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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
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
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
The Africa Travel Recovery, Opportunity & Risks Research Brief by Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics Company, revealed that for travel to recover in Africa, speedy vaccination rollouts are critical.
The report, written exclusively for Africa Travel Week, f… read more
Travel experts predict a surge in travel bookings this year and beyond. They believe that people will make up for lost time and plan adventures wherever countries would welcome them. This phenomenon is known as “revenge travel”.
The concept is similar to revenge spending, which originated during the Cultural Revolution in Chi… read more
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
African Tourism Investment Summit calls for standardised travel protocols
ZITF Return to Restore Confidence, Tourism Recovery
