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During the 66th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Africa, Prime Minister of Mauritius, Pravind Kumar Jugnauth, showcased Mauritius as a leading example of sustainable tourism recovery amidst the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Addressing the three-day meetings at Le Meridien in Pointe aux Piments, Mauritius, he u… read more
Rwanda has been elected as a member of the Executive Council of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) during the 66th meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa.
UNWTO is an agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.
The UNWTO Executive C… read more
Ghana has been elected to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Executive Council after she polled 17 votes out of the 20 valid votes cast at the UNWTO Commission for Africa meeting in Mauritius on Thursday.
Five other countries also got elected to the council but with lesser votes. These countries are Nigeria… read more
Tourism
leaders from across Africa have met to rethink and realign the sector’s
role as a driver of development and opportunity across the region.
At
the 66th meeting of t… read more
Zimbabwe which is promoting its Meetings Incentives Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) tourism has received a major boost as it is set host the UNWTO Communication, Media and Tourism Training.
The training is set for the 13-15 of November in the resort town of Victoria Falls.
In a statement, the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA… read more
CNN has just published a very detailed article which discusses the construction of a new $2 billion airport in Rwanda, located 40 kilometres south of Kigali. The airport aims to become the centrepiece of Africa’s aviation industry, capable of accommodating 8 million passengers initially and over 14 million in the future. It will also have… read more
Tourism leaders from across Africa have met to rethink and realign
the sector’s role as a driver of development and opportunity across the
region.
At the 66th meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa,
Member States joined representatives from international organizations
and the private sector to focus o… read more
The booking volume among Nigerian travellers has dropped massively by 35 per cent as at June 2023 to 254,083 when compared to the same period in 2022.
A report presented by Dr. Gabriel Olowo, the immediate past President of Aviation Round Table (ART) at the Q2 2023 Brunch Business Meeting with the theme: ‘Aviation Rese… read more
After taking office, the current Director General of the Tanzania Airports Authority (TAA), Mussa Mbura, promised to increase the number of 24-hour airports in the country by seven.
Because of the shortage of foreign currency and the ensuing rationing, Nigeria is now the world's leading recipient of blocked airline revenues (excluding Venezuela, which is a special case). To erase this "bad pupil" title, the West African country recently concluded an original agreement with Ethiopia - another country criticised for blocking … read more
Mauritius Prime Minister showcases sustainable tourism recovery model at 66th UNWTO CAF Meeting
Rwanda Elected Executive Member of Global Tourism Body
Ghana elected to UNWTO executive council
Nigeria booking volume crashes by 35% in june
Tanzania: Dodoma airport to go H24 from September 2023
Ethiopian Airlines recovers USD 100 million of revenue blocked in Nigeria
