Better safe than sorry as KaribuKilifair gets postponed until 2022
POSTPONED TO BE SAFE & READY ! The directors of KARIBU-KILIFAIR regret to inform you that the ongoing developments of COVID-19 pandemic in our top source markets, have forced us to postpone the scheduled KARIBU-KILIFAIR 2021 to next year. The new date for KARIBU-KILIFAIR will be June 3-5, 2022. In the meantime, we are organizing […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 01st of May 2021) #COVID19 Daily Update at 16.00 hrs GMT / 19.00 hrs EAT This daily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda Global overview: 152.165.986 Cases and 3.196.826 Deaths as of 01st of May 2021 129.446.296 cases have recovered. The […]
Traveling via #BrusselsAirport – the latest updates
Travel within Europe If you travel via Brussels airport and are in Belgium for less than 48 hours, you don’t need to submit a PCR test. Find out what measures apply at your travel destination before departure. This way, you can enjoy your long-awaited holiday to the full. More details A safe start of your […]
Qatar Airways ships crucial medical supplies to India
QATAR AIRWAYS OPERATES THREE FREE OF CHARGE CARGO FLIGHTS TO INDIA AS A GESTURE OF GOODWILL (Posted 01st May 2021) Qatar Airways is supporting international efforts to tackle the second COVID-19 surge in India by shipping medical aid and equipment to the country free of charge from global suppliers. The airline is transporting 300 tonnes […]
#Zambia Tourism News Updates
Inaugural flight from #Bucharest lands in the #Seychelles
NEWLY INDEPENDENT AIR SEYCHELLES PERFORMS FIRST CHARTER FLIGHT FROM ROMANIA (Posted 01st May 2021) Air Seychelles has welcomed its first charter flight from Budapest, establishing a direct link between Romania and the Seychelles. Flight HM9353 landed at the Seychelles International Airport with 162 passengers at 9.50am under the command of Captain Kelvin Plows and First […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 30th of April 2021) #COVID19 Daily Update at 16.00 hrs GMT / 19.00 hrs EAT This daily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda Global overview: 151.512.031 Cases and 3.183.945 Deaths as of 30th of April 2021 128.803.592 cases have recovered. The […]
#IndiaOutbound’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 […]
AASA urges African governments to speed up vaccination tempo
VACCINATE! VACCINATE! VACCINATE! DOES THE AIRLINES ASSOCIATION OF SOUTHERN AFRICA TELL GOVERNMENTS (Posted 30th April 2021) The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA), renewed its call for governments across the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to accelerate vaccination programmes and to provide urgent financial relief to the entire air travel and tourism sector – regardless […]
#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
Air Seychelles returns to full government ownership after exit of Etihad
TALKS BETWEEN SEYCHELLES AND ABU DHABI RESULT IN RENEWED FULL OWNERSHIP OF AIR SEYCHELLES Travel from India banned again (Posted 30th April 2021) Talks to take over full ownership of Air Seychelles between the governments of Seychelles and Abu Dhabi – the latter the owner of Etihad – were concluded earlier this week. Etihad’s owners […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 29th of April 2021) #COVID19 Daily Update at 16.00 hrs GMT / 19.00 hrs EAT This daily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda Global overview: 150.574.368 Cases and 3.168.576 Deaths as of 29th of April 2021 128.038.075 cases have recovered. The […]
TravelComments.com – Covid-19: Namibia extends (amended) mitigation measures until 31 May 2021!
Namibia’s Minister of Health and Social Services, Dr. Kalumbi Shangula, announced on the occasion of the 27th Covid-19 briefing on the national response measures on 29 April 2021 that the mitigation measures to combat Covid-19 in Namibia are getting extended. According to the Minister, the new amended public health measures will come into force at […]
Ongoing #COVID19 lockdowns and travel restrictions put Brussels Airlines in the red
70 MILLION EURO LOSS IN QUARTER ONE ATTRIBUTED TO CORONA FALLOUT (Posted 29th April 2021) As a result of the Corona crisis, Brussels Airlines reports an adjusted EBIT of EUR -70 million for the first quarter, only a 9% decrease compared to the same period last year, which included January and February 2020, two “normal” […]
#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 – Zambia/Botswana: The Kazungula Bridge to be commissioned in May 2021!
The Kazungula Bridge, a 923-metre-long and 18.5-metre-wide road and rail bridge that connects Zambia and Botswana by crossing the Zambezi at the small border town of Kazungula in Zambia’s Southern Provice, is finally set to be opened to the public. According to the Zambian Daily Mail, Zambia’s President Edgar Lungu and Botswana’s President Mokgweetsi Masisi […]
Victoria Falls attains #COVID19 herd immunity
TOURISM CITY OF VICTORIA FALLS NOW ENJOYS ‘HERD IMMUNITY‘ (Posted 29th April 2021) The Zimbabwean Government has announced that Victoria Falls is the first city in Southern Africa to achieve herd immunity as 77 % of the adult population is fully vaccinated. Victoria Falls is already characterized by wide-open spaces and exclusive experiences, and in […]
#Lufthansa and #Airbus join hands to advance ‘Cargo in Cabin’ concept
AIRBUS A330 AIRCRAFT SELECTED TO FURTHER THE ‘CARGO IN CABIN‘ CONCEPT AIRBUS ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF Q1 OF 2021 (Posted 29th April 2021) Airbus and Lufthansa Technik (LHT) have signed a cooperation agreement to co-develop temporary “Cargo in the Cabin” solutions for A330s. This new Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) solution will enable operators to load cargo […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Ethiopian becomes the first African airline to trial IATA travel pass Aviation Pros Ethiopian Airlines Group, Africa’s leading airline, has become the first African airline to conduct trial of IATA Travel Pass, a digital travel mobile app to enhance efficiency in testing or vaccine verifications…Read more>> South Africa decides to […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 28th of April 2021) #COVID19 Daily Update at 16.00 hrs GMT / 19.00 hrs EAT This daily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda Global overview: 149.676.436 Cases and 3.153.650 Deaths as of 28th of April 2021 127.252.039 cases have recovered. The […]
Join the ‘Strong Earth Youth Summit’
Register now for the first online Youth summit on Climate Friendly Travel! The Strong Earth Youth Summit is named to honour Maurice Strong, the Climate Framework & UN Sustainable Development architect, for half a century. ???? ?? For the 1st time, we’ll bring together experts in the Climate Change and Tourism field and students from […]
TravelComments.com – South Africa: Cash-strapped Mango announces that flights are only suspended on 28 April 2021!
South African low-cost airline Mango, a subsidiary of South Africa’s state-owned flag carrier South African Airways (SAA), has confirmed that its services and all flights are temporarily suspended for today (28 April 2021) only. According to the airline, this is due to… [READ MORE]
#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
#SegeraRetreat owners co-produce ‘Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet’
JOCHEN ZEITZ AND KATE GARWOOD’S INDIKATE PRODUCTIONS JOIN HANDS WITH SILVERBACK PRODUCTIONS TO PRODUCE MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL DOCUMENTARY (Posted 28th April 2021) Netflix will this summer release a major environmental documentary, narrated by Sir David Attenborough: ‘BREAKING BOUNDARIES: THE SCIENCE OF OUR PLANET‘. The film features the work and follows the scientific journey of Professor Johan […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 27th of April 2021) #COVID19 Daily Update at 16.00 hrs GMT / 19.00 hrs EAT This daily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines, now once again serving #Entebbe #Uganda Global overview: 148.840.608 Cases and 3.139.052 Deaths as of 27th of April 2021 126.570.536 cases have recovered. The […]
TravelComments.com – Emirates: Passenger flights from South Africa to Dubai remain suspended!
The largest airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the flag carrier of the Emirate of Dubai, Emirates, has announced that passenger flights from South Africa will remain suspended until… [READ MORE]
#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
Four PointS by Sheraton comes to #Uganda
FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON EYES KAMPALA OPENING IN 2022 (Posted 27th April 2021) Portman Square Limited signed an agreement with Marriott International to debut the Four Points by Sheraton brand in Uganda. Scheduled to open in 2022, Four Points by Sheraton Kampala will reflect the brand’s promise of ‘travel reinvented’, providing everything that matters most […]
#QatarAirways introduces the latest technology for cabin disinfection
QATAR AIRWAYS LAUNCHES THE LATEST ULTRAVIOLET CABIN DISINFECTION TECHNOLOGY (Posted 27th April 2021) Qatar Airways becomes the first global carrier to operate Honeywell’s Ultraviolet (UV) Cabin System version 2.0, further advancing its hygiene measures on board. The latest version of the Honeywell UV Cabin System that is owned and operated by Qatar Aviation Services (QAS), […]
Marriott appoints new top managers with responsibility for #Africa
SANDEEP WALIA AND JEROME BRIOT APPOINTED COO AND CDO BY MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL FOR EUROPE – MIDDLE EAST – AFRICA (Posted 27th April 2021) Walia will oversee Marriott International’s portfolio across the Middle East, as well as Egypt and Turkey, while Briet will lead the development and growth opportunities for Marriott International across Europe, the Middle […]
