
Please remember to register on this website, so we can send you your dose of travel news customized as per your requirements.
Congo Airways to restart on August 15
Kenya Airways changes baggage policy ahead of operations relaunch
Ahead of the relaunch of regional and international flights on the 01st of August has Kenya Airways announced a key change vis a vis their more recent baggage policy.
In order to maximise auxiliary revenues had the airline some time ago limited checked baggage on regional flights to just one piece while key competitors,… read more
Emirates back into Clark
Emirates (EK) has announced plans to launch flights to Clark with operations starting from August 1. This sees the carrier boost its global network to 68 destinations for the month.
The launch also allows EK to connect its customers to Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and Africa. The resumption of flights … read more
Victoria Falls Pins Hopes On Domestic Tourism
The country's premier tourist destination - Victoria Falls - is pinning its hopes of reviving its fortunes on the resumption of domestic tourism.
Tourism, an industry that largely relies on travel both internationally and nationally, has been hard hit by Covid-19 mitigatory measures aimed at avoiding travelling and crowds. Governmen… read more
Egyptair: 7th Airbus A320neo received
EgyptAir said Friday 24/07/2020 it has received its seventh Airbus A320Neo from France, out of a total eight A320Neo jets contracted by EgyptAir, as well as seven other A321Neo jets set to join the carrier's fleet later.
Bringing all the standards of comfort and incorporating new engine choices, aerodynamic improvements, and … read more
MEA & TK aircraft collision at Lagos Airport
A wing tip incident involving Middle East Airlines and Turkish Airlines aircraft on Wednesday occurred at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
The incident, which occurred at night, a source close to the place of the incident confided in our correspondent led to the grounding of the two a… read more
Turkish Airlines back to LED from Istanbul and Antalya
Turkish Airlines will be the first foreign carrier to resume flights between Pulkovo St. Petersburg Airport (Russia) and Turkish cities of Istanbul and Antalya. The services to Istanbul will be provided starting August 2, 2020. Turkish Airlines flights from St. Petersburg to Antalya will be launched on August 10, 2020.
… read more
Proflight cancels DUR and LLW operations
According to Proflight Zambia's latest schedule update, the airline has canceled flights between Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN) in Lusaka and King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in … read more
Kenya Airways: daily flights to Seychelles as of February
Seychelles will be more accessible to the outside world starting February 6, 2019, as Kenya Airways introduces additional flights to its services, operating on a daily basis between the exotic islands and Kenya. The airline is currently flying to the island archipelago five times per week from Kenya’s Capital city Nairobi.
… read more
SAA back? Not yet.....
The business rescue practitioners of South African Airways announced on Tuesday that all the condition s in the embattled airline's business rescue plan have been fulfilled.
There is, however, still no indication of where the R10.3 billion funding to implement the rescue plan will come from. So far… 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.