South African Airways (SAA) pilots called off their strike after receiving a salary increment, the airline said. The SAA pilots started the strike Thursday following a breakdown in salary negotiations with the…
Category: Tourism
Bosnia enjoys late season tourist boom
By Nathan Morley Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) recorded over 182,000 tourist arrivals in October, a 9.6 percent increase year-on-year, the country’s Statistics Agency said this week. Meanwhile, overnight stays reached over 353,000,…
Ethiopia resumes passenger flights to Monrovia
Ethiopia’s national flag carrier, Ethiopian Airlines, announced on Saturday the resumption of passenger flights to Monrovia, the capital of Liberia, effective Nov. 30. The inaugural flight was celebrated in the presence of…
Heightened threats against Israeli citizens in Southeast Asia, especially Thailand
Israel’s National Security Council (NSC) has warned about heightened threats against Israeli citizens in Southeast Asia, especially in Thailand. “Further to threats identified in the past few weeks against Israelis by terrorist…
India plagued by hoax bomb threats to airports
Indian government said on Thursday that 999 hoax bomb threat calls were received by airlines and airports in the country since Jan. 1. The information was presented by Federal Junior Civil Aviation…
Warning for aviation as Indonesian volcano erupts
Mount Dukono, situated in Indonesia’s eastern North Maluku province, erupted on Tuesday, prompting a warning for aviation, according to the country’s Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center. The eruption occurred at 9:43…
Final stages of the Hungarian segment of the Budapest-Belgrade Railway
Braving the cold November rain in Hungary, workers at the construction site of Taksony Station were installing platform canopies and overhead contact wires on Wednesday, completing the final stages of the Hungarian…
Cyprus records increase in October tourist arrivals
By Nathan Morley The arrivals of tourists reached 459.106 in October 2024 compared to 426.272 in October 2023, recording an increase of 7,7%. Arrivals from the United Kingdom were the main source…
Tourism crisis: Stays in Israel’s hotels plunged by 78.5 percent year-on-year
By Nathan Morley The overnight stays of foreign tourists at Israel’s hotels plunged by 78.5 percent year-on-year in the first 10 months of 2024, according to data released by the country’s Central…
45 missing in Egypt boat disaster
Some 45 people, including 31 tourists and 14 crew members, were missing after their safari boat sank off the northern area of Marsa Alam city at the Red Sea, the Egyptian Red…