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#Malawi Tourism cracks down on licence defaulters

#Malawi Tourism cracks down on licence defaulters

(Posted 19th July 2023)Malawi’s tourism licencing authorities have issued a notice to licence holders to comply with regulations or face shutdown on 01st of August, giving the indu…

Fly #BrusselsAirlines to Belgium to attend the world famous ‘Tomorrowland’ festival

Fly #BrusselsAirlines to Belgium to attend the world famous ‘Tomorrowland’ festival

(Posted 19th July 2023)Next Friday, Tomorrowland will once again bring the world together in Boom, Antwerp. And as is tradition, it is doing so in collaboration with Brussels Airli…

It is time to rebuild passenger confidence in checked baggage

It is time to rebuild passenger confidence in checked baggage

(Posted 19th July 2023) By Nicole Hogg Director of Baggage, SITA Recently, I was on a flight that was severely delayed with most passengers trying to bringtheir luggage into the ca…

Inaugural World Safety & Ops Conference to Focus on Driving Safety, Efficiency

Inaugural World Safety & Ops Conference to Focus on Driving Safety, Efficiency

(Posted 19th July 2023) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced that the inaugural World Safety and Operations Conference (WSOC) will take place in Hanoi, Viet…

#Clevenard launching their #NewsRoom

#Clevenard launching their #NewsRoom

(Posted 19th July 2023)Clevenard In Diaspora NewsClevenard is launching their news room that will be powered by 80% Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology and 20% human which will…

GLOBAL HOTEL ALLIANCE ENTERS LANDMARK PARTNERSHIP WITH LUXURY CRUISE LINE REGENT SEVEN SEAS CRUISES

GLOBAL HOTEL ALLIANCE ENTERS LANDMARK PARTNERSHIP WITH LUXURY CRUISE LINE REGENT SEVEN SEAS CRUISES

(Posted 19th July 2023) Global Hotel Alliance (GHA), the world’s largest alliance of independent hotel brands, is taking its award-winning loyalty program, GHA DISCOVERY, to the hi…

Accelerating positive change through sustainable tourism

Accelerating positive change through sustainable tourism

(Posted 19th July 2023) Greetings from Ecotourism Kenya!Ecotourism Kenya is thrilled to officially announce a strategic partnership with Mama Layla and The Standard Group PLC. This…

Qatar Airways Touches Down its Inaugural Flight to Toulouse, France

Qatar Airways Touches Down its Inaugural Flight to Toulouse, France

(Posted 19th July 2023) Qatar Airways has begun its new direct service from Doha, Qatar to Toulouse, France, this July, marking Qatar Airways’ latest efforts to expand its network…

Serengeti tourism: Big plans, Big impacts

Serengeti tourism: Big plans, Big impacts

(Posted 19th July 2023)Dear ATCNews Readers, Dear Serengeti Supporters,Humans are threatening the Serengeti ecosystem. Settlements, infrastructure, and livestock squeeze inward. An…

TravelComments.com – Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: SANParks is launching the brand new Twee Rivieren Interpretation Centre!

TravelComments.com – Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: SANParks is launching the brand new Twee Rivieren Interpretation Centre!

(Posted 19th July 2023)The Regional Communications Manager: Arid Parks at South African National Parks (SANParks), Genevieve Maasdorp, announced in the SANParks – Kgalagadi Transfr…

#Capa’s Corporate Travel Community News

#Capa’s Corporate Travel Community News

(Posted 19th July 2023)ATCNews readers continue to have daily access, courtesy of #CAPA, to their Corporate Travel Community news, by simply clicking onhttps://corporatetravelcommu…

First Carbon Capture Tool for Airport Terminals Developed by IATA and Atkins

First Carbon Capture Tool for Airport Terminals Developed by IATA and Atkins

(Posted 18th July 2023)The International Air Transport Association (IATA), working with Atkins, a member of the SNC-Lavalin Group has created a suite of innovative digital tools fo…

#Airlink’s achievements earns the airline a global award

#Airlink’s achievements earns the airline a global award

(Posted 18th July 2023)Airlink, Southern Africa’s leading independent and privately owned regional airline, has been recognised at the prestigious international Airline Strategy Aw…

TravelComments.com – Addo Elephant National Park: No water provision due to supply problems!

TravelComments.com – Addo Elephant National Park: No water provision due to supply problems!

(Posted 18th July 2023)South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that there is currently no water provision in Addo Elephant National Park in South Africa’s Eastern Cap…

#VirungaNationalPark News Updates

#VirungaNationalPark News Updates

(Posted 17th July 2023)

TravelComments.com – World’s Best Vineyards 2023: These three vineyards in the Western Cape are among 50 best!

TravelComments.com – World’s Best Vineyards 2023: These three vineyards in the Western Cape are among 50 best!

(Posted 14th July 2023) World’s Best Vineyards has revealed the top wine destinations for 2023. The extensive list, which is compiled from all the nominations by a global Voting Ac…

Global Hotel Alliance reports excellent H1 of 2023

Global Hotel Alliance reports excellent H1 of 2023

(Posted 14th July 2023)Room revenue spike 122% over 2022 by the end of Q2, with first-half GHA DISCOVERY loyalty programme revenues topping US$1.2 billionInternational leisure stay…

New Terminal at RGM International Airport in #Harare officially opened

New Terminal at RGM International Airport in #Harare officially opened

(Posted 14th July 2023)RG Mugabe International Airport, Harare, has undergone an impressive transformative redesign over the past few years as part of the national initiative to en…

Thornybush Game Lodge Ranked No. 7 on Travel + Leisure Readers’ 10 Favourite Safari Lodges in Africa of 2023

Thornybush Game Lodge Ranked No. 7 on Travel + Leisure Readers’ 10 Favourite Safari Lodges in Africa of 2023

(Posted 14th July 2023) Thornybush Game Lodge, a beloved and iconic safari lodge in South Africa, is thrilled to announce that it has been nominated as No. 7 on the prestigious Tra…

TravelComments.com – Telegraph Travel Awards 2023: South Africa named greatest Country on Earth & Cape Town greatest City on Earth!

TravelComments.com – Telegraph Travel Awards 2023: South Africa named greatest Country on Earth & Cape Town greatest City on Earth!

(Posted 14th July 2023) For the first time since 2019, The Telegraph newspaper held the Telegraph Travel Awards, one of Britain’s most comprehensive, wide-ranging and reliable read…