Please remember to register on this website, so we can send you your dose of travel news customized as per your requirements.
Tanzania Launches Golf Tourism
TANZANIA has opened a new chapter in Sport Tourism after the official launch of Golf Tourism Tanzania over the weekend. Launching the new tourism product at the Kilimanjaro Golf course, Usa River, Arusha yesterday, Chief Guest, the Kenyan Minister of Tourism and Wildlife, Najib Balala commended Tanzania for entering this important … read more
International Tourism Investment Conference and African Tourism Board visit Tanzanian Tourism Sector
A high powered tourism delegation led by Mr. Ayoub Ibrahim, the Group Executive Officer of International Tourism Investment Conference (ITIC) and Mr. Cuthbert Ncube, the Executive Chairman of African Tourism Board(ATB) have paid a courtesy visit to the Honourable Minister of Nat… read more
WTM Africa announces Reigniting Africa Travel & Tourism Award Winner
Runner-up is Cape Nature, while The Art of Penguin Conservation received an honourable mention.
andBeyond won the award with the inspirational WILDwatch Live Safaris campaign, which was established during the COVID pandemic in conjunction with wildlife broadcasting experts WildEarth. The campaign saw andBeyond live stream twice-daily, thre… read more
Ethiopia needs more efforts to üromote its Tourism potential
Ethiopia needs to promote itself more to the rest of the world to efficiently exploit its untapped potential of tourism sector, foreign tourists advised. Ethiopian Orthodox Church followers colorfully celebrated Demera the annual bonfire lighting ceremony on the eve of Meskel to commemorate the finding of the true cross on which Jesus Chr… read more
Tanzania & Kenya work on reviving Covid-19 ravaged Tourism
Tanzania and Kenya have agreed to come closer in the tourism sector. The two countries will form a committee to identify how to address hitches holding back the growth of the key economic sector.
The committee will, in turn, suggest ways to ensure the two states and the East African region in general, attracted more tourists.
Celebrating Tourism milestones
Today, Zimbabwe joins the rest of the world in celebrating World Tourism Day under the Theme "Tourism for Inclusive Growth."
September is the month spared by the United Nations World Trade Organisation (UNWTO) to celebrate global tourism. The Day has been commemorated on September 27 since 1980, to mark the anniversary of the… read more
The Air Senegal Fleet In 2021
Air Senegal is the flag carrier for the West African country of Senegal. From its hub at Blaise Diagne International Airport (DSS), the carrier operates services to other cities in the region, as well as to Europe, and even across the Atlantic to Baltimore (with a stop at JFK). It manages to do all of this with a fleet of just nine … read more
Upcoming Rail Safety conference is a watershed moment for the Rail Industry
South Africa’s Railway Safety Regulator has announced that the 2021 Annual Rail Safety Conference will take place from 29 September to 1 October 2021, online.
Hosted under the theme “Embracing the new normal through innovative and sustainable rail safety solutions”, this year’s conference will be held virtually, at no cost to delegates. It… read more
Air Peace Chairman says Nigerian airlines have youngest fleet comparatively
CHAIRMAN Air Peace, Chief Allen Onyema has said that Nigeria has one of the youngest aircraft fleets in the world stating that age of aircraft however is not as important a factor as airworthiness and maintenance.
The Air Peace boss made this known last Thursday as the airline took delivery of the fourth of its 13 Embraer E195-E2 Ki… read more
#ATTS2021:Improved transport infrastructure needed for free movement of goods and people in Africa
Africa’s 54 states are home to some 1.38-billion people. It should be simple for people to move freely across the continent. Yet, … read more
travelnews.africa is the first of its kind portal exclusively servicing travel agents in the Sub Saharan Africa Region with travel news from various sectors of travel i.e. airlines, hotels etc.
Our travel news does not only focuse on transportation like airlines and rail, but also on hotels, IT, cruises, and other areas of interest for travel agents. Our travel news is not only for the benefit of the traveler but also serves to update and inform travel staff in the Sub Saharan Africa Region on the latest travel news and developments.
travelnews.africa is unique in the way it assists travel readers in sub Saharan Africa to be up-to-date in sub Saharan Africa with the latest news on a daily basis, and provides concise & relevant information without the waffle making it convenient for you to keep you and your colleagues up-to-date, to better inform customers and offer precise recommendations.
Our travel news portal has refined navigation so you can search per country in sub Saharan Africa, scroll to the bottom of the website to find a list of the countries, double click on a country to get that country’s news. and you could search per sector in travel i.e. flights, leisure, rail, IT etc. (at the top of the website). Or you could search the news portal by using specific words or phrases and entering these into the search bar and clicking search.