Archive for July, 2011

Zimbabwe Seeks to Double Tourism Arrivals

July 31, 2011

Zimbabwe has targeted increasing tourist arrivals from about 2,2 million in 2010 to four million during the five-year period of the Medium Term Plan to increase tourism’s contribution to economic growth and development. Central to attracting tourists will be the majestic Victoria Falls, Great Zimbabwe, animal conservancies Hwange National Park and Gonarezhou National Park, Lake [...]

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KLM to offer ‘a la carte’ meals

July 31, 2011

British travellers catching flights to Amsterdam with KLM to connect to the airline’s global network will soon be able to choose from some new culinary options during long-haul journeys. The airline will introduce ‘a la carte’ meals for economy passengers on intercontinental flights from 14 September. For an additional fee, travellers will be able to [...]

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KLM deploys RightNow natural language search for mobile website

July 31, 2011

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has rolled out software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider RightNow’s CX Intent Guide on its mobile website to help customers receive quicker answers to online queries. KLM’s mobile site receives more than 20,000 visits a day and allows customers to book flights, check-in and see flight status. RightNow’s CX Intent Guide uses natural language [...]

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Zimbabwe: Tourism Authority in Bid to Promote Domestic Tourism

July 31, 2011

The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority has directed players in the hospitality industry to come up with packages affordable to locals in order to boost domestic tourism, an official said on Monday. Zimbabwe has been facing challenges to boost domestic tourism due to poor disposable incomes that limited people from visiting leisure sites. ZTA public relations officer [...]

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AIRFrance KLM associate with sponsorship of golf tournaments

July 17, 2011

AIRFrance KLM Sales Manager, Olayinka Titilola, says the company is always proud to associate with sponsorship of golf tournaments. Speaking at a tourney in honour of the three Major Generals, Lt. Gen. AB Dambazau, Major General LP Ngubane and Major General MD Abubakar, organised by Tiger Golf Club (TGC) at  Odogbo Cantonment, Ibadan, Titilola said [...]

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Ethiopian Airlines is Africa’s Most Profitable Airline (ATW 2011 report)

July 17, 2011

Ethiopian Airlines is once again Africa’s most profitable airline, according to 2011 World Airline Report by Air Transport World (ATW). For Fiscal Year 2010 which ended in June, Ethiopian Airlines made a net profit of 121.4 million dollars, ranking it as the most profitable airline in Africa by far. Second place South African Airways made [...]

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SA fuel shortage affecting Victria Falls tourist arrivals

July 17, 2011

TOURIST’s arrivals in the resort town of Victoria Falls have been negatively affected by the fuel shortages in the neighboring South Africa caused by the current strike of petroleum industry and other related manufacturing sectors workforce. According to South African media, pump stations have run out of fuel  as they have not received supplies from [...]

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Ethiopian Airlines named official independence carrier of South Sudan

July 16, 2011

The government of the Republic of South Sudan has recognized Ethiopian Airlines (ET) as the “Official Carrier for South Sudan’s Independence Celebrations” in a statement released yesterday. Ethiopian Airline, now operating cheap flights not just to Juba but also to the city of Malakal, brought well over 1,000 VIPs and other passengers to Juba in [...]

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KLM launches advertising campaign to promote one way fare

July 16, 2011

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines has launched an above-the-line creative developed by 3fish in a tree. The campaign, advertising KLM’s one way fare promotions in the UK, was launched on 11 July and will run for eight weeks.  The campaign will take the form of outdoor, print and online media. Advertisements show an airline food tray [...]

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Zimbabwe Tours: A Tourist Information and Guide

July 14, 2011

Presently Zimbabwe is one of the emerging nations where tourism is one of the most booming industries. What makes Zimbabwe tours distinct from other premier tourist destinations of the worlds is the simplicity and innocent charm of the people of Zimbabwe. Your Zimbabwe tours will never be complete without a visit to the host of [...]

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