oneworld Alliance takes in new member

Alaska Airlines to join oneworld Alaska Airlines is to join oneworld®, becoming the alliance’s 14th member airline and bringing even more destinations and flights to customers. Alaska Airlines is working with oneworld to deliver benefits to its guests as quickly as possible, with a hope of joining oneworld around the end of the year.The airline’s […]

TravelComments.com – Coronavirus pandemic: Lesotho reverted to a “hard lockdown”!

The Kingdom of Lesotho reverted to a “hard lockdown” by introducing new regulations as a measure to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The new restrictions already became effective on 20 July 2020. The regulations as elaborated by the Lesotho’s Prime Minister Dr Moeketsi Majoro include the following: only five people are allowed for wedding […]

Qatar is now turning the tables over illegal airspace denial

QATAR TAKES GCC COUNTRIES TO ARBITRATION (Posted 23rd July 2020) Qatar Airways Group Q.C.S.C., owner and operator of Qatar Airways, the award-winning flag carrier of the State of Qatar, has launched four international investment arbitrations against the United Arab Emirates, the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and the Arab Republic of Egypt. […]

Corporate Council on Africa News Updates

CCA IN THE NEWS Assessing the state of US-Africa trade relations CNBC Africa Now, all eyes are on the US-Kenya Free Trade Agreement negotiations that were recently launched. CNBC Africa spoke to the President and CEO of Corporate Council on Africa, Florizelle Liser for an in depth look at US- Africa trade relations…Read more>> What […]

#COVID19 – Daily updates as shown on the ATCNews social media platforms

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 22nd of July 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 15.164.233 Cases and 621.310 Deaths as of today, 22nd of July 2020 9.165.058 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 4.09 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]

Seychelles update travel requirements as international flights prepare to return to the islands

AIR SEYCHELLES PUBLISHES UPDATED TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS AHEAD OF RESUMPTION OF INTERNATIONAL PASSENGER FLIGHTS (Posted 22nd July 2020) Air Seychelles has issued a new guideline for passengers travelling across the airline’s international network in preparation for the resumption of commercial passenger services, ahead of the reopening of the Seychelles International Airport on 01st of August, 2020. […]

#COVID19 – Daily updates as shown on the ATCNews social media platforms

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 21st of July 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 14.909.279 Cases and 614.471 Deaths as of today, 21st of July 2020 8.956.011 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 4.12 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]

#Radisson announces the launch of 6 new hotels in #Africa

PANDEMIC NOTWITHSTANDING IS RADISSON PUSHING AHEAD WITH THE OPENING OF NEW HOTELS (Posted 21st July 2020) Radisson Hotel Group announces six new hotels in Africa Scheduled to open within the next six months following a re-branding, the hotel introduces Radisson Hotel Group’s premium lifestyle brand to Africa Radisson Hotel Group (www.RadissonHotels.com) earlier today announced the […]

Digital Marketing workshop announced for Fort Portal

CHARLOTTE BEAUVOISIN – DIARY OF A MUZUNGU AUTHOR – KICKSTARTS HER DIGITAL MARKETING WORKSHOPS (Posted 21st July 2020) As life in Uganda returns to a ‘New Normal‘ after the lockdown was lifted – an inexplicable curfew though remains in place overnight – has Charlotte, who now lives at the Edge of Kibale Forest (see her […]

Smoked Salmon and Scrambled Eggs in a Croissant …

THE SHERATON KAMPALA HOTEL TICKLED MY TASTEBUDS WITH AN UNUSUAL CROISSANT FILLING (Posted 21st July 2020) Breakfasts, the way they were served in Kampala’s leading hotels, are no longer the way they were. Gone are the days of breakfast buffets which allowed for self service and to load one’s plate with the culinary delights the […]

#COVID19 – Daily updates as shown on the ATCNews social media platforms

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 20th of July 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 14.689.809 Cases and 610.007 Deaths as of today, 20th of July 2020 8.772.318 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 4.15 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]

#AirSeychelles staff get training for operations restart under the ‘New Normal’ regime

SEYCHELLES CONDUCTS AIRPORT DRILLS AHEAD OF GENERAL FLIGHT START ON 01ST OF AUGUST (Posted 20th July 2020) Air Seychelles together with the support of key stakeholders, has today conducted an exercise to test the new procedures and measures to be implemented at the Seychelles International Airport for passengers, ahead of the resumption of commercial flights […]

Ongolo’s Muloongo Muchelemba interviews the ATCNews publisher

WWW.ONGOLO.COM DISCUSSES ALL THINGS TOURISM WITH ATCNEWS PUBLISHER (Posted 20th July 2020) ABOUT THE FOUNDER OF ONGOLO.COM Muloongo Muchelemba fulfilled a long-standing ambition to champion Africa on the global stage by launching Ongolo, which is a play on her first name. Muloongo is deeply proud of her African heritage which she balances with a more […]

Breakfast delights are joined by weekend brunches at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel

GOOD FOOD AND ATTENTIVE SERVICE ARE THE HALLMARKS OF GREAT HOTEL KEEPING (Posted 18th July 2020) Last week did a visit to the Sheraton Kampala Hotel reveal interesting details, as the hotel is gearing up once again to full scale operations – at least as far as the Ugandan authorities presently permit. Open throughout the […]

Juba now open for air traffic again

SOUTH SUDAN REOPENS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (Posted 19th July 2020) Scheduled passenger flights have resumed from several destinations to Juba International Airport. Besides Ethiopian Airlines from Addis Ababa are Egypt Air from Cairo and FlyDubai from Dubai back on the route as is Sudan’s Badr Airlines. South Sudan demands from passengers that they undergo a 14 […]

#COVID19 – Daily updates as shown on the ATCNews social media platforms

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 19th of July 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 14.468.266 Cases and 605.833 Deaths as of today, 19th of July 2020 8.649.654 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 4.18 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]

#IndiaOutbound’s latest news updates

About India Outbound Magazine India Outbound 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 for tourism destinations and products to […]

#COVID19 – Daily updates as shown on the ATCNews social media platforms

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 18th of July 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 14.243.592 Cases and 600.496 Deaths as of today, 18th of July 2020 8.508.473 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 4.21 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]

The Saint Ange Tourism Report Special Edition Issue 3 with Zilwa Publications

WELCOME TO THE 3RD SPECIAL EDITION OF THE SAINT ANGE TOURISM REPORT TOGETHER WITH ZILWA PUBLICATION (Posted 18th July 2020) The announcement that election 2020 is set for October 24 has prompted a speedy appearance by political foot soldiers in electoral districts across Mahe, Praslin and La Digue. Even party leaders are, all of a […]

Three airlines give notice of intent to return to Seychelles

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES – ETIHAD – EDELWEISS ANNOUNCE DATES FOR RETURN TO SEYCHELLES (Posted 18th July 2020) As reported by ATCNews earlier in the week has Ethiopian Airlines set a date for their return to the Seychelles. Flights, initially two a week, will resume on the 01st of August. Ethiopian will be joined by Abu Dhabi’s […]

10 African countries named heading for a #COVID19 food crisis

PANDEMIC IMPACT ON FOOD SECURITY GROWING WORSE IN AFRICA AND AROUND THE WORLD (Posted 18th July 2020) Coronavirus – Africa: New report identifies 27 countries heading for COVID-19-driven food crises Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Programme (WFP) collaborate on a unique analysis of countries on the precipice of what could be the […]

#BREAKING NEWS #UgandaAirlines announces another repatriation flight to bring Ugandans home

UGANDA AIRLINES SET FOR ANOTHER REPATRIATION FLIGHT FROM ACCRA, ABIDJAN, LAGOS AND DOUALA (Posted 17th July 2020) The Ugandan government has given permission for the repatriation of Ugandans under lockdown in several West African countries. Uganda Airlines has been authorized to fly from Entebbe to Accra, Abidjan, Lagos and Douala, to airlift Ugandan citizens home […]

#COVID19 – Daily updates as shown on the ATCNews social media platforms

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 17th of July 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 14.004.192 Cases and 593.899 Deaths as of today, 17th of July 2020 8.322.654 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 4.24 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]