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Africa Travel Week has thrown its full support behind the recent
announcement by South Africa Environmental Affairs Minister Barbara
Creecy putting an end to captive lion breeding.
This follows the findings of a High-Level Panel (HLP) which submitted
recommendations on policies, regulatory measures, practices and policy
po… read more
While participating in the high-level opening panel discussion at the International Transport Forum’s Summit 2021 event, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu responded to questions on whether pandemic effects on air transport were likely to persist, on the role of governments in building back better in terms of innovation and sustainabilit… read more
Organised by IFEMA MADRID, from 19th to 23rd May, FITUR will be
the first trade fair on the international circuit of major tourism
secto… read more
The continent of Africa has a land area of 11.7 million square miles
(30.37 million square kilometres), which is large enough to fit India,
China, the US, Mexico, Japan, and many European nations, combined. With
55 countries and a population of 1.2 billion people (which is expected
to double over the next 3 decades to 2.4 billion in 205… read more
Namibia will host the United Nations World Tourism Organization
Regional Conference on Strengthening Brand Africa for the Swift Recovery
of the Tourism Sector from the 14 to 16 June in Windhoek. The United Nations World Tourism Regional Director for Africa, Ms.
Elcia Grandcourt, has been present in Namibia this past week undertaking
a pl… read more
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents
the global Travel & Tourism private sector, announces the depar… read more
A couple of days ago, I had the privilege of traveling to Tamale with the intercity STC bus. I first made the journey from Accra to Kumasi before I bought another ticket to continue the journey from Kumasi to Tamale. This means that I used two different tickets and two different buses for that matter.
It is commendable… read more
Everyone takes water for granted and this begets complacency. Water may seem like a limitless resource, considering that most of the planet is covered in it.
But freshwater, the kind that we need for drinking, farming and sustaining life itself, isn’t infinite.
The United Nations Environment Program has predicted that half the globe’… read more
On a 5-point scale from “not at all important” to “extremely important”, duty of care (4.7) and traveler satisfaction and wellbeing (4.5) are the top two travel program priorities, steadily occupying the highest positions in travel buyers’ ratings throughout 2020-2021.
These findings are based on a recent BCD Travel survey of 101 travel bu… read more
African Governments must work together to define a standardised travel protocol if tourism is to recover swiftly and deliver the economic benefits that are so critical for the continent.
That was the overarching message of the recent African Tourism Investment Summit (ATIS), hosted by International Tourism & Investment Conference (ITIC… read more
Africa Travel Week shines a spotlight on animal welfare and tourism
ICAO joins transport leaders in exploring new horizons
FITUR Begins: The Strategic Event For Tourism Recovery
Travel and Business Tourism: The Foundational Pillars of AfCFTA
Namibia set to host UNWTO Brand Africa Conference in June
Gloria Guevara steps down as President & CEO of WTTC
Intercity STC coaches' conditions of carriage a concern
Water – Not an infinite resource in Kenya
BCD Travel survey: How travel program priorities are changing
