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The West Africa Tourism Organisation (WATO) has announced a new series of trips to promote tourism across the region. This initiative is part of the West Africa Integrated Travel (WAIT) project, which began in 2017 to encourage travel between West African countries.
The first trip of the 2024/25 season will take tour operator… read more
Ahead of the First UN Tourism Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism
for Africa, the global tourism body is organising a photo contest for
young Zimbabwean creatives.
The “UN Tourism “A Journey through Zimbabwe´s Gastronomy” Youth
Photo” Contest celebrates the nation’s culinary tapestry through the art
of photography, while promoti… read more
Kenya announced visa-free travel for all Africans last year, replacing visa requirements with an Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) system, that was criticised in part as being "hectic". Ghanaian travellers to Kenya are now exempted from paying Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) fees, Ghana's Ministry of Foreign A… read more
UN Tourism is to host its first Regional Forum on Gastronomy
Tourism for Africa, advancing its work to make gastronomy tourism a
pillar for
… read more
Nigeria’s Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John, has outlined her vision
for tech-driven, culturally-rich and community-focused tourism for her
country’s untapped tourism industry. Ade-John outlined her focus points in a recent interview at the 121
Executive Council Meeting of the UN Tourism, which held recently in
Barcelona, … read more
The strategic goal of the Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality Industry is to promote and develop the sector in line with the national development imperatives to make the country a prime tourism destination. Tourism and Hospitality Industry Deputy Minister Tongai Mnangagwa laid out this vision in his remarks during the public consultations on the… read more
The government plans to spend Shs289.6 billion on tourism development programmes in the 2024/2025 financial year. The tourism development envelope has been increased by slightly more than Shs50 billion from the Shs248.7 billion in the 2023/2024 financial.
Two years ago, the envelope hardly floated beneath the Shs200 billion mark and… read more
Angola's tourism potential is being displayed in Cape Verde at an Investment Forum that began Wednesday, with the aim to attract new investors and create an identity as an attractive tourist destination in the country, ANGOP has learnt.
During the two-day forum, the Angolan delegation led by the Minister of Tourism, Márcio Da… read more
The Seychelles Tourism Department has met with key strategic
partners, including Air Seychelles, the Seychelles Civil Aviation
Authority (SCAA), and the Finance Department.
The focus was on strategies to attract new airlines to Seychelles and encourage year-round operations from existing partners.
Discussions centered on… read more
Tanzania is set to expand its visibility by showcasing and promoting its tourism attractions in the international market through the world's leading tourism trade fair, the Ferial Internacional de Turismo (FITUR). The FITUR tourism trade fair is expected to take place between September 28 and October 01 in Bueno Aires, Argentina… read more
West Africa Tourism Organisation launches regional tourism trips
UN Tourism launches photo contest celebrating Zimbabwe’s culinary heritage
Ghanaian travellers to Kenya exempted from ETA fees
Nigeria’s Minister of Tourism outlines vision for tech-driven, and community-focused tourism
Tickling the monkey on the back of Shs290bn tourism budget
Angola displays Tourism potential in Cape Verde
Seychelles Tourism holds strategic discussions with stakeholders on improving air access
Tanzania set to expand Tourism attractions visibility
