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Kenya’s tourism marketer, Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) has released exciting new courses in the Magical Kenya Travel Specialist Program. The program which was launched earlier this year in March is designed to deliver and maintain effective online training targeted at travel agents around the world. The eLearning platform will equip the trav… read more
The Government of Zambia has announced a reduction in tourist visa
fees from January 2022 in a move that is expected to boost the number of
tourist arrivals and thus boost the recovery of the tourism sector.
It was announced by the Minister of Finance and National Planning, Dr Situmbeko Musokotwane.“Zambia
remains … read more
The Sh85 billion Likoni Cable Car dream is now closer to reality after it was allocated land, a requirement that has been a major obstacle. The National Land Commission (NLC) on Friday reserved 0.85 acres for the project that is expected to be a game changer in Coast tourism and transport sectors.
It will connect Mombasa Island with… read more
Namibia on Monday officially began using the African Union and Africa
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Trusted Travel System for
the verification of COVID-19 test results and vaccination certificates.
The Trusted Travel System offers an online digital platform for the
verification and authentication of COVID-19 t… read more
The schedule of endorsed events and activities for December in GH (December in Ghana) has been announced by the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) and the Beyond the Return Secretariat.
The official calendar includes activities for the month of November
2021 through early January 2022. Some of the most highly anticipated
events ar… read more
Food tourism remains a relatively undiscovered business potential, with Mr Ndunguru, a pioneering investor in this area, struggling to formalise his digital business and be licensed observed. His business, marketed as Jiranileo, is a platform where he organises private and group meals eaten with local hosts from across Africa.
"We help peo… read more
As British Airways restarts direct flights to Cape Town, the travel industry hopes to save some of the critical 2021 summer tourist season. Before Covid-19, nearly 200,000 Brits visited the Western Cape every year, spending an average R24,000 each. With SA of… read more
Mombasa is enjoying a tourism boom, with hotels recording over 60 percent occupancy due to meetings and a County Assemblies Sports Association (CASA) event. Beach hotels such as Pride Inn Paradise, Whitesands, English Point Marina, Bamburi and Serena have been recording greater business from meetings held by government agencies and the pr… read more
The Angolan Minister of Transport has just completed a three-day working visit to Cape Verde. Drawing lessons from the health crisis, the two Portuguese-speaking African countries have taken the full measure of the need to pool their expertise in the field of air transport.
A total of 51 beaches in South Africa, along with four sustainable tourism boats and five marinas have been awarded full Blue Flag status by the 2021/22 Intern… read more