The National Empowerment Fund (NEF) recently showcased eight of its investees at Africa’s Travel Indaba 2019, representing €12m worth of investments.The Department of Tourism and the NEF signed an agreement in June 2018 to establish the Tourism Transformation Fund (TTF)…
Air Canada has entered into an exclusive agreement to purchase Air Transat.The flag-carrier hopes the proposed transaction, valued at approximately $520 million or $13 per share, will create a Montreal-based global travel services company in leisure, tourism and travel distribution.Air…
Eligible travellers from seven non-EU countries can now use ePassport gates to enter the UK in changes being made to the border from today.Visitors from Australia, Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and the United States will be able…
Delta, United, American and Hawaiian would all add service at Tokyo Haneda Airport under a tentative decision announced by the Department of Transportation.The DOT will dole out 12 daily landing and departure allocations at the Tokyo airport pursuant to an…
Islas Secas has soft opened in Panama.An archipelago of effortlessly beautiful islands in the Gulf of Chiriquí on the Pacific coast of the country, it is set to become an inspired eco-destination befitting the most intrepid traveller.The resort combines the…
airBaltic has concluded a codeshare agreement with Scandinavian Airlines.The partnership will offer convenient connections between Latvia, Scandinavia and beyond.Martin Gauss, chief executive of airBaltic: “We are very pleased with this strong cooperation.“By expanding our partner network, we are offering more…
The Hainan International Golf Alliance has been established in Haikou to bring together government and golf tourism stakeholders from across Hainan province.The body will seek to promote the tropical Chinese island as a golf tourism destination.Officials from local government, including…
Morocco is no longer on the radar of the world’s cruise giants. The figures are alarming: barely 227,000 cruise passengers docked at Moroccan ports in 2018, compared to almost twice as many in 2010.The number of cruise ships that dock…
Marie-Paule Nowlis has been appointed general manager of Sofitel London St James.Nowlis, who brings with her 30 years’ experience with the Sofitel brand, and a career shaped by international roles, joins at the start of a new chapter for the…
Trade body UKinbound has welcomed a government decision to expand its plans to scrap landing cards for visitors to the UK.Authorities had originally planned to scrap the cards for visitors from seven countries, but this has now been changed to…
