Travel news overview

• Flights
• 04/04/2022 18:36

Arik Air introduces Buy Miles & Fly promo

Arik Air has introduced a sales promotion that will enable its frequent flyer program, Affinity Wings, members to purchase miles for traveling across the airline’s domestic network.

Tagged, Buy Miles & Fly, the promotion is targeted at new and existing Arik Affinity Wings members who can buy miles to fly to any of the airline’s … read more

• Travel-tech
• Beyond Africa
• 04/04/2022 18:34

TravelTech Show announces conference agenda and opens registration

Registration is now open for TravelTech Show, the global meeting place for travel technology leaders, which returns in-person on 29-30 June 2022 alongside The Meetings Show and Business Travel Show Europe at new venue, ExCeL London, following a two year hiatus and a fully virtual offering in 2021.

Visitors to this year… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 04/04/2022 18:33

Express Travel Group rebrands to Hemingways Travel

Sixty-Five-year-old Travel Management Company, Express Travel Group (ETG) has rebranded to Hemingways Travel. Hemingways Group CEO Ross Evans says the rebrand and related investment is in response to emerging opportunities for growth and the need to enhance the travelers experience at a time when travel is experiencing unprecedente… read more

• Cruise
• 04/04/2022 18:32

Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express plans first emission-free ship by 2030

“We are excited to announce our most ambitious sustainability initiative to date; creating solutions for zero-emission passenger ships, using the Norwegian coast as the ideal case. Our ambition is to sail an emission-free Hurtigruten Norwegian Coastal Express ship by 2030,” said Hurtigruten Group CEO Daniel Skjeldam.

Since its start… read more

• Flights
• 04/04/2022 18:32

South African Airways & Kenya Airways customers to enjoy lounge access in South Africa & Kenya

Kenya's flag carrier Kenya Airways (KQ) and South African Airways (SAA) have announced a new lounge access agreement for its customers as part of the … read more

• Cruise
• 04/04/2022 07:31

Silversea christens tenth ship Silver Dawn in Lisbon

Silversea Cruises has christened its third ship in 9 months and the tenth ship to join its fleet at a ceremony in Lisbon, Portugal. Silver Dawn was officially named by her newly named Godmother, Nilou Motamed—an influential food and travel editor, tastemaker, and television personality.

Motamed cut the ribbon to trigge… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 04/04/2022 07:31

Transcorp Plc offered just two Kobo dividends, does it meet expectations?

We notice that Transcorp Plc offered just 2 kobo dividend, does it meet expectations?

The information was released to the market very recently and indeed, the market knew before now because the board of Transcorp has been shifting its meeting front and back, and once the directors were not forthcoming, investors and traders treated its sha… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 04/04/2022 07:30

Tourism enjoys strong start to 2022 while facing new uncertainties

• Miscellaneous
• 04/04/2022 07:29

20 tips for creating a successful team

1. Hire the cleverest people

Always spend the most you can on great staff. Hire people cleverer than you. While they may be critical and expensive and give you lots of grey hair, they will also pull your organisation forward. They will think creatively, innovate and question – qua… read more

• Destinations
• Conservation & Wildlife
• 04/04/2022 07:29

The race to save Zambia’s wetlands

As the sun sets in central Zambia, orange rays reflect across the Lukanga Swamp, a vast wetland spanning 2,600 km². A watery path cuts through the swamp’s reeds and purple water lilies, where dugout canoes pass daily, ferrying fishers to and from their floating camps. Among them is John Chisela, one of more than 6 million peopl… read more