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Frances high-speed train network has been targeted by a 'massive attack' involving 'malicious acts' which were aimed at paralysing the system before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics today (July 26), French rail company SNCF says. SNCF said fires had been set, aimed at damaging

HX Cruises (Hurtigruten Expeditions) has announced ten itineraries focused on birdwatching in the Galpagos Islands, Antarctica and Alaska. The cruise line is partnering with the American National Audubon Society, a bird conservation organisation, to offer these itineraries. Eac

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Italys Via dellAmore (Path of Love),reputedly the worlds most romantic hiking trail, will reopen on July 27 after being closed for 12 years. The 800m footpath, located in between Riomaggiore and Manarola, closed in 2012 after a landslide damaged parts of the trail, leaving it unstable.

Etihad Airways and Batik Air Malaysia have enhanced their cooperation with the launch of a codeshare partnership to boost connectivity for passengers of both airlines. Additionally, they enjoy the convenience of having their luggage smoothly transferred to theirfinal destination. <

TAAG Angola Airlines has announced an increase in flight frequency from South Africa to Luanda (LAD). From September 4, the airline will introduce three additional flights from Cape Town (CPT) and two additional flights from Johannesburg (JNB) each week. This will be in addition to its

Following the confusion caused by a July 23 release from ACSA claiming that the George and Kimberley Airports are back to normal operations, ATNS has contradicted ACSAs statement. ATNS says that the NOTAM it issued still applies at those two airports, along with three other domestic air

VFS Global has been appointed the official partner in South Africa and Botswana for the provision of visas to the Embassy of Ireland. The company says services have already commenced (on July 10) in three cities in South Africa - Cape Town, Johannesburg and Pretoria. Haripra

Delta Air Line CEO, Ed Bastian , says the airline has made progress in recovering from the global IT outage and will return to normal operations on Thursday July 25. While our initial efforts to stabilise the operations were difficult and frustratingly slow and complex, we have m