Africa

The Organisers of the Africa MICE Forums have launched MICE Connect Africa, a day of virtual business-to-business speed-dating, following the postponement of the actual event.The Calaber edition of th…

The Italian government has approved the establishment of a new state-owned airline that will take over the assets of Alitalia. New airline ‘Alitalia ITA’ (Italia Trasporto Aereo) is schedu…

Ethiopian Airlines has resumed commercial flights to Johannesburg and Cape Town and has introduced free COVID-19 Global Insurance Cover for all passengers travelling with the airline.The cover is auto…

The Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) has published, last Tuesday, new data, updates, monetary and financial indicators of the country. The cumulative tourism revenues did not exceed 1.7 billion dinars at…

Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism for Jamaica, has underscored the need for tourism interests around the world to embrace and leverage a new ‘smart tourism’ model.Only then could the se…

Visitors to the Seychelles can now fly to the island from Europe with the return of Swiss airline, Edelweiss Air.Departing once a week from Zurich, Edelweiss Air is the only European airline currently…

In celebration of UNWTO’s theme for World Tourism Day – Tourism and Rural Development – some of South Africa’s provinces showcased what they had done to support rural tourism w…

“At the end of the day, our clients and prospective clients all have one thing in common – they want more than just an insurance policy. They want an efficient and honest relationship,&rdq…

The Moroccan National Tourist Office (MNTO) has confirmed that the national border regulations have been relaxed to international visitors, including passengers from the UK.As of now, travellers who d…

Iata has warned that the damage being done to the African aviation industry – and on economies – by the shutdown of air traffic owing to the COVID-19 pandemic has deepenedAccording to new …