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Awesome travel ideas you need to try
Whether you are that adventurous traveler who has sold your properties to travel the world or you just want to explore new regions for a short or long period, it is important to put the best ideas together. You won’t want your supposed adventure travel to be faced with numerous hitches that may end up defeating your aim of traveling in the first… read more
Morocco's tough Covid restrictions hammer tourism sector
Morocco shut its borders in late November and will only reopen them at the end of January. It has also banned new year celebrations and is enforcing its vaccine pass requirements more strictly in response to the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.
"These restrictions are unjust… read more
Voco opening its first hotel in Africa
Voco, an IHG hotel, will open its doors Feb. 1 in the trendy Rosebank district of Johannesburg. The hotel is situated a short walk from the Gautrain station and major corporate offices like Standard Bank and BP, surrounded by galleries, gourmet restaurants and buzzing nightlife, with global brands in the adjoining Rosebank Mall.… read more
Discover Khayelitsha, one of South Africa's vibrant townships
Khayelitsha -- which means "new home" in Xhosa (one of South Africa's 11 official languages) -- is the largest township in Cape Town. In South Africa, townships are the often underdeveloped, racially segregated urban areas that, from the late 19th century until the end of apartheid, were reserved for "nonwhites."
Although Kha… read more
Eurowings Discover: The fast growth of Lufthansa’s youngest carrier
Having launched in July 2021, Eurowings Discover is expanding fast. With 11 aircraft, it’ll have 69 routes next summer from Frankfurt and Munich, the only German airports it serves, including a steadily growing list of long-haul services.
Eurowings Discover is the leisure or vacation airline of the Lufthansa Group. It came ab… read more
Ethiopian receives IATA’s certificate of excellence in logistics
Ethiopian Airlines, the largest aviation group in Africa, has announced that it has received IATA’s Center of Excellence fo… read more
South African Airways eyes new alliance with Kenya Airways
South African Airways and Kenya Airways are planning a major alliance in the near future. The two airlines are hoping to leverage their strengths to create a Pan-African airline partnership. The alliance will hopefully help both carriers recover from their dire financial situations in the coming years.
After talk of a major p… read more
How the UAE’s travel ban affects Uganda Airlines
On October 9th, Uganda Airlines launched flights to Dubai International Airport. Staff, passengers, and government officials were all ecstatic following the first landing of flight UR 466 from Entebbe International Airport. Those witnessing the launch hoped that the new service would boost trade, investment, and tourism. However, the incr… read more
Tourism in East Africa - Unpicked ripe fruit
If there is one thing that East Africa is widely known for, it is definitely its exotic nature scape extending from rivers to lakes, and across the East African Rift Valley. It is with no doubt tourism is one of Tanzania's - indeed East Africa's - major forex earners and contributors to the economy.
Tourism is also one of the major employe… read more
Omicron slows bookings, but tour operators are liking 2022 overall
Omicron ruined just about everything this holiday season, from thousands of flights canceled globally at Christmas to downsizing New Year's Eve plans (not to mention the fluctuation of travel restrictions and tighter testing windows).
And the variant looks like it will continue to upend plans as we head into 2022.
But tour operators … read more
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