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Behave

Oh behave!

To say flying has become a little less glamourous in the 21st century than it was in the “Golden Days” of flying in the...
Tourism Statistics

Accurate tourism statistics key to Africa’s tourism growth

If we want tourism to effectively contribute to national economies in Africa, it is crucial that the sector’s overall economic impact is measured accurately...
Nigeria Tourism

Nigeria safe and open for tourism, President Buhari says

‘‘We can create and convert Nigeria into the main tourist destination in Africa. There is a huge potential here. Culture, nature, food you have...
New York Kenya Airways

Kenya Airways inaugurates direct flights to CPT

Kenya Airways has today introduced three non-stop flights from its hub at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) to Cape Town, South Africa. The...
Virunga National Park

Virunga National Park closed to tourists until 2019

Virunga National Park in the Congo, Africa’s oldest national park will be closed to visitors until 2019. This follows the death of a ranger and...
Flights to Istanbul

Ethiopian Airlines launches flights to Istanbul, resumes Moscow

Ethiopian Airlines will commence flight services to Istanbul, Turkey as well as resume flight operations to Moscow in Russia. Effective 15 November, the airline will...
New website

STB launches new website

The Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) has launched its new destination website www.seychelles.travel. The website, which offers a new design, look and feel took 18...
airport capacity

The world is facing an airport capacity crisis. How about Africa?

With passenger levels projected to nearly double to 7.8 billion by 2036, IATA has warned that the global aviation industry could soon be facing...
airline blocked funds

IATA praises Nigeria, Angola for addressing airline blocked funds

IATA has praised Nigeria and Angola for successfully addressing issues surrounding airline blocked funds.  Alexandre de Juniac, IATA's Director General and CEO, congratulated the...
Potential for Africa

Chinese travellers – The potential for Africa

It’s one of the most sought-after tourist markets in the world, and certainly one of the largest. The Chinese are taking billions of trips...