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Africa Tourism Summit to offer coaching session for Tourism SMMEs
With Small, Medium, and micro-scale enterprises being the worst affected segments of the tourism value chain during the covid-19 … read more
Siandou Fofana is new Chair of UNWTO’s Commission for Africa
Siandou Fofana, Minister of Tourism of Côte d’Ivoire is the new chair of the Regional Commission of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for Africa.
This is one of the main conclusions drawn from the 64th Meeting of the Regional Commission, hosted by Cabo Verde which took place in the city of Santa Maria, I… read more
Tanzania to host first East Africa Tourism Expo
Tanzania will host the first East African Regional Tourism Expo (EARTE) 2021, in October. The tourism expo will be held in the northern tourist circuit of Arusha from October 9, to October 16, according to the statement from EAC headquarters.
EARTE 2021, which is the first of its kind to be held in the region, is aimed at pro… read more
Innovation and partnerships to make wine tourism driver rural development
Innovation, partnerships and enhanced coordination are essential for making wine tourism a driver of rural development. That was the takeaway message from the 5th UNWTO Global Conference on Wine Tourism, held this week in Alentejo, Portugal, around the theme “Wine Tourism – a driver for rural development.”
Aligning with the central … read more
Africa’s Travel & Tourism Summit programme goes live
The official programme for the upcoming Africa’s Travel & Tourism Summit is now live on https://www.africatourismsummit.com/africatourismsummit/.
The programme proves that there is so much to savour for everyone at the Summ… read more
Ethiopian Airlines takes its 32nd Dash 8-400 Turboprop
In a posting on its social media accounts, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada announced yesterday that it had delivered its 32nd Dash 8-400 aircraft to Ethiopian Airlines. On the aircraft manufacturers’ Linkedin page, De Havilland Aircraft of Canada says that it wishes Ethiopian Airlines and its strategic partner’s ongoing success as they con… read more
Zimbabwe goes Virtual with Sanganai/Hlanganani World Tourism Expo
The 15th edition of the internationally acclaimed, Sanganai/Hlanganani- World Tourism Expo will be hosted virtually f… read more
Emirates Airline Foundation strives to improve youth literacy
Emirates Airline Foundation has joined the world in celebrating International Literacy Day. The airline through its NGO partners strives to improve youth literacy and provide access to education for disadvantaged children worldwide.
The Emirates Airline Foundation, a non-profit charity organisation that provides humanitarian, philan… read more
Travel expert slams lingual-aeropolitics in W/Africa; calls for travel card use in sub-region
For West Africa’s air transport market to truly boom and open new vista of opportunities for Nigerian airlines, francophone countries in the sub-region have been charged to respect the Bilateral Air Services Agreements (BASAs) and travel protocols as well as desist from trying to strangle perceived competition.
This charge is coming… read more
SITA takes steps to reduce carbon emissions
SITA has reduced its overall emissions of greenhouse gases by 48% between 2019 and 2020. SITA’s UN recognised carbon neutrality Planet+ program has been key to lowering the company’s emissions with initiatives designed to create sustainable and energy-efficient workplaces and reduce internal business travel.
SITA also compensates 100% of a… read more
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