Travel news Zambia

• Flights
• 09/02/2023 20:20

British Airways announces codeshare partnership with Airlink

British Airways has announced a codeshare partnership with Airlink, improving connectivity between the UK, Europe, North America and more than 15 destinations in Southern Africa.

With bases in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban in South Africa, Airlink is a premium regional airline with a wide-reaching network of cities in 1… read more

• Flights
• 09/02/2023 20:15

Zambia Airways to start regional flights and first Boeing 737 by March 2023

Zambia Airways started commercial operations in December 2021 as a 55/45 joint venture between the Zambian government and Ethiopian Airlines. After the missed announcement of mid-2022, the young startup is now showing all the guarantees for its regional rollout.

• Flights
• 06/02/2023 20:37

Ethiopian Airlines de-links its Lusaka and Harare operations

The flag carrier of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Airlines, is set to de-link its flights to Lusaka in … read more

• Miscellaneous
• 31/01/2023 21:52

Royal Tour Film continues to attract tourists

TANZANIA has continued to reap big from Royal Tour premiering after a group of tourists aboard Rovos Rail, the most luxurious tourist train, arrived yesterday in the country for tourism expedition.

Though the journey by the tourists is an annual vintage trip, the premiering of the Tanzania Royal Tour documentary last year has… read more

• Destinations
• 30/01/2023 00:54

Two African nations lift their visa requirements for U.S. visitors

Malawi and Zambia both have scrapped visa requirements for their most important source markets, including the U.S.

The Malawi government released a statement at the end of January that it is waiving visa requirements for tourists from 16 countries, including the U.S., the U.K., France and Germany.

Simon Mbvundula, spoke… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 27/01/2023 23:06

Tourism trade from Africa impressed with 2023 FITUR’s platform for business links

• Miscellaneous
• 21/01/2023 08:04

23 African countries attended FITUR 2023

A total of twenty-three (23) countries from Africa participated in this year’s FITUR in Madrid, Spain.

Participation from these countries will include state tourism ministries, boards, private sector businesses, organisations and individual travel and tourism stakeholders.

Fitur is a global benchmark event in the tourism sect… read more

• Rail
• 15/01/2023 21:33

TAZARA to adjust fares

Due to the escalation of operating costs and the continuous reduction in the exchange value of the currencies both in Tanzania and Zambia over the years, it has been deemed imperative to adjust the passenger train fares upwards.

Therefore, the base fares for the Express and Ordinary Passenger Trains have been adjusted upwards… read more

• Flights
• 12/01/2023 21:26

Turkish Airlines to resume flights between Istanbul and Lusaka

The President of the Republic of Türkiye, Mr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, announced in December 2022 that … read more

• Accomodation
• 03/01/2023 02:47

Two luxury resorts open their doors near Victoria Falls

The Victoria Falls are a hive of activity, with new lodgings recently opening on each side of the border.

On the Zimbabwe side of the Falls, a new luxury adults-only (no children under 16) lodge, Shongwe Oasis Boutique Lodge & Spa, is now welcoming guests. The lodge's 19 guestrooms comprise 13 double deluxe rooms with bat… read more