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African aviation industry urging for safe restart of air services
These guidelines are contained in Takeoff: Guidance for Air Travel through the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis, which was approved by the ICAO Council. They have also been adopted into the African Union’s Restart and Recovery Strategies during and after COVID-19 for the African Aviation Sector.
“Developed based on the latest medical e… read more
Egypt’s airports, beaches to reopen for travellers
Airports in Egypt will be reopened on the 1st of July and open up the beach resorts that have been shut down in the wake of the COVID 19 outbreak. Aviation, Minister Mohammed Manar says in a news conference in Cairo.
According to the southafrican com,flights will resume “between Egypt and countries which have reopened their airspace… read more
Sabre Taxiing For Another Run At Airline Booking Biz?
Sabre is waging what at first blush appear to be pointless legal fights on both sides of the Atlantic over a merger it dropped last month, but the wrangling suggests the airline booking giant may pursue another shot at acquiring Farelogix, an innovative provider of similar services.
Sabre and Farelogix… read more
Is Africa spending enough on Destination branding & marketing
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
Are Foreign Airlines' Multiple Entry Points a problem?
Industry expert and CEO of African Aviation Services, Nick Fadugba, has x-rayed the aviation industry in Nigeria and said multiple entry points and frequencies of foreign airlines are commercially disadvantageous to Nigerian airlines and do not achieve fair reciprocity.
Over 85 per cent of air travellers on international destinations are a… read more
SA Express liquidation delayed until late 3Q20
South Africa’s High Court in Pretoria has delayed the liquidation proceedings of South African Express (XZ, Johannesburg O.R. Tambo) until September 9, giving the government time to com… read more
The Team Africa unveils ‘Wonders of Africa’ logo
TheteamAfrica (TTA), association has unveiled the logo of Wonders of Africa® Project – a Pan-African initiative to get Africans to Visit Africa.
In a series of posts on Facebook, the Project Director Ambassador Ikechi Uko explained that due to the flattening of Tourism and Travel in Africa by Covid-19, there is a need to initiate a rebuild… read more
African Destinations Meet to Plan Growth and Sustainable Future for Tourism
Recovery and resilience were the central themes as the members of the World Tourism Organization's Regional Commission for Africa (CAF) met for the 63rd time today. Reflecting the extraordinary circumstances, the meeting was held virtually, bringing together Ministers of Tourism from across the region with representatives of the Af… read more
Uganda Tourism Banks on Local and Regional Markets
Tour operators, resort owners and tourism authorities in Uganda are planning to use a large amount of their promotional spending to target local and regional visitors after the sector was heavily affected by the Covid-19 pandemic and international tourist arrivals dropped drastically.
The move is part of the tourism sector's recover… read more
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