Tag: africa
African tourism sector booming
Travel & Tourism in Africa is booming, growing 5.6% in 2018 compared to the global average of 3.9% and the broader African economy rate...
Ethiopian Airlines grounds B737-8 MAX fleet, Comair to monitor investigations
Following the Tragic accident of ET 302/10 March B-737-8 MAX (ET-AVJ), Ethiopian Airlines has decided to ground all B-737-8 MAX fleet effective March 10,...
Air France to increase Nairobi frequency
Air France is set to launch two additional weekly flights to Nairobi beginning April 1.
The increased flights between Charles de Gaulle Airport and Jomo...
Lufthansa expands tourist-oriented long-haul portfolio in Frankfurt and Munich with Eurowings
Lufthansa Group will be significantly expanding its tourist-oriented long-haul portfolio at its hubs in Frankfurt and Munich. After the successes of Edelweiss in Zürich...
Airlink to add Walvis Bay fuel stop to Jo’burg, St Helena...
Airlink has announced that its air services between Johannesburg and St Helena Island will now perform an en-route technical fuel-stop in Walvis Bay Namibia...
Qatar to increase flights to Johannesburg and Cape Town
Qatar Airways will increase the number of weekly flights on its routes to South Africa from July 2019.
Weekly flight frequencies to Johannesburg will increase...
Seychelles ranked first in Africa for ocean health
The Ocean Health Index (OHI) has ranked Seychelles first in Africa after the latest global assessment of ocean health.
Globally the island nation came out 33rd amongst...
Collaboration is key to Africa’s growth in business events sector
Meetings Africa 2019 got off to a vibrant start as experts from the business events sector shared their ideas and expertise on the aptly...
2019 Africa’s Travel Indaba date brought forward
The 2019 Africa’s Travel Indaba will take place from 02-04 May 2019 at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre in Durban.
This means that...
Radisson Hotel Group expands in Africa with 16 new hotels
The Radisson Hotel Group has signed 16 new hotel deals across Africa, with 96 hotels and 20,000 rooms in operation and under development across...