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Cally Air conducts maiden flight Lagos to Abuja
Cally Air said it has conducted its maiden commercial flight from Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, to Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with a B737-300. Cally Air is the state-owned airline of Cross River State in South Eastern Nigeria, promoted by Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State.
Governor Aya… read more
Visit Uluguru for Real Cultural Tourism Attractions
VERY few people might be having the precise history of the Luguru people, who were periodically raided for slaves by a man named Kisabengo, who founded a fortified village where caravans stopped for supplies and obtained porters; first called Simbamwene, this became the town of Morogoro, which is an important trade centre in modern Tanzan… read more
Air Seychelles to operate flights to Bristol via Dubai
Air Seychelles, in conjunction with Air Charter Service, has announced a series of charter flights from the southwest of the UK next year. Taking off from Bristol, passengers will be able to fly to the Indian Ocean direct for the first time, with a stop in Dubai on the way. Flights are targeted to capture the Easter and early May bank hol… read more
New Viking Mars touches water for first time during float out in Italy
Viking Mars, the new cruise ship for Viking Cruises, has floated out at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona, Italy, marking the first time the vessel has touched water.
The major milestone in the construction of the ship was celebrated by cruise line and shipyard officials, with the ship now due to undergo outfitting at a wet … read more
EgyptAir commences twice weekly Cairo to Kano flights
EgyptAir will commence twice weekly flight services between Cairo and Kano from August 01, 2021. The Airline said it will deploy its Boeing 737-800 aircraft to operate these services.
According to EgyptAir, the flights will depart every Sunday and Thursday from Cairo to Kano.
Muharram Abdel Rahman, EgyptAir Lagos… read more
Makumu Private Game Lodge - Wild Life Report
Winter is slowly approaching, which means early morning coffees, hot water bottles and late night fires around the dinner table. Welcome to another update from the Klaserie Private Nature Reserve and Makumu Private Game Lodge, your home away from home. I will be covering some of the exciting things that we encountered over the last 2 mont… read more
IATA calls on States to follow WHO guidance on cross-border travel
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on states to follow new guidance on travel from the World Health Organization (WHO). The guidance recommends a “risk-based approach” to implementing measures related to COVID-19 and international travel. It will be presented to the WHO COVID-19 International Health Regulations Emer… read more
WTTC release key guidelines to fight illegal wildlife trade
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has released major new guidelines outlining how the global Travel & Tourism sector can work together to tackle illegal wildlife trade (IWT).
The new guidelines from WTTC, which represents the global private Travel & Tourism sector, with support from Animondial, a key advis… read more
TUI Cruises to homeport Mein Schiff 6 in Dubai for the 2021/22 season
TUI Cruises will sail roundtrip cruises in the Arabian Gulf from Dubai aboard Mein Schiff 6 this coming winter cruise season. The German cruise line TUI will homeport Mein Schiff 6 in Dubai from October, 2021 until February, 2022, joining three other cruise lines sailing roundtrip from the city this season.
Mein Schiff 6 will… read more
Ghana’s Riali Consult shortlisted for 2021 International Travel Awards
Indigenous Ghanaian tour operator, Riali Consult has been nominated for the 2021 International Travel Awards under the Best Sustainable Tourism Company.
Riali Consult has been in operation since 2004. It is an inbound tour operator focusing on markets in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa. Not forgetting Domestic Touris… read more
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