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Addo Elephant National Park: Update on the access road to the Woody Cape section
South African National Parks (SANParks) has released an update on the access road to the Woody Cape section in the Addo Elephant National Park… read more
Kenya Airways to introduce a new direct service between Nairobi and Johannesburg
The flag carrier of Kenya, Kenya Airways, is set to introduce a new service to … read more
Cameroon-Tunisia: a direct air link announced for 2023-2024
Since 2017, the Tunisian and Cameroonian authorities have been planning to open a direct air link between their two countries. It was supposed to be launched in 2018, by Tunisair, like other routes. But in the meantime the Tunisian national airline has revised its growth ambitions downwards.
After the failure of 2018, and vague announce… read more
RwandAir expects its third Airbus A330 by the end of the year
In September 2020, RwandAir confirmed the cancellation of its order for two A330-900neo aircraft. In the absence of factory-fresh NEO variants, the Rwandan flag carrier has finally found an alternative in the second-hand lease market.
Lonely Planet selects South Africa & Zambia as top travel destinations for 2023
Global travel and tourism book publisher Lonely Planet has unveiled its top destinations to visit next year with the release of Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2023. The new edition of the annual ranking is in a slightly different format than it has been in the past years. Rather than a… read more
Durban: Fourteen beaches are currently open for swimming
The eThekwini Municipality, the local government body responsible for governing and managing Durban in KwaZulu-Natal, has … read more
WTM London 2022 heralds huge increase in buyer attendance
An incredible number of travel professionals walked through the doors at World Travel Market last week, with over 35,800 people participating - exceeding expected attendance - and presenting over double the attendance than that of 2021.
One of the key attendee types at WTM London is global travel buyers - individuals with direct pur… read more
Norwegian Cruise Line freestyle dining and free add-ons popular with SA market
Norwegian Cruise Line’s freestyle dining concept and its choice of five free add-ons (such as drinks, wifi and more) have proven popular with the South African market.
Nick Wilkinson, Norwegian Cruise Line Regional Vice President for the Middle East & Africa, says the cruise line’s decision to homeport in Cape Town has ge… read more
14th Anniversary: Dana receives applause from BASL, NAAPE for its resilience and consistency
Dana Air has since its resumption on the 9th of November, 2022 continued to receive commendations for its resilience and consistency in Nigeria’s aviation industry in the last 14 years of its commercial operations.
The National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers ( NAAPE) in a letter signed by its Deputy General Secr… read more
Green Africa celebrates Black Friday with 10% dscounted fares
Green Africa Airways is offering its clients a 10 per cent discount on all fares on their routes to celebrate the Black Friday. Our correspondent gathered that the airline, which commenced scheduled flight services in August 2021, is offering the discounted fares for 10 days, starting from November 16 through November 25. The promo is tag… read more
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