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Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA) plans to gradually re-establish its entire pre-pandemic network. Better still, the Cape Verdean national airline wants to go further by re-launching its service to Guinea-Bissau, which was suspended almost 10 years ago. The two Portuguese-speaking countries have initiated talks to this end.
Carnival Corporation’s ultra-luxury brand Seabourn has announced a 90-day Grand Voyage circumnavigation of Africa for 2024, with Seabourn Sojourn departing Barcelona, Spain on November 30th next year.
The 17,000 mile grand voyage, featuring 26 countries and six overnight stays, is the latest move by cruise line’s to capitalise on Africa’s … read more
France has always been a privileged destination for Cabo Verde Airlines, especially as it represents an important source market for Cape Verdean tourism. Since the resumption of operations in December 2021, the national flagship has made the revival of this destination a priority.
Cabo Verde Airlines will soon take delivery of a Boeing 737MAX8. In a publication on social networks on Friday, April 7, the Cape Verdean national carrier launched a public poll to choose the official name of the new narrow-body jet, which is expected to arrive early in the second half of the year.
The German cruise line Nicko Cruises will feature Cape Town in South Africa as a key turnaround port on the 183-day World Cruise aboard Vasco da Gama.
The ship, formerly Holland America Line’s Statendam and P& O Cruises Australia’s Pacific Eden, will sail an 86-day grand voyage from Cape Town to Sydney.
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In 2025, Fred Olsen Cruise Line will bring its newish cruise ship, Bolette, to South Africa as part of its 106-night World Cruise from Southampton. Inspired by the first world circumnavigation by explorers Magellan and Elcano in the 16th century, the cruise will visit approximately 40 destinations worldwide.
Departing on Janu… read more
One of the globe’s leading tourism market place, Internationale Tourismus-Börse (ITB Berlin) will be making a return to live (person-to-person) event since 2019 when it last held the event in the marquee Messe Berlin Arena.
Scheduled to take place from March 7-9, 2023 in Messe Berlin in the Charlottenburg province, this year’s event has Ge… read more
Luxury hotels are expanding in Africa, with Marriott, Radisson Blu and Hyatt leading the way with new developments and acquisitions.
As international travellers troop back to Africa, some of the world’s major hotel chains are re-igniting a multi-billion dollar expansion race that began pre-pandemic.
Marriott, Radisson Blu… read more
Weakened by the health crisis and the difficulties linked to its renationalisation, Transportes Aéreos de Cabo Verde (TACV) - formerly Cabo Verde Airlines - regularly requests the State as a guarantor to help it take out bank loans, which are essential for the implementation of its recovery plan.
Norwegian Cruise Line has reported stronger than expected demand for its first cruise season out of South Africa, with more South African passengers than ever before in its history.
This prompted the cruise line to announce a second cruise season out of Cape Town for the coming 2023/24 cruise season as well, which is now also… read more
Guinea-Bissau in favour of a return of Cabo Verde Airlines after 10 years of absence
Seabourn announces first-ever Grand Africa circumnavigation for 2024
Cabo Verde Airlines to return to France in July
Cape Town departure features on Nicko Cruises’ World Cruise
Fred Olsen 2025 World Cruise aboard Bolette to call in Cape Town
ITB Berlin: African Destinations make a massive return this March
Major hotel chains race to expand in Africa
TACV obtains a state guarantee for a moratorium
Norwegian Cruise Line sees strong demand for 2023/24 out of Cape Town
