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The 2021/22 Arabian Gulf cruise season is shaping up to be one of the slowest in over a decade, with just four cruise ships currently offering cruises from Dubai, as the global cruise industry struggles to resume operations. Last year was meant to be the biggest cruise season on record for Dubai, with ten cruise ships from nine cruise lin… read more
On a 5-point scale from “not at all important” to “extremely important”, duty of care (4.7) and traveler satisfaction and wellbeing (4.5) are the top two travel program priorities, steadily occupying the highest positions in travel buyers’ ratings throughout 2020-2021.
These findings are based on a recent BCD Travel survey of 101 travel bu… read more
In July 2018, Nigeria announced with great fanfare the imminent launch of its new airline called "Nigeria Air". In September of the same year, the Federal Executive Council decided to suspend the project.
3 years later, the state dusted off the issue by now opting for a new shareholding model.
The project to create Nigeria … read more
African Governments must work together to define a standardised travel protocol if tourism is to recover swiftly and deliver the economic benefits that are so critical for the continent.
That was the overarching message of the recent African Tourism Investment Summit (ATIS), hosted by International Tourism & Investment Conference (ITIC… read more
Qatar Airways is looking at Somaliland as one of its key destinations in Africa as the airline plans to expand its reach across the continent.
Hendrik Du Preez, Vice-President of Qatar Airways’s for Africa while speaking to Routesonline about the airline’s development and opportunities across the vast continent said Hargeisa will so… read more
We are pleased to announce that applications have opened today (13 May, 2021) for the SMME Booster Fund 2021 which will distribute up to R20 million to organisations and municipalities for programmes that focus on supporting small businesses to grow and improve their sustainability so they can create more jobs in the Western Cape.
Run by t… read more
The return of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) this year is expected to restore tourism recovery and business confidence in Zimbabwe as an investment destination, while impacting positively on the wider economy. Industry and commerce players are already seized with preparations for this year's ZITF, scheduled for July 20 to 23… read more
Zimbabwe plans to bring back rhinos to its second-largest national
park, Gonarezhou, for the first time since they were wiped out by
poachers in 1991.
At that time the total number of rhinos in the
country fell to just 100 due to poaching and has increased to 1,000,
according to the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife… read more
Star Alliance member Turkish Airlines has revived plans to begin serving Newark (EWR), a year after the carrier was forced to postpone the launch to the airport serving New York because of the pandemic. Flights between Istanbul (… read more
Kenya Airways in a release has stated that it has kept on hold the launch flights to Hargeisa, Somaliland from Nairobi. The move is due to pending requisite clearance and approvals.
The carrier has resumed domestic passenger flights with two daily flights to Mombasa and one daily to Kisumu from May 2.
Last week, the air… read more
Four ships to sail roundtrip cruises from Dubai for the 2021/22 winter cruise season
BCD Travel survey: How travel program priorities are changing
Nigeria Relaunches National Airline project
Hargeisa a key destination for not only Qatar Airways
ZITF Return to Restore Confidence, Tourism Recovery
Turkish Airlines to open 10th US gateway
Kenya Airways plans to launch Hargeisa flights
