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ET wins Outstanding Crisis Leadership award
Ethiopian Airlines wins ‘Overall Excellence for Outstanding Crisis Leadership 2020 Award’.
The award recognises companies that went above and beyond in responding to the global pandemic crisis and in assisting their customers, protecting their employees and providing critical support to society at large.
Ethiopian Group… read more
Governement may reopen Kano, PHarcourt & Enugu before Xmas for int. ops
According to a statement signed by Director, Publi… read more
Enugu Governor welcomes Dana Air to Enugu
The Enugu State Governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Uguanyi, has commended Dana Air for its decision to restart flights to the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu. The Governor made the remark during a courtesy visit by Dana Air’s management team to the Government House on the airline’s inaugural flight to the state on Tuesday.
Dr. Ug… read more
Air Austral updates its schedule
Air Austral is adjusting its flight programme and operations for the coming months depending on the evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic. The programme remains subject to the restrictions imposed by governments. As such, customers will thus be able to organise, postpone or cancel their tickets.
Air Austral intends to resume its f… read more
Radisson debuts 3rd location in Abuja
Leading international brand, Radisson Hotel Group (RHG) is set to debut its third brand in Abuja, the capital city of Nigeria and headquarters of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).
According ftnnews. com, the opening of Radisson Hotel Abuja Gudu will further strengthen the group’s presen… read more
KLM announces return to Nigeria in december
On its website, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines announced it would be resuming flights to Nigeria. The airline will fly from Amsterdam to Nigeria starting in December. Nigeria suspended all international flights in March and has slowly been allowing airlines back into its airspace. Nigeria previously banned KLM and seven other majo… read more
LH Group to be first to implement Star Alliance biometrics and usher in a touchless customer
Star Alliance, the world’s largest airline alliance, has completed development of an interoperable biometric identity and identification platform that will significantly improve the travel experience for frequent flyer program customers of Star Alliance member airlines. The Star Alliance Biometrics platform advances the vision of S… read more
Etihad Airways cancels all flights into South Africa
Etihad Airways has cancelled all flights between Abu Dhabi and South Africa. The United Arab Emirates carrier has been operating out of South Africa for over a decade. The airline has closed its office in Johannesburg and will not be operating during the Northern Hemisphere’s winter season for 2020/2021.
The ai… read more
New WTM Africa Travel & Tourism Awards category now open for entry
New dates for BIT 2021 in Milan
Initially scheduled for February, BIT, the International Travel Exhibition will now be held at fieramilanocity from 9 to 11 May 2021. The leading tourism exhibition in Italy, a key event also on the European landscape, has therefore listened to the needs of the tourism market, which is able to look to new modes of travel, tourism seasonal… read more
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