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Costa Cruises reviews its Winter 2020-2021 schedule
Considering the limitations still in place in some European countries, and in light of the current epidemiological situation, Costa Cruises – the major cruise line in Europe and part of Carnival Corporation & plc – today announced updates to its upcoming cruises for winter 2020-2021.
Costa Smeralda, the brand’… read more
Sightings of elephants in Epe boosts tourism potential in Lagos, Nigeria
A herd of elephants have been sighted in the last week of October around Epe Waterside in Lagos State, Southwest Nigeria, according to reports. Sources claim that the elephants have their original habitat at the Omo Reserve in neighbouring Ogun State.
Human activities and rising water level, we learnt, are responsible … read more
Fire breaks out on iconic Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa
Fire has broken out on one of South Africa’s landmark attractions, the iconic Table Mountain in Cape Town.
Report from news.cgtn.com, says that a large contingent of firefighters were battling “a raging blaze on Table Mountain, which overlooks the city of Cape Town” as at 15:00hrs on Sunday November 1, 2020. Although the imme… read more
Pendjari National Park in Benin Republic has best safari in West Africa
If someone says they’re going on a safari holiday, you are likely to assume that the person is going to East or Southern Africa. One, because both regions have the leading safari destinations in the world. Two, the word safari means ‘journey’ and is derived from Swahili, a language spoken very much from the heart of East Africa to the sho… read more
Third Mainland Bridge: Lagos Closes Adekunle- Adeniji Axis
Lagos State Government has announced a total closure of the Adekunle to Adeniji section of the bridge for repairs for the second time from midnight of Friday 30th October to Sunday 1st November, 2020.
According to a Statement signed by the Commissioner for Transportation, Dr. Frederic Oladeinde, this second phase closure of t… read more
A new national carrier in wrong time zone
The Federal Government recently hinted at the plan to float a new national carrier already christened Nigeria Air. But the controversial venture is coming at a time of lean resources, global downturn, and investors’ fatigue, amid an unfriendly local environment for airlines’ survival. WOLE OYEBADE writes.
After the 2018-botched take… read more
Gishwati-Mukura National Park classified as a biosphere reserve by UNESCO
The Gishwati-Mukura National Park in Rwanda's Western Province is now part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The park was named a "biosphere reserve" by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on October 28th, 2020.
Rwanda now has two national parks in the World Network of Biosp… read more
Air Seychelles to operate JNB to Maldives flights in December
Air Seychelles will operate flights from Johannesburg to the Maldives between December 4, 2020 and January 9, 2021. The airline will also operate three flights per week between Johannesburg and the Seychelles during December.
The Maldives flights will take off every Friday night from Johannesburg for six weeks w… read more
Silversea receives Silver Moon
Silversea Cruises has taken delivery of Silver Moon from Fincantieri, the third ship to be built for the ultra-luxury line by the Italian shipyard, and the ninth ship in the expanding Silversea fleet.
Silver Moon was delivered the day before Halloween in a ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard that observed socia… read more
KQ postpones restart of NYC route
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