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• 07/08/2023 21:38

Tanzania records sharp rise in tourist arrivals

Tanzania has been ranked the second country in Africa for receiving a large number of tourists in the first quarter of this year (January to March).

According to the statistics unveiled by the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) for the period between January and March this year, Tanzania received 409,082 foreign tourists compared t… read more

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• 07/08/2023 21:36

Study: Victoria Falls named third best natural wonder in the world

UK travel site Titan Travel recently conducted a study to find out which natural wonders are guaranteed to take your breath away, and which are severely overrated. To set up the two rankings, the company gathered data from Instagram, TikT… read more

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• 05/08/2023 08:27

Niger - Travel advisory raised to level 4 - do not travel

Last Update: Reissued on August 2, 2023 to reflect the ordered departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and eligible family members.

U.S. citizens have previously been advised to reconsider travel to Niger due to crime, terrorism, and kidnapping. On July 26, President Mohamed Bazoum was placed under house arrest amidst efforts … read more

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• 05/08/2023 08:04

Tourism Board resumes classification, rating of hotels in Uganda

Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) has resumed the classification and rating of hotels around the country. Speaking on Wednesday, the UTB CEO, Lilly Ajarova said the exercise is in fulfillment of one of their mandates to carry out quality assurance of the tourism sector.

"UTB enforces and monitors standards as well as to register, in… read more

• Destinations
• 04/08/2023 22:30

Four million tourists visit South Africa in the first half of 2023

The tourism sector in South Africa is experiencing a strong and encouraging recovery, as indicated by the latest data from Statistics South Africa for the first half of 2023. The number of tourist arrivals surpassed 4 million, marking a significant increase from the 2.3 million arrivals in the same period of 2022.

This robust… read more

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• 03/08/2023 06:13

South Africa: Seasonal rainfall & temperature outlook (August - December 2023)

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has released the Seasonal Climate Watch for the period August 2023 to December 2023. According to the seasonal outlook, the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is curren… read more

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• 01/08/2023 20:31

South Africa reserve tries a different take on safari camps

Tswalu Kalahari Reserve, which stretches over 282,000 acres across the southern Kalahari desert in South Africa, has opened Loapi, a new tented camp. Located in the largest privately protected area in South Africa, the camp is highly unusual in that guests don't share any communal spaces. Instead, there are six private safari homes… read more

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• 29/07/2023 06:25

South Africa: NSRI releases a warning of rough seas ahead of this weekend’s cold front forecast!

South Africa's National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), a voluntary non-profit organization tasked with saving lives through drowning preven… read more

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• 28/07/2023 07:41

Namibia Airports Company (NAC) plans to upgrade facilties at WDH

According to a press statement following the Annual General Meeting (AGM) on 19 July 2023 for the preceding three financial years, namely 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and 2021/2022, the Namibia Airports Company (NAC) has plans to upgrade facilties at Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in … read more

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• 28/07/2023 07:26

Tourism on rise of Tourist visits in South Africa

South Africa's tourism sector continues to exhibit strong recovery with the first half of 2023 recording more than 4 million tourist arrivals, according to the latest data from Statistics South Africa. This is a significant increase from the 2,3 million tourist arrivals between January and June 2022.

The total number of touri… read more