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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the arrival at London’s Heathrow Airport of the first traveler using the IATA Travel Pass app to manage their travel health credentials. “The successful implementation of IATA Travel Pass in this trial with Singapore Airlines passengers demonstrates that technology… read more
RwandAir wants to become a 1st tier carrier in Africa. To achieve its goals, the Rwandan government has set its sights on Qatar Airways - one of the most successful airlines in the world - as a strategic partner.
The Covid-19 does not seem to slow down the enthusiasm of the new tandem.
The talks for the acquisition o… read more
FITUR 2021 will have a CEAV B2B space for business meetings between travel agents and tourism industry suppliers present at the Fair. This new special-interest space is organised by the Spanish Confederation of Travel Agencies (CEAV) to help boost tourism business again, one of the priorities for the International Tourism Fair’s Tourism R… read more
The European Commission has issued proposals for a digital green certificate designed to facilitate safe free movement inside the European Union during the Covid-19 pandemic. The document would be a proof that a person has been vaccinated against Covid-19, received a negative test result or recovered from the virus. When issued, th… read more
Travel specialist influencer marketing agency, Komodo, has announced it has doubled in size in the last 12 months, with revenue increasing by 300 percent. The global influencer marketing agency, which is based in London and specialises in social and influencer marketing for travel companies across the globe, saw a han… read more
Africa CDC has mobilised a broad multi-stakeholder public private partnership with the help of its strategic partners, the PanaBIOS Consortium and Econet, and with the objective of addressing current challenges posed by citizens' and institutions' difficulty in accessing accurate health information, high costs and inconvenie… read more
The Portfolio Committee on Tourism today visited Health Passport South Africa (HPSA) to view the Rapid Covid-19 Testing Centre. The secure system combines testing and vaccinations with the latest digital technology to provide an efficient health passport system which can be integrated with existing travel, health and event systems.… read more
British Airways' fleet of 12 Airbus A380s remain grounded, but CEO Sean Doyle says the airline won't join others such as Lufthansa, Air France and likely Etihad which have scuppered the superjumbo.
"The A380 i… read more
Tensions came to a head today regarding the South African Airways rescue package after parliament members criticized the rescue committee. Members of the South African Parliament accused the rescue board of missing deadlines and having a bad attitude when dealing with parliament. The rescue practitioners were supposed to provide the government w… read more
The Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has launched the 6th Pearl of Africa
Tourism Expo (POATE 2021), which for the first time-ever, will be held
virtually. The 3-day event is scheduled to take place on 23rd-25th April 2020
under the theme, “Restarting Tourism for Regional Economic Development.”
Speaking at the launch event … read more
IATA Travel Pass successfully trialed on first international flight
Privatization of RwandAir: "we are at the final phase of negotiations"
FITUR 2021 to have a new space for travel agents’ business meetings
EU outlines plans for vaccine passports
Media Statement - Committee On Tourism Calls On Govt to Support Health Passport South Africa
BA CEO says its A380s will return
South African Parliament Criticizes SAA Rescue Practitioners
Uganda Tourism Board launches POATE 2021— the first-ever virtual tourism expo
