Travel news overview

• Miscellaneous
• 01/04/2021 04:32

ITB Berlin: Recognising social entrepreneurship in tourism

ITB Berlin: Recognising social entrepreneurship in tourism Making way for creative concepts: this year, together with leading partners, ITB Berlin is again sponsoring and overseeing the international Social Entrepreneurship Competition in Tourism. In addition to Hochschule fur nachhaltige Entwicklung Eberswalde (HNEE) and Travel Massive, … read more

• Flights
• 01/04/2021 04:30

Corsair takes delivery of its first Airbus A330neo

Corsair has taken delivery of its first A330-900, on lease from Avolon, to join the French airline’s fleet.

By selecting a total of five A330neos, Corsair is executing its strategy to become an all-A330 operator. Thanks to the A330neo’s latest technologies, Corsair will benefit from cost-effective and eco-efficient solutions, while … read more

• Flights
• 01/04/2021 04:30

TAP Air Portugal Operates Epic 10 Hour Long Airbus A321LR Flight

The A321LR is an incredibly capable aircraft, and on Monday, one airline demonstrated just how versatile it can be. While most A321LR operators stick to short and medium-haul routes with the aircraft, TAP Portugal took it on an impressive 10 hour trip across Africa and beyond.

The trend for using smaller aircraft to fly furth… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 01/04/2021 04:27

Business travel in Africa during Covid-19: CEO shares his experiences Published by Jeanette Clark on

Since the advent of the pandemic, travelling has become much more complicated. For many companies in Africa, however, business travel remains a necessity and the challenges must simply be navigated. South African based Jean Craven, co-founder and CEO of Barak Fund Management, still needs to visit his clients and he has made several trips … read more

• Cruise
• 31/03/2021 20:13

Holland America Line’s 2022 Canada & New England cruises stretch to the stunning landscapes of Green

Along the East Coast of North America, the sun-kissed skies of summer collide with the jewel-toned hues of autumn, and in 2022 Holland America Line’s Zaandam and Nieuw Statendam will be there to showcase nature’s most colorful spectacle. Bookings are now open for May through October 2022, enticing guests to discover why a cruise to Canada… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 31/03/2021 20:13

Kruger National Park Calendar - May!

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• autumn
• warm to hot days
• warm to rather cold evenings
• occasional rain only

Temperatures:

• between 13°C - 28°C (Fahrenheit: e.g. 28°C = [(28x9)]/5 + 32 = 82.4°F)
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• Destinations
• 31/03/2021 04:30

Rwanda making strides towards a successful Restart of Tourism

The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) is eagerly making efforts to successfully restart and sustain tourism despite disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In June 2020, Rwanda began to put measures in place to facilitate the safe restart of tourism.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused significant disruptions in… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 31/03/2021 04:19

BRT suspends operations on Ikorodu, TBS routes

The Primero Transport Services Ltd., operator of the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) in Lagos, has suspended operations of the Ikorodu to Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS) route from Wednesday.

Mutiu Yekeen, Head, Corporate Communications of the firm confirmed the suspension in a statement on Tuesday in Lagos. Yekeen said that the developme… read more

• Flights
• 31/03/2021 04:19

Air Peace deploys B777 to Enugu, increases flights to Owerri and Asaba

In order to ensure sufficient flights to meet the travel needs of Nigerians during this Easter season, Air Peace, has deployed one of its wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft to service the Enugu route.

The airline has also increased flight frequencies to Owerri and Asaba airports.

A statement by Stanley Olisa, Spokespe… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 31/03/2021 04:18

Research backs Rapid Testing for safe and efficient restart of Air Travel

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has urged governments to accept best-in-class rapid antigen tests in fulfillment of COVID -19 testing requirements following the publication of new research by OXERA and Edge Health.

The OXERA-Edge Health report commissioned by IATA found that antigen tests are:

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