The Covid-19 pandemic has reinforced a demand for exclusive-use accommodations from a much wider demographic of travelers and is opening unique opportunities for the travel trade.
Dorine Reinstein
United Airlines announcement this month that the airline would be launching direct flights from the New York area to Johannesburg, South Africa, was a reason for great celebrations for the tourism industry. However, just days after the airline revealed news, the U.S. State Department issued a Level 4 travel advisory for South Africa placing the country in the same league as nations such as Afghanistan and North Korea. Luckily, the unrealistic travel advisory is unlikely to deter Americans enthusiasm for travel to Africa, tourism leaders say.
United will be launching new nonstop daily service between Newark and Johannesburg starting June 3, subject to government approvals. Operated on a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, the flight will leave from Newark at 8:45 p.m. and arrive in South Africa the next day at 5:45 p.m. Return flights will leave South Africa at 8 p.m. and arrive in Newark the next day at 5:45 a.m.
Moorgate Arms, Blackburn A MAN was wrestled to the ground when he produced a Swiss Army knife from his pocket during a dispute in a Blackburn pub. The town s magistrates heard David Cocker was detained by other pub users and then punched by the landlord who grappled with him on the floor before removing the knife. The court was told Cocker had initially been involved in a dispute with a man called Karl Parkinson who made a victim impact statement. But Jonathan Taylor, defending, said the incident should be viewed against the background of the victim, who himself had convictions for assault and possession of offensive weapons.