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As Tourism activities continue to return to some level of normalcy in Kenya, the Hilton Nairobi CBDis set to reopen to the public in September.
The hotel has been closed since the imposition of curfew by the Kenyan Government from the later part of March 2020. Though the hotel is yet to confirm the exact date for the reopenin… read more
FOLLOWING a meeting with the convened by the Minister of Labour and Employment between Arik Airand union members, Monday’s planned shutdown of the airline has been put off sequel to an intervention.In a notice to all staff dated August 16, 2020, the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and the Air Transport Senior Staf… read more
Proflight Zambia has published the actual schedule for its operations as follows:
- Solwezi: Tuesdays & Thursdays
- Livingstone: Wedenesday, Friday & Sunday
- Ndola: Zuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday & Sunday
- Mfuwe: Monday & Saturday
Emirates passenger flights now account for approximately half the airline’s daily frequencies but a bailout from owner the Dubai government will be needed “sooner rather than later”, says airline president Tim Clark.
As the Dubai carrier expands operations, daily frequencies are now running at around 230 flights, which… read more
When economies around the world shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic, most large corporations instituted sweeping restrictions on travel and set high thresholds for exceptions. By April 2020, … read more
The grounded Japanese ship that leaked tons of oil near protected areas off the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius has split apart, officials said Saturday, with its remaining fuel spreading into the turquoise waters. Photos posted on social media by the official cleanup effort with support of the environment ministry s… read more
Carnival Corporation (CCL), the world’s largest cruise company, provided a financial update on Friday morning to its shareholders. The company said that they have $7.9 billion dollars on hand as of July 31, 2020. Previously, the company disclosed that they are spending approximately $650 million per month to keep the company operat… read more
Rotimi Amaechi, Nigerian Minister of Transportation, on Saturday, issued a five month ultimatum to the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation, CCECC, handling the ongoing extension of the Lagos-Ibadan railway projects extension to ensure the completion of the project by January 1, 2021. The Minister gave the directive at … read more
The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) will continue to lobby for the re-opening of international travel, said CEO of the industry body, Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa. He welcomed the opening of interprovincial travel and the unbanning of alcohol sales as the country prepares to enter Lockdown Alert Level 2, no… read more
The government has provided a sneak peek at what the new SAA will look like, saying the proposed airline will be based on a modern aircraft fleet, cost efficiency, a network structure and a right-sized workforce.
The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) said on Wednesday that it was at the final stages of final… read more