TravelComments.com – South Africa: South African National Parks announces the dates of the SA National Parks Week 2021!
South African National Parks (SANParks) has finally the dates for the 16th annual SA National Parks Week. The free access week will take place from 22 to 28 November 2021. The SA National Parks Week will only be valid until 26 November 2021 at the following National Parks… [READ MORE]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Flutterwave Enables X-Border Payments From Europe to Africa PYMNTS The announcement comes on the heels of a collaboration earlier this month between MoneyGram and Stellar to enable cash funding and payout in local currency for customers using U.S. Dollar Coin (USDC), according to PYMNTS…Read more>> Google partners with UNESCO to […]
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TravelComments.com – Mozambique: After 60 years, cheetahs return to Maputo Special Reserve!
Mozambique’s National Administration for Conservation Areas (ANAC) in cooperation with the Peace Parks Foundation and support from the Ashia Cheetah Conservation, the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and the Mozambique Wildlife Alliance has re-introduced four cheetahs to the Maputo Special Reserve in southern Mozambique, where the species was wiped out more than 60 years ago. The […]
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TravelComments.com – Poaching crisis: Botswana moves all rhinos out of Okavango Delta!
According to a media statement by Dr Kabelo J. Senyatso, the director at the Department of Wildlife and National Parks in Botswana’s Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, Botswana has lost 99 rhinos to poaching activities between 2010 and 2020. 97 of the 99 rhinos got illegally killed by poachers between 2018 and […]
TravelComments.com – France: Air France resumes flights between Paris Cape Town!
The flag carrier of France, Air France, has released its winter schedule 2021/22. The airline will add four new destinations to its network on departure from Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) in Paris and will resume its flights to six stations that have been closed since the beginning of the Covid-19 crisis. One of […]
TravelComments.com – South Africa: Updated level 1 lockdown regulations for air travel!
The Government of South Africa has gazetted updated regulations for South Africa’s adjusted level 1 lockdown. This includes the relaxation of restrictions for air travel. According to Government Gazette no. 45379 (22 October 2021),… [READ MORE]
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Achola Rosario stays on the KOFISI case for yet another week
ACHOLA ROSARIO ASKS IF THERE CAN THERE BE ETHICS IN BUSINESS AND CONCLUDES ‘APPARENTLY YES‘ By Achola Rosario, Contributing Editor at www.ATCNews.org (Posted 23rd October 2021) In biology, a symbiotic relationship is one where two different plants feed off each other without killing each other. In fact, they go so far as to benefit from […]
#BrusselsAirlines’ The Loft makes it three times in a row as Europe’s leading airport lounge
‘THE LOFT’ BY BRUSSELS AIRLINES NAMED ‘EUROPE’S LEADING AIRLINE LOUNGE 2021’ FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR (Posted 23rd October 2021) For the third year running, THE LOFT at Brussels Airport – created and managed by Brussels Airlines and Lexus – has been named ‘Europe’s Leading Airline Lounge 2021’ at the prestigious World Travel Awards. The award […]
#IndiaOutbound 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 […]
#Fastjet once again named as #Africa’s leading low cost airline
SIXTH CONSECUTIVE WORLD TRAVEL AWARD FOR FASTJET AS AFRICA’S BEST (Posted 23rd October 2021) Fastjet has been awardeD the World Travel Award as “Africa’s Leading Low-Cost Airline 2021” for the sixth consecutive year. The results follow a year-long search for the world’s top travel, tourism and hospitality brands. Votes were cast by travel industry professionals […]
#IATA reminds Governments to deliver on promises made to restore global connectivity
States Must Deliver on Commitments to Restore Global Connectivity The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to use the commitments reached at the ICAO High Level Conference on COVID-19 (HLCC) to make real progress towards restoring global air connectivity. States attending the ICAO HLCC declared their commitment to 14 measures which, if acted upon, […]
TravelComments.com – Zimbabwe: Fastjet to launch flights between Victoria Falls Nelspruit!
Low-cost carrier Fastjet (Zimbabwe) is planning to introduce a new service to South Africa. The airline will launch direct flights between Victoria Falls Airport (VFA) in Victoria Falls and Kruger Mpumalanga International Airport (MQP), located located 27 km north east of Nelspruit in Mpumalanga from… [READ MORE]
TravelComments.com – Qantas to resume flights between Sydney Johannesburg in January 2022!
The flag carrier of Australia, Qantas, has announced that it will bring forward the restart of more international flights to popular destinations from Sydney. This includes fligths to OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg, South Africa. Qantas flights between Sydney Airport (SYD) in Sydney and Johannesburg will resume on… [READ MORE]
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Indian Ocean tourism organizations unite to carry more weight
INTERNATIONAL TOURISM BODIES UNITE TO FORM SIDS TOURISM ORGANIZATIONS (Posted 22nd October 2021) Umbrella bodies from six of the world’s leading tourism-dependent regions have joined forces together in an unprecedented collaborative initiative to combine efforts with the aim of promoting tourism recovery and resilience in Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The six regional tourism groupings […]
Airlink launches Luanda service
AIRLINK INAUGURATES JOHANNESBURG – LUANDA SERVICE (Posted 22nd October 2021) Airlink, the privately owned Southern African regional airline, yesterday inaugurated its new Johannesburg – Luanda air service. The route, which links South Africa’s and Angola’s economic hubs, will be operated three-times weekly using a 98-seat Embraer E-190 aircraft and will offer convenient connections to Airlink’s […]
Radisson Hotels aim to double their West and Central African portfolio
RADISSON EXPECT TO OPERATE 50 HOTELS IN WEST AND CENTRAL AFRICA BY 2025 (Posted 22nd October 2021) The Radisson Hotel Group (RadissonHotels.com), one of the world’s leading hotel companies, has identified West & Central Africa as key markets in its African development strategy, growing its portfolio from one hotel in 2008 to the current portfolio […]
TravelComments.com – South Africa: CemAir is planning to resume operations to Plettenberg Bay in November 2021!
South African domestic and regional carrier CemAir and the Bitou Municipality announced in a joint media statement that continual progress has been made toward the closure of non-conformance findings raised by the South African Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) at Plettenberg Bay Airport (Plettenberg Bay Aerodrome (PBZ)) in Plettenberg Bay. According to the statement,… [READ MORE]
TravelComments.com – SANParks: Update on the opening times of several areas in Table Mountain National Park!
South African National Parks (SANPark) has released an update on the opening times of several areas in Cape Town’s Table Mountain National Park. This includes Cape Point, Boulders, Silvermine as well as Newlands Picnic Site, Oudekraal Picnic Site and Tokai. According to Table Mountain National Park’s Park Manager Mr Frans van Rooyen, the National Park […]
NAS signs partnership agreement with Siginon Aviation Services in Kenya
NATIONAL AVIATION SERVICES CONTINUE TO EXPAND INTO AFRICA (Posted 21st October 2021) NAS (www.NAS.aero) has added 16 new airports to its growing network in the last one year; Fastest growing aviation services provider in emerging markets, largest ground handler in Africa. National Aviation Services (NAS), the fastest growing aviation provider in the emerging markets, has […]
#IATA adds new functions for cargo operators singling out key East African countries
IATA Adds ‘Quote and Book’ Function to IATA Net Rates – IAG Cargo First to Integrate Solution The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has added a ‘quote and book’ function to IATA Net Rates. This enables airlines to offer freight forwarders dynamic pricing for booking their shipments. IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines […]
#IATA Passenger Forecast for the next two decades
Dear ATCNews Reader, How quickly the world can change. COVID-19 has seen airline passenger revenues drop by more than 50 per cent in 2020. In such uncertain times, long-term strategic planning is crucial. The latest 20 Year Passenger Forecast focuses on the recovery profile out of the Corona crisis: which are the markets that will […]
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Air Seychelles retains top honours as Indian Ocean’s leading airline
AIR SEYCHELLES REMAINS THE INDIAN OCEAN’S LEADING AIRLINE (Posted 21st October 2021) Regardless of the challenges the airline is currently undergoing in regard of claims by bondholders and subsequent entry into administration, has the airline on the service front once again excelled. Air Seychelles has won four highly-prized accolades at this year’s World Travel Awards, […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA IN THE NEWS Uhuru lauds trade pact between Kenya, America private sectors People Daily The agreement, signed between the *Kenya Private Sector Alliance* and the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA), provides a framework for Kenyan and American businesses, especially the small and medium enterprises…Read more>> CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Ethiopian Airlines enter into […]
TravelComments.com – Johannesburg: Soweto Tourism has released a status update on the museums in Soweto!
Soweto Tourism, a Local Tourism Association (LTA) in Soweto, has released an status update on the museums in South Africa’s biggest and most famous township. According to the LTA, the… [READ MORE]
TravelComments.com – USA: Delta Air Lines to increase flights to South Africa!
Major US airline Delta Air Lines is planning to expand its services to South Africa. According to news reports, the airline is set to increase flight frequencies between Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) in Atlanta and OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) in Johannesburg from the current three weekly flights to… [READ MORE]
