Travel news overview

• Miscellaneous
• 09/03/2022 07:10

Exhibitor registration open for Africa's Travel Indaba 2022

Durban’s Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre will be the hub of activity.

"Africa’s Travel Indaba is back with renewed energy and focus on creating a platform for the recovery of our industry. As the African continent, we cannot wait to welcome back international d… read more

• Attractions
• 09/03/2022 07:09

All about The Joburg Seafood & Jazz Racing Festival

The Joburg Seafood & Jazz Racing Festival will be hosted at Turffontein Racecourse on Saturday, 2 April, presenting Derby Day filled with horseracing, food and fun.

You can expect exciting racing, a feast of seafood and other gourmet delights from the seafood village, live jazz performances and loads of entertainment for the … read more

• Destinations
• 09/03/2022 07:09

How will Airlink's Durban to Harare flights benefit the economy

Economic ties between Zimbabwe and South Africa

Both Zimbabwe and South Africa boast histories of sanctions by the outside world, leading to close cooperation between the two nations regarding trade.

South Africa has had several trade agreements with Zimbabwe since 1964, a… read more

• Travel-tech
• 09/03/2022 07:07

AfricaTech Awards to spotlight the next generation of African innovators

AfricaTech Awards opens call for applications to recognize cutting-edge solutions in the climate tech, health tech, and fintech sectors

PARIS, France, 08th March 2022 -/African Media Agency (AMA)/-  Viva Technology  and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) today announced a call for applications for the first editio… read more

• Flights
• 09/03/2022 07:06

KQ reduces Nairobi-Kisumu flights - to operate daily London flights

Kenya Airways (KQ) has reduced flights on the Nairobi-Kisumu route from 26 to 17 weekly attributing it to a 'low season' affecting domestic flights which are dominated by low-cost budget carriers. In a statement outlining the network review program, the national airline said the review 'is informed by… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 09/03/2022 07:06

UNWTO Executive Council to Consider Members’ Requests for Russian Suspension

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has convened an emergency session of its Executive Council in response to the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. The session will be held in Madrid on 8 March.

Following the request of Guatemala, Lithuania, Poland, Slovenia and Ukraine for the suspension of the Russian Federation fr… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 09/03/2022 07:06

Meetings Africa returns in Style

If there is one thing that Meetings Africa can do, it is to create opportunities to reignite Africa’s economy so that it can grow back stronger than ever before.

This was the consensus at a pulsating Meetings Africa trade floor opening ceremony on 1st March at the Sandton Convention Centre, Johannesburg. The 16th edition of A… read more

• Flights
• 09/03/2022 07:05

Kano and Port Harcourt now boarding – Qatar Airways debuts two new gateways in Nigeria

Qatar Airways has enhanced its presence in Nigeria with the launch of four weekly flights to Kano (KAN) on 02 March 2022, and three weekly flights to Port Harcourt (PHC) on 03 March 2022, both operating via the Nigerian capital, Abuja. To mark this milestone, the new service was inaugurated by the airline’s state-of-t… read more

• Attractions
• 09/03/2022 07:04

Johannesburg: The Apartheid Museum re-opens

TheApartheid Museum in … read more

• Flights
• 09/03/2022 07:02

Airlink to launch flights between Durban & Gqeberha

South African privately-owned regional carrier Airlink is set to launch a new direct service between King Shaka International Airport (DUR) in Durban and Chief Dawid Stuurman International Airport (PLZ; previously Port … read more