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Air Peace, has taken delivery of two Airbus 320s to boost its domestic and regional operations, especially as Yuletide approaches. The two 162-seater aircraft, with 12 Business Class seats and 150 Economy seats each, arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, around 20:00hrs on Thursday, November 25, 2021.
Dis… read more
Crystal Cruises has debuted the submersible aboard its new explorer cruise ship Crystal Endeavour ahead of her upcoming South African cruise. Crystal Endeavour is one of the most luxurious expedition cruise ships in the world, and carries her own submersible for independent exploration.
The submersible aboard the new Crystal Endeavo… read more
The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) notes with distress the UK government’s announcement that it will place South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Eswatini back onto its “Red List” of countries to which it imposes severe travel restrictions and quarantines.
“While we respect every nation’s sovereign ri… read more
Transportes Aéreos de Cabo Verde (TACV) has been grounded for almost two years. Since its re-nationalisation in July, the new management team has been working with the government for a quick resumption of operations.
TACV is expected to take off again sooner than expected. The Cape Verdean Prime Minister revealed this in P… read more
When thinking of animal migrations in Africa, the first thing that springs to mind is the wildebeest migration in the Serengeti and the Masai Mara. And although this event is a phenomenal bucket-list experience, there are many other migrations that are worth experiencing in Africa.
One of these is the zebra migration in northern Botswana. … read more
After canceling two signature global trade shows due to the Covid-19 pandemic, South African Tourism announced it will be hosting both Meetings Africa and Africa’s Travel Indaba in 2022. Both shows will be hosted as physical events with limited virtual components.
Meetings Africa will take place from Feb. 28 to March 2 at the Sandto… read more
Fly Namibia, previously knowns as the privately-owned Namibian aviation organization FlyWestair, announced the introduction of a new safari circuit to complement its existing domestic and regional schedule.
The Fly Namibia safari circuit will operate daily from mid-April 2022 and connect Windhoek, Sossusvlei, Swakopmund and E… read more
This paper from the World Bank estimates the welfare gains from upgrading several major regional corridors in West Africa. It uses a quantitative economic geography framework with trade within and across countries and mobility of people within countries to assess the economic impacts of the reduction in trade costs from road and border in… read more
The ForwardKeys team of travel analytics experts have been closely monitoring the winds of change in the travel sector since the pandemic unleased, and up until recently, the air ticketing data was showing the Americas, especially the Caribbean, as the sole game changers when it comes to real-time travel recovery. However, the latest travel d… read more
Imvelo Safari Lodges has launched a course for young adults to experience a community-based conservation partnership in Zimbabwe. The course will be held twice in 2022: May 19 to May 27 and June 23 to July 1. Participants will be accommodated at Imvelo's Camelthorn Lodge in Hwange National Park, the largest and most diverse national park in Zimb… read more
Air Peace boosts operations with 2 New Airbus 320 aircraft
Crystal Cruises shows off new submarine ahead of Cape Town cruise
Airlines Association of Southern Africa ...
Government sees TACV back in the air earlier than expected in December 202
Witness the zebra migration in Botswana
Two South Africa trade shows returning in 2022
Fly Namibia unveils a safari circuit
Africa and the Middle East show signs of travel reactivation
Imvelo launches conservation course in Zimbabwe
