Travel news overview

• Flights
• 15/05/2023 21:47

TAAG increases flights between Luanda and São Paulo

The state-owned flag carrier of Angola, TAAG Angola Airlines, is set to introduce an additional frequency to its schedule between Angola and … read more

• Attractions
• 15/05/2023 07:12

Upgrade of the Sea Point promenade and Granger Bay parking area

The City of Cape Town has informed the public that the Sea Point promenade and Granger Bay parking area project will commence on 15 M… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 15/05/2023 07:12

Africa’s Travel Indaba: collaboration and innovation key to consolidating post pandemic gains

More than 6,000 delegates, including 1,000 international buyers and 1,000 exhibitors showcasing 350 products, were captivated as South Africa’s Tourism Minister, Patricia de Lille, delivered her keynote address at the official opening of Africa’s Travel Indaba 2023.

Indaba boasts exhibitors from 21 African countries, including 10 … read more

• Opinion
• 15/05/2023 07:10

Africa’s Travel Indaba: Action, not words needed to make Africa a destination of choice

For the new South Africa’s Minister of Tourism, her country’s tourism and that of the continent can only experience a good turnaround if stakeholders, especially those responsible for enacting policies go beyond merely talking plans to implementing them. No new plans are necessary, as there is a backlog of many that have still not been … read more

• Cruise
• 15/05/2023 07:08

MSC reports lacklustre growth passengers out of Durban but plans terminal expansion

MSC Cruises SA, the South African division of the Italian cruise line, expects to see minimal growth in the number of cruise passengers sailing out of Durban, according to Ross Volk, MD of MSC South Africa.

The cruise line, the only one that currently homeports annually in the city and caters almost exclusively to the local South Af… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 15/05/2023 07:08

Gorilla organization rallies support after deadly DR Congo mudslides

• Miscellaneous
• 15/05/2023 07:03

Quest Means business at Africa’s Travel Indaba media Face-off

The stage was set for an electrifying showdown as Richard Quest, the esteemed news anchor and business news aficionado, squared off against Patricia de Lille, South Africa’s Tourism Minister, in a heated global media face-off.

The adrenaline-fueled event occurred at the premier trade show, Africa’s Travel Indaba, in the vibrant c… read more

• Rail
• 15/05/2023 07:00

West Africa witnesses inauguration of first railway wagon assembly plant

In a momentous event on May 9, the Nigeria Kajura Wagon Assembly Plant, established as part of the collaboration between China Civil Engineering (CCECC) and the Nigerian government, successfully completed the delivery of its initial consignment of 60 railway flat wagons. This landmark achievement signifies a significant breakthrough in Ni… read more

• Accomodation
• Travel-tech
• 15/05/2023 06:58

APAC hotel occupancy rose above pre-pandemic levels in Q1/2023

Travel across the Asia Pacific region (APAC) is well on its way to recovery, with growing travel demand across all markets as the industry approaches the second half of the year. Data from Amadeus’ Demand360® shows th… read more

• Flights
• 14/05/2023 21:16

Kenya Airways reiterates profitability target from 2024

Kenya Airways (KQ) has been running at a loss since 2013. While the Kenyan parastatal airline plans to return to profitability next year, it has been facing an avalanche of press reports and articles with more or less "inaccurate" details. The CEO, Michael Joseph, is crying foul and has come out of the woodwork in a four-page press release, in which he gives his share of "truths".