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In a special capacity building event, researchers and marketing professionals from 20 African National Tourism Organizations (NTOs) benefitted from two days of training on themes designed to help them attract visitors and better manage their tourism sectors. As well as insights into data collection, analysis and management, the regional c… read more
Kenya has begun vaccinating its tourism and hospitality frontline workers.
The Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and
Wildlife, Najib Balala launched the 1st phase of a vaccination campaign
targeting frontline workers in the tourism and hospitality sector at the
Kenyatta International Conference Centre. Balala said the COVID-19 v… read more
President of the Academy of Medicine Specialties of Nigeria (AMSN), Prof. Oladapo Ashiru, yesterday canvassed an immediate shutdown of international airports in Nigeria for at least two weeks, to allow for a proper assessment of the COVID-19 strain that is reported to be ravaging India.
Ashiru expressed the fear that t… read more
Joint efforts have already begun across drone delivery and inspection use cases.
This collaboration brings together Kenya Airways’ significant expertise in aviation services and Skyports’ drone delivery logistics service – Delivery by Skyports. In the coming three months, the aim of the partnership is to explore the com… read more
Selected international buyers and media will visit Cape Town in September for a first-hand experience of the Mother City and all it has to offer, which forms part of the Africa Travel Week (ATW) celebrations in 2021.
The Connect in the City Live event will be hosted during Tourism Month and is one of several events that ATW is hosting this… read more
Tourism and education are two areas where cooperation is expected to be developed between Seychelles and Rwanda, the newly accredited high commissioner of Rwanda to the island nation said on Tuesday. Major General Charles Karamba presented his credentials to President Wavel Ramkalawan at State House in the capital city of Victoria.… read more
Arguably one of Nigeria’s pride – Nigeria Airways Limited died a few years ago and has since been buried.
With its carcasses sold piecemeal to certain individuals, the dead airline like a bad dream has refused to exit memory often times featuring as major discussion by industry players and stakeholders.
With the memory of the … read more
A world map picture on Instagram inspired Norwegian social worker Adrian Misfjord to backpack through Africa during the pandemic. The 21-year-old is currently on a five-month trip to various countries in Africa open to tourists.
“I intended to go on a backpacking trip for a long time. When the opportunity arose, it didn’t take me long to q… read more
Hundreds of the world’s foremost business leaders, Government Ministers and key decision-makers in the global Travel & Tourism sector will meet face-to-face this weekend for the World Travel & Tourism Council’s Annual Global Summit 2021.
Under the theme “Uniting the World for Recovery” the Global Summit will make history by becomin… read more
Ethiopian Airlines Group has become the first African airline to conduct a trial of the IATA Travel Pass, a digital travel mobile app to enhance efficiency in testing or vaccine verifications.
As travel restarts, travellers need accurate COVID-19-related information like testing and vaccine requirements which vary among count… read more
UNWTO and Google to guide restart of African Tourism
Kenya begins vaccinating tourism and hospitality industry frontliners
Medical specialists suggestst two-week closure of airports to international flights
Kenya Airways and Skyports to launch drone delivery service in Kenya
Africa Travel Week 2021 to host Connect in the City Live event in September
Rwanda sees Tourism & Education as areas for a cooperation with Seychelles
Nigeria Airways: The sad tale of the giant’s exit as captured by Capt. Mshelia
Meet the man backpacking through Africa during the pandemic
WTTC’s Annual Global Summit to be the world's first face-to-face post-pandemic global travel event
Ethiopian becomes the first African airline to trial IATA Travel Pass
