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Kenya's Tourism sector grew by 65.4% in 2021
Kenya’s tourism earnings grew by 65.4 percent last year to Sh146.51bn compared to Sh88. 56bn in 2020, Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala has said noting the sector is slowly recovering from the effects of Covid-19.
According to the 2021 sector statistics, the USA was the top source market for tourists with 136,981 arrivals.
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The Telegraph nominates Egypt as 'Amazing' destination to spend winter holidays during 2022
The British newspaper, The Telegraph, nominated Egypt as an "amazing" destination for spending the winter holidays this year, inviting all travel lovers around the world to visit the land of the Pharaohs and enjoy its various tourist and archaeological potentials.
In a report, the newspaper said, "Egypt has proven its popularity as a favor… read more
Western Cape on 27% recovery in International trips for December 2021
The Western Cape Government is concerned with the decline in international passenger numbers recorded at Cape Town International Airport since December 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic began.
While domestic tourism increased notably between 2020 and 2021, providing a very welcomed relief for the tourism and hospitality sector in t… read more
Kintampo North MP canvasses for Tourism development in his area
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Kintampo North Constituency, Mr Joseph Kwame Kumah, has appealed to the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Arts and the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), to fully harness the various tourism potentials in the area.
He had earlier solicited support from the private sector, both local and abroad, developer… read more
Mauritius targets the UAE and Gulf countries as a key strategic market for tourism promotion
A high-level government and tourism delegation from the Republic of Mauritius visited the United Arab Emirates this week (10–13 January, 2021), as part of a week-long promotional and business development mission to position Mauritius as the destination and partner of choice for the UAE’s travel agents, tourism industry partners and leisur… read more
Air travel to South Africa is slowly recovering
Following the discovery of the Omicron variant on November 24 by South African scientists, 90 countries imposed travel bans on flights from South Africa, which saw bookings drop by 85%. But, with the easing of restrictions, travel to South Africa is slowly recovering. After the huge drop in flights to South Africa in December, … read more
Tourism revenues up 19% in first 10 days of 2022
Tunisia's tourism revenues edged up by 19% to 37.8 million dinars (MD) in the first 10 days of 2022, compared to the same period last year, according to the latest monetary and financial indicators of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT).
Likewise, the cumulative labour income grew by 16% to 158MD against 135MD last year.
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Namibia: Inbound travellers are required to use the "Trusted Travel System" from today
As of 15 January 2022, all travellers entering Namibia through its thirteen main Ports of Entry are required to have their Covid-19 test resu… read more
Kruger National Park is one of the most popular National Parks on TikTok
Travel Update: Seychelles removes Southern African countries from restricted travel list
Visitors from South Africa and other Southern African countries will once again be able to travel to the paradise islands of the Seychelles as of Thursday, 6 January 2022, the country’s Ministry of Health has announced, also advising the introduction of additional considerations for incoming travellers with proof of past recent inf… read more
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