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With the holiday season and New Year quickly approaching, many consumers are trading in their annual holiday traditions and travel plans for safe alternatives. In fact, this month’s Amex Trendex found 1 in 4 consumers are willing to drive up to 25 hours per trip in the next three months in order to travel safely.
The December Amex Trendex … read more
Lufthansa restores Lagos-Frankfurt operations
According to officials, Lufthansa will offer up to five weekly departures from Lagos to Frankfurt and connect the capital Abuja with three weekly departures, starting from December 8.
All long-haul flights depart from Nigeria in the evening as overnight flights, arriving in Lufthansa’s main hub Frankfurt… read more
Global Wine Tourism Organization Circles: Inspiring new futures together
The Ministry of Tourism and Sports of Argentina, Matías Lammens and the Director General of Tourism Policy of Greece, PanagiotaDionysopoulou, participated on Monday November 30 in the first roundtable organized by the Global Wine Tourism Organization (GWTO) within its” Connecting Governments” initiative.
The act was moderated by … read more
1 in 2 travelers optimistic about taking a trip in the next 12 months
New research from Expedia Group shows that travelers need reassurance in critical areas such as flexibility, cleanliness, and communication to consider travel now and in the future.
The research reveals that one in two travelers feel optimistic – that is, comfortable or even excited – about taking a trip in the next 12 months. Thou… read more
Interswitch and Beyonic sign partnership for bulky cash
Beyonic Limited has become the latest company to partner with Interswitch Uganda in a bid to include a push and pull to the bank option for their customers.
According to Carina Rumberger, the Beyonic Ltd Chief Executive Officer, all Beyonic enterprise partners can now push and pull transactions between bank accounts and mobile wall… read more
Proflight again increases NLA to LUN capacity
From February 2021 Proflight Zambia will add mid-day Lusaka-Ndola-Lusaka flight on Fridays with convenient connections to and from Emirates.
This gives three return Lusaka-Ndola-Lusaka flight options on Fridays.
Ethiopian Airlines with second weekly service to Moscow Domodedovo Airport DME
Ethiopian Airlines has introduced its second weekly flight to Addis Ababa from Moscow Domodedovo Airport.
The carrier performs regular flights on Thursdays and Saturdays. The flights arrive at Domodedovo Airport at 08.15, departing at 21.30 (Moscow time).
Ethiopian Airlines decided to add new frequencies to meet rising demand … read more
Ethiopian Airlines says strike by Traffic Controllers won’t affect operations
Ethiopian Airlines says planned strike by Traffic Controllers won’t affect operations:
Ethiopian Airlines would like to inform its esteemed customers that the planned strike by Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) in Addis Ababa on Monday August 27, 2018 will have no effect on its operations.
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Africa Travel Week to drive Diversity & Inclusion initiatives for 2021
With WTM Africa set to run as a live/hybrid event at the CTICC in Cape Town from 07-09 April 2021, the team at Africa Travel Week (ATW) has pledged to continue driving Inclusion and Diversity (D& I) efforts in the build up to the show. "The tourism landscape is going to look very different next year and we want to do what we can to make it b… read more
Celebrity Cruises introduces new 2022 Bermuda and Northeast Atlantic wanderlust sailings
Celebrity Cruises’ Celebrity Summit will take travelers throughout the Atlantic Ocean in luxurious style in 2022, as she visits a range of popular destinations from Bermuda to Canada, the U. S. ‘New England’ coast, Greenland and Iceland. The new offerings are highlighted by new 9-night sailings to Bermuda; a range of new, shorter cr… read more
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