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  • Miscellaneous

Germany Lufthansa Lufthansa CEO: 'Our industry is ready' to transport COVID-19 vaccines

Lufthansa Group  chairman and CEO Carsten Spohr, speaking at the 2020 IATA AGM, commented (24-Nov-2020) on the timeline for the full distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine globally.

He said the production capabilities of pharmaceutical companies will be the "bottleneck" in vaccine distribution, not the cargo operators.

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  • Miscellaneous

Iata Official IATA: 'There's a real risk' of airline failures into 2H2021

IATA chief economist Brian Pearce, speaking at the 2020 IATA AGM, estimated (24-Nov-2020) a median of eight to nine months of cash available for airlines as of around Jun-2020, which would last until the end of 1Q2021.

He added that the organisation doesn't expect revenue situations of airlines to have "substantially improved" unread more


  • Beyond Africa

Netherlands KLM KLM will need more financial help

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Chief Executive Officer Pieter Elbers says the struggling airline will require more financial support, but it’s too early to speculate exactly when it will be needed.

In an interview on “Bloomberg Daybreak: Europe“, he also discusses the potential impact of a Covid-19 on the airline… read more


  • Destinations

Zambia Vic Falls is the perfect summer holiday destination

Victoria Falls lies on the mighty Zambezi River, forming a natural border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Known as the “Smoke that Thunders” because of the clouds of mist that rise up when it’s in flood, it’s the largest sheet of falling water in the world. And as one of the world’s Seven Natural Wonders, it’s an experie… read more


  • Destinations

AA Travenews Health overtakes security as a matter of priority

The future of the tourism sector in Kenya and around the world lies in the health measures taken by stakeholders. This is according to Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala who says COVID-19 has shifted priorities within the sector on what stakeholders should invest in.

Balala says that for any business in the se… read more


  • Cruise

Cruises Celebrity Cruises Celebrity Cruises marks journey to Beyond

Celebrity Cruises held the shipbuilding industry’s traditional coin ceremony for Celebrity Beyond, the next ship in the line’s award-winning Edge Series, signifying an important milestone in the innovative ship’s construction.

An honored tradition, the coin ceremony is meant to bring the ship good fortune and coincided with the layi… read more



  • Destinations

Zimbabwe Boost for Domestic Tourism in Masvingo

The country's tourism sector has been challenged to evolve to regain lost ground and recover from the effects of Covid-19 to drive economic growth in line with the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1).

Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu yesterday said Zimbabwe's tourism sector will spe… read more


  • Cruise

Cruise Holland America Holland America Line extends cruise pause

As Holland America Line continues to prepare and develop its plans to meet the Framework for Conditional Sailing Order issued by the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the company is extending its pause of cruise operations for all departures through March 31, 2021. The line also will cancel select longer voyages, and… read more



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