Hotel development continues to build pace across the African continent, with the big brands making it their business to grow into opportunities presented by growing tourism. According to the latest annual roundup of activity in the sector, there are no less than 675 new African hotels and resorts in the works, responding to the fact…
The event, produced by Dusty Orange Projects Et Al (DOPE), marks more than two decades of the festival, which showcases Malawian arts, culture and tourism while attracting regional and international audiences. Organisers said the 2026 edition will be held under the theme Festivals with Purpose – Inspire, Connect, Invest, Celebrate. The programme is expected to include…
Egypt has been a tourism success story in recent years. Visitor numbers ballooned from 13 million in 2019 to 19 million last year, according to government figures. Tourism helps sustain almost three million jobs and brings more than $15bn a year into the country’s coffers. The surge in visitor numbers in recent years reflected the growing…
Nigerian airlines will suspend all flight operations from April 20, they warned, unless crippling jet fuel prices, which they accused the country’s fuel marketers of artificially inflating, are reduced. The Airline Operators of Nigeria, an industry body composed of around a dozen mainly domestic carriers, wrote to the Major Energies Marketers Association of Nigeria on…
Zanzibar authorities have stopped issuing new land leases in Pemba Island, while destination planning frameworks are finalised, in an effort to avoid repeating development pressures experienced on Unguja Island, the archipelago’s main tourism island. Pemba remains far less developed for tourism than Unguja where most of Zanzibar’s visitor infrastructure is concentrated. Speaking at the recent…
Air Seychelles has announced that its temporary service from Seychelles International Airport to Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport has been extended. The service, initially set to conclude on April 20, will run until August 30, according to Air Seychelles’ social media channels. Flights operate on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Flight HM1007 departs from Paris at 19h30 and…
Etihad Airways is expanding its Africa network with new flights to Zimbabwe from March 24, 2027. The airline will launch three weekly flights between Harare and Abu Dhabi with a stop in Lubumbashi, DRC. The airline is also introducing three weekly flights to Kinshasa, DRC, from March 18, 2027.