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• 01/09/2023 05:47

Minister engages stakeholders to propel Ghana’s tourism industry toward remarkable growth

The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, convened a significant breakfast meeting with key industry stakeholders at the W.E.B. Du Bois Centre in Accra. The meeting, held on August 30, aimed to assess the current state of Ghana’s burgeoning tourism industry and strategize its future trajectory.

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• Destinations
• 16/08/2023 22:05

Kenya's Tourism Earnings Surge 32% to U.S.$809 Million in First Quarter

Kenya earned a total of Sh116.2 billion from the tourism sector in the first half of the year to June, buoyed by a rising number of arrivals.

This represented a 32 percent jump from Sh152.6 billion during a similar period last year, according to the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB).

Arrivals from entry points such as the Jomo … read more

• Destinations
• 16/08/2023 21:26

Destination Ghana targets growth in international & domestic tourism

Ghana is expected to rake in about $6billion revenue from tourism over the next four years, the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal, has said. The expected revenue increase according to the minister was premised on a number of initiatives undertaken including intensive promotional activities, policies and progr… read more

• Destinations
• 10/08/2023 21:28

ZTA turns attention to capacity building and market expansion for post-COVID recovery

Zimbabwe is focusing on building and strengthening its human capacity within the tourism sector as a means for driving gains as the sector fully recovers from the effects of COVID-19. The Southern African country is also looking at extending its market reach in order to shore up tourism numbers for this year and beyond.

• Destinations
• 07/08/2023 21:40

Nigerian tourism on global spotlight as country joins UNWTO Executive Council

Hope rises for the rebound of the Nigerian tourism industry as the Federal Republic of Nigeria has been elected to the executive council of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) at its 66th Commission for Africa Meeting held in Mauritius.

With the development, Nigeria returns to the highest structure of UNW… read more

• Destinations
• 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

• Destinations
• 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

• Destinations
• 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

• Destinations
• 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