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Emirates inaugurates first West Africa Travel Store in Accra

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Emirates inaugurates first West Africa Travel Store in Accra | Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has unveiled its interactive and experiential Emirates Travel Store in Accra, Ghana, elevating its customer experience with exciting product showcases, smart technologies and expert travel consultants. The opening marks the first travel retail store in West Africa, and the 13th globally. The Emirates Travel Store,...

VFS Global acquires majority stake in CiX Citizen Experience

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VFS Global acquires majority stake in CiX Citizen Experience | VFS Global, the global leader in trusted technology services, has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in CiX Citizen Experience, a leading provider of digital and physical citizen services based in Brazil. This strategic acquisition marks a pivotal step in VFS Global’s expansion journey as it continues to broaden...

New National Airline: Ghana turns to Emirates to get it flying

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New National Airline: Ghana turns to Emirates to get it flying | By Dominick Andoh | Ghana is seeking investment and technical support from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to create a new national airline to tap into its growing aviation market and take advantage of its strategic geographic location. Following a botched attempt to re-establish a new national airline with...

Russia shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 – UN rules

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Russia shot down Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 - UN rules | Russia was responsible for the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight, MH17, over eastern Ukraine in July 2014, the United Nations aviation agency has ruled. All 298 people on board the passenger plane were killed when it was shot down by a Russian-made missile. The Kremlin has always denied...

Crawley Aviation Consult Launched to Strengthen Ghana’s Aviation Industry

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Crawley Aviation Consult Launched to Strengthen Ghana’s Aviation Industry | Ghana’s aviation industry has received a strategic boost with the launch of Crawley Aviation Consult (CAC), a dedicated aviation technical and advisory firm founded to serve the growing needs of airlines, investors, and operators across the country and the wider African region. The firm is led by Ing. Benjamin Owusu...

Aliko Dangote backs the acquisition of Kenya’s oldest tour company

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Aliko Dangote backs the acquisition of Kenya’s oldest tour company | In February, Alterra Capital, a private equity firm backed by American billionaire Dave Rubenstein and Aliko Dangote, invested in ARP Africa Travel Group, the company that runs Pollman's. The firm, in an attempt to tap into one of Kenya’s largest sectors, tourism, recently decided to purchase Kenya’s oldest tour...

ECOBANK & ASKY Founder Honoured at 2025 Millennium Excellence Awards

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ECOBANK & ASKY Founder Honoured at 2025 Millennium Excellence Awards | Chairman Gervais Koffi Djondo, the founder of ECOBANK & ASKY, has been honoured with the prestigious Lifetime Africa Achievement Prize – Global Banking and Aviation Excellence In Africa 2025, by the Millennium Excellence Foundation. The 2025 Millennium Excellence Awards, held under the distinguished patronage of the Asantehene, His Majesty...

Dubai Airports’ Learning at Work Week building a future-ready workforce

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Dubai Airports’ Learning at Work Week building a future-ready workforce | Dubai Airports, the operator of the world’s busiest international airport, Dubai International (DXB), and Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International (DWC), is marking Learning at Work Week 2025 with a series of interactive sessions, workshops, and thought-leadership engagements under the theme “Connect to Our Future”. The initiative reinforces...

UN Tourism Leadership Vote: Gloria Guevara Calls for Independent Observers

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Globally renowned institutions and academics endorse Gloria Guevara for UN Tourism Secretary-General

UN Tourism Leadership Vote: Gloria Guevara Calls for Independent Observers | Gloria Guevara, a candidate for Secretary-General of UN Tourism, has called for independent election observers to be present at the upcoming 123rd Executive Council leadership vote taking place near Madrid at the end of this month. In a move aimed at ensuring full transparency and integrity in the electoral...

Protect Group set to offer protection on $7 billion in bookings by end of 2025

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Protect Group set to offer protection on $7 billion in bookings by end of 2025 | Protect Group, a leader in ancillary travel products, is on track to offer protection to $7 billion worth of travel and event bookings by the end of 2025, driven by rising global demand for innovative, tech-driven ancillary services. The company’s Travel, Tours & OTAs...