Swiss leisure airline, Edelweiss Air, will offer a once-a-week non-stop, scheduled service next year between Switzerland and the Seychelles.The flights will operate between Zurich and Mahé from September 22.Flights will depart Zurich on Saturdays at 19h20 and arrive in Mahé…
PwC says, “We expect growth in tourism arrivals to drop to mid-single-digit increases beginning in 2018 and to average 5.0% growth compounded annually to 1.6 million in 2021.”France continues to be the largest source of tourists to Mauritius, with Europe…
Virgin Limited Edition has confirmed Necker Island will welcome back its first guests to a newly restored Great House as early as October 2018, with further accommodation to reopen in 2019.Work has commenced to rebuild the island following the devastating…
Following a three-month renovation, Heritage Le Telfair in Mauritius has reopened as the Heritage Le Telfair Golf & Wellness Resort.Flora Fubbs, General Manager – Product, Marketing & Operations for The Holiday Factory, said an extensive upgrade had been undertaken in…
SAA will not be moved out of National Treasury to the Department of Transport, a statement issued by the Presidency says.The statement was issued after a Sunday Times report claimed that the embattled national carrier – moved from the Department…
Cresta Hotels continues to upgrade and renovate various hotels in southern Africa, including Zimbabwe.Renovations at Cresta Churchill in Bulawayo were completed recently and further work has been announced for next year at Cresta Oasis and Apartments in Harare. The bedrooms…
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), has announced the signing of Crowne Plaza Cairo Sheikh Zayed City in partnership with Al Badr For Investments and Commercial Spaces Company.Scheduled to open in 2021, the 187-room new build will form part of Phase II…
Spotlight on RwandaRwanda is one of the most politically stable countries in Africa, and the ease of doing business is remarkable – a company can be opened in 24 hours, and can start trading in 48 hours.When it comes to…
Andrew Holness, prime minister of Jamaica, has praised the potential of tourism as a tool of development, while warning growth in the sector must be sustainable.He was speaking at the UNWTO-organised Global Conference on Jobs and Inclusive Growth: Partnerships for…
UNWTO, the government of Jamaica, the World Bank Group and the Inter-American Development Bank will co-host a conference on jobs and inclusive growth in Montego Bay, Jamaica.Under the theme ‘Partnerships for Sustainable Tourism’, the event will assess and discuss the…
