African Union and African Tourism Board to sign MOU
The African Union and The African Tourism Board will sign a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday, May 30 opening a new chapter for tourism in Africa. This new chapter for…
Indaba Highlights Strong Africa Tourism Rebound
Post-outbreak travel to Africa tourism is rebounding strongly, with key destinations including South Africa experiencing significant visitor growth, outpacing global arrivals in 2023. African tourism was “one of the hardest-hit sectors”…
WTM Africa 2023 Reshapes The Future Of Tourism In Africa
WTM Africa 2023, the leading travel and tourism event in Africa, has officially opened its doors on 03 April 2023. The show is back to pre-pandemic numbers with over 5,000…
Uganda’s tourism rebounds as visitor numbers rise 59% in 2022
Uganda received about 814,508 international visitors in 2022, up 59% year-on-year, according to the Ministry of Tourism. The number of tourist arrivals fell 47.8 percent to 473,085 in 2021, compared…
What Sustainable Tourism Entails
By Edward Qorro Arusha — TOURISM stakeholders have expressed mixed views on how to realise the envisioned concept of Sustainable Tourism as Tanzania gears to receive five million tourists, come…
Kagera Trade Mission to Visit EAC
Kagera will send a delegation of 60 entrepreneurs to three East African Community (EAC) member states next month to look for opportunities in tourism, agriculture, trade and investment. The delegation…
Nigeria: Airlines Struggle for Survival Under Current Foreign Exchange Rate
By Yusuf Babalola United Nigeria Airline (UNA) has disclosed that local airline operators can no longer survive at the regular commercial foreign exchange rate in the country. Speaking in Abuja,…
Kenya Airways Toasts to a New Route – Dubai – Mombasa Non Stop Flight
Travel/ tourism is one of the largest and strongest pillars of the modern economy, globally. In Kenya, according to the Tourism Research Institute, the sector is a major economic contributor…
Air Cte d’Ivoire opens new route to SA
Air Côte d’Ivoire will be launching a new route between Johannesburg and Abidjan, in Côte d’Ivoire. The Johannesburg-Abidjan via Kinshasa route will launch on 29 June 2022. The airline will…
South Africa to introduce new immigration system: minister
The Department of Home Affairs is working on a complete overhaul of South Africa’s immigration system, says minister Aaron Motsoaledi. Presenting his annual budget speech to the National Council of…