Travel news overview

• Flights
• 03/08/2023 06:23

Global Airlines to acquire three more A380s

Global Airlines to acquire three more A380s

Global Airlines has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a further three A380s.

• Miscellaneous
• 03/08/2023 06:21

Ghana elected to UNWTO executive council

Ghana has been elected to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Executive Council after she polled 17 votes out of the 20 valid votes cast at the UNWTO Commission for Africa meeting in Mauritius on Thursday.

Five other countries also got elected to the council but with lesser votes. These countries are Nigeria… read more

• Cruise
• 03/08/2023 06:20

Seabourn takes delivery of second expedition ship Seabourn Pursuit

Seabourn has taken delivery of its second luxury expedition ship, Seabourn Pursuit, during an official handover ceremony at the T. Mariotti shipyard in Genoa, Italy. Seabourn Pursuit is the company’s second purpose-built, ultra-luxury expedition ship and a sister ship to Seabourn Venture.

“I am honored to share this incredibl… read more

• Flights
• 03/08/2023 06:18

Passenger caught for stealing N1m onboard Abuja-PH flight

Another passenger has been caught for stealing the sum of N1m this time on Air Peace flight from Abuja to Port-Harcourt.

According to the spokesman, Air Peace, Mr. Stanley Oliseh in a statement said, one Mr Vitalis Nwabuzor on-board Abuja-PHC flight P47192 on July 27, 2023, stole the sum of 1 million naira but was nabb… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 03/08/2023 06:17

UNWTO Members convene in Mauritius to rethink agenda for African Tourism

• Flights
• 03/08/2023 06:16

Royal Air Maroc secures up to 10 new Boeing and Embraer aircraft

Royal Air Maroc (RAM), a pillar of the Kingdom of Morocco's tourism strategy, plans to increase its fleet from 50 to 200 aircraft by 2037.  After a 3-year break, the airline will resume deliveries this year.

• Flights
• 03/08/2023 06:16

Etihad to open fourth U.S. gateway

Etihad Airways has unveiled plans to add Boston to its list of destinations in the U.S., with flights set to begin at the start of the northern summer 2024 season.

The move increases the carrier’s U.S. network to four destinations, complementing flights to Chicago O’Hare (ORD), New York John F. Kennedy (JFK… read more

• Opinion
• 03/08/2023 06:13

Business Travel is back. Purpose is key!

Is the business world still Zooming from home? Has corporate travel spending made a full recovery from the pandemic? Are carbon budgets replacing financial budgets?

Accor’s Masters of Travel advisory board meeting brought industry leaders from technology, law, energy, engineering, and pharmaceuticals to Brussels to create a vision… read more

• Destinations
• 03/08/2023 06:13

South Africa: Seasonal rainfall & temperature outlook (August - December 2023)

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has released the Seasonal Climate Watch for the period August 2023 to December 2023. According to the seasonal outlook, the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is curren… read more

• Flights
• 03/08/2023 06:12

Jambojet takes delivery of its eighth Dash8-400, expects another by the first quarter of 2024

Jambojet began operations in April 2014. IOSA certified since June 2019, Kenya Airways' low-cost subsidiary is building its domestic and regional growth around the Dash8-400 aircraft.