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Four travel trends in 2022
While much has changed in the last year, many things are still the same heading into 2022, including travel regulations, shutdowns, and unexpected closures due to COVID-19. Thankfully, an increasing number of people have started their travel habits again. Many airlines, hotels, and tourism services have seen steady increases in their revenue num… read more
FlySafair instates twice-weekly flights to Mauritius
FlySafair has announced it will launch flights from OR Tambo to Mauritius on 8 March 2022. Flights will be scheduled on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Nyambai Forest Park can generate hundreds of jobs for Gambians
In quest to return Nyambai Forest Park back to its glorious days to continue provide for the needs of the community and its surroundings, activists and environmentalists among others have proffered that desecrations of the forest park should stop.
Nyambai Forest located in Brikama, West Coast Region is one of the government reserved… read more
Qatar Airways announces the start of service to Kano and Port Harcourt in Nigeria
Qatar Airways is boosting its service to 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.
The airline currently operates two daily flights to Lagos and four times a week… read more
MeetingsAfrica heralds return of Live Business Events in Africa
The big announcement by South African Tourism in the middle of November 2021 on the return of the continent’s big two events after a year and a half hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic was received with excitement by the travel and tourism trade in the Africa region and beyond.
As we have come to know and experienced the devastation of … read more
MSC Orchestra returns to service in South Africa after COVID outbreak
MSC Orchestra has resumed her South African cruise season out of Durban, after pausing operations for a month following a COVID-19 outbreak in December. MSC Orchestra departed Durban this week on a four-night cruise to Cape Town with 900 crew and nearly 1,000 passengers onboard, her first since December when as many as 100 passengers… read more
Mali travellers stranded as West African sanctions bite
A bus station in Mali’s capital stands unusually quiet, with foreign passengers left in limbo after West African countries closed their borders with the military-ruled nation. Africa Tours Trans is one of the main bus firms in the impoverished Sahel state, offering connections to its regional cities as well as to neighbouring countries.… read more
Mozambique: Big cats are back in Zinave National Park
A female and a male leopard have been introduced into Zinave National Park in the Inhambane Province of Mozambique.
The two predators were initially introduced into the 18 600 ha sanctuary established within the National Park, but, as big cats do, they soon ventured further, exploring the surrounding habitat within the greater 408 0… read more
Resource Parks and Gardens to prosecute mandate
The Department of Parks and Gardens yesterday received some pieces of equipment from its sector ministry, the Ministry for Local Government, Decentralization and Rural Development (MLGDRD), to augment the existing equipment to facilitate its revitalisation.
The equipment included computers, mowing machines, drive mowers, chainsaw ma… read more
Emirates closes Airbus A380 onboard lounges as a precaution against coronavirus
“In light of health and safety considerations, Emirates has temporarily modified some aspects of our onboard service,” said an Emirates spokesperson. “Our onboard lounge and social area will not be available to customers at this time. The safety of our customers and crew is of the utmost importance and will not be comp… read more
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