Posts Tagged ‘Africa’

Lufthansa and Brussels Airlines launch joint flights on routes to Africa

Friday, July 24th, 2009

(TDN):  Lufthansa and Brussels are now offering codeshare flights on selected long-haul routes as part of their agreement to expand their cooperation and open up their networks to each other’s passengers. The first jointly operated long-haul services are Brussels Airlines flights from Brussels to Entebbe.

Flights on both theses routes can be booked with immediate effect under the partner’s flight number. Lufthansa passengers can thus fly to Entebbe via Brussels under a Lufthansa (more…)

Starwood Hotels & Resorts wins the World Travel Award for Africa’s leading hotel brand

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

(TDN): Starwood Hotels & Resorts has received the World Travel Award for ‘Africa’s Leading Hotel Brand’ at a prestigious ceremony that took place in Durban, South Africa. The most important night for Africa’s travel and tourism industry, the World Travel Awards celebrate the achievements of some of the region’s finest travel brands with more than 500 African organizations nominated.

“It is an honor for us to receive such a prestigious prize and it is a great reward for our hotels (more…)