A co-branded card deal is less about plastic and more about who owns the customer relationship in African travel Ethiopian Airlines and Visa have expanded their co-branded card partnership as
Africa is not a single NDC story. It is a continent of 54 countries, dozens of national carriers, thousands of travel agencies, and distribution infrastructure that ranges from sophisticated to
The Managing Director for Merchant Services Africa at Network International on why payments are becoming a key competitive factor in airline retailing, and which players are already paying the price
The conversation has shifted. At the 2026 Air Retailing Partner Circle in Frankfurt, nobody was debating whether NDC had a future. The question on the table was how fast the
Verteil Technologies has announced that Nile Air’s NDC content is now live on its platform, giving travel agents connected to Verteil direct access to the Egyptian carrier’s fares, ancillaries, and
American Express Global Business Travel has agreed to be acquired by Long Lake Management in an all-cash transaction valued at $6.3 billion, the companies announced on Monday. The deal will
Kenya sits at the center of Africa’s most commercially active travel corridors. It combines strong regional connectivity, a high-volume corporate travel base, and one of the world’s most advanced mobile
African air traffic is projected to grow by 21.5 percent in 2026. That sounds like a breakthrough moment. It is not, at least not yet. Because Africa’s distribution infrastructure is
Southern Africa is attempting to build two national carriers at the same time, without deciding how they fit together Southern Africa is attempting to build two national airlines simultaneously, without
Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest carrier and one of the fastest-growing aviation groups in the world, has moved decisively into New Distribution Capability distribution over the past twelve months. In November
