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• 11/08/2022 22:14

Rwanda's Conference Tourism registers 490% growth

Rwanda is looking to fully recover from the Covid-19 pandemic impact on the country's conference tourism, Nelly Mukazayire, the chief executive of Rwanda Convention Bureau (RCB) has said.

In the last fiscal year, over $38.5 million was collected in 86 conferences that attracted more than 18,400 international visitors.&… read more

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• 08/08/2022 20:07

Sudan seeks to shed its image of conflict to boost tourism industry

Sudan is often viewed as a place of conflict but the country also boasts unique attractions, from the confluence of the Blue and White Nile rivers, to ancient temples and pyramids.

Now, Sudan wants to exploit the huge tourist potential. Dr. Babiker Mohammed is the country's Ministry of tourism and says: "We have a s… read more

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• 07/08/2022 20:33

Namibia re-opens six border posts with South Africa and Botswana

The Namibian Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has informed the public that four border post between Namibia… read more

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• 06/08/2022 07:11

Accra beaches record low patronage

The beaches of Accra recorded low patronage as revellers failed to troop there in their numbers to have fun and relax as usually done on public holidays. Many of the beaches The Ghanaian Times visited on the occasion of Founders' Day had a handful of people swimming in the sea and others on the shore having a good time.

The lar… read more

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• 05/08/2022 21:39

Ghana counts 400,000 Tourist arrivals in 1st Quarter 2022

Ghana has recorded over 400,000 international arrivals for the first half of this year, the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, has said.

This he said it is against the target of one million tourists expected for the whole of 2022.

The Minister disclosed this during the launch of this year's… read more

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• 05/08/2022 20:25

Tour Operators Union of Ghana ends 7-day journey to the north

The Tour Operators Union of Ghana (TOUGHA) has successfully embarked on a week-long familiarization tour of northern Ghana.

The trip dubbed, “Journey to the North” took participants to all five regions of upper Ghana; Northern, North East, Savannah, Upper West and Upper West. As has been the tradition with TOUGHA, Journey to the Nor… read more

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• 05/08/2022 06:25

Lilongwe promotes eco-tourism and reintroduces 263 elephants to Kasungu

_{The Malawi authorities have just completed a major transfer of wildlife from Liwonde National Park to Kasungu National Park. The operation, which resulted in the reintroduction of more than 263 elephants, was carried out jointly by several organisations involved in the manag}

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• 04/08/2022 01:50

Zambia and Tanzania to sign bilateral tourism agreements

Zambia President Hakainde Hichilema arrived in Tanzania on Tuesday for a 2-day state visit that will see him holding bilateral talks with Tanzania President Samia Suluhu Hassan and later witness the signing of transport, logistics, and tourism agreements between Tanzania and Zambia. While in Tanzania, President Hichilema and the Tanzania… read more

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• 03/08/2022 20:15

Digitalisation of Tourism sites best in ensuring economic growth

Nnipahiamoa — The digitalisation of tourism centers and sites in the country to attract global patronage for an improved revenue mobilisation is the best way to ensure economic growth, Kwasi Adu Gyan, the Bono East Regional Minister, has said.

He cited that the Egypt Digitalised Historical Pyramids and other famous attraction sites, which … read more

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• 03/08/2022 20:12

eSwatini and South Africa have re-opened the six remaining border posts

The Government of eSwatini and the Government of South Africa have agreed t… read more