Travel news overview

• Flights
• 04/03/2022 06:51

Namibia: Tourism ector Wselcomes Qatar Airways return

The tourism sector has welcomed Qatar Airways' decision to resume direct return flights from Doha to Windhoek by July this year. At the moment, the direct (non-stop) flights between Windhoek-Doha have been inactive.

With Qatar back in July, the tourism sector expressed this move wi… read more

• Cruise
• 02/03/2022 07:38

MSC Cruises latest to drop Russian port calls due to Ukraine invasion

MSC Cruises has become the latest major cruise line to drop port calls in Russia over the country’s invasion of Ukraine six days ago. MSC Cruises will be suspending all port calls in Saint Petersburg due to security concerns emanating from Russia’s war with Ukraine. The move makes MSC Cruises the latest cruise line to drop Russian call… read more

• Flights
• 02/03/2022 07:37

Transcorp Hotels Plc grows revenue by 114%, increases gross profit by 143%

TRANSCORP Hotels Plc has announced its Audited Financial Statements for the full year ended December 31, 2021. The results published on the Nigerian Group Exchange showed a 114% growth in Revenue to N21.74bn from N10.16bn as of December 2020, while Gross Profit rose by 143% to N16.23bn from N6.67bn.

The Company’s results show a… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 02/03/2022 07:36

African airlines’ capacity jumped 11.3 percent in February compared to January

African airlines’ capacity jumped 11.3 percent to 64 percent in February compared to January, according to an estimation by African Airlines Association (AFRAA).

The continental aviation trade organization published a report on Tuesday detailing the latest performance by African airlines.

AFRAA estimates that air passenger tra… read more

• Flights
• 02/03/2022 07:36

British Airways adds third flight to Mauritius

British Airways (operated by Comair) will add a third flight to its Johannesburg-Mauritius schedule from Thursday, 3 March 2022. The airline's sales and marketing executive, Brian Kitchin, says demand has steadily grown since it reintroduced twice-weekly flights between Johannesburg and Port Louis in February. "Mauritius has always been a p… read more

• Destinations
• 02/03/2022 07:36

Ghana: Tourism Ministry to review cultural policy to accommodate modern dev’t trends

Ghana’s Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Awal has indicated that the Cultural Policy of the country is being looked at for a review to accommodate modern development trends as a result of constant interaction with other cultures to meet the globalized and digital requirements for the evolution of the creative arts indus… read more

• Conservation & Wildlife
• 02/03/2022 07:36

Kruger National Park Calendar - April

Weather:

• seasonal shift towards autumn
• drop in daytime temperatures with cool evenings
• occasional late summer rains

Temperatures:

• between 13°C - 28°C (Fahrenheit: e.g. 28°C = [(28x9)]/5 + 32 = 82.4°F)
• visit our

• Flights
• 02/03/2022 07:35

Air Tanzania in talks to sign commercial agreements with Emirates and KLM

Air Tanzania is preparing to serve the US and Europe. To move faster, the Tanzanian flagship is currently negotiating code-share/interline agreements with Emirates and KLM.

"These airlines are among the biggest in the world. Therefore, partnerships with them are necessary in view of our arrival in the US and Europe," said ATC… read more

• Miscellaneous
• 02/03/2022 07:27

Tourism raises its voice for peace, says UNWTO Secretary-General

After two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, people, as well as our whole societies and economies, have suffered enough. We cannot afford for this to continue. We must rebuild and look to the future with hope, not fear.

Peace and mutual understanding are essential ingredients for recovery. Now is the time to work together, and for diplomacy i… read more

• Destinations
• 02/03/2022 07:26

Namibia/South Africa: The Oranjemund/Alexander Bay Border Post has been re-opened

The Oranjemund/Alexander Bay Border Post, which connects Namibia and … read more