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Frankfurt-Kruger Park flights will be year-round
Lufthansa has announced that its Frankfurt-Mbombela Kruger National Park (KNP) service, initially envisaged as a purely seasonal route, is to be a year-round service for 2023. The route is operated by Eurowings Discover, a Lufthansa brand with a strong Africa leisure focus.
“The demand for air travel has seen airlines and air… read more
Namibia to host Africa Tourism Innovation Hub
he 4th Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation summit concluded over the weekend in Namibia with an epoch announcement by organizers to set up an African Tourism incubation centre in Namibia’s capital, Windhoek.
The leading Pan African Tourism startup summit last week assembled experts, African start-ups, young entrepreneurs, and key stakeholde… read more
Ghana counts 400,000 Tourist arrivals in 1st Quarter 2022
Ghana has recorded over 400,000 international arrivals for the first half of this year, the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, has said.
This he said it is against the target of one million tourists expected for the whole of 2022.
The Minister disclosed this during the launch of this year's… read more
TRC continues to partner with Zambia through rail transport
The President of the Republic of Zambia Hon. Hakainde Hichilema recently visited Tanzania and had the opportunity to visit the construction project of the modern railway - SGR first piece Dar es Salaam - Morogoro at the modern railway station in Dar es Salaam on August 02, 2022.
Speaking on behalf of President Hichilema during the v… read more
International air traffic in June rose 229.5% versus June 2021, says IATA
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced passenger data for June 2022 showing that the recovery in air travel remains strong.
Total traffic in June 2022 (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was up 76.2% compared to June 2021, primarily propelled by the ongoing strong recovery in international traffic. Glob… read more
Tour Operators Union of Ghana ends 7-day journey to the north
The Tour Operators Union of Ghana (TOUGHA) has successfully embarked on a week-long familiarization tour of northern Ghana.
The trip dubbed, “Journey to the North” took participants to all five regions of upper Ghana; Northern, North East, Savannah, Upper West and Upper West. As has been the tradition with TOUGHA, Journey to the Nor… read more
EgyptAir applies for permission to fly to Bangladesh
EgyptAir currently serves more than 80 destinations, including 4 countries in Asia. In this region of the world, the Egyptian national flag wants to increase its presence.
EgyptAir could soon connect Egypt to Bangladesh. The Egyptian flag carrier has asked the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh for permission to op… read more
Air Zimbabwe gets USD 1.4 million to clear its debt with IATA
The new board of directors of Air Zimbabwe, installed on Monday 1 August 2022, has promised to put it back on the world map. The national airline, which emerged from a restructuring plan in July 2021, is currently banned from European skies, and from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
Air Zimbabwe will soon p… read more
NCAA: Huge finances, security, traffic levels impacts on night operations
DIRECTOR-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu, has said that any airport, which decides to expand its operations beyond dusk requires large finances and compliance with other important conditions like security and an assurance of high level traffic stressing that inadequate finances and paucity of infrastruc… read more
Carnival Corporation looks to cut fuel consumption by up to 10%
Carnival Corporation has announced the rollout of comprehensive technology upgrades called Service Power Packages across its fleet to further improve energy savings and reduce fuel consumption.
The upgrades include ongoing installations through 2023 on ships from the company’s nine cruise line brands (Carnival Cruise Line, Princess … read more
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