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Tour operators unhappy over hiked park fees
WALVIS Bay and Swakopmund tour operators at Sandwich Harbour and Namib-Naukluft Park and surroundings are disgruntled over the increase in national park entry fees announced by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism earlier this year. The operators met with ministry officials last week at the Kuisebmond municipal chamber… read more
Skiing in Africa? Tourists hit Lesotho slopes despite Covid-19 woes
Suggest a holiday in Africa and most people picture baking hot sun, palm-fringed beaches or herds of wildebeest galloping across the savannah. Few think of skiing. Yet the continent contains five mountain ranges with enough seasonal snow to make potential slopes, of which two host rudimentary ski resorts. Tucked into South Africa'… read more
Enhancing travel businesses after COVID-19
Due to mobility restrictions implemented to reduce Covid-19 infections, people around the world stopped traveling during 2020. As the vaccination process progresses, more countries are opening their borders for non-essential travel, and tourism recovery looks closer every day.
Business crises happen all the time and are an excellent opport… read more
Emirates & CemAir have signed an interline agreement
South African domestic and regional carrier CemAir and the largest airline and flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates, Emirates, have signed an interline agreement. This marks the first partnership between both airlines, and Emirates' fourth airline partnership* in … read more
Brazzaville: Africa Airlines, the new Congolese domestic airline starts operations
Since ECAir ceased operations in 2016, Trans Air Congo (TAC) has dominated the Congolese domestic market. This will now change with the arrival of the new entrant Africa Airlines.
Govt - 28 more countries to benefit from tourist E-Visa service
Egypt added 28 more countries that could obtain an electronic tourist visa through the newly-launched e-visa portal.
Thus, the total number of countries that could benefit from the e-visa service rose to 74. This is part of the country's sustained efforts to promote tourism.
This was announced at a cabinet meeting on Monday 23… read more
African Sun Completes Dawn Properties Deal
HOTELIER, African Sun says it has fulfilled all the conditions precedent relating to the acquisition of the entire issued ordinary shares of Dawn Properties Limited.
The group last year offered to buy 100 percent stake in Dawn Properties, through a share swap that entails issuance of 616 126 718 new African Sun ordinary shares to Da… read more
Delta Air Lines signs transformative agreement with Travelport driving industry retailing innovation
Delta Air Lines and Travelport announced a transformative global distribution agreement, designed to further enhance value-generation for the entire travel retailing ecosystem, including travel management companies, agencies, corporations, and travelers. The customer experience and value-based, multi-year content distribution agreement gi… read more
EgyptAir plans Bangladesh connection
EgyptAir is set to open a new service connecting the capital cities of Egypt and Bangladesh as part of efforts to boost tourism between the two countries.
The move comes after the airline signed a memorandum of understanding (pictured) with ALO Dhaka Aviation, the general sale… read more
Uganda Airlines plans first long-haul routes
Uganda Airlines is poised to launch long-haul services after adding the Airbus A330-800 aircraft to the company’s AOC.
The East African carrier, which is now just a regional operator, intends to use the widebody aircraft on services from Entebbe (EBB) to intercontinental destinations, includi… read more
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