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Air Mauritius makes two significant new appointments to Southern Africa team

6Sep

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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 trade, tour operators and MICE companies for Air Mauritius across the Western Cape, Garden Route, Eastern Cape and Namibia. McKay has been with the airline for close to four years and is looking forward to her new role. “With the passion I have for Air Mauritius as an airline and a brand, I am very optimistic about this exciting venture ahead. My goal is to grow the new region, and I look forward to nurturing our existing partnership...

7Jul

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Africa Travel, South Africa News

Kelly Jackson appointed as Managing Director of newly formed EMEA region for The Travel Corporation

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. As a result TTC has created a newly formed EMEA region combining the talents of two teams into one dynamic powerhouse. Kelly Jackson has been appointed as Managing Director of the EMEA region. Jackson, who has been with TTC for 15 years and based in South Africa, will be dusting off her British passport and returning to her roots as she travels frequently between the two regions to ensure that both are firmly on a path of strategic ...

25Jun

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Africa Travel

Uniworld Boutique River Cruises’ first Sustainable Impact Report reveals 15% reduction in food waste with the goal of reducing food waste by 50% across all ships by 2025

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 river cruise industry, along with the local people and communities they visit. “Our mission with Uniworld’s sustainability goals is to create a positive change through action with science-based targets, tackling everything from food waste reduction, supporting developing destinations, and utilizing local suppliers,” said Julie Higgins, Sustainability Officer for Uniworld Boutique River Cruises. “Being the first river cruise line ...

Africa hotel development: It’s Egypt, Morocco, Accor & Marriott

16Jun

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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 source, has, as of Q1 2022, a record 42 global and regional (African) contributors, reporting on a pipeline of hotel development activity totalling around 80,300 rooms in 447 hotels, in 42 of Africa’s 54 countries. Looking first at the number of rooms physically under construction, Morocco and Egypt are ahead of the pack, with 5,577 and 6,142 rooms respectively. They are followed by: Ethiopia, 3,871; Cape Verde, 3,016; Nigeria, 2...

The Travel Corporation releases its first Impact Report with leading-edge sustainability initiatives (globally, and in SA & Africa)

26May

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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 of the world’s largest travel operators, founded by the late Stanley Tollman, a global tourism industry icon and a devoted philanthropist of South African descent, has released its first official Impact Report, detailing progress against its 11 sustainability goals launched in September 2020. How We Tread Right (HWTR), TTC’s current 5-year sustainability strat...

22Oct

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Africa Travel, Morocco News

Hospitality Investment Leaders meet at Morocco Tourism Investment Day at Expo Dubai 2020

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. Imad Barrakad, CEO of the Moroccan Agency for Tourism Development (SMIT) welcomed over 50 senior hospitality investment leaders to the exclusive, invitation-only meeting saying “Morocco is full of tremendous opportunities at the moment especially in destinations in the South and Agadir and now is the perfect time to invest”. Hamid Bentahar, Chairman of the National Confederation of Tourism was interviewed by Laura Buckwel...

21Sep

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Valor Hospitality Partners Announces Strategic Partnership with CityBlue Hotels in East 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 Diar, will initially operate Divine Residences by CityBlue in Riverside, Nairobi - developed by Vaal Real Estate - which is set to open in April 2023. Valor Diar will bring a significant pipeline of East African properties as the market recovers following the effect the COVID-19 pandemic. “CityBlue has overcome challenges in the African marketplace and reached a natural time to bring on ...

12Sep

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Africa Travel, Events

AHIC 2021 at a glance: a sneak peek at the sessions and speakers set for this year’s highly anticipated event

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 region. For the first time, AHIC 2021, organised by Bench and MEED, will house the four close-knit investment communities of the Arabian Hospitality Investment Conference (AHIC), Saudi Arabia Hospitality Investment Conference (SHIC), Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) and the Global Restaurant Investment Forum (GRIF) under one roof. United by the theme Rise Together, investors, owners, private equity firms, ...

4Sep

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Africa Travel

Governments must examine their border control operations to ensure sustainable economic recovery

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 health test verification systems have evolved to a point where seamless health status verification between governments, airlines, and airports is possible. The combination presents a pivotal moment in both the fight against COVID and the struggle to kick-start idle economies. The managed border The best practice framework for border protection is a ‘defence-in-depth model’. T...

7Jul

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Africa Travel, South Africa News, travel

SITA Launches A Revitalized Portfolio To Meet The Industry’s Changing Demands

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 the past 12 months, COVID-19 has dramatically impacted the aviation industry financially and operationally. IATA estimates a net loss for the airline industry of $47.7 billion in 2021. IATA research also reveals that average passenger processing and waiting times have doubled from what they were pre-crisis during peak time – reaching three hours despite travel volumes hovering at around 30% of pre-COVID-19 levels. With revenues dropping,...