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• Destinations
• 12/12/2020 10:40

Tanzania Named Most Fascinating African Destination

Participants at the first Africa Tourism Day held on November 26 in Nigeria voted Tanzania as the most exciting and fascinating tourist destination in Africa.

Participants of the first exciting Africa Tourism Day (ATD) were asked to vote for the African country which is best for tourism. The poll voters selected Tanzania as the most exciti… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 10/12/2020 11:20

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

• Cruise
• 10/12/2020 11:20

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

• Flights
• 10/12/2020 06:39

British Airways / Comair esumes domestic operations in SA

Comair announced on Wednesday, December 9 that domestic British Airways flights have resumed in South Africa.

The domestic flights will operate a full-service offering, lounge offerings, frequent flyer benefits and a business class options for travellers.

‘British Airways (operated by Comair) will serve all the … read more

• Flights
• 08/12/2020 09:19

South Africa’s new LIFT airlines livery debutes on 31-year-old Airbus A320

South Africa’s newest airline will be taking off very soon, and to build anticipation, the carrier has been slowly giving us a glimpse of what its aircraft and branding will look like. Video posted to both Instagram and LinkedIn in the past day show a timelapse of one of its aircraft getting painted in the airline’s livery. At the crossro… read more

• Flights
• 08/12/2020 05:38

Air Senegal adds an Airbus A321-200 to its fleet

Air Senegal took delivery of an Airbus A321-200 on November 28, 2020. The 18-year-old aircraft (6V-AMC, msn 1881) is owned by Carlyle Aviation Partners. It was previously operated Thomas Cook Airlines. Its arrival should help build the future development of its lines to Europe where it currently serves Paris, Marseille and Barcelona. … read more

• Accomodation
• 04/12/2020 06:24

Over 300 hotel projects in Africa’s pipeline

• Beyond Africa
• 04/12/2020 05:15

Lufthansa seesstrong booking growth over the coming holidays

Lufthansa is recording a sharp rise in intercontinental and intra-European bookings for the upcoming Christmas and New Year travel season. Last week, up to 400 percent more people booked destinations overseas as well as Southern and Northern Europe than in the previous week. Particularly in demand were flight destinations in South … read more

• Flights
• 02/12/2020 04:41

Cabo Verde Airlines plans to restart operations

Following the recent reopening of Cabo Verde borders, the national flag carrier of the country, Cabo Verde Airlines, said the reopening of borders is an exciting first step on the long journey ahead to reinvigorating the tourism industry and the economy of the country. The airline said it’s looking forward to being an integral part… read more

• Destinations
• 02/12/2020 04:32

South African Tourism announces new campaign

South Africa has an unbelievable diversity of things to do and places to explore in all its nine provinces and this week South African Tourism kicks off a campaign to showcase this wide variety of tourism attraction and experiences across the country.

For most of this year, South Africans’ movements have been restrict… read more