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Foreign exchange earnings from tourism dropped to a 10-year low during the year ending October 2020, largely due to travel restrictions imposed by several countries across the world in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. Bank of Tanzania (BoT) figures show that Tanzania earnings from tourism during the year ending October 2020, plun… read more
Seychelles has reached a significant milestone in visitor arrivals -- 100,000 in 2020 -- albeit very late in the year due to the COVID-19 travel lockdowns. In a bit of good news, a survey by the Seychelles Tourism Board found that 100 percent of respondents said they felt safe in Seychelles during the pandemic.
During the week that … read more
The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has unveiled the #MyAfrica
campaign to celebrate and encourage the sharing of travel and tourism
stories from the continent.
The social media campaign is purposed to create powerful storytelling
about Africa through the conveyance of solid messages and emotional
stories which will co… read more
South Africa has an unbelievable diversity of things to do and places
to explore in all its nine provinces and this week South African
Tourism kicks off a campaign to showcase this wide variety of tourism
attraction and experiences across the country.
For most of this year, South Africans’ movements have been restrict… read more
The mystical Seychelles Islands remains a fantasy escape for travellers across the globe and, although the vicious pandemic has dwindled travel, the destination maintains its allure.
On the path to a slow yet steady recovery, the tropical paradise has seen the arrival of 98,894 up to November 15, 2020. Based on data provided … read more
China recently urged countries around the world to adopt a global COVID-19 tracking system using QR codes with the hope that it would drastically speed up international travel amid the pandemic. It was during the latest virtual G20 leaders’ summit that Chinese President Xi Jinping pushed for the introduction of a QR coded tra… read more
Israeli private airline company, Israir on Thursday, November 26 made its maiden flight to Rwanda, at the Kigali International Airport.
The airline which is also Israel's third-largest airline has announced that it will be offering weekly flights, every Thursday until next year, January 7. Onboard of the maiden flight … read more
Mauritius’s borders will effectively remain closed for leisure travel during the peak December - January period, following its government’s decision to extend quarantine regulations until January 15, 2021. The move is another blow to outbound agents and operators who are missing out on December holiday bookings to South Africa’s fa… read more
A report by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) shows that the country’s tourism industry is experiencing a slight improvement after months of freefalling.
One of the key findings in the publi… read more
Tunisian Ministry of Tourism announced the decision of the country’s authorities to lift a mandatory 14-day COVID-19 quarantine requirement for tourists arriving in the country on scheduled commercial flights as part of organized tours, according to the Carthage Group.
All new arrivals must have a voucher with them, which con… read more