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Tourism in South Africa is recovering, with an increased volume of arrivals for both local residents and foreign travellers. With the removal of the final Covid-19 restrictions, this is expected to increase further, especially in coastal areas which have become increasingly popular with remote workers as they offer a better quality of life.
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You get to the baggage carousel at your destination and wait for your suitcase to come down the conveyor belt. You watch as every other passenger from your flight picks up their bags from the carousel and leaves. Soon, there are no bags left. Yours is missing.
What happens next?
Reporting missing luggage When you’ve figured out that … read more
The naira has crashed further in the parallel market, trading for N710 against the U.S. dollar on the exchange platform Aboki Forex. Checks by Peoples Gazette on Wednesday showed the current parallel market rate pegged at N710 to a dollar.
The national currency, which traded for N670 against the dollar on Monday, has fallen even furt… read more
MANAGEMENT of Aero Contractors have denied any fund diversion to the tune of $3million belonging to the airline and the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) meant for the acquisition of a Bombardier aircraft for Aero Contractors Limited.
The airline which suspended it’s scheduled operations last week citing harsh ope… read more
AT the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting yesterday, Federal government approved the leasing of three aircraft for the commencement of operations for Nigeria Air. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, while declining to comment on an actual date of operations disclosed this new development to State House Correspondents at the close … read more
The fourth edition of the Africa Youth in Tourism innovation summit (AYTIS) is slated to come off next week in Namibia’s capital, Windhoek.
Held under the theme ‘’developing youth and innovative entrepreneurship solutions for inclusive tourism in Africa’’, the summit will take place from 26th to 29th July 2022 at the Safari Court Hotel.… read more
Following the lifting of its Covid-related travel restrictions, Malawi has seen a six-fold uplift in interest from international volunteers seeking to support wildlife conservation efforts. The trend, reported by one of the country’s leading conservation organisations, Lilongwe Wildlife Trust, confirms that Malawi is becomi… read more
Holland America Line’s guests and team members celebrated an important milestone this weekend, marking one full year of a return to sailing after the cruise industry pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nieuw Amsterdam was the line’s first ship back, resuming cruising July 24, 2021, in Seattle, Washington. The ship reached the one-year mar… read more
ZIMBABWE has begun the relocation of more than 2,600 wild animals from the southern parts of the country, where they are at risk due to drought, to the northern parts of the country.
According to local newspaper The Herald, the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (Zimparks) issued permits fo… read more
Economical and sustainable approaches complementary to
carbon-neutral novel propulsion systems are needed to secure the
reduction of aviation’s environmental impact across the entire supply
chain. Circular aviation is claiming its stake, and stakeholders from
research and industry of the European aviation and aerospace sectors me… read more
6 trends transforming SA's hospitality sector
Naira crashes further to N710 per Dollar
Aero denies reports of $3m diversion in collusion with AMCON
Nigeria Air gets FG’s nod to lease Airbus, Boeing aircraft
Namibia to celebrate Youth in Tourism Innovation
Malawi sees a spike in popularity among international volunteers seeking wildlife experience
Holland America Line celebrates one year back to cruising since Covid pause
Zimbabwe begins relocation of over 2,600 wild animals as drought worsens
Airline model shows Achilles heel
