Seychelles pushes for ‘moutya’ dance to be recognised by UNESCO
(Seychelles News Agency) – The Seychelles’ Ministry of Culture has submitted documents to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) for the consideration of moutya dance as a […]
SA Tourism CEO joins UNWTO Advisory Board
CEO of SA Tourism, Sisa Ntshona, has accepted an invitation by the World Tourism Organisation to join the Advisory Board of its UNWTO.QUEST programme – a certification system for Destination […]
Senegal – A rising star in African Tourism
One of the region’s best bets for tourism investment, say experts As the potential for tourism investment in under-exploited Francophone Africa becomes ever-clearer, Senegal has been highlighted as an emerging […]
Ghana to host Casa Africa’s Vis a Vis musical programme next year
Ghana will be the host nation of the 10th anniversary of CASA Africa’s Vis a Vis musical event, an initiative that gives musicians from Africa the opportunity to showcase their […]
Ethiopian downplays monopoly in African Air space
Ethiopian Airlines has downplayed it’s sturdy growth of operations in the African travel market. The chief executive officer of the airline Tewolde Gebremariam responded emphatically to the claim raised by […]
Turkish travel agencies expressing interest in Zimbabwe
Turkish Airlines is expected to expand its flight route into Zimbabwe by the second quarter of next year following profound deliberations held by authorities from the two countries at the […]
Airline profits set to grow in 2019
Airline earnings are set to return to growth in 2019 after stuttering this year, boosted by lower jet-fuel costs and expanding economies, the International Air Transport Association said. Industry-wide net […]
Government Dissolves Tanzania Airports Authority Board
The Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA) board has been dissolved. This comes a few days after the President nullified the appointment of the board chairman Professor Ninatubu Mbora Lema on December […]
Delta Air Lines to ditch zone boarding in 2019
Delta Air Lines is shaking up its boarding process, ditching zone boarding for boarding by ticket type. The Atlanta based carrier is renaming, and even color coding, its boarding groups, […]