Travel news overview

• Flights
• 15/10/2021 04:57

Virgin Atlantic to resume flights between London and Cape Town

British airline Virgin Atlantic has announced that it is expanding its portfolio of flights to South Africa. According to the airl… read more

• Rail
• 15/10/2021 04:57

TAZARA temporarily suspends operations between New Kapiri-Mposhi and Kasama

The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has announced that train movements between New Kapiri-Mposhi and Kasama in Zambia are temporarily disrupted to al… read more

• Flights
• 15/10/2021 04:57

Air Seychelles opens a special route to Sri Lanka

Air Seychelles has a pair of A320neo aircraft for its international flights.

Next month, Air Seychelles will offer a special flight between Mahé and Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. The route will be offered on Saturday 6 November with a return flight scheduled for Thursday 18 November. Air Seychelles will operate this route wi… read more

• Flights
• 15/10/2021 04:57

AF adds four destinations, also ZNZ

Air France has revealed four new international routes to be launched from Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG) in the coming weeks as well as a host of route restarts.

Air France’s 2X-weekly CDG-Nairobi (NBO) service will add Zanzibar (ZNZ) in Tanzania as a third point from Oct.… read more

• Flights
• 15/10/2021 04:55

Emirates and South African Airways reactivate partnership

With South African Airways (SAA) resuming operations, Emirates has been working closely with SAA to reactivate its long-standing partnership which aims to improve the customer experience and provide more value to travellers when flying on both carriers. The move also helps cement SAA’s standing and position and will build growth momentum… read more

• Accomodation
• Beyond Africa
• 15/10/2021 04:55

Hotelbeds partners with Experience Hub to promote Yas Island

Hotelbeds has announced a new agreement with Experience Hub, the one-stop destination partner and promotional arm of one of the world’s fastest growing leisure and entertainment destination – Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.

This partnership is designed to introduce Hotelbeds' portfolio of travel buyers from the GCC, wider Middle East, Euro… read more

• Flights
• 14/10/2021 14:02

Ethiopian Airlines signs interline agreement with Airlink

The agreement allow passengers to enjoy seamless travel with a single ticket and lower fare tickets between points within the carriers’ synergized networks. With the interline agreements between the two carriers, passengers can book through their itineraries on both airlines easily. The partnership attracts more customers providing ease of conne… read more

• Beyond Africa
• 14/10/2021 14:02

Brussels airport eyes 200 destinations

Brussels Airport (BRU) is targeting 200 routes in summer 2022 as it focuses on airline support and rebuilding demand.

The airport now has more than 50 airlines offering service to more than 175… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 14/10/2021 06:33

Namibia Wildlife Resorts Offers Hospitality Training

The Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) Limited Khorixas Rest camp in the Kunene and Gross Barmen Resort in the Otjozondjupa are now offering five Namibia Training Authority (NTA) registered national vocational certificates in hospitality and tourism.

The courses are: Accommodation services and food and beverages services (Level 2); Fron… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 14/10/2021 06:31

Maputo Special Reserve welcomes cheetahs after 60-year absence

Cheetahs are set to return to the plains of Maputo Special Reserve in Southern Mozambique for the first time in 60 years. Four of the endangered big cats, sourced from game reserves in South Africa, have been transported to holding bomas within the reserve.

The four cheetahs will undergo an acclimatisation period, before being … read more