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European airlines suspend flights amid escalating Israel-Hezbollah conflict

Stranded passengers wait at Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, Aug. 25, 2024. Photographer Chen Junqing By Xinhua News Agency Several major airlines in European countries announced the suspension of flights to and from Israel and Lebanon Sunday following escalating hostilities between the two Mideast countries. According to French news channel BFMTV, Air

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Kenya-Uganda tourism benefits from relaxed border restrictions

Kenya and Uganda have an arrangement where tourists arriving in Kenya can go on to visit Uganda on the same visa while using Uganda Airlines as a connecting carrier By The East African Relaxed border restrictions have been credited for the near double growth in tourism numbers between Kenya and Uganda in the past two

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Dialogue in Hungary aims to boost Europe-China tourism recovery

Gong Tao, Chinese ambassador to Hungary, speaks at the Europe-China Tourism Dialogue in Budapest, Hungary, on July 4, 2024. A Europe-China tourism dialogue opened in Budapest on Thursday, aiming to speed up the recovery of tourism between the two sides. (Photo by Attila Volgyi/Xinhua) By Xinhua News Agency A Europe-China tourism dialogue opened in Budapest

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UK’s Manchester Airport faces cancellations after power cut

Passengers queue outside Terminal 1 after an overnight power cut led to disruptions and cancellations at Manchester Airport in Manchester, Britain, June 23, 2024. Photographer Phil Noble By Reuters Flights departing the UK’s Manchester Airport faced cancellations and severe delays on Sunday after a power cut in the area caused widespread disruption, an airport spokesperson

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Thousands protest against mass tourism in Spain’s Balearic Islands

May 25, 2024. Photographer Juan Medina By Reuters Thousands of people protested in Spain’s Balearic Islands on Saturday against mass tourism ahead of the summer season. Holding posters reading SOS Residents, Enough Mass Tourism, protesters marched through Palma de Mallorca, the capital of the largest Balearic Island. About 10,000 demonstrators took part, a Spanish National

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German airline suspends flights to Tehran for security reasons

By Anadolu Agency German airline Lufthansa announced Wednesday that it is suspending flights to the Iranian capital Tehran for security reasons. The company decided to suspend flights to and from the city until April 11 following a thorough evaluation due to the current situation in the Middle East, according to reports in the German press

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Somalia has become lawless and international flights to Mogadishu have completely stopped

Today the international flights that used to come to the capital Mogadishu have completely stopped the direct flights that they used to go into Aden Adde Airport. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country Major airlines that stopped their flights include Turkey, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, which would bring passengers and others would

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Romance Tourism: Exploring the Allure of Love Within African Borders

White female and African male stroll beach. Source: Standard Media By The African Exponent Romantic tourism, also referred to as love tourism or relationship tourism, has grown in popularity amongst world travellers seeking romantic encounters, love or marriage while exploring new destinations. Authors Deborah Pruitt and Suzanne LaFont first introduced the term’ romance tourism’ in

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Somalia plane crashed at Jowhar airport

Various details are emerging from the damage caused by the plane crash that happened recently at Jowhar airport in the Hir Shabelle administration, the reports say that the airport was hit by a cargo plane, which was carrying the African Union forces in Jowhar. Read: Why is Somalia an unfortunate country? Read: Somalia’s corruption is

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Kenya Airways has resumed non-stop flights to Mogadishu

Kenya Airways has reinstated non-stop flights to Mogadishu, which it described as a historic achievement in regional connectivity and development. Kenya Airlines will fly from Terminal 2 of the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Kenya Airways first started its flights from Mogadishu in December 2018 but had to suspend the flight due to the Corona virus.

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