Following months of performance testing, wi-fi will now operate in beta mode on a single Boeing 737 aircraft so customers can test it out for themselves...
With the aim to better connect African customers with the airline and encourage them to become frequent fliers, fastjet has launched a new, strategic ‘Taking you...
The countdown to Indaba 2017 has begun, with South African Tourism putting the final touches on an event that aims to foster closer collaboration and more...
Mozambique has instituted visas on arrival for tourists regardless of whether or not there is an embassy in their country of origin, a move that has...
When its Boeing 737 touched down on 26 March 2017, Ethiopian Airlines became the first new international airline to launch flights into the new Victoria Falls...
According to Africa Albida Tourism Chief Executive, Ross Kennedy, 80,000 more tourists a year could soon fly into Zimbabwe’s resort town of Victoria Falls with two...
The business world has increasingly started to shift focus to Africa, and with global hotel companies aggressively expanding on the continent, this is possibly most evident...
A total of 365 hotel chain development pipelines were reported in Africa in 2016, with 64,231 rooms. This is according to a report by the W-Hospitality...
According to Josiah Montsho, general manager at Pepperclub Hotel & Spa, South Africa’s tourism industry could be referred to as the country’s proverbial pot of gold....
Kushal Dutta, MD of Jumia Travel Nigeria stated that the Nigerian hospitality report 2017 shows that 97% of the country’s tourism revenue was generated from domestic...
From flexible flights options to new off-the-beaten-track destinations, Cheapflights share their annual travel predictions for 2017 that travellers and the travel industry should keep an eye...
Ethiopian Airlines has concluded preparations for new flight links to Chengdu, the capital of China’s Sichuan province, three times weekly starting 3 June 2017 Chengdu is...
After reestablishing its presence in Morocco with the opening of Hilton Garden Inn Tanger City Center in March 2016, Hilton has signed a management agreement with...
Live healthier, lose weight, save money, travel more. These are some top resolutions everyone has broken – let’s face it, they’re not easy to keep. But...
A volatile rand and slow GDP growth is not all bad news. Tourism is one sector that stands to benefit from a relatively weaker currency, and...
In the latest report on how people use phones for travel, Google in collaboration with Ipsos has provided insights on the influences mobile devices have on...
British Airways (BA) has upped its capacity to the Mother City by nearly a third for the summer season, which includes the launch of a three-times-a-week...
The introduction of the pan-African passport in 2018, with which African travellers can visit other countries on the continent without a visa, should see air travel...
LUANDA, Angola – AccorHotels international hotel operator and the Angolan group AAA Activos LDA, have inaugurated the ibis Styles IU Talatona hotel. This opening is part...
I was privileged to attend the 12th edition of the African Travel & Tourism Conference (Akwaaba): a gathering of travel and tourism experts in Africa –...