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Mauritius: Beaches will be open again
After nearly three months, Mauritians will again be able to access the country's public beaches from Monday, June 15, 2020. However, a protocol will have to be respected.
State casinos are also making preparations for the reopening.
Nigeria shock: No Assurance On Flight Resumption On June 21
National Coordinator, Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, Sani Aliyu, at the briefing of the PTF in Abuja on Thursday, said the civil aviation regulators would determine the resumption of domestic flights based on their preparedness. The government had in March shut the nation's airports and airspace to contain the spread of COVID-19.… read more
South Africa: COVID-19 has huge impact on accommodation industry
The COVID-19 pandemic and national lockdown have drastically impacted the South African travel accommodation industry. As a direct result, many small businesses devastated by financial hardship are now forced to seek some form of financial aid. Nationwide survey of accommodation establishments was conducted, to ascertain how this pandemic… read more
Benin with tourism incentives for hotels, tour operators and travel agents
The Beninoise government has rolled out series of COVID-19 measures to mitigate the socio-economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the travel and tourism sector in the country.
The government in a statement said travel agencies in the country are exempted from paying for their office rents for the next 3 months, and a forfeiture… read more
Tanzania: Tourism Standard Operating Procedures Launched
AS Tanzania starts receiving tourists, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism has launched national Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), for management of Covid-19 in the business operations in the sector.
The basic targets of the guidelines are to ensure that tourists who enter the country do not bring in the virus, … read more
ASATA Supports Systematic to restart South Africa’s Travel Industry
ASATA joined the Tourism Business Council of South Africa (TBCSA) as the organisation presented its Tourism Recovery Strategy before Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Tourism this week.
The TBCSA, which represents the voice of business in the travel and tourism sector, has developed a data-driven Tourism Recovery Strategy advocati… read more
South Africa voted as the most popular postCorona destination
The destination topped charts in a survey conducted by Tourlane to understand traveller preferences
The Rainbow Nation of South Africa has been nominated the most sought-after destination through Tourlane’s recent survey, which analyzed aspirations of travel communities across the globe as travel restrictions steadily begin t… read more
South Africa targets Sept 2020 for reopening of travel industry
New reports are indicating that the travel and tourism industry in South Africa may resume sooner than the earlier predicted date of February 2021 – possibly as early as September 2020.
Earlier in the year (May 27), after a briefing from South Africa’s Department of Tourism, it was reported that international tourism wouldn’t… read more
The Team Africa unveils ‘Wonders of Africa’ logo
TheteamAfrica (TTA), association has unveiled the logo of Wonders of Africa® Project – a Pan-African initiative to get Africans to Visit Africa.
In a series of posts on Facebook, the Project Director Ambassador Ikechi Uko explained that due to the flattening of Tourism and Travel in Africa by Covid-19, there is a need to initiate a rebuild… read more
Western Cape Economic Development and Tourism On Opening of Cape Town International Airport
Today (10 June 2020), Minister of Finance and Economic Opportunities, David Maynier, and City of Cape Town's Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Opportunities and Asset Management, Alderman James Vos, visited Cape Town International Airport (CTIA) to assess the steps taken by airport management to re-open the airport, and ensure the safety of … read more
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