Auric Air Services Limited achieves prestigious ISSA certification for operational excellence

Auric Air is delighted to inform that it has attained the official certification of ISSA and is now a certified airline. ISSA (IATA Safety Standard Assessment) is IATA’s internationally recognized and accepted evaluation system designed to assess the operational management and control systems of airlines operating smaller aircraft not eligible for the larger IOSA program.…

Mara Elatia Camp Ready for Bookings

Mara Elatia Camp and is now ready to begin bookings. Nestled in the peaceful North Western plains, ELATIA, meaning “The Good Neighbour” in Maa, rests a twelve tented camp gracefully perched along the Oloololo escarpment of the Masai Mara. ELATIA is an easily accessible luxury camp set on the interlocking hills of the Mara triangle…

Kenya to Revise Carry-On Rules

Kenya’s Civil Aviation Authority Director-General, Emile Arao, has announced that soon, passengers departing the country’s airports won’t need to remove electronics, such as laptops and iPads from their carry-on baggage for security screening before boarding. This, said Arao, should save time spent in queues. There will also be a revision to the liquids allowance for carry-on…

APTA Welcomes New Corporate Member – Machaba Safaris

Jill Polsky, Getaway Journeys, L.L.C. – exclusive representation for Machaba Safaris is proud to announce that we are now APTA Corporate Members. Machaba Safaris operates in Botswana and Zimbabwe with locations in prime safari destinations including the Okavango Delta, Chobe National Park, Mana Pools National Park, and Hwange National Park. While each site has its own…

APTA Global Forum Q&A

The Association for the Promotion of Tourism to Africa (APTA) is excited to be hosting its Global Forum in Cape Town, South Africa September 26-30, 2023. This is the first time that APTA has held the Global Forum on the African continent, so this will be a great opportunity for travel advisors from North America…

Arusha Airport Undergoes Massive Expansion

Arusha Airport in Tanzania, popular for charter flights for tourists, will soon be back to full operation after a TZS6.3 billion (€2.4m) expansion. The airport, located on the outskirts of Arusha, is one of the oldest in the country and work has been carried out recently to extend its runway to accommodate larger aircraft. The…

JENMAN African Safaris Celebrates 25th Anniversary

JENMAN African Safaris: Celebrating 25 years of creating unforgettable travel and safari experiences Cape Town, South Africa – JENMAN African Safaris, one of the leading tour operators in Southern Africa, East Africa and Madagascar, is proud to announce its 25th anniversary. Since its inception in 1993, JENMAN has been dedicated to providing high-quality service, expert…

Accor to bring Mantis Collection’s eco-minded charm to Madagascar with new hotel & spa on Sainte Marie Island

Mantis Soanambo Hotel & Spa Sainte Marie will be the first internationally branded resort in Nosy Boraha Accor, a world leading hospitality group, today announced plans to open Mantis Soanambo Hotel & Spa on Nosy Boraha (Ile Sainte-Marie) in Madagascar. The Mantis Collection, part of Accor, is a leading conservation-led hospitality company renowned for its…

Mauritius Resort Closed Due to Virus

Mauritius beach resort, Outrigger, on the south coast of the island at Bel Ombre, has been temporarily closed to visitors since February 18, due to the detection of the presence of Legionnella, the microorganism that causes Legionnaire’s disease. Although no new cases related to the hotel have been identified since February 18, the property has…

RwandAir Signs Turkish Airways Codeshare

RwandAir has signed a new codeshare with Turkish Airlines. Passengers coming to Africa on Turkish Airlines’ flights into Kigali will have access to RwandAir’s growing African network in Southern, West, Central and East Africa, in a seamless experience, including their baggage. RwandAir passengers, when travelling from Africa, will now have access to the Turkish carrier’s…

Welcome Silver Africa Tours and Safaris

Silver Africa Tours and Safaris, in business for 20 years, is a boutique Kenya DMC with fully customized vehicles that have extra large windows, pop-up roof, padded seats, charging points and more.  Their experienced guides are full time employees, their safari planners experts in all things Kenya and their internal air team can book flights…

Victoria Falls Raises Entry Fees

Zimbabwe’s National Parks and Wildlife Authority (Zimparks) will raise the conservation fees for accessing Victoria Falls National Park from April 1. This decision was made despite the previous backlash from stakeholders who claimed they were not consulted earlier this year when Zimparks first proposed the increase. Back in December, the Tourism Business Council of Zimbabwe…

SAUDIA Launches Direct Flights to Dar es Salaam

SAUDIA, the national flag carrier of Saudi Arabia, launched its first direct flight to Dar es Salaam this past weekend. The airline will be operating four weekly flights between King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah and Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. The flights are operated with an…

WTM Africa Back to Pre-COVID Numbers

While there are major actions needed to elevate the tourism sector – improving safety, increasing air access, increasing investment, and growing tourism’s contribution to the economy – the industry is ready to come back with a bang! This was the positive message from the Minister of Tourism, Patricia de Lille, speaking at WTM Africa, which kicked…

Ethiopian Airlines To Resume Flights From Côte d’Ivoire To JFK

Continuing with its impressive international route expansion, Ethiopian Airlines is set to operate yet another route between New York and Côte d’Ivoire starting on May 23. The airline will resume the flight between New York JFK international and Felix Houphouet Boigny International Airport in Côte d’Ivoire, commonly known as the Ivory Coast. This route was launched in June 2019…

Airlink to Resume Service to Nosy Be, Madagascar

Johannesburg to Nosy Be will re-commence from 25 June 2023 with a once-weekly direct flight on Sundays as part of the drive to restore flights between South Africa and Madagascar to pre-pandemic levels. “Having just recently re-established connectivity between Johannesburg and Antananarivo, which is a predominantly business and trade route. Airlink is preparing to re-ignite tourism…