Travel news overview

• Miscellaneous
• 10/03/2023 19:36

TBCSA welcomes appointment of new Tourism Minister

The Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) has noted the changes to the executive announced by President Cyril Ramaphosa. As the private sector tourism lobby, we welcome the appointment of Minister Patricia de Lille to the tourism portfolio. We also take this opportunity to thank former Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and wish h… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• Attractions
• 10/03/2023 19:35

Bontebok National Park: Breede River Campsite temporarily closed

South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that the Breede River Campsite inside the Bontebok National Park is temporarily closed. The Breede River, which flows through the National Park, is… read more

• Rail
• 10/03/2023 19:33

Cameroon-Chad transport corridor

The proposed project development objective is to improve the efficiency and safety of regional trade transport along the Douala-N’Djamena intermodal corridor.

In Chad, the financing agreement was signed on April 28, 2022, and reached effectiveness on December 21, 2022. The pre-qualification process for the works divided into … read more

• Flights
• 10/03/2023 19:21

Air Zimbabwe clears IATA arrears and eyes return to London

Air Zimbabwe is expecting delivery of a new plane at the end of this month, while plans to resuscitate the London route are already underway following the clearance of the International Air Transport Association debt, Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Development Felix Mhona told the National Assembly on Wednesday.

He was res… read more

• Cruise
• 10/03/2023 19:17

Virgin Voyages upgrades entertainment aboard Resilient Lady

Virgin Voyages is upgrading its onboard entertainment fleet-wide ahead of its 2023 cruise from Dubai to Singapore aboard new ship Resilient Lady.

The cruise line is promising new shows, parties, additional live music acts and a festival stage of rotating performances, as well as the return of guests’ favorite shows such as th… read more

• Flights
• 10/03/2023 19:02

Senegal route part of six additions for Transavia France

Transavia France has unveiled six new routes for the northern summer 2023 season, adding connections to destinations in Algeria, Morocco, Senegal and Sweden.

The expansion will see the Air France-KLM Group subsidiary launch two routes apiece from Bastia and Strasbourg, as well as fli… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 10/03/2023 19:01

Sierra Leone wishes to attract Airlines With New Freetown Terminal

Under a $270 million build, operate and transfer contract with the Sierra Leone government, Summa, a Turkish construction company, has completed a new 14,000-m² (150,000-ft.2) terminal at Freetown International Airport in Sierra Leone. The new terminal is five times larger than the old one and can accommodate up to eight widebody j… read more

• Flights
• 10/03/2023 19:00

African airlines’ traffic rose 124% in Jan 2023 vs Jan 2022 but load factors...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has announced that the recovery in air travel demand is continuing in 2023, based on January traffic results.

·  Total traffic  in January 2023 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 67.0% compared to January 2022. Globally, traffic is now at 84.2% of Janu… read more

Airlink to increase flights to St Helena

South African regional carrier Airlink is set to increase flights to the island of St Helena, a British overseas territory located in the South Atlantic Ocean. During the 2023/24 Southern summer seaso… read more

• Flights
• 09/03/2023 05:17

Emirates embracing equity this International Women’s Day

Emirates focuses on 2023 theme of embracing equity this International Women’s DayWith a clear mission to forge inclusive work cultures where women’s careers thrive and their achievements are celebrated, the Emirates Group is focusing on the 2023 International Women’s Day theme of #EmbraceEquity through discussions on gender equity, record levels… read more