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The new Radisson Blu property promises to shake up the hospitality scene on the picturesque island of Madagascar. We delve a bit deeper into the details behind this intere… read more
At 592,800sqkm, Madagascar is the world’s second largest island country. Sitting in the Indian Ocean, some 400km off the coast of east Africa, it has 56 airportsand civil aerodromes open to public air traffic, including eight international airports, four mainly dedicated to domestic flights, and 44 secondary aer… read more
We will have to wait another month or so to hope for a resumption of Air Madagascar’s international flights. In an update made on July 30, 2020, the Malagasy national company announced the extension until August 31 of its international routes. These are routes departing from Antananarivo, and going to Mauritius, Reunion, Dzaoudzi in M… read more
If you may have been wondering which African countries are reopening for tourism, this is for you! Many African nations are starting to reopen airports, remove curfews, and slowly resume international tourism.
Most countries in Africa have been very strict on containing the spread of the virus, with most of them going into complete lockdow… read more
Radisson Hotel Group has surpassed one of its five-year development objectives to “double its Indian Ocean portfolio by 2022”, with the group on track to instead triple the portfolio in 2020. The group has identified Indian Ocean as a key market in its African development strategy, with a current portfolio of seven hotels in operation and… read more
The Malagasy State and the CNAPS (Caisse Nationale de Prévoyance Sociale) are henceforth officially resuming control and governance of Air Madagascar. This agreement puts an end to the capital partnership established in 2017 between the two Indian Ocean airlines. They have exchanged shares without any financial impact for both part… read more
Deprived of revenue since the suspension of its commercial operations on March 20, Air Madagascar is looking for alternatives. This Thursday, July 2, 2020, the Malagasy national company announced the launch of cargo flights from Madagascar, and to destinations in the Indian Ocean and Africa. These are operated by Boeing 737-800 or ATR, with … read more
Despite government support to the national carrier and vital sectors to restart economic and industrial activities, Air Mauritius is facing an abyssal financial problem. According to several sources, Air Mauritius expects to report a loss of MUR 9.5 billion Mauritian rupees (USD 238 million) for the current financial year, ending March 2021.… read more
Yesterday, 11 June 2020 in Kampala, Uganda’s Finance Minister, Matia Kasaija, read out the National Budget for Financial Year (FY) 2020/21.The Ministry of Tourism Wildlife and Antiquities was allocated 198 billion Uganda Shillings which is about 0.44% of the total amount that Government of Uganda projects to spend (45.5 trillion shill… read more
Air Madagascar extends the suspension of international flights until June 30. The company has updated its activities in light of the evolution of the Covid-19 pandemic in Madagascar. The country currently has 1094 confirmed cases of the disease, 254 cures and 9 deaths, according to a recent report.
In the press release made public o… read more
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