Please remember to register on this website, so we can send you your dose of travel news customized as per your requirements.
Nigeria's 15 Domestic Airlines Fly Just 260 Flights a Day as Capacity Gap Widens
The NCAA data covers 15 domestic airlines, not 14, and the 7,961 flights are the recorded total for August 2026 rather than a monthly average; the figures were … read more
Durban beaches largely open for swimming as one southern stretch stays closed on water quality
The latest water-quality readings for Durban's coastline, released on 23 September 2026, confirm that the great majority of monitored bathing beaches along the KwaZulu-Natal shore are open for swimming. For agents packaging South African coastal holidays, that is reassuring news ahead of the warmer months, though the picture is not uniform and o… read more
Proflight Zambia's two-fleet formula is how remote safari country stays reachable from Lusaka
Anyone selling Zambia regularly learns quickly that the country's domestic air network runs on two very different machines, and that the difference between them shapes what can realistically be sold to a client. Proflight Zambia, the country's principal scheduled domestic operator, builds its entire route map around this split, … read more
Uganda Weighs AI Travel Companion for Explore Uganda as Visitor Spending Rises 25.6%
A quiet change in traveller behaviour is starting to worry destination marketers in Kampala. People planning a safari no longer only type keywords into a search box. They ask an AI assistant, and they act on what it tells them. Arthur Lwamafa, Senior Marketing Officer for Domestic and Regional Markets at the Uganda Touri… read more
Nigeria Seat Capacity Jumps 37% as Lagos Terminal Two Weighs Slot Controls and No-Bag Zone
The number that should interest anyone selling West African air travel is 1.19 million seats. That is Nigeria's scheduled airline capacity for September 2026, according to OAG data presented at an industry conference in Abuja this week. It is 37.4 percent more than the same month in 2025, and the fastest growth … read more
WTM Africa Opens 2027 Buyer Applications as Algeria, Benin and Angola Widen Show Floor
Buyer registration is now open for WTM Africa 2027, which runs from 7 to 9 April 2027 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre. Applications are open more than six months before the doors open, which gives anyone planning a trip enough time to budget, arrange leave and line up appointments. Buyers who wa… read more
Kruger's Orpen Gate Reachable Again for Long Weekend as R531 Detour Opens Briefly
Operators moving clients into the central Kruger National Park have a short window to work with. The temporary detour around the flood-damaged section of the R531, the main road between Hoedspruit and Orpen Gate, is reported to be passable for the Heritage Day long weekend of 24 to 27 September 2026… read more
Amadeus Takes AI Copilot for Travel Sellers to the Gulf, Signalling What Africa Can Expect
An artificial intelligence assistant is about to appear on agency screens in one of Africa's most important partner markets. Amadeus is preparing to roll out Amadeus Max for Travel Sellers across the Gulf region. The tool is built into Amadeus Selling Platform Connect, the same booking front end… read more
Turkish Airlines Buys 100 Boeing 737-8s, But Africa Waits Until the 2030s for Capacity
The headline number is large, yet the timing is what African network planners should note. Turkish Airlines has placed a firm order for 100 Boeing 737-8 aircraft, with options for 50 more 737 MAX jets, in what Boeing calls the carrier's largest single-aisle order. Deliveries are scheduled between 2033 an… read more
US Visa Bans on Unnamed South Africans Leave Travel Trade Guessing Who Is Affected
The most difficult part of Washington's new travel sanctions on South Africans is not the measure itself. It is the silence around it. The United States has not published the names of the people affected, and diplomatic sources indicate that no list will be released. In practice, a sanctioned traveller will discover the problem … read more
travelnews.africa is the first of its kind portal exclusively servicing travel agents in the Sub Saharan Africa Region with travel news from various sectors of travel i.e. airlines, hotels etc.
Our travel news does not only focuse on transportation like airlines and rail, but also on hotels, IT, cruises, and other areas of interest for travel agents. Our travel news is not only for the benefit of the traveler but also serves to update and inform travel staff in the Sub Saharan Africa Region on the latest travel news and developments.
travelnews.africa is unique in the way it assists travel readers in sub Saharan Africa to be up-to-date in sub Saharan Africa with the latest news on a daily basis, and provides concise & relevant information without the waffle making it convenient for you to keep you and your colleagues up-to-date, to better inform customers and offer precise recommendations.
Our travel news portal has refined navigation so you can search per country in sub Saharan Africa, scroll to the bottom of the website to find a list of the countries, double click on a country to get that country’s news. and you could search per sector in travel i.e. flights, leisure, rail, IT etc. (at the top of the website). Or you could search the news portal by using specific words or phrases and entering these into the search bar and clicking search.