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Hotelbeds has announced its new Environmental, Social and Governance strategy, which aims, as Hotelbeds’ CEO Nicolas Huss describes, "to take Hotelbeds' position on ESG to the next level and galvanise our commitment to making travel a force for good”.
This commitment is not a new one for Hotelbeds, with a range of ESG related initia… read more
The 2022 Youth in Tourism Festival (YOTOFEST) has been opened at the University of Education (UEW), Winneba, with relevant stakeholders in the tourism sector entreating the youth to prioritise sanitation in order for tourism to thrive in the country. This year's event, a partnership between the Tourism Society of Ghana (TSG) and the … read more
The Minister of Tourism and Modernisation, Dr Awal Mohammed has cut sod for the rehabilitation and modernisation of the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park which is expected to be completed in March 2023.
The rehabilitation project, supported under the World Bank Tourism Development Project at the cost of $ 3 million, entails the tot… read more
Cape Town looks set for a busy 2022/23 cruise season, with seven cruise ships homeporting in the city for all or part of the cruise season, which runs from October, 2022 to March, 2023. This coming cruise season will see Norwegian Jade returning, after Norwegian Cruise Line last year was forced to cancel the season due to Omi… read more
Some passengers on Air Peace’s second flight to its recently launched Guangzhou destination from Lagos have applauded the airline on its commencement of flight operations to the Asian country.
The passengers, in an interview shortly before their Guangzhou flight, departed on Wednesday, from the new international termin… read more
Nyandungu Eco-tourism is now opened for public and seeks to raise awareness on the conservation of Africa’s wildlife and nature. The facility was inaugurated by Rwanda’s Prime Minister, Dr. Ngirente, alongside Hailemariam Desalegn, Former Primer Minister of Ethiopia.
Rwanda has put an effort in the conservation of nature… read more
On Wednesday 20 July, on the third day of the Farnborough Airshow, ATR announced the completion of the sale of a new ATR 72-600 to Afrijet. The aircraft will be delivered to the Gabonese company by the end of the year, the Franco-Italian manufacturer said.
This new aircraft is in addition to the firm order for three aircraft of the … read more
Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) marks the successful return of Norwegian Escape, the first ship of the Brand’s highly successful Breakaway-Plus Class, to Europe since 2015 as she completed her first voyage to the Eastern Mediterranean.
Norwegian Escape is NCL’s largest ship in Europe and the first Breakaway-Plus Class ship to sail… read more
South Africa is an important niche market for the Mauritian tourism sector. Since the lifting of travel restrictions between the two countries at the end of 2021, the demand is there and Air Mauritius wants to take advantage of it.
Air Mauritius has announced the resumption of its flights to Cape Town. From 16 November… read more
In April 2022, the Union of Comoros banned the operation of single-engine commercial passenger aircraft. The month before, the country had suspended the operations of a local carrier. Both measures resulted in a reduction in supply and a shortage of capacity in the domestic market.