Serengeti Balloon Safaris launched new flights over the Ngorongoro Conservation Area side of Ndutu in December last year following the commencement of operations in Ruaha National Park in June.The …
Air Tanzania plans to enhance East African air access
Air Tanzania has announced plans to commence flights to Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda. The new routes are expected to facilitate businesses and help in promoting tourism …
Boeing predicts $745 billion Middle East aviation market in coming years
Boeing has projected the Middle East will require $745 billion in aviation services through 2037 to keep pace with growing passenger and freight traffic in the region.The figures have been released…
Kenya Airways Tel Aviv flights delayed
Kenya Airways’ plans to fly to Tel Aviv have been put on hold.The airline planned to start the weekly flights from next month, however the Sudanese government has reneged on its preliminary d…
Floating bridge over Zambezi to ease tourist movement
The Kanyemba floating bridge, or pontoon, to be commissioned during the second quarter of 2019, is set to expedite the clearance and movement of tourists between Zimbabwe, Zambia and Mozambique thr…
Zimbabwe and Zambia to set up one-stop border post in Victoria Falls
Zimbabwe and Zambia are working on plans to make the existing Victoria Falls Border Post – which links the two countries – as a one-stop border post, to expedite the movement of travell…
Zimbabwe hotel undergoes refurbishment
Montclair Hotel and Casino in Nyanga in Zimbabwe’s Eastern Highlands is undergoing a refurbishment.The work, which started late last year, will be done in phases and is expected to be complet…
Two more Airlink routes get business class
Airlink has added business class to its services from Cape Town to Hoedspruit and Nelspruit.The E-Jet services on the routes will now offer an intra-continental-style business-class service, with s…
Great Zimbabwe sees increase in visitor numbers
Last year saw a 27% increase in visitors to the Great Zimbabwe National Monument in the Masvingo Province – 322km from Harare – owing to increased efforts in marketing destination Zimba…
Ethiopian Airlines extends free transit tour to international passengers
Ethiopian Airlines will extend its free transit tour to international passengers from February 1.The complimentary city tour package, organised by Ethiopian Holidays, takes transiting passengers wh…