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While most companies look for some form of qualification when recruiting travel agents, the consensus among local industry players seems to be that experience outweighs qualification. Travel agencies also tend to offer their own in-house training, with prior qualifications deemed advantageous. <

Kenya Airways has announced that, despite its search for strategic investment partners, it has no desire for a partnership with a Middle Eastern carrier. According to Bizna Kenya , a statement by Kenya Airways CEO, Allan Kilavuka , effectively declares that the carrier will not e

The threat of a strike by Air Traffic Navigation Services (ATNS) workers has receded as ATNS and the South African Transport and Allied Workers Union (Satawu) have reached agreement in a wage dispute that had threatened to disrupt the countrys aviation sector. Originally, ATNS workers r

As the hospitality landscape undergoes significant transformation, the need to adapt revenue management strategies and analysis to waning hotel commissions has never been more critical for travel agents. In its most recent report, Onyx (a payments company that focuses on improving the p

From November, travellers to the EU originating from non-EU countries, will have to go through the new digital Entry-Exit System (EES). However, there are concerns that the implementation of the system will mean long queues and delays at entry points. Although the EES is meant to make c

An annual report from the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) reveals that travel will contribute a record amount to global GDP in 2024. The organisation predicts that the travel and tourism industrys contribution to global GDP will reach a new record, contributing 10% of total GDP

Ethiopian Airlines recently announced that it was no longer operating flights to Asmara, Eritrea. Effective September 3, the airline no longer offers flights to the Eritrean capital due to very difficult operating conditions it has encountered in Eritrea that are beyond its control, acc

IATA is to introduce an initiative to facilitate more effective communication between airlines and airports for interline baggage transfers. IT and telecommunication service provider to the air transport industry, SITA, has found that almost seven out of every 1000 bags were mishandled

British Airways will expand its LHR-CPT seasonal schedule for the upcoming South African summer season, according to Cape Town Air Access (Wesgros air route development project). BA currently operates a daily service from London Heathrow to Cape Town International Airport. From