Africa Travel News
More than 1.3 billion tourists are on the move right now, it’s the world’s highest growth in international tourism. And the World Tourism Organisation states that Africa is the continent with the highest growth compared with the other areas of the world. Statistics show that tourism boosted with around 8,6%. This means that the continent seen around 63 million tourists […]
Read more
Bringing Africa Into the Fold We talk about the United Kingdom. We talk about Canada. We talk about Singapore, Sweden, Australia, and Germany. In fact, when it comes to international expansion, there’s a buzz in just about every corner of the globe, but we rarely discuss the exciting progress taking place in several countries that make up the African continent. […]
Read more
Massive Chinese investment pouring into Africa has led to the rapid expansion of air traffic between the east Asian country and the continent. There are currently eight direct flights operating on an average day between China and African nations. That is a huge increase from less than a decade ago when airlines averaged less than one flight a day. At […]
Read more
Governments from Kenya to South Africa are struggling to turn around loss-making state-owned airlines through restructuring or by bringing on board private partners. Ethiopian Airlines has bucked the trend, providing a model that Kenya hopes to emulate by renationalising its flag carrier. Following is a summary of the financial position of major African airlines and selected nationalised carriers globally: AIR […]
Read more
Africa is an important market for Gulf airlines, but they face some security, safety and infrastructure challenges. Earlier this month, a delegation from the Arab Civil Aviation Organisation (ACAO) met with their African counterparts from the African Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) during a meeting in Abu Dhabi. The gathering was attended by Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director-General of the UAE […]
Read more
The expression “Go back to Africa” is a racial slur often used against the Black community. Only last week, President Donald Trump told four congresswomen of color “to go back to where they came from.” Three of the women were born in the United States. One of them, Ilhan Omar, is Somali-American, migrating to America at 12 years old. The […]
Read more
According to the Economist, more than 320 embassies were opened in Africa between 2010 and 2016. Turkey opened 26. India planned to open 18 last year. Anyone wondering how many China opened, only need hear that the Peoples’ Republic of China has defense-technology ties with 45 countries on the continent. Russia is ingratiating itself with multiple countries in different regions. […]
Read more
Hoppa, an online ride-hailing service just released its report of the world’s most popular African bucket list destinations for 2019, based on a survey of travellers across the globe (including Europe, North America, and Australasia). Cape Town topped the list as the most popular bucket list destination in South Africa, despite the fact that South Africa ranked as the fourth […]
Read more
Our favourite influencers are having the time of their lives right now enjoying the amazing scenery, culture, adventures and thrills of the rainbow nation this Summer season in the Western Cape and Kwazulu-Natal province of South Africa. From Power Boat rides on the Knysna Lagoon to Lunch at the Vintage Cargo Hold Restaurant, the trip will be an activity-filled and […]
Read more
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has urged stakeholders in the aviation industry in Africa to coordinate and harmonise their policies and regulatory framework for a single air transport market to enhance connectivity and stimulate socio-economic development. He said the progress of the aviation sector would never be sustained if stakeholders failed to work together to eliminate the unhealthy fragmentation, minimise […]
Read more