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
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
Whether African carriers are ready for Offers and Orders moved from the margins to the main stage this week, as the IATA Focus Africa Conference brought together more than 300
Mozambique’s tourism demand is no longer the question. The infrastructure required to capture it still is. Arrivals reached 1.27 million in 2025, up nearly 15% year-on-year, growth that held despite
When Emirates announced a third daily flight between Dubai and Nairobi in March, the headline wrote itself: capacity expansion, strong demand, a flagship corridor performing above expectations. That is not
Nine days from now, the executives who shape African aviation’s commercial future will be in the same room. The 2026 IATA Focus Africa Conference opens in Addis Ababa on 29
The industry is celebrating a recovery it didn’t earn. Beneath the record passenger numbers, a structural fragility has quietly deepened and almost no one is talking about it. The illusion
The continent is not a single NDC story. Three markets have confirmed go-lives, real commercial momentum, and structural reasons to keep moving forward. The rest of Africa is watching and
Africa has real OTAs. What it does not have is the infrastructure to let them win. That distinction matters more than most industry observers acknowledge. Wakanow operates in 11 countries,
When South African Airways announced it would accept Bitcoin for flight bookings in early 2026, the headlines followed a predictable path. First-mover in Africa. Crypto goes mainstream. Digital assets meet
