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Dana, Azman airlines deepen fleet capacity
Dana Air has already welcomed two of its Boeing aircraft fresh from maintenance overseas. The arrival of the aircraft is coming days after another of its aircraft returned to service recently in December.
Similarly, Azman Air, one of the biggest beneficiaries of the N3 billion, has begun a “mega plan” to dominate the N… read more
"Etihad Guest" offers more flexibility during pandemic
Etihad Guest, the award-winning loyalty program of Etihad Airways, concluded 2020 with a positive outlook following a series of corporate social responsibility activations and member initiatives. During 2020, the program and its members donated 48 million miles to support relief campaigns for COVID-19, Australia’s bushfires a… read more
QR set to benefit from end of blockade
Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates have agreed to restore ties with Qatar, ending a blockade that has been in place for more than three years.
Speaking on Jan. 5 following a Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) summit in the northwestern Saudi Arabian city of Al-Ula, Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bi… read more
NS 2021: Air France to serve Reunion Island from both Paris airports
Air France is increasing its service to the French Overseas Departments. This summer, the company will operate flights between the French Caribbean (Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe and Fort-de-France in Martinique), French Guiana (Cayenne) and Reunion Island (Saint-Denis de La Réunion) and Paris-Charles de Gaulle, in addition to its frequen… read more
NANTA to ensure travellers comply with COVID-19 protocols
Mrs Susan Akporiaye, the National President of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies, (NANTA), in this interview with OYENIRAN APATA, spoke on development in the travel sector of tourism that suffered a standstill and responsibility of members of the association to support government effort to control the spread of the disea… read more
African airlines saw international demand fall in November
African Sun Hotels loses PR & Marketing Head
Zimbabwe’s Tourism fraternity was thrown into a state of mourning when the news of the demise of African Sun Hotel’s Karen Dhliwayo was confirmed on the last day of 2020.
The late Karen Dhliwayo was the Group head of Public Relations, Marketing, and Innovation at African Sun Hotels.
Karen was a consummate marketing pro… read more
Namibia's Tourism sector limps towards recovery
The Namibian tourism and hospital industry is showing positive signs of recovery from the lull triggered by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The sector has plunged since a lockdown announced by the government of President Hage Geingob to curb a spread of the pandemic that reached Namibia on March 14.
A Romanian couple constitute… read more
Nigeria removes VAT from airfares, aviation services
About three years after a similar order, the Federal Government has
again suspended the deduction of 7.5 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on
airfares and other air transport services.
The latest suspension order, scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2021, is contained in the 2020 finance act recently signed … read more
Peakwork launches direct connection to British Airways NDC API
Peakwork has just implemented a direct connection to the British Airways NDC API. This will allow Peakwork customers to access all of BA’s NDC content to book and package directly via Peakwork technology.
Peakwork has created a leisure travel marketplace that brings together the global supply and demand of travel products, op… read more
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