Boplaas campsite (Namibia) temporarily closed
Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR), the state-owned enterprise mandated to run the tourism facilities within the protected areas of Namibia, has announced that the Bop… read more
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Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR), the state-owned enterprise mandated to run the tourism facilities within the protected areas of Namibia, has announced that the Bop… read more
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) has set its sights on a robust domestic tourism scene for the upcoming month of September with the official launch of the 2023 ‘Tourism Month’. This annual event seeks to promote and celebrate the vivacious tourism offerings of the nation.
This year’s Tourism Month aims to emphasise the sign… read more
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.
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
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
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.
… read moreHope 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
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
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
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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