Travel news overview

• Cruise
• 13/10/2022 03:42

Seabourn Sojourn to hopscotch up Atlantic on 2023 Cape Town cruise

Seabourn will be sending Seabourn Sojourn to South Africa in 2023 to sail a one-off 30-night cruise from the ‘Mother City’ to Barcelona in Spain. Seabourn Sojourn will depart Cape Town on April 27th, 2023, bound initially for the West Coast of Africa, before heading out into the Atlantic to visit the islands of Cape Verde and the C… read more

• Flights
• 12/10/2022 22:01

Royal Eswatini National Airways Corporation (RENAC) has released an update on Eswatini Air

The Royal Eswatini National Airways Corporation (RENAC) has released an update on Eswatini's new flag carrier Eswatini Air, … read more

• Flights
• 12/10/2022 22:01

Int'Air Îles receives a Let 410 and restarts its regular operations

Int'Air Îles is a Comorian airline based at Anjouan airport. Founded in 2007 as Inter Îles Air and renamed to its current name in March 2015. At the peak of its operations, it served the French territory of Mayotte, Tanzania and Madagascar on the regional market.

• Miscellaneous
• 12/10/2022 22:00

African airlines have returned to almost their entire pre-pandemic network (AFRAA)

Air traffic continues to recover in Africa. To date, African airlines have resumed operations on 99.2% of the routes operated before the pandemic. The information comes from the Association of African Airlines (AFRAA) which published on Wednesday 12 October 2022 the traffic performance for the month of September.

According to the… read more

• Flights
• 12/10/2022 21:58

TAAG reaches an agreement with its pilots who suspend their strike

For several days, the activities of TAAG Angola Airlines were paralysed by a strike of its pilots. It was scheduled to last until 16 October.

The pilots of TAAG Angola Airlines have resumed their activities. They suspended their strike on Tuesday 11 October 2022, after the Airline Pilots Union (SPLA) reached an agreement with the… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 12/10/2022 21:50

Volcanoes Safaris announces 2023 plans to open 5th lodge in Kibale, Uganda

As we step into a new era of travel, one which prioritizes planetary wellbeing, authenticity and transparency, Volcanoes Safaris, pioneers of gorilla and chimpanzee eco-tourism in Uganda and Rwanda since 1997, reflects on the last 25 years while looking ahead as they announce the launch of their 5th lodge to open in 2023 near Kibal… read more

• Cruise
• 12/10/2022 21:17

Princess Cruises unveils bespoke Next Generation ship - Sun Princess

Princess Cruises recently revealed a stunning new and bespoke ship platform that is the brand's largest ship ever that will accommodate over 4,000 guests. The new Sun Princess boasts stunning views, expansive venues, innovative entertainment venues, multi-story dining rooms and next level stateroom accommodations while remaining tr… read more

• Destinations
• 12/10/2022 21:17

This suburb in Cape Town is one of the world’s coolest neighbourhoods

Global culture, entertainment and events magazine Time Out recently published the results of its annual Time Out Index. As part of the global survey, Time Out asked some 20,000 city-dwellers about the coolest spots in their city right now. And for the fifth year running, these views got combined with expert input from Tim… read more

• Flights
• 12/10/2022 21:16

Zimbabwe plans to open a direct route to Russia

Currently, Zimbabwe has no direct air links outside the continent. The southern African country is keen to catch up, and in the process sees a rapprochement with Russia, a nation with which it shares several geopolitical convergences.

Direct flights between Zimbabwe and Russia may be possible in the coming months or yea… read more

• Flights
• 12/10/2022 07:59

Etihad Airways takes hope top awards from Airline Economics

Etihad Airways has picked up top honours at the prestigious 2022 Airline Economics Middle East, Africa & Islamic Aviation 100 Awards.

The carrier won the coveted Middle East & Africa Airline of the Year Award, with Chief Financial Officer Adam Boukadida receiving the Middle East & Africa CFO of the Year award for … read more