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Uganda Airlines confirms long-haul strategy
Uganda Airlines has outlined plans to begin long-haul flying and identified an inaugural network of four routes. The national carrier, which was established in 2019, intends to start serving London, Dubai, Guangzhou and Mumbai later this year. The planned launch comes less than three months … read more
Digital health passport launches in South Africa
Health Passport South Africa — a mobile app solution that offers quick delivery of COVID-19 test results — is now available locally.
The platform is meant to help increase the safety of local events and streamline travel.
It’s the work of the Irish tech company ROQU Group, which focuses on facilitating COVID-19 testing f… read more
Africa Travel Week content programme tackles reigniting Tourism to Africa
Africa Travel Week’s 2021 Content Programme is shaping up to be the best yet, with over 40 compelling panel discussions and presentations by industry experts dealing with some of the most immediate opportunities and challenges affecting Africa’s tourism sector in times of COVID-19 and beyond.
Held virtually over three days, from 7 t… read more
EY sees more travel corridors in summer with vaccines easing restrictions
Etihad Airways expects the list of travel corridors between countries to grow this summer as the pace of Covid-19 vaccinations accelerates, herd immunity strengthens and rapid testing technology improves, its chief executive said. While the current lockdowns imposed by governments are a concern for the industry, a higher vaccine cu… read more
Lufthansa Group prepares for strong demand growth in 2021
Cost reductions further accelerated and operating cash drain limited to around 300 million euros per month in the fourth quarter Carsten Spohr: “Internationally recognised, digital vaccination and test certificates must take the place of travel bans and quarantine“ Lufthansa Group Airlines prepared to offer up to 70 percent of capacity again in … read more
ATPCO launches new content covering resting and caccination requirements
As vaccinations are rolled out globally and more countries require a negative COVID-19 test for passengers prior to travel, confusion around mandated requirements remains a concern for flyers. To address this issue and ensure airlines can effectively share the most up-to-date information, ATPCO unveiled new Routehappy Content: C… read more
China extends Kenya Airways suspension until April to Guangzhou
Kenya Airways is struggling to get through on its Nairobi-Guangzhou route. Since February, the company has been disrupted in its operations, having been sanctioned by China several times due to cases of Covid-19 among its passengers.
Kenya Airways' Nairobi-Guangzhou route will remain suspended for an additional 4 wee… read more
Ethiopian and Airlink may be Africa’s post-pandemic winners
Ethiopian Airlines and South Africa’s Airlink are well positioned to emerge as African industry winners from the Covid-19 pandemic, analysts say.
The outlook for South African Airways (SAA) and Air Mauritius, meanwhile, is bleak.
No African airline will emerge from the pandemic unscath… read more
Radisson Hotel Group Accelerates Its Expansion Plans in Africa
Great news of infrastructure development on the continent as Radisson Hotel Group is adding to its portfolio in Africa, with a new property in each of Mali, Nigeria, Ghana and Ethiopia, and two in South Africa.
Ramsay Rankoussi, vice president, development, Africa and Turkey, at Radisson Hotel Group, says Africa has always been at t… read more
Department of Tourism hosts Eighth Best Practice Workshop
In the pursuit for excellence, organisations are constantly exploring new ways to work better and smarter. Sharing of best practice is a benchmarking mechanism which is at the forefront of many organisational strategies. Align to this, the Department of Tourism today hosted its 8th Sharing of Best Practices Workshop virtually with countri… read more
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