Mauritania Airlines orders Next-Gen 737
According to Aviation Tribune, Mauritania Airlines has finalised an order for one Next-Generation Boeing 737-800, valued at $96 million at current list prices.
This new...
Air Seychelles and Air Madagascar boost partnership
Air Seychelles and Air Madagascar have strengthened their codeshare co-operation with the aim of bringing more travellers to both island nations, while increasing travel...
Marriott opens in Kigali
Marriott International has opened Kigali Marriott Hotel, a new property under the signature Marriott Hotels brand located in the central business district of the...
Amadeus partners with AWA
Ghanaian carrier Africa World Airlines has partnered with Amadeus to accelerate growth through its first-ever global distribution agreement that makes the airline’s full inventory...
Avis introduces non-cancellation fee
In order to improve customer service and vehicle availability, Avis South Africa has introduced a non-cancellation fee of R399.
Customers who fail to cancel bookings...
Fairlawns gets new look
The Fairlawns Boutique Hotel & Spa in Johannesburg has been refurbished.
The hotel now offers 40 suites, a presidential spa apartment, two restaurants, a Balinese...
Virgin Atlantic introduces on-board sleep aids
Customers flying with Virgin Atlantic can now enjoy a range of ‘jetlag-busting’ aromatherapies and relaxation techniques to help them fall asleep and wake up...
Tanzania orders two Q400 turboprops
According to Aviation Tribune, the government of Tanzania has signed a firm purchase agreement for two Q400 turboprop airliners with Bombardier.
The aircraft will be...
Africa’s first A350
Ethiopian Airlines is celebrating delivery of its first Airbus A350.
Africa’s first A350 was delivered to Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa on 28 June...
Personal and on point
Travel loyalty programmes have evolved beyond the traditional model of accumulating and redeeming points, and brands are having to work even harder and smarter...
Hilton expands presence in Morocco
Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement to open a 170-room hotel within the Taghazout Bay Resort located 17 kilometres north of the Moroccan coastal...
Ethiopian adds additional flight to Newark
Ethiopian Airlines will add a fourth weekly flight to New York-Newark, via Lomé (Togo) as of 5 August.
Flight ET0508 will depart Addis Ababa at...