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Responding to the increase in the number of Covid-19 cases and the second wave in certain regions around the world, destination Seychelles is re-enforcing measures to curb probabilities of local infection on its shores.
The review has been done by the tourism task force, a committee regrouping tourism stakeholders, health decision-m… read more
LIFT Airline, via its official newsletter, confirmed (13-Nov-2020) plans to commence operations on 10-Dec-2020 with Johannesburg-Cape Town and Johannesburg-George services.
The airline intends to offer "flexible air travel", enabling customers to change bookings with no penalties. Cancellations by customers will be cred… read more
IATA, the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) and African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) launched (13-Nov-2020) a three year safety project to provide technical support to air operators in states that are parties to the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) programme.
The initiative is supported by African Develop… read more
The organizers of African Sports Tourism Week, the only pan-African sports travel trade event on the continent, have revealed that Rwanda has agreed to host the event in the month of October 2021.
The event which made its humble debut in Lagos, Nigeria, in 2018, was hosted in Accra, Ghana, in 2019. The e… read more
IATA reported (13-Nov-2020) the announcement of a COVID-19 vaccine by BioNTech and Pfizer resulted in "renewed optimism amongst investors about the future recovery in airline profits", leading to a 12% increase in airline share prices over four days.
IATA noted many countries are experiencing a resurgence in the pandemi… read more
Emirates airline and FlySafair today announced an interline agreement, opening up connections for customers to selected routes on FlySafair’s network in South Africa.
Through the arrangement, Emirates and FlySafair plan to offer the ease of single-ticket travel and through tagging of baggage for travellers transferring… read more
Austria has recently seen a sharp increase in new daily cases of coronavirus and, according to the local media, the country will switch from mild anti-COVID-19 restrictions to a complete three-week-long lockdown. The lockdown is expected to take effect next Tuesday and last until December 6.
Media sources report… read more
Trenitalia will reduce the Frecciarossa frequencies in 28 Italian railway destinations because of the latest restrictions introduced by the most-recent decree announced by Italy Prime Minister Conte which caused a consequent collapse in demand bringing the actual frequency to 67 percent of the pre-COVID-19 offer.
This … read more
After a slower than expected demand in air travel following a second wave of the deadly COVID-19 medical emergency, Etihad Airways has decided to ground its Airbus A380 fleet indefinitely. Simultaneously, as the superjumbos announcement on Wednesday, the Abu Dhabi-based airline also warned cabin crew in an internal memo that there would b… read more
Air Seychelles has won
three major accolades including the most coveted title of ‘Indian
Ocean’s Leading Airline’ at this year’s World Travel Awards. The
Seychelles national carrier has also been recognized as ‘Indian Ocean’s
Leading Airline – Business Class 2020’ and ‘Indian Ocean’s Leading Cabin
Crew 2020’ at the… read more
Safe Tourism: Seychelles steps up health measures
LIFT Airline confirms plans to launch operations on 10-Dec-2020
IATA, AFRAA and AFCAC launch three year safety project for African airlines
Rwanda to host the African Sports Tourism Week
IATA: Airline stocks rallybecause of vaccine news, despite falling passenger bookings
FlySafair and Emirates announce interline agreement
Italian Railway financial crisis because of new COVID-19 wave
Etihad to park A380 fleet indefinitely
World Travel Awards: Air Seychelles awarded as Indian Ocean’s leading airline
