Category Archives: Africa

The U.S.A and U.K. ‘Laptop Ban’.How will it affect you ?.

INTRODUCTION You will probably have seen by now, that there is to be a so-called ‘laptop-ban’ on certain flights to the States. We thought we would do a little research and dig out the key facts, to see if this situation affects travelers generally. First of all, it’s not a ‘laptop ban’ at all.The ban applies […]

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Turkish Airlines just keeps on growing

MORE COUNTRIES AND MORE DESTINATIONS It seems that not a day goes by when Turkish Airlines announces something new. Today is no exception, with Turkish announcing a new route; to its 120th country and 296th destination. It’s not a route that immediately comes to mind (it is Conakry, the capital of the West African state […]

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Music Tourism

You probably would not automatically refer to ‘Music Tourism’ in a casual phrase, but it illustrates a new cultural phenomenon. Music Tourism is broadly defined as ‘people traveling to a new area in order to attend a concert, gig or festival’. Higher disposable incomes have led to a significant growth in this sector since the […]

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Interesting news from new young airlines

Good News for travelers and aviation. It could be said in the airline industry that 2016 was part of a continuing trend whereby the aviation sectors ‘new kids on the block’ keep making the pace regarding new routes and cheap fares. Here we look at two airlines from very different backgrounds, and what they have […]

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