Key luxury travel trends hotels should watch in 2019
Adam Hoydysh
April 24, 2019
By Adam Hoydysh How do you define luxury travel? It’s a well-worn phrase, one which translates across industries and generations; but how can we truly understand such a subjective concept? With the increase in demand for unique and exotic holiday experiences, the luxury travel market is predicted to grow at a CAGR of 6.83 […]
Namibia looks to attract more Nigerian visitors with Lagos visa office
Sade WilliamsApril 24, 2019
By Sade Williams The Namibian High Commission in Nigeria, looking to attract more Nigerian visitors to Namibia, commissioned a visa processing office in Lagos recently. The office will help reduce to the barest minimum, the hassles being experienced while trying to get visa from its office in Abuja. The commissioning of the office was […]
Ethiopian Airlines considers adding China’s C919 planes to fleet
Businessam StaffApril 18, 2019
Tewolde Gebremariamm, Ethiopian Airlines group CEO on Thursday said the air carrier is considering adding China’s C919 passenger planes to its aircraft fleet. Gebremariam, speaking to Xinhua, saidthe airline had formed a joint committee with Chinese counterparts to follow up the progress of C919 passenger planes. “ET’s engineers are working with COMAC engineers to evaluate the […]
Anantara Mauritius Resort to open Q4 2019
Businessam StaffApril 10, 2019
Anantara Hotels, Resorts & Spas is entering the luxury hospitality sector on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius with the announcement of Anantara Mauritius Resort – a new luxury property on the South Eastern coast which is scheduled to open in Q4 2019. Anantara Mauritius Resort is being developed in partnership with Currimjee Jeewanjee & […]
Air Peace $2.12bn Embraer 195-E2 jets order ring changes in Nigeria’s aviation travel
Sade WilliamsApril 10, 2019
By Sade Williams Nigeria’s Air Peace continues to push the boundaries in aviation business in West and Central Africa. Already the biggest airline in the two sub-regions, the Nigeria carrier broke continental record when it made a firm order last week for 10 brand new Embraer 195-E2 aircraft. The deal was unveiled during Embraer […]
Mobile-first world creates tremendous revenue potential for hoteliers
Sade WilliamsMarch 27, 2019
By Sade Williams Hoteliers face a challenge in 2019: Creating and managing a robust digital presence in an increasingly mobile-first environment. This means investing in mobile technology and marketing that enables the best user experience while achieving maximum engagement, regardless of device. The explosion of mobile customer engagements creates a tremendous upside opportunity for […]
Nigerians embrace Air Peace with optimism as West Africa’s largest airline gets set for Int’l operations
Sade WilliamsMarch 27, 2019
By Sade Williams With more than 26 aircraft in its fleet, Air Peace is miles away, West Africa’s biggest carrier. But its operations, which it began a few years ago, have always been in Nigeria. That will change next month (April, 2019) when it takes to the skies and, instead of keeping to the […]
Air Peace wins best domestic airline at Jumia’s Nigeria Travel Awards
Sade WilliamsMarch 18, 2019
By Sade Williams/TravelPort Air Peace has again been chosen as Nigeria’s best airline, garnering a whopping 44.7 percent of the total votes cast in the domestic airlines category of the third edition of the Nigeria Travel Awards organised by Jumia Travel in Lagos. The airline beat five other domestic carriers to clinch the […]
FAAN in strategic move to diversify revenue base from aeronautical sources
Chris IkosaMarch 18, 2019
By Sade Williams/TravelPort The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) is planning to improve its revenue generation by developing and diversifying its non-aeronautical sources and services, like its counterparts are diversifying from aeronautical source in other countries. In order to actualize this move, it has set up a committee to map out plans […]
Air Peace clears air on its yet-to-be-delivered B737 MAX 8 aircraft order
Sade WilliamsMarch 18, 2019
By Sade Williams/TravelPort The management of Air Peace Airline, in the wake of the safety concerns surrounding Boeing’s aircraft B737 MAX 8, two of which have crashed within minutes of take off in the last five months, came out to clarify their position on their order of a number of the model from the […]