The 2025 Cirium On-Time Performance Review, aviation’s benchmark for reliability, has named this year’s most punctual airlines and airports worldwide. Aeromexico repeated as the world’s most on-time airline, while FlySafair led the Middle East & Africa region with a 91.06% punctuality rating. Qatar Airways captured the Platinum Award for operational excellence across its global network.…
Source: [[123RF.com 123RF]]</span>Africa’s economic growth is accelerating, and with it, business travel opportunities are on the rise. According to the African Development Bank Group, 11 of the world’s 20 fastest-growing economies are in Africa, including Niger (11.2%), Senegal (8.2%), Libya (7.9%), Rwanda (7.2%), and Cote d’Ivoire (6.8%). Read more… | Email
Source: Archive</span>The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has called on the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and national telecom regulators to ensure that 5G and 6G networks operating near aviation frequencies do not interfere with aircraft radio altimeters and other critical avionics. Read more… | Email
Source: schliff via [[pixabay.com Pixabay]]</span>Global leisure travel spending is on track to reach $15tn by 2040, with the Middle East emerging as one of the fastest-growing tourism markets worldwide, according to new analysis highlighted ahead of Arabian Travel Market (ATM) 2026. Read more… | Email
Namibia has unveiled the SkyBoma at Mokuti Etosha, an eight-metre-high bush dining platform. O&L Leisure, the developers, describe it as the world’s first of its kind, offering panoramic views of Etosha National Park and an elevated perspective of the Namibian bushveld. Read more… | Email
Source: Supplied.</span>Al Baraka Bank has launched Vivere, a Shari’ah-compliant foreign currency account designed to empower South Africans to transact globally. Read more… | Email
Source: [[www.unsplash.com]]</span>The Pretoria Magistrates’ Court has granted R100,000 bail to travel agent Premila Shunmugam, the owner of Silver Touch Events in Greenstone Hill, who is facing three counts of fraud amounting to R400,000. Read more… | Email
Airlines worldwide are expected to post a combined net profit of $41bn in 2026, maintaining a 3.9% net margin, according to the International Air Transport Association (Iata). While the figure sets a new record in total dollars, profit per passenger is forecast at $7.90 — unchanged from 2025 and below the 2023 peak of $8.50.…
Cape Town has done it again. The city has claimed the Best City – Editor’s Choice (International Category) title at the Travel + Leisure India’s Best Awards 2025. Read more… | Email
Source: Wesgro</span>Cruise tourism is emerging as a growing contributor to Cape Town’s economy, with the latest season delivering nearly R2bn in passenger and vessel spending and supporting more than 1,200 jobs, according to industry and city data. Read more… | Email
