Regional Commission, hosted by Cabo Verde which took place in the city of Santa Maria, I… read more
Airlink ranked as South Africa's most punctual airline
This puts Airlink on track to repeat its 2020 top ranking when its overall on-time performance was consistenly better than 96%.
“It proves that there is always room for improvement. On-time performance is crucial for our customers who rely on Airlink for their business and leisure travel in the region, including those connecting with… read more
Namibia Tourism Board looks to domestic tourism for revival
To get the once-thriving tourism sector back on its feet again, the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) launched the 'Domestic Tourism Campaign' at Swakopmund on Friday.
The campaign aims to get locals to visit the country's various tourist sites.
Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the tourism industry has seen a sharp decli… read more
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