Africa

Singita to expand into Rwanda

The move is the latest in a steady run of small luxury hotel projects for the country

Leader: Tui's return to Tunisia shows faith in its safety

Twelve months ago a beach break in Tunisia or Sharm el Sheikh seemed a distant dream. The industry was gearing up for another year of pressure on the western Med as the popular North African hotspots remained off limits

Boost for Tunisia after Tui's 'surprise' return

Tui’s “surprise” decision to reinstate holidays to Tunisia is expected to help “restore faith” in the destination among UK agents and consumers

Russia's return to Egypt could 'encourage the UK to change advice'

Egypt’s UK tourism chief has sparked hopes the UK may reinstate flights to Sharm el Sheikh airport, insisting Russia’s decision to lift a ban on commercial flights to Egypt sends “a very positive message” to the British government

Tourist killed in Luxor balloon crash

12 other passengers were injured

Tui puts Tunisia back on sale

The programme is starting with four flights per week

Scenic predicts increased demand for Egypt holidays

Scenic expects demand for Egypt to grow “even more” this year after agent sales accounted for more than half of the programme’s bookings in 2017

Steve Endacott: Why Turkey is not just for Christmas in 2018

The Teletext Holidays chairman assesses why the destination holds plenty of opportunities for the UK trade in the year to come

MP warns Egypt ruling could put Brits off travelling to country

It comes after 33-year-old Laura Plummer was jailed for three years after being accused of smuggling in the illegal painkiller Tramadol

Woman jailed for taking banned painkillers into Egypt

Laura Plummer’s family said her lawyers had lodged an appeal

BA says schedules 'near normal' after snow chaos

BA says passengers will get refunds or will be rebooked after latest snow disruption

Etihad ups Maldives service

The airline is taking its daily service to 11 times a week

African Pride in management buy-out

Specialist tour operator has been sold to senior managers

Zimbabwe monitored, but tours not cancelled

Operators to Zimbabwe are weighing up the situation following President Mugabe’s announcement that he would resign following a period of house arrest

Intrepid Group makes two key staff changes

New role of chief purpose officer created by Intrepid

BA sparks fears of scramble for baggage space with new boarding rules

Hand baggage-only passengers to board last on BA

FCO warns Brits of 'increasingly tense' political situation in Zimbabwe

The FCO amended its advice following the televised speech by president Robert Mugabe on Sunday

Silver Travel Advisor seals Advantage partnership

Consortium targets mature market with specialist alliance

US relaxes laptop ban from Middle East

Better vetting means personal devices now allowed on US flights

JTA Travel appoints new head of tour operations

Dave Green joins JTA from Belleair

Bucket list trips with a twist

It’s time to up the stakes. Andrew Doherty rounds up the latest twists on classic bucket list experiences to pique your clients’ interest

FCO updates advice for Zimbabwe after army seizes control

Brits in the capital Harare have been urged to stay at home following the military’s seizing of president Robert Mugabe is safe

Tunisian state of emergency extended

It has been imposed since November 2015 after a suicide attack on a police bus

Egyptian Red Sea 'fastest-growing' winter sun destination, says On the Beach

Hurghada had the greatest percentage increase in bookings year-on-year according to the OTA