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The hotel's lobby lounge area
The Fairmont La Marina Rabat Sale opens its doors
Located on the banks of the Bouregreg river, the hotel offers 186 rooms, a spa and three restaurants
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G Trek For Good funds to help Botswana community
In September, 32 UK travel industry members climbed North Africa’s highest peak, Mount Toubkal, to raise money
Wilderness Little Kulala in Namibia. Credit: Wilderness
Wilderness Safaris unveils new name, branding and website
The Africa specialist has simplified its name to Wilderness and launched a new website and branding
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Sierra Leone to host first UK trade fam trip in five years
It comes as part of the destinations kick-start of a ‘major’ tourism push
Tui is offering summer 2024 holidays at more than 2,000 beach resorts
Tui puts summer 2024 holidays on sale
Tour operator’s launch includes 100,000 free kids’ places
Cottar's Safaris in Kenya is among the members to have created Impact Statements
Kuoni reports uptick in post-pandemic Kenya bookings
A new report by Alfred& by Kuoni shows the destination’s post-pandemic popularity continues to grow
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WTM 2022: Egypt ‘reinventing and reimagining’ product to tempt UK visitors
Egypt is poised to showcase its “rebuilt” product to the UK market
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WTM 2022: Tunisia ramps up to 2024 with increased air capacity
Tunisia has its sights set on 2024 as the springboard year for further growth, with airlines such as Ryanair and Wizz Air reportedly expressing an interest in flying to the destination
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WTM 2022: South Africa benefits from more direct European flights
South Africa is celebrating a boost in direct flights from the UK and Europe for winter 2022 as visitor numbers from the region begin to recover post-pandemic
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WTM 2022: Rwanda hails 'game-changing' new RwandAir route
New direct airlift from London will be “game-changing” for Rwanda, the country’s tourism chief has told TTG@WTM
Travel ban ends amid fears over 'Indian variant'
Airports drone warning and UK rail strikes are back
Aviation authorities spell out dangers of drones being flown near airports, while a fresh round of UK rail strikes is set to get under way shortly
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Newmarket adds new tours to Africa and Latin America programmes
The operator has added new long-haul escorted tours to Victoria Falls and Mexico
RwandAir's London-Kigali service will operate from Heathrow instead of Gatwick
RwandAir to offer non-stop Heathrow flights from November
The carrier has operated flights to London via Brussels for the past five years and will begin a non-stop service from 6 November
The FCO has updated its advice for South Africa. (Credit: Sincerely Media/Unsplash)
South Africa to introduce traveller declaration system
Passengers will have to fill in online form and receive a ‘traveller pass’
The tour takes in the Great Pyramids and the Sphinx (Credit: Newmarket Holidays)
Newmarket extends Egypt programme with demand up 300%
Escorted touring specialist adds more departures for its Cairo, Luxor and Nile Cruise itinerary following a more than 300% increase in bookings for the tour in the past 12 weeks compared with 2019
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Rory Stewart: 'Travel can transform people's lives in poorer countries'
Former Conservative MP and one-time international development secretary tells Abta Convention countries like Morocco could be at the forefront of a new golden age of travel
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Morocco extends promotion partnership with easyJet
Morocco looks for long-term partnership with easyJet
Kenya has partnered with four UK operators as part of its Real Deal Kenya campaign
Kenya hopeful of 75% recovery in international arrivals this year
Country’s tourism board launches European phase of Real Deal Kenya global marketing campaign
Marrakech is famous for is open air Jemaa el-Fnaa market (Credit: Beatrice Sana / Unsplash)
Morocco drops all Covid-19 entry protocols
Travellers no longer need to show proof of a negative Covid-19 test or vaccination to gain entry
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Specialist increases Cape Verde island-hopping options
Serenity Holidays’ brand Cape Verde Experience to offer eighth Cape Verde island – Maio – this winter
Pure Luxury will offer agents a range of marketing material to support the campaign
Pure Luxury to launch ‘biggest-ever’ agent campaign
Gold Medal luxury brand to kick off autumn with agent incentives, with top-performing agents receiving an overbranded brochure to support the campaign
New lodge set for Rwanda’s gorilla-trekking territory
One&Only Gorilla’s Nest offers exclusive conservation insights
One&Only Gorilla’s Nest suite guests can now gain behind-the-scenes access to mountain gorilla conservation efforts in Rwanda
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Holidaysplease brings back Mauritius team trip incentive
The brand’s staff have been set a group sales target to reach by the end of the financial year to secure the holiday
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Five outdoor adventures in South Africa
South Africa is famed for its safaris, but there are a wealth of other outdoor experiences throughout the country