Travel news overview

• Flights
• 17/05/2021 05:19

Air Austral in the starting-blocks

“The hardest period of the crisis is certainly behind us. Our teams are ready for restart”, says Chairman and CEO Marie-Joseph Malé.

He underlines that despite a particularly difficult year, the airline has demonstrated its ability to adapt in a complex context like other insular economies depending on air connectivity for travelling, to… read more

• Flights
• 17/05/2021 05:19

United Airlines inaugurates flights between Washington and Ghana

Last night, United Airlines launched the first flight of its new service to Accra, Ghana, from Washington DC, United States, operated by Boeing 787-8 registered N27901. The carrier will now operate a three-weekly service to Accra from Dulles International. Flight UA996 will depart Dulles International Airport at 18:15 every Sunday,… read more

• Cruise
• 17/05/2021 05:18

AIDA Cruises expands AIDA Ahoy tour options out of Kiel, Germany

AIDA Cruises has launched additional AIDA Ahoy voyages aboard AIDAsol out of Kiel, Germany as a result of unexpectedly high demand. The AIDA Ahoy voyages aboard the ship are due to depart from Kiel on May 22nd, 2021, and were opened for booking earlier this month, selling out within days.

As a result, AIDA Cruises will be exp… read more

• Travel-tech
• 16/05/2021 21:28

Mastercard New Expenditures Index: Consumers’ Crave For Digital Payments Rises

As the world went into pandem­ic lockdown in 2020, consumers shifted their spending habits to embrace contactless tap-and-go payments and online shopping.

As stores closed and social distancing took hold, retail­ers worldwide moved their businesses online, embraced e-commerce and explored the potential of new ways to pay.

More than a… read more

• Beyond Africa
• 16/05/2021 06:30

Airlines expected to cover up lost Air Traffic Control revenues through higher charges

Europe’s airspace users expected to cover up to €5.4 billion in lost ANSP revenues through higher ATC charges beginning in 2023

Revised regulation will see airspace users pay higher air traffic control (ATC) charges as a result of weaker performance targets approved by Member States for air navigation services. Airspace users… read more

• Cruise
• 16/05/2021 06:30

Royal Caribbean confirms Odyssey of the Seas Israel cruises cancelled

Royal Caribbean International has confirmed that they are in fact cancelling Odyssey of the Seas Israel cruises amid ongoing conflict between Israeli security forces and Palestinians. A previous version of this story indicated that the planned cruise season would go ahead as planned, based on information provided by the cruise line… read more

• Destinations
• 15/05/2021 05:12

Seven things businesspeople should know about the DRC

With a surface area equivalent to that of Western Europe, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is the largest country in sub-Saharan Africa. It is rich in many mineral resources such as cobalt and copper. The DRC also has an abundance of hydropower potential thanks to the Congo River, around 80 million hectares of arable land and is hom… read more

• Destinations
• 15/05/2021 05:06

Travel to Seychelles uninterrupted despite strict health measures

Travellers’ journeys to the Seychelles continue uninterrupted as more visitors from the world over seek refuge in the spectacular island getaway.

The islands remain safe for travel despite a rise in community Covid-19 cases which has prompted tighter health measures this week.

The measures do not in any way affect a visitor’s … read more

• Miscellaneous
• 15/05/2021 05:05

Gloria Guevara steps down as President & CEO of WTTC

• Miscellaneous
• 15/05/2021 04:59

Intercity STC coaches' conditions of carriage a concern

A couple of days ago, I had the privilege of traveling to Tamale with the intercity STC bus. I first made the journey from Accra to Kumasi before I bought another ticket to continue the journey from Kumasi to Tamale. This means that I used two different tickets and two different buses for that matter.

It is commendable… read more