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The real threat to Africa's safari market

The real threat to Africa's safari marketGeopolitical tensions are high, and so are airfares, but those issues haven't hurt demand for Africa with the high-end set....

Tanzania has officially registered a 2,300-foot-long tunnel near Mount Kilimanjaro as a tourism attraction.

Tanzania turning a historical site near Kilimanjaro into a cultural attractionThe tunnel dates to 1918 and was carved through solid rock by the Chagga community as a living space during conflict with the...

The main lodge area at Kanana Nyana, Ker & Downey Botswana's new four-suite camp opening in the Okavango Delta in October.

Ker & Downey Botswana to open four-suite Okavango camp in OctoberThe private, luxury camp bordering the Moremi Game Reserve, will open on Oct. 15.

A giraffe in Nairobi National Park in the Kenyan capital. Under a new codeshare agreement, Kenya Airways is placing its flight code on JetBlue-operated Nairobi routes connecting through New York JFK.

Kenya Airways enters codeshare deal with JetBlueThe partnership enables flyers and travel advisors to book single-ticket journeys from 10 U.S. markets directly to Nairobi via...

Kulu Ora, an 11-suite luxury lodge by WildPlaces Africa, recently opened along the banks of the River Nile in Uganda's Murchison Falls National Park.

Luxury lodge opens in Uganda's Murchison FallsWildPlaces Africa adds to its Ugandan properties with an exclusive, 11-suite lodge that offers a big-game safari option.

The Explora II will sail the Mediterranean instead of the Persian Gulf next winter.

Explora cancels next winter's Middle East sailingsThe Explora II had been scheduled to sail cruises calling in the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Egypt.

U.S. airlines thrive despite higher jet fuel costs from Iran war

U.S. airlines thrive despite higher jet fuel costs from Iran warJet fuel prices in the U.S. rose 57% during the first 18 days of the Iran war. It's a hefty increase, but U.S. airlines say...

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The Iran war's far-reaching tourism impactThe conflict's $600 million daily cost to tourism hits countries of all sizes. In tiny Lesotho, the impact is outsized.

The Celestyal Discovery will no longer sail its March 27 and 30 Greek island cruises.

With ships still stuck in the Persian Gulf, Celestyal cancels two more Greece cruisesThe Celestyal ships' repositioning to the Mediterranean continues to be delayed due to the Iran war.

Dubai Airport resumes operations after nearby drone strike halts flightsFlights resumed Monday morning at Dubai Airport after a drone strike on a nearby fuel tank caused operations to be suspended.

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