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Lee Hayhurst sat down with Mike Reyes, Sabre vice president of
platform product management, at the recent T2RL 'Engage' conference in
London to hear more about its vision for supporting retailers that are
ambitious to become the 'Amazon of travel. The COVID pandemic has
accelerated efforts to sunset the traditional travel technologies an… read more
WeTravel, the leading all-in-one business management and payments platform built for multi-day travel businesses, announced it raised $27 million USD in a Series B funding round led by Left Lane Capital, with participation from existing investors, Base10 Partners and Swift Ventures, and several high-profile angel investors, to accelerate … read more
Truly all-inclusive ultra-luxury cruise operator, Scenic, has confirmed that their newest ultra-luxury Discovery Yacht, Scenic Eclipse II, is scheduled to set sail in April 2023 with construction advancing as planned. Her inaugural voyage will be the Incredible Iberian Discovery, which sails for 11 days from Lisbon to Barcelona. Earlybird… read more
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have announced a visa ban slapped on Gambians and 20 other nationalities seeking to visit Dubai with immediate effect.
"This is to inform you that we will not be posting 30 days visa applications for these nationalities effective today October, 18, 2022," the notice read in part. O… read more
As her name suggests, MSC World America will be deployed in the United States when she is delivered in 2025, and like her sister ship MSC World Europa, she will be powered by LNG.
Also this week, Chantiers de l’Atlantique officially delivered MSC World Europa to MSC Cruises ahead of her deployment next month to the Middl… read more
South Africa’s cruise sector will see a threefold increase in cruise calls during the current 2022/23 cruise season compared to last year. There are 239 cruise ship calls expected between October 2022 and April 2023, compared to 71 cruise ship calls during the 2021/22 season, which was severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In South Africa rural travel ranges from winemaking in the Winelands to supernatural attractions like the alleged carnivorous Modimolle mountain in Limpopo, and world-renowned geological marvels like the Bourke's Luck Potholes and Adam's Calendar in Ehlanzeni, Mpumalanga. With scenic beauty such as this and cultural diversity on th… read more
The Tourism Grading Council of South Africa (TGCSA), a business unit of South African Tourism, is in the Seychelles Island conducting and facilitating assessor grading training for the Seychelles Tourism Board.
TGCSA is the only recognised and globally credible quality assurance and service excellence body for tourism products in So… read more
Stakeholders have called on Africa to push the reset button with regards the development of aviation in terms of financing assets, technology driven operations so the continent reap immense benefits and join the world in having some semblance of sustainability in the air transport industry.
This was one of the many submissions at … read more
Hilton (NYSE: HLT) today celebrates the opening of Hilton Taghazout Bay Beach Resort & Spa, a beautiful beachfront resort with… read more
Sabre Google partnership promises a ’Golden Age’ of Travel Retail
WeTravel raises $27m. to expand platform’s travel-specific Fintech Suite
Newest ultra-luxury discovery yacht, Scenic Eclipse II, set to launch on April 12, 2023
UAE bans 20 African countries including Gambia from 30-day visas
MSC names new ship MSC World America, takes delivery of MSC World Europa
South Africa sees surge in scheduled cruise calls as sector rebounds post-COVID
Tourism Grading Council of South Africa facilitates assessor grading training in Seychelles
Africa urged to change aviation dynamics as Aviators Africa Conference and Tower Awards concludes
Hilton Taghazout Bay Beach Resort & Spa opens in Morocco
