Travel news overview

• Miscellaneous
• 05/02/2021 18:55

WTTC says governments should focus on ‘high-risk travellers’

The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is calling for governments to abandon the concept of ‘high-risk countries’ and instead focus on how individual ‘high-risk travellers’ are treated at borders.

WTTC, which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, is urging governments around th… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 05/02/2021 18:55

UNWTO begins preparations in earnest for 24th General Assembly

• Miscellaneous
• 05/02/2021 18:54

Rwanda has updated the current Covid-19 prevention measures

The Government of Rwanda has reviewed the current Covid-19 prevention measures and announced an update. The existing measures wi… read more

• Flights
• 05/02/2021 15:56

RwandAir eyes New York fFlights

RwandAir has filed an application with the Department of Transportation (DoT) to begin flights between Kigali and New York. The airline hopes to gain from the growing traffic between the US and Rwanda by offering the fastest service.

The first step to starting any new international route is receiving the requisite ap… read more

• Rail
• 05/02/2021 15:56

The Blue Train resumes full service

The Blue Train has announced that it will be resuming its full operations after a temporary shutdown due to the COVID-19 second wave alert in December 2020, and a partial offering in January 2021 in light of the country’s COVID-19 risk-adjusted strategy. Journeys planned for 2021 are set to continue accordingly, with a few adjustme… read more

• Flights
• 05/02/2021 07:12

Tribute to "father of African airport wildlife management"

He was in charge of the airport wildlife management section of one of the biggest airport operators in Africa, the Kenya Airports Authority.

Airport wildlife risks feature high on the list of safety management in Africa, certainly also for aviation operators. Wildlife strikes often don’t have catastrophic consequences but a… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 05/02/2021 07:11

Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda among countries set to receive COVID-19 vaccine by end of February

Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan and Uganda are all slated to receive COVID-19 vaccines before the end of February. In a report released on Wednesday by COVAX and the World Health Organization, Ethiopia will receive nearly nine million doses, the largest number of doses,  as per the WHO Emergency Use Listing… read more

• Destinations
• 05/02/2021 07:10

Western Cape: Five new farms in the Cape Winelands awarded Conservation Champion status

WWF South Africa has announced that five new farms in the Cape Winelands in … read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 05/02/2021 07:10

Zimbabwe: Gonarezhou National Park reopens at the end of February 2021!

Gonarezhou National Park in south-eastern … read more

• Flights
• 05/02/2021 07:10

New planes, new dawn in air travel business

Indigenous carrier, Air Peace airline, lately touched down one of its 13 brand new E2 family aircraft, the first ever on the African soil. Aviation enthusiasts said it arrived with a cabin-full of positives for the local industry, airlines operation and international travel business.

Thirteen-hour GMT, penultimate Thurs… read more