Africa Weekly Aviation Trails: Week 18, 2024 Highlights

  (Posted 09th May 2024)   Courtesy of Aero Trail Ltd and Mr. Alex Koech   In our latest update on African aviation trends, we highlight significant developments showcasing Africa’s aviation regulators’ commitment to capacity building, safety, and security. This commitment was evident through the agreements signed during the recent ICAO Global Support Symposium. Additionally, […]

#Capa’s Corporate Travel Community News

  (Posted 09th May 2024)   ATCNews readers have daily access, courtesy of #CAPA, to their Corporate Travel Community news, by simply clicking on https://corporatetravelcommunity.com/news

#Airlink to implement NDC

  (Posted 09th May 2024)   Airlink, Southern Africa’s premier privately owned airline, will begin introducing New Distribution Capabilities (NDC) in its transactions with the travel trade from 31st of July 2024.   The transition and implementation of NDC (version 21.3) follows over a year’s work by Airlink’s commercial department to refine and enhance the […]

ZATEX 2024 Registration Open: Connect, Network and Grow

  (Posted 09th May 2024)   Dear ATNews Readers, Dear Industry Partners,   Inviting all tourism enterprises i.e. tour operators, car hire companies, travel agents, accommodation establishments, hunting safari operators, restaurants including corporate organizations. Register now for the 2024 Zambia Travel Expo (ZATEX) at www.zatex2024.com or email zatex@zambia.travel. You can also call +260211229087 or +260972618324. […]

Ethiopian Airlines Celebrates Love with exclusive Honeymoon Getaway for Employees

  (Posted 09th May 2024)   The Ethiopian Airlines Group, Africa’s leading airline, is pleased to announce the awarding a special honeymoon package to three lucky employee couples. This initiative underscores the company’s commitment to celebrating and rewarding the personal milestone of its staff.   Group CEO, Mr. Mesfin Tasew, expressed his delight, “We are […]

#Capa’s Corporate Travel Community News

  (Posted 08th May 2024)   ATCNews readers have daily access, courtesy of #CAPA, to their Corporate Travel Community news, by simply clicking on https://corporatetravelcommunity.com/news

Qatar Airways Takes Home the ‘Best Regional Airline Serving in the Middle East’ at the Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2024 at ATM Dubai

  (Posted 08th May 2024)     Travellers vote Qatar Airways as the ‘Best Regional Airline Serving the Middle East’, ‘Airline with the Best Business Class’ and ‘Best Travel App’, recognising the airline’s ongoing commitment to excellence and innovation Qatar Airways won three prestigious titles, including; ‘Best Regional Airline Serving the Middle East’, ‘Airline with […]

TravelComments.com – Iziko Museums of South Africa: Free entry to selected museums on International Museum Day!

  (Posted 08th May 2024)     Every year since 1977, the worldwide community of museums is celebrating International Museum Day (IMD) around or on 18 May. This year’s theme is “Museums, Education, and Research”, focusing on the importance of museum collections and exhibitions in knowledge production and learning experiences. To commemorate the global event, Iziko Museums of […]

Biometric air travel: Where your face really is your fortune

  (Posted 07th May 2024)   May 2024 – by Stephen Challis and Ricardo Letosa, SITA   For anyone frustrated by the never-ending need to produce travel documents, passports, boarding cards, declarations, and approvals at multiple checkpoints along the air travel journey, then biometrics is the answer. Fortunately, it is also the future. Until now, […]

Mara Serena Safari Lodge Accessibility Update

  (Posted 07th May 2024)     This is an update on the flooding situation at the Mara caused by the ongoing heavy rains. Mara Serena Safari Lodge is accessible by road using the recommended alternative longer route (with a map attached for reference): Nairobi – Narok – Bomet – Kaplong – Keroka – Nyanguru […]

AFRAA SkyConnect Leadership Dialogues with Mr. Alex Avedi, CEO – Safarilink

  (Posted 07th May 2024)     Compliments from AFRAA! Mr. Alex Avedi, CEO – Safarilink takes centre stage at the May edition of AFRAA SkyConnect Leadership Dialogues session scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, 08th og May at 14h00 EAT (UTC: 11h00). Join us for a thought-provoking one-on-one dialogue session with Mr. Avedi as he shares […]

#AirSeychelles is recognized at the World Travel Awards 2024

  (Posted 07th May 2024)   Air Seychelles, the flagship carrier of the stunning Seychelles Islands, has once again clinched two accolades at the highly regarded World Travel Awards, which, this year, was timed to coincide with the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai on Monday 06th May 2024. The national airline has been honoured […]

#Capa’s Corporate Travel Community News

  (Posted 07th May 2024)   ATCNews readers have daily access, courtesy of #CAPA, to their Corporate Travel Community news, by simply clicking on https://corporatetravelcommunity.com/news

World Travel Awards reveals Middle East 2024 winners

  (Posted 07th May 2024)     World Travel Awards – the leading authority that recognises and rewards excellence in travel and tourism – has revealed its Middle East 2024 winners. The announcement coincides with the start of Arabian Travel Market, the region’s leading industry event. Notable winners included Saadiyat Island named ‘Middle East’s Leading Beach […]

#India’s #IndiGo places order for 30 #Airbus #A350 widebody aircraft

  (Posted 07th May 2024)     A350, the aircraft of choice for IndiGo’s long-haul ambitions A320 Family has powered IndiGo’s expansion in domestic, regional markets   IndiGo, India’s largest airline, has placed a firm order for 30 Airbus A350-900 aircraft. The order will help expand IndiGo’s international network to long-haul destinations. India, one of […]

Murchison Falls National Park braces for sharp increase of heavy transit traffic

  (Posted 06th May 2024)   Tourist visitors to the Murchison Falls National Park are advised to brace themselves for a significant increase in transit traffic by large busses, lorries, trailers, articulated vehicles and other heavy vehicles, which are with immediate effect directed to use the main park road as a diversion route following the […]

#Capa’s Corporate Travel Community News

  (Posted 06th May 2024)   ATCNews readers have daily access, courtesy of #CAPA, to their Corporate Travel Community news, by simply clicking on https://corporatetravelcommunity.com/news

#Kyaninga #Triathlon 2024 – 12 days and counting

  (Posted 06th May 2024)     This is just a reminder that the annual Kyaninga Triathlon Fort Portal is now less than two weeks away. Fun runs & socialising on site is all part of the programme too.     Find out more about the event via https://triathlon.kyaningaevents.org/  

#Kajiado is the host of the 35th edition of the #RhinoCharge

  (Posted 05th May 2024)     Kajiado will be the host of the 35th edition of the Rhino Charge to be held during this year’s Madaraka Day weekend. Don White, the event’s Clerk of Course announced this today during a well-attended pre-event briefing at the Braeburn School in Nairobi.  Competitor teams, checkpoint officers, officials, […]

DR. ALAIN ST. ANGE APPOINTED LEAD PATRON FOR JAMAICA BASED COUNTRYSTYLE COMMUNITY TOURISM NETWORK

  (Posted 04th May 2024)   Mrs. Diana McIntyre-Pike, Founder/President of the Jamaica based Countrystyle Community Tourism Network (CCTN) Villages as Businesses and President of the International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) Caribbean has appointed Alain St. Ange as their Lead Patron. He is currently a Tourism Consultant heading the “Saint Ange Consultancy”. Dr. […]

TravelComments.com – Mountain Zebra National Park: Cheetah re-collared to continue tracking efforts!

  (Posted 04th May 2024)     South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that cheetah conservation in Mountain Zebra National Park (MZNP) outside Cradock in South Africa’s Eastern Cape got a welcomed boost. A new cheetah collar was donated to the National Park, which was fitted to one of the MZNP’s resident females. The collar fitted previously was about to reach the end of […]

Africa Tourism Forum Information Update

  (Posted 04th May 2024)   The Africa Tourism Forum, which has been designed to create added value for the tourism sector, explore and develop new markets, will take place at Sharm El Sheikh International Convention Center on May 20-21, 2024.   The Africa Tourism Forum, which will be inaugurated with the participation of the […]

Magical Kenya Travel Expo 2024 sets date

  (Posted 04th May 2024)     Welcome to the Magical Kenya Travel Expo (MKTE)! The Kenya Tourism Board looks forward to seeing you from the 2nd to 4th of October 2024 at the Uhuru Gardens National Monument and Museum in Nairobi. This year’s expo, will bring together over 300 exhibitors and 3,000 tourism professionals […]

‘Diary of a Muzungu’ launches long awaited tourism and travel podcast

  (Posted 03rd May 2024)   It was but a push of a button on Charlotte Beauvoisin’s – aka Nagawa – smart phone and up and up it went into cyberspace, ready to be heard and listened to by the faithful follower community of the Diary of a Muzungu.   Charlotte at the lakeside residence […]

Morocco’s first Radisson-branded hotel opens in Casablanca

  (Posted 03rd May 2024)   The opening of Radisson Hotel Casablanca Gauthier La Citadelle marks Radisson Hotel Group’s second hotel in Casablanca and the ninth hotel opening in Morocco     Radisson Hotel Casablanca Gauthier La Citadelle (www.RadissonHotels.com) opens its doors as the first upscale Radisson-branded hotel in Morocco. Situated in the heart of the […]