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UNWTO to open first regional office in the Middle East
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has opened its first Regional Office for the Middle East, bringing the United Nations specialized agency closer to its Members and advancing on its commitment to guiding the development of tourism in every global region.
At a ceremony in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, UNWTO Secreta… read more
What Happened To Air Malawi?
Air Malawi was the national airline of Malawi, in operation from 1964 to 2013. It was state-owned, despite privatization attempts to save it in the 2000s. Attempts to find a partner finally worked, though, and soon after Air Malawi ceased operations, Malawi Airlines started operations with partner Ethiopian Airlines.
Origi… read more
Indigenous tourism destinations on the rise
Zimbabwe's tourism and hospitality industry is growing by each day. Despite financial constrains, there has been massive investment in the tourism and hospitality industry, especially by small companies. Many indigenous Zimbabweans have invested heavily in the industry and are beginning to reap the fruits and the facilities dotted around … read more
Digitalization needed for smooth restart
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned of potential airport chaos unless governments move quickly to adopt digital processes to manage travel health credentials (COVID-19 testing and vaccine certificates) and other COVID-19 measures. The impacts will be severe:
Pre-COVID-19, passengers, on average, spent about 1.5 hours … read more
Optimism when borders reopen
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Tourism Economics released a long-term view for post-COVID-19 passenger demand recovery which demonstrates that people remain eager to travel in the short and long-term. To ensure that aviation can sustainably deliver its social and economic benefits as it meets this long-term … read more
Sisa Ntshona steps down as CEO of South African Tourism
South African Tourism (SA Tourism) CEO, Sisa Ntshona is vacating his post after nearly five years as heard of SA’s main body in cha… read more
Africa Travel Week shines a spotlight on animal welfare and tourism
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
ICAO joins transport leaders in exploring new horizons
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
FITUR Begins: The Strategic Event For Tourism Recovery
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
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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