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Qatar Airways and Oman Air expand code-share
Qatar Airways continues to expand its portfolio of strong, globally strategic partnerships by signing an expanded code-share agreement with Oman Air that will boost connectivity and provide more flexible travel options for both airline’s customers. The expanded code-share agreement is the first step in further strengthening stra… read more
Etihad Airways now with charter flight services
Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has expanded its business with the launch of charter and special flight services.
Fully customisable, business and leisure guests can choose from a variety of flight options including a dedicated passenger service, cargo only flight or a combined passenger and … read more
Passenger train from Nanyuki temporarily stalls
The first of two passenger trains from Nanyuki to Nairobi temporarily stalled on Sunday at Ruthagati in Nyeri County with more than 1,500 passengers on board.
The train, which left Nanyuki town at 10am, developed mechanical problems believed to have been caused by the heavy load and the area’s topography. However, the on-boar… read more
ETOA declares climate emergency
The European Tourism Association (ETOA) and its partners are planning for a sustainable future and have declared a Climate Emergency.
ETOA’s Board has accepted IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) advice and the emissions reduction targets based on it and are pledging to examine the organization’s environmental fo… read more
Sky Mali makes Gao its 2nd domestic destination
Sky Mali inaugurated its Bamako - Gao route this last Thursday, December 24. This is its second domestic route after Kayes, served since the launch of operations in September.
The Malian private carrier has just received 1 Embraer ERJ-145, which is added to its Boeing 737-500. Three other planes are expect… read more
Camair-Co plans to lay off 130 employees for economic reasons
130 of the 371 employees put on technical leave by the Cameroon Airlines Corporation (Camair-Co) on June 22 (for a renewable period of three months), will probably not return to their posts.
According to the business site Invest in Cameroon, the director general of the Cameroonian national company sent staff representatives on… read more
Democratic Republic of the Congo has now a National Tourism Strategy
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has launched its National Tourism Policy. The policy document was unveiled by President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi who chaired the opening of the International Tourism Fair in the capital, Kinshasa.
“Investment and the promotion of tourism in the DRC” is the theme chosen … read more
All the best for Christmas
Dear Readers,
what a year for our industry. Remember, just one year ago we were full of hope for 2020. travelnews. africa had just started its webpage and we were under way to built our RSS Feed and the up to 2-times per day newsletter. We have achieved all this, but which type of messages we had to spread?
However, we always … read more
Low demand over Christmas: KRC halts NBO commuter ops
The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) has suspended operations on the Nairobi commuter train service for 11 days due to a fall in passenger demand during the festive season. The corporation’s managing director Philip Mainga told the Business Daily in an interview yesterday that service on key city routes such as Ruiru,… read more
Consequences of the Brexit Agreement on transport, and especially on aviation
After intensive negotiations, the European Commission has reached on 24 December an agreement with the United Kingdom on the terms of its future cooperation with the European Union.
The draft Trade and Cooperation Agreement consists of three main pillars:
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