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Visit to the slave island of The Gambia

In July 2014, my family friend in The Gambia invited me to visit the country affectionately called the Smiling Coast, located in the upper limit of the Gulf of Guinea. Before I embarked on my visit, I shared this information with an…

Non IATA travel and tours association formed

An association of tour and travel operators outside the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Non-IATA Travel Association, has been formed in Ghana to bring together industry players with similar interests. The Association…

Fastjet sells Fly540 Ghana for $1 – Reports

Reports in the global airline industry say the low-cost airline company operating in Africa, Fastjet is selling its Ghana business Fly540 for $1. According to Travel Weekly, “the business incurred a loss of more than $11 million last…

Lufthansa sets new fuel efficiency record

Airlines in the Lufthansa Group, have set a record for fuel efficiency of 3.84 litres of kerosene per 100 kilometres per passenger in 2014, representing an improvement of 1.6 per cent over the previous year. A statement issued in Accra…