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
Tourism Recovery Gains Momentum
By Dion Henrick Cape Town, South Africa Bureau — ARRIVALS in Africa have almost doubled over the past year as tourism recovers at a strong pace globally. International tourism recorded
Nigeria Air’s Much-Anticipated Launch Date Finally Set
Nigeria’s Infrastructure Concession Regulatory Commission (ICRC) has announced today that it is “working around the clock” to succeed in making Nigeria Air fully operational by June 2023.