Travel news Zambia

• Miscellaneous
• 15/05/2023 21:47

Botswana: Private sector hails country’s participation at Africa’s Travel Indaba

Botswana’s tourism private sector players have hailed the participation of the country at this year’s Africa’s Travel Indaba.

The recently held Africa’s Travel Indaba saw the increased participation of sector players from 28-38 with a sizable SMMEs forming a nucleus of their participation.

The exhibitors who spoke to V… read more

• Cruise
• 15/05/2023 07:08

MSC reports lacklustre growth passengers out of Durban but plans terminal expansion

MSC Cruises SA, the South African division of the Italian cruise line, expects to see minimal growth in the number of cruise passengers sailing out of Durban, according to Ross Volk, MD of MSC South Africa.

The cruise line, the only one that currently homeports annually in the city and caters almost exclusively to the local South Af… read more

• Destinations
• 08/05/2023 20:06

Zambia Tourism Agency agrees Tourism promotion with Emirates

Emirates and the Zambia Tourism Agency (ZTA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly promote tourism and boost visitor arrivals to Zambia by leveraging Emirates' global network of over 140 destinations. The MoU was signed by Badr Abbas, Emirates' Senior Vice President Commercial Operations for Africa, and Matongo Matamw… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 02/05/2023 23:15

Malawi positions Tourism as key economic pillar, counts gains at 4th International Expo

The Malawi International Tourism Expo (MITE) has been hailed as a resounding success by the Ministry of Tourism. The two-day event, which featured the theme "Takulandirani," brought together industry professionals, local suppliers, and experts to conduct business at the Bingu Wa International Convention Centre in Lilongwe. President Dr. L… read more

• Flights
• 02/05/2023 23:15

Proflight Zambia launching flights between Lusaka & Cape Town

Zambian airline Proflight Zambia is set to launch the first ever direct flights between Lusaka and Cape Town in … read more

• Flights
• 25/04/2023 05:39

Proflight Zambia to add a Boeing 737-500 to fleet

Proflight Zambia, a Zambian airline, has increased its return flights from Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) in Lusaka to OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg. As a result, the route between the two cities now has more flights operated by Zambian airlines than South African ones.

The airline now offers… read more

• Rail
• 16/04/2023 22:14

Special economic zones for electric vehicle production Planned In DRC And Zambia

African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) have recently inked a Framework Agreement with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Republic of Zambia to establish Special Economic Zones (SEZ) dedicated to the production of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) and related services.… read more

• Rail
• 12/04/2023 21:51

TAZARA: Temporary suspension of passenger train services in Zambia

The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has announced that passenger train operations in Zambia have been suspended until further notice. This is due to … read more

• Flights
• 12/04/2023 19:14

LUN to JNB on Proflight now 3x daily and on B737

Proflight Zambia has boosted capacity on its Lusaka-Johannesburg service, resulting in the route between the two cities having more Zambian operated flights than South African ones.

Proflight has increased the frequency of its flights to three times a day and is introducing a 126-seat B737-500 aircraft to its fleet to meet de… read more

• Flights
• 29/03/2023 17:11

Zambia Airways lands in Harare, its first regional route

Zambia Airways started commercial operations in December 2021. One year later, the joint venture between the Zambian government and Ethiopian Airlines is set to conquer the regional market with the aim of connecting all SADC countries.