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Vaccines may soon make travel possible again. But how quickly will it return - and will it be foreve
Before Covid-19, there was much concern about whether tourism had grown too big for our planet. There were calls to … read more
Nepalese airline Buddha Air flies passengers to wrong airport
Passengers on the Buddha Air ATR72-500 flight U4 505 (reg. 9N-AMY) from Kathmandu Tribhuwan International Airport to Janakpur, Nepal, had a big surprise on Friday, 18 December. Instead of landing as planned in Janakpur in the south of the country, they ended up in Pohara, the second-largest city in the country, more than 400 kilometres from thei… read more
TAAG suspends flights to South Africa
Angola's Airlines TAAG suspended as from Saturday, 26th December, its flights to Johannesburg and Capetown (South Africa) due to the emergence of a variant of the SARSC-CoV-2 virus, which represents the increase of the Covid-19 transmission.
TAAG decision, which comes twenty days after the company increased its frequencies to… read more
Qatar Airways and Oman Air expand code-share
Qatar Airways continues to expand its portfolio of strong, globally strategic partnerships by signing an expanded code-share agreement with Oman Air that will boost connectivity and provide more flexible travel options for both airline’s customers. The expanded code-share agreement is the first step in further strengthening stra… read more
Sky Mali makes Gao its 2nd domestic destination
Sky Mali inaugurated its Bamako - Gao route this last Thursday, December 24. This is its second domestic route after Kayes, served since the launch of operations in September.
The Malian private carrier has just received 1 Embraer ERJ-145, which is added to its Boeing 737-500. Three other planes are expect… read more
Democratic Republic of the Congo has now a National Tourism Strategy
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has launched its National Tourism Policy. The policy document was unveiled by President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi who chaired the opening of the International Tourism Fair in the capital, Kinshasa.
“Investment and the promotion of tourism in the DRC” is the theme chosen … read more
All the best for Christmas
Dear Readers,
what a year for our industry. Remember, just one year ago we were full of hope for 2020. travelnews. africa had just started its webpage and we were under way to built our RSS Feed and the up to 2-times per day newsletter. We have achieved all this, but which type of messages we had to spread?
However, we always … read more
Delta had planned a massive Africa xxpansion – what happened?
Over a decade ago, Delta Air Lines planned a massive Africa expansion. The airline planned eight new routes to Africa, of which only a few remain in operation. A combination of factors worked against Delta. Unfortunately, that led to the suspension of several of the routes. Here’s a look back at the expansion and what… read more
Domestic tourism in Kilimanjaro takes shape this Christmas
Setting the agenda for domestic and regional tourism in East Africa, Christmas and New Year trips in Northern Tanzania and parts of Kenya have been planned with good experience for future development.
Tens of thousands of people from different parts of East Africa, Africa, and rest of the world are celebrating Christmas an… read more
A Fresh Wind brings Excitement to the African Tourism Board
The African Tourism Board is ready to welcome the New Year with a fresh approach, new ideas, and new partnerships.
ATB is ready to go into the third phase of this two-year-old organization and to maintain its leadership on the African Continent and beyond. Project Hope is an important discussion bringing ministers of tourism and lea… read more
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