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Articles tagged “africa”

Airlines

Royal Air Maroc Joins Oneworld Alliance to Bolster Africa Reach

Frequent flyers on American, British Airways, or one of the other 13 members of the Oneworld alliance will soon have another member to look forward to for codeshare flights and frequent flyer points. The new member will also extend the alliance's reach into Africa.

Grant Martin, Skift | 5 years ago

Royal Air Maroc Joins Oneworld Alliance to Bolster Africa Reach

Business Travel

Young Black South African Agents Inspire Their Peers to Travel

Personal experience counts when it comes to encouraging young black South Africans to pack their suitcases and discover their own country, say the co-founders of Johannesburg-based Traveling Cheapskates. The co-founders build trips that they'd like to take, too, and feel like they intimately understand their customers.

Richard Holmes, Skift | 5 years ago

Young Black South African Agents Inspire Their Peers to Travel

Tourism

What the Travel Media Gets So Horribly Wrong About Africa

For being one of the most important business, political, and tourism stories, a lot of Africa coverage tends to only hit a few notes. Here are some ideas on how travel reporting can evolve, and incorporate more voices and add deeper perspectives.

Colin Nagy, Skift | 5 years ago

What the Travel Media Gets So Horribly Wrong About Africa

Business Travel

The Challenge for Ethiopia’s Luxury Push

Ethiopia is slowly making its name in luxury tourism. The question is how fast will the rate of change be?

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 5 years ago

The Challenge for Ethiopia’s Luxury Push

Tourism

Ethiopia’s Nascent Luxury Tourism Market Starts to Take Hold

The question is not whether hoteliers and operators should invest in Ethiopia, but what is best for Ethiopia in balancing these new demands while protecting its people and its profound history and cultures.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 5 years ago

Ethiopia’s Nascent Luxury Tourism Market Starts to Take Hold

Airlines

African Low-Cost Airline Fastjet Is Running on Fumes

It looks like the end is nigh for beleaguered Fastjet. Unless investors are willing to put up more cash for an airline that shows no sign of profitability six years after launching.

Patrick Whyte, Skift | 6 years ago

African Low-Cost Airline Fastjet Is Running on Fumes

Tourism

Trafalgar and Sister Brands Expand Into Southern and Eastern Africa

The Travel Corp. is taking three of its core brands to Africa for the first time. It’s a savvy move, leveraging the local knowledge and infrastructure of its sister companies on the continent, with the feel-good upside of boosting inbound tourism to Africa.

Richard Holmes, Skift | 6 years ago

Trafalgar and Sister Brands Expand Into Southern and Eastern Africa

Hotels

AccorHotels Sets Up $1 Billion Fund With Qatar Partner to Focus on Africa

So much for being asset light. However, this strategy does align with previous comments AccorHotels' CEO has made about wanting to lead in emerging markets, Africa included.

Deanna Ting, Skift | 6 years ago

AccorHotels Sets Up $1 Billion Fund With Qatar Partner to Focus on Africa

Business Travel

Inside the Rise of Solo Luxury Adventure Tourism

Forget millennials. It's their parents who have the money and time to sign up for luxury experiences around the globe. With the aid of digital communications, going alone no longer feels like tragedy but an asset.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 6 years ago

Inside the Rise of Solo Luxury Adventure Tourism

Business Travel

Rwanda Is Making a Push for the Right Number of High-Spending Visitors

Rwanda is setting itself up as Africa's new big luxury tourism destination. And while mountain gorillas are the country's main attraction, new luxury lodges will help open up other regions of this small, yet highly diverse country.

Laura Powell, Skift | 6 years ago

Rwanda Is Making a Push for the Right Number of High-Spending Visitors