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• 20/05/2021 05:47

FITUR Begins: The Strategic Event For Tourism Recovery

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• 19/05/2021 16:29

Travel and Business Tourism: The Foundational Pillars of AfCFTA

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

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• 19/05/2021 14:33

Namibia set to host UNWTO Brand Africa Conference in June

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

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• 15/05/2021 05:05

Gloria Guevara steps down as President & CEO of WTTC

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• 15/05/2021 04:59

Intercity STC coaches' conditions of carriage a concern

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

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• 15/05/2021 04:56

Water – Not an infinite resource in Kenya

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

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• 14/05/2021 21:56

BCD Travel survey: How travel program priorities are changing

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

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• 14/05/2021 06:49

African Tourism Investment Summit calls for standardised travel protocols

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

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• 14/05/2021 06:06

Western Cape Economic Development and Tourism opens applications

We are pleased to announce that applications have opened today (13 May, 2021) for the SMME Booster Fund 2021 which will distribute up to R20 million to organisations and municipalities for programmes that focus on supporting small businesses to grow and improve their sustainability so they can create more jobs in the Western Cape.

Run by t… read more

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• 14/05/2021 06:06

ZITF Return to Restore Confidence, Tourism Recovery

The return of the Zimbabwe International Trade Fair (ZITF) this year is expected to restore tourism recovery and business confidence in Zimbabwe as an investment destination, while impacting positively on the wider economy. Industry and commerce players are already seized with preparations for this year's ZITF, scheduled for July 20 to 23… read more