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Peakwork strengthens connectivity to Sabre
Peakwork and Sabre have now set up direct booking connectivity so Peakwork systems and customers have direct access to flight content from the Sabre GDS. Next to flight search the two partners now even operate bookings seamlessly.
Via the new integration, first Peakwork tour operator clien… read more
AU Member States adopt digital Covid certificates
African Union member states will from this month start using digital Covid-19 certificates as one way of eliminating travel restrictions that were occassioned by outbreak of coronavirus.
In the new digital application from Econet Wireless and PanaBios which was certified by AU and the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Afri… read more
IATA CEO speaks at The World Tourism Organisation
“I certainly don’t need to tell you—the leaders of the global tourism sector—how difficult the COVID-19 situation is. But I do need to emphasize that this terrible situation is not improving. Even the weak recovery in passenger markets stalled in November. Over the year-end we saw many governments increase travel restrictions. It is good that mo… read more
Air Senegal to begin Lyon flights
Beginning March 28, Air Senegal will commence flights from Dakar to Lyon operating three times weekly using an A321. Outbound flights to Lyon will be operated with a stopover in Marseille.
Flights to Marseille, when originally launched in December 2019, were operated with an A330-900neo with a stop in Barcelona. Flight… read more
Namibia: Lufthansa Group to temporarily increase flights between Frankfurt & Windhoek
The Lufthansa Group has announced that it will be adding a fourth and fifth frequency between Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in Frankfurt, … read more
KLM forced to temporarily cancel all flights from South Africa to the Netherlands!
The Dutch Government has imposed a travel ban on flights from South Africa to the … read more
Eighth edition of Dubai Food Festival to take place in February
Dubai will celebrate its status as the region’s gastronomic hub with the return of the Dubai Food Festival (DFF) from February 25 to March 13, 2021 – back for its eighth edition.
The annual culinary extravaganza will take place over 17 days, including three weekends of food and dining experiences held throughout the ci… read more
Nigeria signs USD1.959 billion for Kano-Maradi railway
The Federal Government in its bid to link the whole country by rail, has signed the Memorandum of Understanding with Mota-Engil Group on the construction of US$1.959 billion Kano-Maradi Standard Gauge Railway lines.
The Minister of Transportation, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi today in Abuja signed on behalf of the Federal Govern… read more
National COVID-19 Immunisation campaign begins in Seychelles
Seychelles, one of the top tourist destinations for travellers, leaps towards immunizatio… read more
Laikipia's Nanyuki Fast Emerging as a Holiday Destination
Apart from the usual military activities held in Nanyuki, the bustling town is currently emerging as one of Kenya's best holiday destinations. The town, situated on the backdrop of Mt Kenya, has attracted myriads of holiday homes due to an increased population and economic growth.
Nanyuki is earmarking Laikipia County as a wo… read more
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