#BreakingNews as #UgandaAirlines joins #IATA clearing house before relaunch
HARD WORK PAYS OFF AS UGANDA AIRLINES ADMITTED TO THE IATA CLEARING HOUSE AHEAD OF FLIGHT RELAUNCH (Posted 30th September 2020) ATCNews has received confirmation that Uganda Airlines has, effective 01st of October – the day when scheduled passenger flight operations resume – been admitted to the airline clearing house, in short ACH. IATA – […]
#BrusselsAirport leads the way with #COVID19 testing on site
BRUSSELS AIRPORT – SETTING STANDARDS FOR AIRPORTS AROUND THE WORLD (Posted 30th September 2020) Our safe and healthy airport Brussels Airport meets the highest standards, and that has been rewarded. ACI World (Airport Council International) has given our airport an Airport Health Accreditation. With this accreditation, our passengers can rest assured that we offer a […]
#Breaking News as #ATTA elects new #Africa based Chair and Vice Chair
AFRICAN TRAVEL AND TOURISM ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES THE ELECTION OF JOHN CORSE AS CHAIRMAN AND OF NICK ASLIN AS VICE CHAIRMAN (Posted 30th September 2020) Fiona Jeffery OBE, until today Chairperson of the African Travel and Tourism Association, is stepping down following the election of Tanzania based John Corse as the new chairman of Africa’s premier […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 29th of September 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 33.622.735 Cases and 1.007.750 Deaths as of today, 29th of September 2020 24.928.494 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 2.99 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
#IATA downgrades traffic forecast even further
Traffic Forecast Downgrade After Dismal Summer The International Air Transport Association (IATA) downgraded its traffic forecast for 2020 to reflect a weaker-than-expected recovery, as evidenced by a dismal end to the summer travel season in the Northern Hemisphere. IATA now expects full-year 2020 traffic to be down 66% compared to 2019. The previous estimate was […]
#IATA confirms that lack of capacity constrains air cargo growth
Insufficient Capacity Dampens Air Cargo in August The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in August showing that improvement remains slow amid insufficient capacity. Demand moved slightly in a positive direction month-on-month; however, levels remain depressed compared to 2019. Improvement continues at a slower pace than some of the […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
TravelComments.com – Durban to host the ITTF World Table Tennis Championship in 2023!
The City of Durban has been awarded hosting rights for the ITTF World Table Tennis Championship in 2023. It is the first time that a World Table Tennis Championship is being held in South Africa and the first time on the African continent since Cairo, Egypt, in 1939. The event is among the first major […]
Akagera National Park News – Fresh from African Parks
Akagera News July – September 2020 © MATHIEU COURDESSES We are now well over the hump of 2020 and hope you are all continuing to keep safe and healthy as we adjust to a new kind of normal. Fortunately work in the park continues, relatively uninterrupted by COVID19. Tourism, which is slowly beginning to pick […]
#AviaDevAfrica – making African aviation the focal point
#AVIADEVAFRICA – WHAT IS NEXT FOR AFRICAN AVIATION (Posted 28th September 2020) Where next for African Aviation? As part of our AviaDev Insight podcast series, we had the honour of interviewing Raphael Kuuchi, Special Envoy to Africa on Aeropolitical Affairs at International Air Transport Association (IATA). We talked about IATA’s key messages for the industry, […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 28th of September 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 33.370.071 Cases and 1.003.301 Deaths as of today, 28th of September 2020 24.675.968 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.00 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
#AfricaTravelWeek set for Webinar today
THE AFRICA TRAVEL WEEK – COMPRISING #WTMAFRICA #ILTM #IBTMAFRICA #TRAVELFORWARD #EQUALAFRICA #AFRICATOURISMINVESTMENTFORUM AND #SPORTSANDEVENTSTOURISMEXCHANGE – INVITES AFRICA’S TOURISM TRADE TO A KEY WEBINAR (Posted 28th September 2020) WEBINAR: Effectively understanding and using OTAs Dear ATCNews Readers, Technology is changing the way we manage our businesses. You have everything at your fingertips but are you using […]
#UgandaAirlines CEO Cornwell Muleya’s take ahead of flight relaunch
CORNWELL MULEYA TELLS WWW.ATCNEWS.ORG WHAT IT TAKES TO RETURN UGANDA AIRLINES TO THE SKIES (Posted 28th September 2020) Aviation never was for the fainthearted, not in the best of times and certainly not in a year when the #COVID19 pandemic struck the world and brought the entire aviation industry to the brink of ruin. While […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 27th of September 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 33.123.334 Cases and 999.672 Deaths as of today, 27th of September 2020 24.462.757 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.01 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
#WTD2020 – A message from the Belgian Embassy to Uganda
WORLD TOURISM DAY 2020 – HELD AMID THE TOURISM INDUSTRY’S WORST EVER CRISIS (Posted 27th September 2020) Belgium has been a long time supporter for Uganda’s tourism and wildlife sectors, as has been Brussels Airlines and their predecessors SN Brussels and SABENA. In 2020 were support efforts by the Belgian Embassy amplified when it took […]
#BrusselsAirlines updates schedule for upcoming flights to Entebbe
NON STOP TO AND FROM ENTEBBE AS FLIGHTS FROM BRUSSELS SET TO RESUME (Posted 27th September 2020) Brussels Airlines, preparing to return to Entebbe in early October, has made some operational changes to the two flights per week, which will benefit travelers to and from Uganda. Both flights, extending to Kigali and to Bujumbura, will […]
World Tourism Day – Alain St. Ange’s message
ALAIN ST. ANGE’S TAKE ON #WORLDTOURISMDAY2020 (Posted 27th September 2020) World Tourism Day 2020 As the world marks yet again Tourism Day it is important for us in Seychelles to say “Happy Tourism Day” to each and every one, but to also say let us all rally to defend, protect and help consolidate this industry […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 26th of September 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 32.827.962 Cases and 994.658 Deaths as of today, 26th of September 2020 24.210.296 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.02 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
Ugandan travelers in for a cost shock when borders reopen
EXTORTION COMES TO MIND AS APPROVED LABS SET SKY HIGH PRICES FOR #COVID19 TESTS (Posted 26th September 2020) As Uganda is nearing the opening date for borders and the international airport in Entebbe will travelers be in for a cost shock when they have to undergo and obtain the mandatory #COVID19 test prior to travel. […]
#EthiopianAirlines announces return to Victora Falls
ETHIOPIAN’S RETURN SIGNALS NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR ZIMBABWE TOURISM (Posted 26th September 2020) Ethiopian Airlines Group, Africa’s largest airline has announced the resumption of its flights to Victoria Falls in Zimbabwe, no doubt one of Africa’s most iconic sites, effective 06th of October,2020. Customers are advised that Facemasks will be mandatory for travel and are requested […]
#QatarAirways – 100 days of free WiFi on board
QATAR AIRWAYS – CELEBRATING 100 FULLY CONNECTED AIRCRAFT WITH A SPECIAL GIFT TO PASSENGERS (Posted 26th September 2020) Complimentary on-board Super Wi-Fi broadband internet is now available to all passengers for the next 100 days, in celebration of more than 100 aircraft being fitted with high-speed connectivity Qatar Airways is now offering 100 days of […]
#Emirates set to return to 5 more African destinations
JOHANNESBURG, CAPE TOWN, DURBAN, HARARE AND MAURITIUS WILL SEE EMIRATES COME BACK IN OCTOBER (Posted 26th September 2020) Emirates has announced it will resume flights to Johannesburg (01st of October), Cape Town (01st of October), Durban (04th of October) in South Africa; Harare in Zimbabwe (01st of October); and Mauritius (03rd of October). The addition […]
#IndiaOutbound Magazine’s latest news updates
About India Outbound Magazine India Outbound, a brand of Media India Group, is India’s only B2B travel media platform, that encompasses a print magazine, a website, an online TV channel and dynamic social media platforms, entirely dedicated to the promotion of foreign destinations and products in India. India Outbound is a niche platform not just […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 25th of September 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 32.505.897 Cases and 989.214 Deaths as of today, 25th of September 2020 23.993.396 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.04 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
The F.O.M.O. Travel Show takes aim this week …
ACHOLA ROSARIO IS TARGET PRACTICING THIS WEEK – SO SOFTLY SOFTLY STEP NOT ON HER TOES! (Posted 25th September 2020) It would be foolish to ignore the fact that there are many guns in Africa. From the big daddy moving around in town with his entourage trying to scare people, or the young blood trying […]
#ATLF2020 – Get your free ticket
INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN VIRTUAL EXHIBITION AND B2B MEETINGS ON MONDAY 19TH OF OCTOBER (Posted 25th September 2020) The Government of Rwanda, Rwanda Convention Bureau, Africa Tourism Partners and BDO Advisory Services wish to confirm that the Africa Tourism Leadership Forum & Awards (ATLF), 2020, Rwanda is still taking place from 19 to 21 October […]
Safety in African Aviation Conference – three weeks and counting
FREE ATTENDANCE OFFERED FOR AFRICA’S MAIN AVIATION SAFETY CONFERENCE (Posted 25th September 2020) SiAA 2020 Free Virtual Safety Conference Dear colleague, fellow & future aviator, There are only 3 weeks left before the 7th edition of our Safety in African Aviation conference on the 14, 15, 21 & 22 October from 12:50 to 15:45 Central […]
#IATA joins hands with #UNOCT to counter travel by terrorists
IATA and UNOCT to Cooperate on Countering Terrorist Travel The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation with the United Nations Countering Terrorist Travel Programme (CT Travel Programme). The memorandum was signed today by UNOCT Under-Secretary-General Mr. Vladimir Voronkov and Director […]
