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Namibia introduces new mitigation measures for 14 days
Namibia's President, Dr. Hage G. Geingob, announced on the occasion of the 30th Covid-19 briefing on the national response measures on 30 June 2021 … read more
PM confers with Tourism Minister to follows up on set of issues
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli chaired on Monday night a meeting with Tourism Minister Khaled El Anani to follow up on a number of tourism-related issues.
During the meeting, Anani briefed the premier on the volume of incoming tourism movement during the period from January till June via various means of entry whether air, l… read more
Covid-19 bites tourism sector
Victoria Falls, a city built on tourism, is pinning its prospects of salvaging something from a Covid-19 affected year on the national vaccination programme allowing more and more people to visit the city in relative safety.
Those in the wildlife sector have turned to the Government and corporate world to support the sector i… read more
Uganda tourism to be hit hard by flight bans
Uganda's tourism industry is set to be hard hit by latest ban on flights from Uganda as the second wave of coronavirus disease pandemic continues to ravage the country. The United Kingdom (UK) yesterday joined the list of countries that have imposed travel ban on Uganda effective June 30. The ban follows the spiraling wave of commu… read more
Why Russia is now a key tourist source for Tanzania
At a time when the number of tourists is low as the world battles the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia seems to be giving Tanzanian tourism players a reason to smile.
Traditionally, the number of Russian tourists visiting Tanzania has been almost negligible. The top ten sources of tourists to Tanzania include United States of America, U… read more
Ghana participates in Brand Africa Conference
Ghana’s Ministry of Tourism, Arts and culture has participated in the just-ended UNWTO Brand Africa conference for the swift recovery of the tourism sector in Windhoek, Namibia.
Led by the Ministry’s Chief Director Yao Abgeko, the Ghana contingent also featured the CEO of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) Akwasi Agy… read more
Pressure increases on tourism
Recent Covid-19 restrictions on mobility to and from the central part of the country as well as the classification of Namibia as a high risk country by international institutions has put the tourism industry under more pressure than it already was.
As of last week, the Robert Koch Institute in Germany listed Namibia as a 'variant co… read more
Egypt to allow vaccinated travellers entry without PCR test
Egypt will allow travellers who have taken full doses of approved novel coronavirus vaccines to enter without taking a PCR test, the health ministry said on Thursday.
Travellers must present QR-coded certificates that they have received their full doses of one of six Covid-19 vaccines approved by Egypt and the WHO at least t… read more
Netherlands lifts ban on non-essential travel from Rwanda
Starting from Thursday, June 24, residents of Rwanda can travel to the Netherlands for all kinds of purposes following a decision by the Dutch government to lift all travel restrictions from different countries.
The decision by the Dutch Government was upon the recommendation of the Council of the EU to add Rwanda and … read more
UNWTO supports Zimbabwe to measure value of tourism
Zimbabwe has identified tourism as a central pillar of its National Development Strategy, (NDS 1, 2021-2025). To reflect this, UNWTO is now working with the government on the development of the country’s first Tourism Satellite Account (TSA). The TSA will measure tourism’s contribution to Zimbabwe’s GDP, as well as its size relativ… read more
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