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Articles tagged “africa”

Hotels

Startup Globa.li tries to take bookings for African hotels and tours into the 21st century

It’s not a new platform that’s needed to take these tourism companies online, but a grassroots efforts to update their technology to process online payments.

Skift | 11 years ago

Startup Globa.li tries to take bookings for African hotels and tours into the 21st century

Airlines

Africa’s new budget airline FastJet readies for inaugural flight through Tanzania this Thursday

Fastjet has a distance to go from flying between two Tanzanian cities to becoming a pan-African airline, but could become a leader with little competition if service proves to be reliable and safe from the start.

Jolyon Attwooli, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Africa’s new budget airline FastJet readies for inaugural flight through Tanzania this Thursday

Tourism

Why more tourists aren’t choosing Uganda for their exotic getaway

The author laments the fact that little has been done to build up accommodations surrounding Lake Victoria, but perhaps this is precisely what has kept is an “amazing body of water.”

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

Africa flies as global airlines vie for the last big growth market

Gulf carriers have led the march into the heart of Africa, and others have followed, as the last great race in the global aviation industry has begun.

Alex Webb, Bloomberg | 12 years ago

Africa flies as global airlines vie for the last big growth market

Airlines

Air Cote d’Ivoire to launch next month with flights to nine international cities

The startup airline is largely financed by the government and faces no domestic competition, but the key to its success lies in network feed to come from its partnership with Celestair Group airlines.

Skift | 12 years ago

Airlines

New airlines in Congo improve in hopes of getting off global safety blacklists

Two airline startups will have to overcome corruption, a lack of resources, and a deadly reputation to provide the infrastructure needed to boost the country's growing economy.

Jonny Hogg, Reuters | 12 years ago

New airlines in Congo improve in hopes of getting off global safety blacklists

Airlines

South Sudan looks for international company to help build national airline

The world's newest country is landlocked with a dismal economic future following its oil industry shut down, but it's hoping that the airline will quickly create jobs and bring resources for a brighter future.

Skift | 12 years ago

Tourism

Libyan tourism activist tries pushing Libya as the next big vacation spot

Although Libya will be Gaddafi-free for one year in October, the promise of 5 UNESCO sites and beaches isn't enough to transform one of Africa's more unstable countries into a hot new destination just yet.

Skift | 12 years ago

Media and PR

Social/video network for wilderness fans carves out a space among niche networks

This social-networking site for wildlife enthusiasts isn't making any grand promises to re-invent travel through social, just connect passionate people within a specific niche. Not a bad idea.

Skift | 12 years ago

Hotels

PR: Four Seasons expands into sub-Saharan Africa

Four Seasons are becoming a given feature at UNESCO World Heritage Sites, but this is the chain's first African foray south of Egypt and Morocco.

Skift | 12 years ago