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Air France is increasing its service to the French Overseas
Departments. This summer, the company will operate flights between the
French Caribbean (Pointe-à-Pitre in Guadeloupe and Fort-de-France in
Martinique), French Guiana (Cayenne) and Reunion Island (Saint-Denis de
La Réunion) and Paris-Charles de Gaulle, in addition to its frequen… read more
Mrs Susan Akporiaye, the National President of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies, (NANTA), in this interview with OYENIRAN APATA, spoke on development in the travel sector of tourism that suffered a standstill and responsibility of members of the association to support government effort to control the spread of the disea… read more
- Global demand, measured in cargo tonne-kilometers (CTKs*), was 6.6% below previous-year levels in November (-7.7% for international operations). This was on par with the 6.2% year-on-year drop in October. The year-on-year decline is skewed as November 2019 had a boost in demand from the waning US-China trade war.
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Zimbabwe’s Tourism fraternity was thrown into a state of mourning
when the news of the demise of African Sun Hotel’s Karen Dhliwayo was
confirmed on the last day of 2020.
The late Karen Dhliwayo was the Group head of Public Relations, Marketing, and Innovation at African Sun Hotels.
Karen was a consummate marketing pro… read more
The Namibian tourism and hospital industry is showing positive signs of recovery from the lull triggered by the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The sector has plunged since a lockdown announced by the government of President Hage Geingob to curb a spread of the pandemic that reached Namibia on March 14.
A Romanian couple constitute… read more
About three years after a similar order, the Federal Government has
again suspended the deduction of 7.5 per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on
airfares and other air transport services.
The latest suspension order, scheduled to take effect on January 1,
2021, is contained in the 2020 finance act recently signed … read more
Peakwork has just implemented a direct connection to the British Airways NDC API. This will allow Peakwork customers to access all of BA’s NDC content to book and package directly via Peakwork technology.
Peakwork has created a leisure travel marketplace that brings together the global supply and demand of travel products, op… read more
As Princess Cruises continues to prepare and develop its plans to meet the “Framework for Conditional Sailing Order” issued by the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in addition to the uncertainty around travel restrictions, the company is extending its pause of guest cruise vacations on ships sailing through M… read more
St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, part of Marriott International, today announced the highly-anticipated opening of The St. Regis Cairo. Rising tall on the banks of the River Nile, The St. Regis Cairo is an illustrious icon weaving a powerful story of luxury in the region. Located at the North end of the Corniche, in the heart… read more
The SA Civil Aviation Authority will follow the US Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) lead, and will clear the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to return to South African skies, subject to compliance with a new airworthiness directive for South African aircraft.
The MAX has been out of service for almost two years following two fatal cr… read more