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The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) on Tuesday closed down three facilities for not meeting the tourism standards and default in the payment of the one per cent tourism levy. The facilities are Hill View Guest Centre, Suma Court Hotel Limited and Tayiba Bar and Grill.
The Head of Corporate Affairs of GTA, Mr Jones Aruna Nelson, l… read more
The Ministry of Tourism has projected international arrivals to surpass one million in 2022 with earnings expected to hit Sh172.8billion as the sector recovers from the effects of Covid-19.
According to a report prepared by the Tourism Research Institute (TRI), Kenya registered a 53.29 percent growth in the number of internat… read more
Kenya’s tourism earnings grew by 65.4 percent last year to Sh146.51bn compared to Sh88. 56bn in 2020, Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has said noting the sector is slowly recovering from the effects of Covid-19.
According to the 2021 sector statistics, the USA was the top source market for tourists with 136,981 arrivals.
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The British newspaper, The Telegraph, nominated Egypt as an "amazing" destination for spending the winter holidays this year, inviting all travel lovers around the world to visit the land of the Pharaohs and enjoy its various tourist and archaeological potentials.
In a report, the newspaper said, "Egypt has proven its popularity as a favor… read more
The Western Cape Government is concerned with the decline in international passenger numbers recorded at Cape Town International Airport since December 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic began.
While domestic tourism increased notably between 2020 and 2021, providing a very welcomed relief for the tourism and hospitality sector in t… read more
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Kintampo North Constituency, Mr Joseph Kwame Kumah, has appealed to the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Arts and the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), to fully harness the various tourism potentials in the area.
He had earlier solicited support from the private sector, both local and abroad, developer… read more
A high-level government and tourism delegation from the Republic of Mauritius visited the United Arab Emirates this week (10–13 January, 2021), as part of a week-long promotional and business development mission to position Mauritius as the destination and partner of choice for the UAE’s travel agents, tourism industry partners and leisur… read more
Following the discovery of the Omicron variant on November 24 by South African scientists, 90 countries imposed travel bans on flights from South Africa, which saw bookings drop by 85%. But, with the easing of restrictions, travel to South Africa is slowly recovering. After the huge drop in flights to South Africa in December, … read more
Tunisia's tourism revenues edged up by 19% to 37.8 million dinars (MD) in the first 10 days of 2022, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest monetary and financial indicators of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT).
Likewise, the cumulative labour income grew by 16% to 158MD against 135MD last year.
Foreign… read more
As of 15 January 2022, all travellers entering Namibia through its thirteen main Ports of Entry are required to have their Covid-19 test resu… read more
GTA descends on 3 low standard, defaulting Tourism facilities
Tourism Ministry Projects 2022 international arrivals to surpass 1 Million
Kenya's Tourism sector grew by 65.4% in 2021
The Telegraph nominates Egypt as 'Amazing' destination to spend winter holidays during 2022
Western Cape on 27% recovery in International trips for December 2021
Mauritius targets the UAE and Gulf countries as a key strategic market for tourism promotion
Tourism revenues up 19% in first 10 days of 2022
Namibia: Inbound travellers are required to use the "Trusted Travel System" from today
