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The countdown to Africa Travel Week is on!
Africa Travel Week, including flagship shows WTM Africa and ILTM Africa, has unveiled an exciting and highly informative content programme for 2022 that will help travel and tourism players hone industry knowledge while gathering new insights.
The trade show, which is taking place at the Cape Town International Conference Centre bet… read more
A full and varied programme at Africa Travel Week
Africa Travel Week, including flagship shows WTM Africa and ILTM Africa, has unveiled an exciting and highly informative content programme for 2022 that will help travel and tourism players hone industry knowledge while gathering new insights.
The trade show, which is taking place at the Cape Town International Conference Centre between 11… read more
IATA Diversity & Inclusion Awards open for nominations
Iata member airlines and organisations from across the aviation value chain can put themselves forward or nominate others within the aviation industry until 6pm CET on 24 April 2022.
The awards recognise three categories of leadership in the area of diversity and inclusion:
• Inspirational Role Model Award recognises a w… read more
NANTA kicks against fare fixing by Aarlines
The National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) has described the recent price-fixing allegation against Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), the umbrella body of indigenous carriers as anti-competition, which should not be encouraged in the country.
NANTA also decried that the increase in airfare by the airlines t… read more
Exhibitor registration open for Africa's Travel Indaba 2022
Durban’s Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre will be the hub of activity.
"Africa’s Travel Indaba is back with renewed energy and focus on creating a platform for the recovery of our industry. As the African continent, we cannot wait to welcome back international d… read more
UNWTO Executive Council to Consider Members’ Requests for Russian Suspension
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has convened an emergency session of its Executive Council in response to the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. The session will be held in Madrid on 8 March.
Following the request of Guatemala, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia and Ukraine for the suspension of the Russian Federation fr… read more
Meetings Africa returns in Style
If there is one thing that Meetings Africa can do, it is to create opportunities to reignite Africa’s economy so that it can grow back stronger than ever before.
This was the consensus at a pulsating Meetings Africa trade floor opening ceremony on 1st March at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg. The 16th edition of A… read more
Ethiopian Airlines and Air Djibouti formalise multimodal sea-air agreement with Djibouti port
Every year, approximately 850,000 tonnes of goods destined for Africa pass through Dubai. The goods offloaded by ship then reach Africa by air. Djibouti and Ethiopia now hope to capture half of this volume, with Djibouti's seaport, the capital's airport, and Ethiopian Airlines and Air Djibouti at the centre of these operations.
Djibouti Po… read more
MeetingsAfrica22: Collaboration crucial to MICE Revival
Meetings Africa got off to a flying start today with Business Opportunities Networking Day (BONDay), bringing together meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions (MICE) industry leaders and entrepreneurs to discuss ideas around reviving the sector and rebuilding relationships after a two-year hiatus.
The theme “Shared Minds, … read more
VAT- Hotel Owners, FIRS head for Showdown
The directive by the Lagos chapter of the Incorporated Trustees of the Hotel Owners and Managers Association to its members to reject a request by the Federal Inland Revenue Services or its agents for collection of Value Added Tax from their businesses has again reignited the endless battle against VAT in the country, writes Festus… read more
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