Travel news overview

• Flights
• 05/03/2021 04:11

Jazeera Airways second destination in Africa

Jazeera Airways is one of the fastest growing private airlines in the Middle East. Resilient in the midst of the health crisis, it is pursuing its growth plan with an interest now focused on Africa.

“Discover Ethiopia's bustling capital with flights to Addis Ababa starting March 16. It was through this message posted on i… read more

• Beyond Africa
• 05/03/2021 03:51

Lufthansa’s new Business Class will debut at the end of 2022

Lufthansa Group will continue to invest in the renewal of its fleet, in-flight and ground products and infrastructure. The aircraft on order serve mainly to replace older, less efficient models. The allocation of new aircraft to the different airlines and bases is constantly optimised according to value-based criteria. CEO Carsten Spohr s… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 04/03/2021 18:25

6th Swahili International Tourism Expo dated for October 2021

• Flights
• 04/03/2021 18:25

With the relaunch of Bafoussam, Camair-Co serves again the western part of Cameroon

Camair-Co is gradually rebuilding its domestic network. After the successful networking of the entire northern part of Cameroon, the Cameroonian transporter is going to reconquer the western region of the country.

Its flights outside the borders will still have to wait. The line operated, without competition from Doual… read more

• Flights
• 04/03/2021 18:25

Uganda Airlines confirms long-haul strategy

Uganda Airlines has outlined plans to begin long-haul flying and identified an inaugural network of four routes. The national carrier, which was established in 2019, intends to start serving London, Dubai, Guangzhou and Mumbai later this year. The planned launch comes less than three months … read more

• Miscellaneous
• 04/03/2021 18:24

Digital health passport launches in South Africa

Health Passport South Africa — a mobile app solution that offers quick delivery of COVID-19 test results — is now available locally.

The platform is meant to help increase the safety of local events and streamline travel.

It’s the work of the Irish tech company ROQU Group, which focuses on facilitating COVID-19 testing f… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 04/03/2021 18:24

Africa Travel Week content programme tackles reigniting Tourism to Africa

Africa Travel Week’s 2021 Content Programme is shaping up to be the best yet, with over 40 compelling panel discussions and presentations by industry experts dealing with some of the most immediate opportunities and challenges affecting Africa’s tourism sector in times of COVID-19 and beyond.

Held virtually over three days, from 7 t… read more

• Flights
• 04/03/2021 18:21

EY sees more travel corridors in summer with vaccines easing restrictions

Etihad Airways expects the list of travel corridors between countries to grow this summer as the pace of Covid-19 vaccinations accelerates, herd immunity strengthens and rapid testing technology improves, its chief executive said. While the current lockdowns imposed by governments are a concern for the industry, a higher vaccine cu… read more

• Flights
• 04/03/2021 18:20

Lufthansa Group prepares for strong demand growth in 2021

Cost reductions further accelerated and operating cash drain limited to around 300 million euros per month in the fourth quarter Carsten Spohr: “Internationally recognised, digital vaccination and test certificates must take the place of travel bans and quarantine“ Lufthansa Group Airlines prepared to offer up to 70 percent of capacity again in … read more

• Travel-tech
• 04/03/2021 18:18

ATPCO launches new content covering resting and caccination requirements

As vaccinations are rolled out globally and more countries require a negative COVID-19 test for passengers prior to travel, confusion around mandated requirements remains a concern for flyers. To address this issue and ensure airlines can effectively share the most up-to-date information, ATPCO unveiled new Routehappy Content: C… read more