Travel news Cabo Verde

• Flights
• 28/04/2022 07:19

ASKY Airlines returns to Cape Verde

ASKY Airlines inaugurated its service from Praia to Cape Verde in April 2019. The service was subsequently disrupted due to the health crisis.

ASKY Airlines announces the resumption of its flights to Cape Verde. From 2 June, the Togolese carrier will offer three weekly rotations between its Lomé hub and Praia.
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• Flights
• 01/04/2022 07:11

TAAG Angola to land in Madrid, Spain

Once opened, Madrid will become the third European city, after Lisbon and Porto in Portugal, served by TAAG Angola.

TAAG Angola has announced on its social networks the forthcoming opening of a direct route between Luanda and Madrid. This will be the first time that the Angolan national flag will deploy regular operations to … read more

• Flights
• Destinations
• 31/03/2022 06:27

Towards the reopening of an air link between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe

The Prime Minister of Sao Tome and Principe, Dr. Jorge Bom Jesus, began a three-day official visit to Cape Verde on Monday 28 March 2022. His first day was rather fruitful, with the signing of five agreements in the fields of education, economy and air transport among others.

The authorities of Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe plan to … read more

• Miscellaneous
• 17/03/2022 21:21

Tourism is business! What Ghana needs to understand to build a robust industry

Tourism is a serious business! I should expect that anyone within the value chain would know that by now.
Tourism goes beyond just entertainment and events; of course, the two are a necessary component of tourism. And even with that, it’s the income these events or entertainment generates that makes them relevant to tourism.

Unfortunat… read more

• Flights
• 16/03/2022 18:53

Cabo Verde Airlines takes delivery of the first of two Boeing 737s leased from TAAG Angola

Cabo Verde Airlines will now continue its operations with a fleet of Boeing 737-700s leased from TAAG Angola Airlines.

The first aircraft (MSN 34559) was received on Sunday 13 March at the Nelson Mandela International Airport in Praia in the presence of the Cape Verdean Minister of Tourism and Transport, Carlos Santos, and his Angolan counterpart, Ricardo Abreu.

• Miscellaneous
• 21/02/2022 17:43

Cape Verde Prime Minister outlines priorities for air transport; some realistic, others not so much

Before the coronavirus pandemic – which stopped it dead in its tracks – Cape Verde, the Atlantic Ocean archipelago which is right on the operational limits for leisure airlines flying out of … read more

• Flights
• 09/02/2022 05:56

TAAG Angola Airlines wants to more than triple its number of flights by 2022.

In recent months, TAAG Angola Airlines' operations have suffered from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, namely the restrictions put in place by some countries following the discovery of the Omicron variant. But the storm now seems to have passed, and the horizon is brightening.

TAAG Angola Airlines is dreaming big in early 20… read more

• Cruise
• 31/01/2022 06:40

Kenya delays Mombasa cruise terminal opening due to COVID-19

Kenya has delayed the opening of its new cruise terminal in Mombasa until August due to the ongoing disruption the COVID-19 pandemic is causing for the global cruise industry. The new $11-million cruise terminal was completed in June last year, but has not yet been used because cruises to and from Africa remain uncertain and prone to last minute… read more

• Destinations
• 21/01/2022 07:40

Prime Minister of Cabo Verde launches “Tourism Operational Programme” aimed at boosting the sector

The Prime Minister of Cabo Verde Ulisses Correia e Silva has launched in São Lourenço dos Órgãos, the Operational Tourism Program (POT) as an accelerator of growth and a boost to employment and as a transforming and reliable sector in the resumption of tourist flow.

As a strategic part of the executive’s program for tourism, the POT is bas… read more

• Flights
• 17/01/2022 11:31

Carriers in Mali given 72 hours to use or lose landing slots

Authorities in Mali have given airlines operating in the country just 72 hours to decide if they want to keep their slots. The demand comes following the increase in political tensions in West Africa over the last week.

Regional concerns

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) last week had hit Mali with economi… read more