Travel news overview

• Rail
• 28/08/2022 20:53

Rehabilitation of Railway Line from Victoria Falls to Chingola

The project to rehabilitate approximately 1029 km of railway track, from the border with Zimbabwe in the south (Livingstone) to the border with DCR (Dem. Rep. of Congo) (Chingola) in the north, is being implemented in two phases. The project involves the rehabilitation of the track superstructure, as well as, the installations of t… read more

• Flights
• 28/08/2022 20:53

Air Peace Lagos - Owerri flight suffers bird strike

MANAGEMENT of Air Peace confirmed a bird strike on their Lagos - Owerri flight which got stuck on left main landing gear.

The airline in a statement revealed,”This is to inform the flying public and our esteemed customers that Air Peace flight P47154, which departed Lagos at 12:00hrs today, August 27, 2022, for Owerri, could … read more

• Destinations
• 28/08/2022 18:42

UAE President, Egyptian President inspect tourist project in Al Alamein City

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi inspected the Regal Heights Hotel, an investment project in Al Alamein City.

His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain, His Majesty King Abdullah II bin Al Hussein of Jordan, and Mustafa Al Kadhimi, Prime Minister of Iraq… read more

• Destinations
• 27/08/2022 05:50

Seychelles considers introducing GPS bracelets for hiking Tourists

The Seychelles' government is considering to introduce GPS tracking bracelets for use by tourists when venturing out on hiking trails on their own.

This announcement comes after a recent increase in tourists going missing on various trails on the islands, requiring large rescue missions, which at times took days to locate them.

The P… read more

• Travel-tech
• 27/08/2022 05:48

Travelport and Oman Air strengthen relationship with agreement renewal

Travelport, a global technology company that powers travel bookings for hundreds of thousands of travel suppliers worldwide, and Oman Air, the national airline of Oman announced today that they have reached a multi-year renewal of content agreement that will enable modern travel retailing by bringing Oman Air content to Travelport-… read more

• Travel-tech
• 27/08/2022 05:48

HotelPORT announces new agreement with tech leader Sabre

HotelPORT, specialists in technology and distribution solutions for the hotel industry, announced a new technology agreement with Sabre. This partnership will integrate PropertyVIEW, HotelPORT’s AI-Powered content monitoring and audit solution into Sabre’s Content Services for Lodging.

PropertyVIEW combines artificial intelli… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• Attractions
• 27/08/2022 05:47

South Africa: Free access to provincial nature reserves in the Eastern Cape in October 2022

Eastern Cape Tourism has announced that day visitors will have free access to selected provincial nature reserves in the Eastern Cape from 01 - 09 October 2022. Day visitors will also be exempted from paying the conservation fees for the… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 27/08/2022 05:46

Kenya Airways maintains steady path to recovery as it releases its Half Year 2022 results

National carrier Kenya Airways PLC (KQ) has released its Half Year financial results for the six months ending June 2022 at a virtual investor briefing held this morning. The Group's total revenue stood at Kshs 48,104 million, recording a 76% increase compared to the same period last year. This increase is mainly attributed to a significa… read more

• Flights
• 27/08/2022 05:43

Delta Air Lines' 'faulty' Boeing 767-300 banned in Ghana

Delta Air Lines currently offers 1 daily flight between the US and Ghana. This service is usually operated by Boeing 767-300 aircraft.

The Boeing 767-300, registration N195DN, of Delta Air Lines, is no longer allowed to operate the New York - Accra route (1 daily flight). This is according to a correspondence from the Ghana Civil… read more

• Destinations
• 27/08/2022 05:40

Mozambique: Changes to Short-Term Tourist Visa, New Visa Waiver Program and eVisa System Forthcoming

Mozambique’s government authorities have announced revisions to the short-term tourist visa, transitioning this option to a joint tourist-business visa. The visa validity period will also increase to 90 days, up from 30 days.

Select nationalities will benefit from a new visa waiver program for tourists and business visitors.… read more