Travel news Mauritius

• Flights
• 02/10/2023 07:12

Award means we are regaining trust: South Africa Airways

South African Airways (SAA) has indicated that the award it got at the Association of Zimbabwe Travel Agents (AZTA) annual awards recently is a statement of the success of its rebound efforts.

The airline secured the first runner-up position in the regional Airline category. Speaking after receiving the award, SAA country man… read more

• Flights
• 27/09/2023 05:13

South Africa and Mauritius now without Air Belgium, which is leaving the scheduled flights market

Air Belgium recently declared that it was ending its scheduled passenger services in order to concentrate on the freight and ACMI sector. This decision, which aims to orientate its activities towards the B-to-B (business-to-business) market, will result in the disorganization of its African network.

• Flights
• 26/09/2023 06:34

Tourist Arrivals Exceed Target of Two Million

Tourist arrivals have exceeded the set target of two million since the opening of the frontiers following the COVID-19 pandemic from October 2021 to September 2023.

The Acting Prime Minister, Minister of Housing and Land Use Planning, Minister of Tourism, Mr Louis Steven Obeegadoo, provided the information, this afternoon, du… read more

• Flights
• 19/09/2023 21:00

Air Mauritius: CEO and CFO suspended

For more than two years, Air Mauritius (MK) was run by an interim manager. After emerging from receivership, the airline chose Krešimir Kučko in December 2022 to continue implementing the company's rescue plan.

Only nine months into his mandate, the Croatian, who is seen as a "cost-killer", finds himself embroiled in an alleged case… read more

• Flights
• 18/09/2023 22:58

Air Belgium is cancelling all scheduled passenger flights to focus on ACMI and freight

Air Belgium’s Board of Directors decides to focus its development exclusively on cargo and ACMI and files for judicial reorganisation by way of amicable agreement to ensure its long-term viability and growth

Following a series of external events that have weakened the company in recent years (COVID, the war in Ukraine, soaring fuel … read more

• Flights
• 18/09/2023 07:06

Aeroflot announces its return to Mauritius after a 30-year absence

Over the last two years, Aeroflot has gradually shown its interest in the African market. After making the Seychelles the second country in its continental network, and strengthening its presence in Egypt, the Russian national airline has just resurrected a route that was closed some thirty years ago.

• Accomodation
• 13/09/2023 20:46

Club Med brings two resorts to South Africa

The beach and bush resorts are described as setting new standards in experiential travel. South Africa is set to receive its first all-inclusive Club Med resorts, with a R2-billion local investment in northern KwaZulu-Natal, through a joint venture between Collins Residential and the international hospitality group.

Absa, African Ba… read more

• Flights
• 02/09/2023 07:16

IATA integrates Cameroon, Chad, Gabon, Congo and Mauritius into its payment system

One of the six objectives of the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) "Focus Africa" initiative is to strengthen financial services and improve distribution in the industry. With this in mind, the organization, which brings together some 300 airlines, has just made EasyPay available in five of the continent's countries.

• Opinion
• 01/09/2023 05:51

Are high airfares grounding intra-Africa tourism?

The cost of intra-Africa travel has been a subject of much debate in recent years, with tourism professionals suggesting it is holding back the immense potential of Africa as a tourism destination.

As the BBC recently reported, flying from Berlin, the capital of Germany, to Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, might cost you around $150 for a … read more

• Miscellaneous
• 19/08/2023 06:07

Tourism minister urges colleagues African tourism ministers to practice sustainable tourism

Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, has called on African Tourism Ministers to pursue sustainable tourism practices to protect the environment and ensure communities benefit from the tourism diffident.

He made the call when Ghana was elected to the United Nations World Tourism Organization(UNWTO) Executive Council in Mauritius last Thu… read more