When it comes to hotel development across Africa, Egypt and Marriott are the two phenomena to watch. This insight comes from this year’s African Hotel Chain Development Pipeline report, widely acknowledged as the industry’s most authoritative source, documenting and analysing the number of hotels being planned and built across the continent. The survey, conducted by […]
Category Archives: Africa Travel
Tourism in Africa, Africa Travel
Radisson Hotel Group (https://www.RadissonHotels.com), one of the fastest-growing hotel companies in Africa, plans to strengthen its robust African presence in 2023 further with the opening of eight new hotel already confirmed to date. The Group aims to reach 150 hotels within the next five years across the continent, reinforcing Africa as a key growth market. With […]
Africa Travel, Egypt News
Rixos Hotels Egypt Bagged a Recognition of the Booking.com Traveller Review Award 2023
Rixos Hotels Egypt embraces the brand-new year with another recognition as their luxurious properties were recognized with Booking.com Traveller Review Award 2023. This distinguished award is an annual appreciation program for various hospitality partners with remarkable services, determined by the review scores that travelers leave after their stay or experience the property. The Ultra All […]
White sandy beaches, crystal clear waters, delicious drinks and scorching hot days is usually what comes to mind when someone mentions the word ‘vacation’. However, there is so much more of the world to explore than simply embarking on island getaways. For many, visiting one of the major cities in the world is an ideal holiday destination and something tourists should consider on their next […]
Rixos Premium Seagate and Rixos Sharm El Sheikh kick start the brand-new year by hosting an Indian Wedding, and it is notable it was the first time it happened in the history of the land of the Pharaohs, Egypt. Positioning the Rixos properties as an opulent and world-class wedding venue, it is a perfect inception […]
Africa Travel, Business, Senegal News
Rolls-Royce: Sustainably Powering Africa’s Regional Connectivity
By Lydia-Claire Halliday, Executive Director, Stakeholder Relations & Strategy, LCH Consultancy Ltd. Africa urgently needs a more extensive and robust aviation network, given the region’s relative lack of alternative long-distance transportation infrastructure The African aviation market has been underserved for a long time. Before 2020, only 9% of Africa’s air traffic was between African countries, […]
Africa Travel, Egypt News
Get Ready for the Ultimate New Year’s Celebration at Rixos Hotels Egypt in 2023!
Celebrate the start of 2023 with a special New Year’s Week celebration at Rixos properties, such as Rixos Premium Magawish Suites & Villas, Rixos Premium Seagate, and Rixos Sharm El Sheikh! This extravagant event is sure to be packed with amazing live shows and performances. Celebrate the New Year in style at the Rixos Premium […]
Africa Travel, Zambia News
Radisson Hotel Group Unveils Spectacular New Resort Just Minutes Away From Magnificent Victoria Falls in Zambia
Radisson Hotel Group (https://www.RadissonHotels.com) is delighted to announce the opening of Radisson Blu Mosi-oa-Tunya Livingstone Resort, Zambia. Nestled on the banks of the Zambezi River, the resort is the Group’s first safari resort in Africa and first resort in Zambia, and is a key step towards its goal of reaching 150 hotels in operation and under development […]
Radisson Hotel Group is rapidly expanding its presence in Africa, with nearly 100 hotels and 16,000 rooms in operation and under development. In the last two years alone, the Group has opened over 16 hotels and secured over 25 new hotels, representing more than 4,800 additional rooms. This puts the Group on target to reach […]
Africa Travel, Mauritius News, South Africa News
Strong recovery and acceleration for global hospitality brand, Club Med
While still affected by the Covid-19 crisis, trends in business volume for pioneers of all-inclusive holidays, Club Med, has evolved differently in various geographical areas. In the 1st half of 2022 (H1 22) Club Med saw its business volume increase by more than 300% compared to the 1st half of 2021 (H1 21) when ski […]
Travelstart and Mastercard have partnered up to help ease the financial burden that comes with increased travel demand. This will cover not just traditional travel expenses, but also other travel-related categories.
Africa Travel, Mauritius News
Air Mauritius makes two significant new appointments to Southern Africa team
Air Mauritius has made two significant appointments to its team in Southern Africa. Melissa McKay has been appointed as Business Development Sales Executive, and Kirsty Rebelo has been appointed as the Sales and Marketing Manager – Southern Africa and Latin America – for the airline. McKay will be responsible for key account management of all retail, travel […]
Johannesburg, 7 July 2022 – With the recent creation of The Travel Corporation (TTC) Tour Brands combined with the success of North America and Oceania, the departure of UK/Europe Managing Director, Donna Jeavons, opened up an opportunity for the world’s leading privately-owned travel company, to look at its UK, Europe, Ireland and South African offices. […]
Uniworld Boutique River Cruises has released its inaugural Impact Report, detailing progress against its 11 sustainability goals set forth in tandem with parent company The Travel Corporation’s (TTC) 5-year sustainability strategy, How We Tread Right. Being the first river cruise line to publish an Impact Report, Uniworld seeks to shape a brighter future for the […]
Africa Travel, Egypt News, Morocco News
Africa hotel development: It’s Egypt, Morocco, Accor & Marriott
Just four words are needed to sum up the main findings of this year’s African hotel chain development pipeline survey conducted by W Hospitality Group, in association with the Africa Hospitality Investment Forum (AHIF); those words are Egypt, Morocco, Accor and Marriott. This year’s annual survey, which is widely acknowledged as the industry’s most authoritative […]
Africa Travel, South Africa News, travel
The Travel Corporation releases its first Impact Report with leading-edge sustainability initiatives (globally, and in SA & Africa)
Creating positive change through climate action, food waste reduction, supporting developing destinations, animal welfare and additional projects Trattoria Terra Madre, featured on select Insight Vacations’ Italian itineraries, is a farm-to-table experience in Alberobello, Italy, advancing sustainable food production. Insight Vacations offers a MAKE TRAVEL MATTER® Experience on 94% of itineraries. The Travel Corporation (TTC), one […]
On Monday, 11 October, the Moroccan Agency for Tourism Development (SMIT) hosted the Morocco Tourism Investment Day as part of Morocco: Global Investment Hub Week, which took place at the Morocco Pavilion at Expo Dubai 2020, in partnership with Bench, the organiser of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF), which is the premier hotel investment conference in Africa. […]
Global Hospitality Management Firm Partners with Africa’s Fastest Growing Local Hotel Chain, CityBlue in Recent Joint Venture Valor Hospitality Partners, a global, full-service hotel management company announced today their recent partnership with CityBlue Hotels, Africa’s fastest growing local hotel chain, owned by The Diar Group. Under a long-term arrangement, the new joint venture, to be called Valor […]
Hospitality investors, owners and operators will meet in Dubai from 20-22 September for the 17th edition of AHIC, returning to Madinat Jumeirah live in person The Arabian & African Hospitality Investment Conference (AHIC) returns to Madinat Jumeirah in Dubai live in person from 20-22 September 2021, bringing together four powerful, active investment communities from across the […]
by Peter Sutcliffe – Strategy and Portfolio Director, Border Management & Government Services, SITA AT BORDERS Governments have been wrestling with the challenges of reopening borders and restarting economies while also performing their fundamental responsibility of protecting populations and national health systems from threats related to COVID-19 and its variants. Vaccination rates have climbed while PCR and […]
Five priority areas have been identified as critical to rebuilding air travel post-COVID Your Runway to Success, published by SITA, sets out five critical areas for the air transport industry’s rebuild in the next 18 months and highlights SITA’s remodeled solutions to tackle the major challenges facing air travel in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over […]
Taking place in Cape Town, African Energy Week 2021 ensures Africa-focused events benefit African tourism and associated sectors. African concerts, sporting events, and even oil and gas events are beginning to take shape in 2021 after a significant period of inactivity due to COVID-19 restrictions. African cities including Cape Town in South Africa and Dakar […]