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Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita news
Edging turquoise Indian Ocean waters and with tropical gardens beautifully woven throughout the property, Four Seasons Resort Mauritius at Anahita is set to further elevate its exotic sanctuary with the announcement of a significant restaurant and bar renovation, to be unveiled in October 2021.
Boasting a current total of… read more
Nominations open for 2021 IATA Diversity and Inclusion Awards
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is inviting nominations for the 2021 Diversity and Inclusion Awards.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped the aviation industry’s agenda on diversity and inclusion. In fact, it has been an opportunity to redouble our efforts to improve our performance. Improving our gender balance… read more
Kenya Airways launches Fahari Innovation Hub
Kenya Airways PLC (KQ) has launched the Fahari Innovation Hub, a centre for innovation that acts as a springboard for new ideas and data-driven innovations to accelerate impact-driven solutions that address some of the societal and business challenges.
Kenya Airways said the Fahari Innovation Hub is part of its strateg… read more
Polani Travel Group extends 15-year relationship with Sabre to support ambitious growth plans
Polani Travel Group (PTG), one of the leading travel companies in the UK ‘visiting friends and relations’ (VFR) market segment, has signed a new multi-year agreement with Sabre Corporation, a leading software and technology provider that powers the global travel industry. The agreement will see PTG continue to use Sabre’s innovative technology a… read more
South Africa’s international Cape Town cruises in 2021 looking increasingly unlikely
With South Africa facing an intense third wave of COVID-19 infections, and the country remaining firmly on the red list of most countries’ travel restrictions, the dozen international cruises scheduled from Cape Town for late 2021 look increasingly likely to be cancelled. There are 12 cruises from Cape Town scheduled for November a… read more
in theory, UK travellers want to travel to Langebaan
Data released by online travel planning platform Vacaay reveals that United Kingdom (UK) travellers would most like to visit Langebaan Beach.
This is good news for South Africa’s tourism sector, which is taking strain under the current lockdown restrictions, coupled with a severe lack of international tourists due to t… read more
Air France announces service to Zanzibar
Air France is continuing to adapt its network and increase services to “leisure” destinations. For the 2021 winter season (October 2021- March 2022), the airline will be offering its customers new services to sunny destinations around the world, on departure from Paris-Charles de Gaulle.
Africa: Zanzibar
As of October 18,… read more
African airlines restart
June 8, 2021: African airlines restart of operations on international routes continued the positive trend observed in the last couple of months, according to the performance update from African Airlines Association (AFRAA)
From a May 2021, recovery of some 62.5 percent of international routes compared to the pre-Covid period, June 2… read more
Serengeti Sojourn luxury tented camp offers a once in a lifetime safari experience
If you are looking to Africa for the perfect safari experience, the Serengeti Sojourn luxury tented camp is definitely one that should be on your bucket list.
Firstly, it's unique in that it offers a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to submerge yourself in nature and bear witness to wildlife up-close-and-personal in Tanzania. … read more
Egypt allows 74 nationalities to get Tourist Visas electronically
The Ministry of Tourism announced that 28 new nationalities were added to the system of issuing an electronic tourist visa taking to 74 the number of nationalities able to obtain the visa electronically.
This comes within the framework of the efforts exerted by the Egyptian state to promote tourism via working on facilitating the me… read more
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