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overtourism

Is Airbnb the answer to overtourism?

Airbnb has released a Healthy Travel and Healthy Destinations report that shows its platform and community model helps fight mass tourism and promotes...
Nairobi flights

China Southern increases Nairobi flights

China Southern Airlines has increased its Nairobi-Guangzhou flights to three times a week to tap increased business and tourism travel between the two countries. The...
Travel Practitioners ID Card launch

Everything Nigerian Travel Agents need to know about the Travel Practitioners ID Card

Are you a Travel Agent in Nigeria? Do you work for a Travel Agency in Nigeria? Then you must have the Nigeria Travel Practitioners...
Zimbabwe election

Zimbabwe election date set

30 July, 2018 will officially mark the date that Zimbabwe will hold its first post-Mugabe national election, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, confirmed in an official...
FAAN Screenings

Ebola outbreak: FAAN intensifies screening at airports

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has intensified screening of arriving and departing passengers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos with the...
Akagera National Park

Wilderness Safaris to open new Camp in Akagera National Park

Wilderness Safaris will be expanding its ecotourism footprint in Rwanda by opening a new camp in Akagera National Park in mid-December 2018. In partnership...
Tsitsikamma entrance gate project

Update: Tsitsikamma entrance gate project and Wilderness Bridge maintenance

Construction of the entrance gate to the Tsitsikamma section of the Garden Route National Park (Storms River Rest Camp) is well underway after slight...
SAA releases extended schedule

SAX grounding: SAA releases extended one year schedule

South African Airways (SAA) has announced an extended schedule as part of the interventions to sustain South African Express network. This is through replacement...
SADC Member states

Comoros becomes the 16th SADC Member State

The Indian Ocean archipelago of the Comoros will join southern Africa's regional bloc in August, with the Foreign Minister saying the French-speaking country sought...
visa-free entry

Ethiopia hints at visa-free entry for all Africans

Ethiopia may soon open up its border to African citizens, as new Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed hinted at visa-free entry into the country last...