Coming to Nigeria: 10 things to know about new visa policy of Africa’s most populous country
Samson EchenimFebruary 11, 2020
By: Samson Echenim Nigeria is Africa’s most populous country with a population of over 200 million people. It is also estimated that out of every four black people in the world, one is a Nigerian. The country located in the West of Africa, is the region’s biggest economy and was the fastest growing economy […]
Expert identifies four factors fuelling rapid hotel growth in West Africa
Samson EchenimFebruary 11, 2020
By Samson Echenim Philippe Doizelet, managing partner, Hotels, Horwath HTL, West Africa’s leading hospitality consultant, has identified four fundamental factors that are fuelling an increasing flow of investment into the hospitality sector in West Africa. Doizelet named them to include Air connectivity, better economic growth, currency and demographics. Today, Africa is seen as one of […]
Why bigger hotels are better for the new business traveller —Pedro Colaco, CEO, Great Hotels of the World
Samson EchenimFebruary 5, 2020
By: Samson Echenim If you think the new business traveller shares same hotel preference with their older folks, you could be dead wrong. Pedro Colaco, chief executive, Great Hotels of the World describes the new business traveller a more adventurous person who is just getting exposed to the world in business. Colaco in a […]
Air France, KLM, Delta Airlines, Virgin Atlantic pull $13bn joint venture for European, American routes
Samson EchenimFebruary 4, 2020
By Samson Echenim European mega carriers, Air France, KLM and Virgin Atlantic and United States leading airline, Delta Airlines have unveiled an expanded joint venture worth $13 billion to offer a more competitive choice for travellers flying between Europe, the UK and North America. The airlines said the new partnership would provide customers with […]
Pilots, flight attendants demand flights to China stopped as virus fear mounts worldwide
Businessam StaffJanuary 31, 2020
Pilots and flight attendants are demanding airlines stop flights to China as health officials declare a global emergency over the rapidly spreading coronavirus, with American Airlines’ pilots filing a lawsuit seeking an immediate halt. China has reported nearly 10,000 cases and 213 deaths, but the virus has spread to 18 countries, mostly, presumably, by airline […]
Hotel Du Golf, Aba offers 20% discount on rooms after yuletide
Samson EchenimJanuary 29, 2020
By: Samson Echenim Hotel Du Golf in Aba, Abia State’s commercial capital, is giving 20 percent off its room rates for corporate guests and 10 percent for individual guests. The hotel which occupies the amiable position of being the biggest hotel in the whole of the state, was home to hundreds of guests during […]
Air Peace chief plans shake down of Nigeria’s international air fare market
Samson EchenimJanuary 28, 2020
By Samson Echenim Links high fares to absence of domestic carriers on international routes Allen Onyema, the head huncho at Air Peace, West Africa’s largest airline has given one major insight into why fares charged by international carriers coming to Nigeria are comparatively high. According to Onyema, the absence of Nigerian carriers on international […]
NAMA installs new landing aid at Enugu airport
Enugu airport, Samson EchenimJanuary 27, 2020
By Samson Echenim As the airport readies for reopening in April, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) says it has successfully installed a brand-new CAT 2 Instrument Landing System / Distance Measuring Equipment (ILS/DME) to replace the old system which was installed since 2003. The agency in a statement said it had also installed a very small […]
FAAN, airport health issue travel advisory over Corona virus
Samson EchenimJanuary 22, 2020
By Samson Echenim
Air Peace gets IATA commendation for upholding safety standards
Samson EchenimJanuary 21, 2020
By Samson Echenim The International Air Transport Association (IATA), has commended West Africa’s largest carrier, Air Peace for upholding high standards of safety in its flight operations. Samson Fatokun, head of Account Management, West and Central Africa, IATA, who gave the commendation while presenting the third IATA Operational Safety Audit, IOSA, Certificate to Allen Onyema, chairman […]