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Malé

Etihad increases Maldives frequency to 11 per week

Etihad Airways has announced four additional weekly flights its Abu Dhabi – Malé route, increasing its frequency to the Maldives to 11 services a...
mobile

Ethiopian launches new mobile app

Ethiopian Airlines has launched an Android-based mobile application featuring an array of features aimed at enhancing customers’ travel experience with simplified and end-to-end options...
Cultural

Most endangered Cultural Heritage Sites in SA announced

The Heritage Monitoring Project has announced its list of South Africa's most endangered heritage sites for 2017. The Most Endangered Cultural Heritage Sites campaign is...
Blaise

Ten years in the making: Senegal’s new airport opens

Blaise Diagne International (AIBD), the largest airport in Senegal was officially opened on 7 December, following more than a decade of development and delays. Work...
Chengdu

Air Seychelles announces new charter flights between Chengdu and Seychelles

Air Seychelles has announced a new series of weekly charter flights between China and Seychelles starting in December, 2017. In total, the national airline of...
eco

Go “Green” in 2018 and Try These 5 Eco-Friendly Resorts and Hotels

Sustainable travel has become an important trend in recent years, and one that is set to continue in full force in 2018. In working...
Zambia

Tourism Intelligence International wants to put Zambia on the world map

Tourism Intelligence International, an international travel and tourism consultancy, has expressed interest that in partnering with the Government of Zambia to raise the profile...
starhansa

First 5 Starhansa flight lands in Johannesburg

Lufthansa landed its first 5 Starhansa flight in Johannesburg, South Africa on 5 December. The 5 Starhansa model derives from Lufthansa being certified as one...
Split

Airbnb makes group bookings easy with Split Payments

Airbnb has announced the introduction of Split Payments, built and implemented to offer a seamless, global split payments feature to travellers around the world. In...
TravelStart

Travelstart acquires SafariNow.com

Online travel agent Travelstart has bought a majority stake in Cape Town-based SafariNow.com, South Africa’s largest accommodation booking website. SafariNow.com has both the informal (self-catering...