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Rwanda Chamber of Tourism launches Tourism Week
The Rwanda Chamber of Tourism (RCOT) has announced the 2022 edition of the Rwanda Tourism Week, scheduled to take place from November 26th to December 3rd 2022. RTW2022 main event activities will be hosted at Kigali Conference and Exhibition Village (KCEV) and Kigali Convention Center (KCC),under the theme: “Adopting Innova… read more
Tanzania (finally) starts construction of Dodoma International Airport
After transferring the country's political capital from Dar-Es-Salaam to Dodoma, the Tanzanian government decided to provide the city in the center of the country with the land and air infrastructure that its new status confers. It is in this context that the new international airport project, which has been in the pipeline for sev… read more
Emirates Boarding Pass unlocks hundreds of offers in Dubai this Winter
Emirates has announced the return of its popular My Emirates Pass. Starting from 1st November 2022 to 31st March 2023, My Emirates Winter Pass enables customers to get more from their trip with exclusive offers at over 500 locations in the UAE.
Emirates customers flying to or through Dubai can simply show their boarding pass … read more
GTA sets 2021 National Tourism Awards for November 3
The Ghana Tourism Authority will organise the 17th Edition of the National Tourism Awards on Thursday, November 3, 2022 at… read more
East Africa’s Economy to Grow by 4 Percent in 2022
A report by the Africa Development Bank (ADB) now says East African economies are expected to grow by four percent in this year. The African Development Bank forecasts the region’s GDP at four per cent this year, before recovering to 4.7 per cent in 2023, helped by the reopening of the economies after the Covid-19 containment measure… read more
World Travel Market will go ahead, despite potential travel disruption
World Travel Market London is going ahead with its packed schedule of events at ExCeL London from 7-9 November 2022, despite planned industrial action on days one and three of the show.
Juliette Losardo, Exhibition Director WTM London, said: “It’s disappointing that strikes have been called on the first and last days of World Travel… read more
Seven ways to cut down on your travel costs
Travelling is a dream for almost everyone, but it stays a dream for many. The main reason for that is the cost associated with it. Depending on where you’re going, it could end up costing a small fortune. Nobody wants to break the bank to pay for this, but you don’t have to.
By using a few ways to cut down on your travel costs, you can mak… read more
Insights on Africa’s travel recovery
Travel to Africa appears on course to recover from the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Green shoots are emerging across the continent ahead of the Q4 peak season as long-haul travellers from key European and North American markets regain their appetite for travel to Africa.
As of Q3 2022, global travel has recovered to -38% behind … read more
President of Botswana urges leveraging technology and inclusivity to propel Africa’s tourism
Africa should take advantage of technology and create platforms for inclusive engagements to define a paradigm for the continent’s travel and tourism sector. This is according to the President of Botswana, who believes that the one of the ways the continent can keep up with the next tourism frontier is to adopt innovation and technology.… read more
Digitalisation & MICE sessions dominate day one of ATLF2022 in Botswana
Tourism leaders and stakeholders from Africa and beyond have gathered in Gaborone, Botswana’s capital for this year’s Africa Tourism Leadership Forum (ATLF20220).
For the next three days will look at ways and means of driving Africa’s tourism agenda through an avalanche of experts’ discussions, networking and business engagement … read more
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