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Fastjet shows commitment to JNB – VFA route
Victoria Falls tourism businesses canvassed by Travel News report that they have been able to salvage a significant number of bookings after the news broke of increased South African and Zimbabwean travel restrictions and BA Comair temporarily shutting down its flights for the duration of South Africa’s adjusted Level 4 lockdown… read more
Egypt anticipates travel boom when countries lift lockdowns, travel bans
The Egyptian tourism sector has recovered by 40 percent amid Covid-19
precautionary measures, eyeing further recovery after more countries
lift relevant lockdowns and travel bans, said the chairman of Egypt's
Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA) in a recent interview with Xinhua.
"We've reached 40 percent of the num… read more
Let’s work together to make hotel rates in Ghana competitive – Tourism Minister urges Hoteliers
Ghana’s Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal is asking hotel owners and managers to work with government to reduce hotel rates in order to make the country a competitive tourism and hospitality destination.
Ghana has some of the highest accommodation rates in Africa with price averaging GH¢108 for one … read more
Qatar re-opens for fully vaccinated international travellers
The State of Qatar has re-opened its borders to international travellers who have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with vaccines that are approved for use by the Ministry of Public Health in Qatar. A new streamlined set of measures designed to make travelling to Qatar as easy as possible, while maintaining the necessary precautions to con… read more
Good Tourism News - Seychelles Sees 6-Fold Rise in Visitor Arrivals in 2nd Quarter
Seychelles saw a six-fold growth in visitor arrivals from the first quarter to the second, a surge that a top government official called encouraging.
According to figures published by the National Bureau of Statistics this week, 43,659 visitors arrived in Seychelles during the second quarter of 2021, compared with 6,785 in the first quarte… read more
Zimbabwe: Covid-19 guidelines for travellers
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA), the tourism governing body in Zimbabwe, has released the current … read more
Zanzibar's hidden tourist gem Prison Island worth a visit
Zanzibar's main island of Unguja, off the coast of Dar-es-Salaam, is known for its unspoilt, white sandy beaches and a rich history to boost. But unknown to many, there is a smaller island known as Changuu or Prison Island.
Once the operating point of slave traders, Changuu Island is now where giant tortoises and peacocks liv… read more
Zimbabwe becomes first nation to exempt SADC countries from visa requirements
Zimbabwe has become the first country to exempt all member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) from visa requirements.
SADC is a regional economic community whose goal is to further regional socio-economic cooperation and integration as well as political and security cooperation among 16 countr… read more
in theory, UK travellers want to travel to Langebaan
Data released by online travel planning platform Vacaay reveals that United Kingdom (UK) travellers would most like to visit Langebaan Beach.
This is good news for South Africa’s tourism sector, which is taking strain under the current lockdown restrictions, coupled with a severe lack of international tourists due to t… read more
Egypt allows 74 nationalities to get Tourist Visas electronically
The Ministry of Tourism announced that 28 new nationalities were added to the system of issuing an electronic tourist visa taking to 74 the number of nationalities able to obtain the visa electronically.
This comes within the framework of the efforts exerted by the Egyptian state to promote tourism via working on facilitating the me… read more
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