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Zambian travellers stranded
The Travel Agency Association of Zambia (TAAZ) says its members are finding it difficult to redirect Zambian travellers stranded outside the country on various airlines because they are fully booked.
On Sunday, Qatar and Emirates airlines suspended passenger flights to southern Africa following the outbreak of a new co… read more
East African Community (EAC) launches tourism campaign
The East African Community (EAC) has launched the EAC regional and domestic tourism media campaign set to publicise national and regional tourism products and services, in a move aiming at stimulating intra-regional travel. Dubbed "Tembea Nyumbani", the campaign seeks to entice East Africans to travel in their specific countries an… read more
Omicron depresses demand for international travel
Demand for international travel has plunged in the week since the omicron Covid-19 variant emerged as a global concern.
According to data provided by Kayak, international flight searches initiated within the U.S. were 21% below the 2019 level on Nov. 24, when travel restrictions and headlines related to omicron took hold. But as of Nov. 30… read more
Zanzibar Airports set for new era
Passenger services at Zanzibar airports are set for significant improvements, thanks to the newly signed business deal between the government and experienced service providers. And, President Hussein Mwinyi directed all government institutions at the airports - immigration, Tanzania Revenue Authority, fire brigade and the poli… read more
WHO criticizes travel bans over Covid-19 omicron variant
The World Health Organization on Sunday urged countries around the world not to impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concerns over the new omicron variant.
WHO's regional director for Africa, Matshidiso Moeti, called on countries to follow science and international health regulations in order to avoid using travel r… read more
African Union rejects travel bans amid new Covid-19 variant
The African Union on Saturday cautioned countries across the world against imposing quick travel bans on travellers from the continent, in the wake of a new variant of the Covid-19 virus said to be more infectious.
Dr John Nkengasong, the Director of the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said the history… read more
Passengers stuck inside KLM planes inbound from South Africa
Passengers onboard two KLM flights that arrived from South Africa earlier today appear to be stranded on the aircraft at Schiphol. The passengers are being held while they await the results of a COVID test, as Europe continues to shut down connections to southern Africa over worries of a new variant of the virus. Passengers were eventually allow… read more
Two South Africa trade shows returning in 2022
After canceling two signature global trade shows due to the Covid-19 pandemic, South African Tourism announced it will be hosting both Meetings Africa and Africa’s Travel Indaba in 2022. Both shows will be hosted as physical events with limited virtual components.
Meetings Africa will take place from Feb. 28 to March 2 at the Sandto… read more
Corridors without borders in West Africa
This paper from the World Bank estimates the welfare gains from upgrading several major regional corridors in West Africa. It uses a quantitative economic geography framework with trade within and across countries and mobility of people within countries to assess the economic impacts of the reduction in trade costs from road and border in… read more
Africa and the Middle East show signs of travel reactivation
The ForwardKeys team of travel analytics experts have been closely monitoring the winds of change in the travel sector since the pandemic unleased, and up until recently, the air ticketing data was showing the Americas, especially the Caribbean, as the sole game changers when it comes to real-time travel recovery. However, the latest travel d… read more
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