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Cronos Airlines Benin takes off
Cronos Airlines Benin officially started its commercial operations on Thursday 4 May 2023. From its base in Cotonou, the new startup, a subsidiary of the Equatorial Guinean group of the same name, is showing its regional ambitions.
Seabourn will do a circumnavigation cruise of Africa
Seabourn will offer its first voyage circumnavigating Africa.
The 90-day Grand Africa Voyage will sail clockwise around the continent from Barcelona, departing Nov. 30, 2024. The 458-passenger Seabourn Sojourn will visit 44 ports in 26 countries, including Alexandria, Egypt; and Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, Israel.
Other cal… read more
Guinea and Burkina Faso sign a memorandum of understanding on air services
The Republic of Guinea and Burkina Faso are committed to more sustained relations. For the two West African countries, currently in bilateral consultations in Conakry, the field of air transport appears to be one of the privileged areas for the materialisation of the rapprochement of their economies.
Guinea-Bissau in favour of a return of Cabo Verde Airlines after 10 years of absence
Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA) plans to gradually re-establish its entire pre-pandemic network. Better still, the Cape Verdean national airline wants to go further by re-launching its service to Guinea-Bissau, which was suspended almost 10 years ago. The two Portuguese-speaking countries have initiated talks to this end.
Guinea launches the renovation of the regional airports of Kankan and Faranah
The project to rebuild regional airfields is one of the strategic axes of the national policy for the development of the transport sector, initiated by the transitional government in office in Guinea. In 12 months, the authorities urgently want to modernise 5 platforms.
Air France leaves Gambia, strengthens in Guinea and Burkina, and adjusts several African routes
Air France has tabled various changes to its intercontinental operations for the summer of 2023, which will come into effect from 26 March. Several African routes are affected by these changes
ITB Berlin: African Destinations make a massive return this March
One of the globe’s leading tourism market place, Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB Berlin) will be making a return to live (person-to-person) event since 2019 when it last held the event in the marquee Messe Berlin Arena.
Scheduled to take place from March 7-9, 2023 in Messe Berlin in the Charlottenburg province, this year’s event has Ge… read more
ITB Berlin makes a strong comeback with High international participation
Around 90 per cent of the available stand area is occupied – The multi-purpose hall hub27, which is fully booked, is the destination hot spot – Debut for the German marketplace – Cultural tourism organisers are represented in the Culture Lounge – High participation in the Travel Technology, Mobility and Cruise segments
A fitting live comeb… read more
SA Tourism to go ahead with Spurs deal
SA Tourism to Go Ahead With Tottenham Hotspur Deal
SA Tourism announced today that it will be pushing ahead with the controversial almost R1 billion Tottenham Hotspur sponsorship proposal. The sponsorship would see the football club advertise South Africa as a tourist destination, Eyewitness News reports. Despite condemnation from var… read more
Tourism trade from Africa impressed with 2023 FITUR’s platform for business links
Over 24 African countries participated in the just-ended Fitur International Tourism Fair in Madrid. The fair gave a… read more
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