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Tourism is one of the main economic sectors of the Zambezi region and the country at large. However, Covid-19 has negatively affected the region's economy, as there was a distinct decline in the tourism sector due to travel restrictions and regulations.
Zambezi region is home to birdwatchers, nature lovers and specialist trav… read more
VICTORIA Falls has intensified efforts to lure investors with the aim of developing infrastructure that matches its new status as a city. The Zimbabwean government accorded the northwestern city that status in 2020. It is a prime tourism destination and is home to one of the World's Natural Wonders, the Victoria Falls, which draws thousan… read more
Rwanda progressed the most, after Tanzania, in regional countries that opened to visitors from other African countries as well as African Union initiatives in the last five years. This is according to authors of the latest Africa Visa Openness report 2021.
Rwanda scored 6th in this year's rankings and top performers despite t… read more
The big question as to whether Africa could produce its own mega-carrier or an ‘African Airlines Alliance’, like the global alliances of SkyTeam, Oneworld and Star Alliance, appears to be getting a definite response as Kenya Airways signed a Strategic Partnership Framework with South African Airways late November 2021. The airlines describe this… read more
The Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA) said it is relieved that the UK has decided to relax the travel restrictions that were hastily imposed on South Africa and other Southern African countries following the announcement of the identification of the Omicron variant by South African scientists last month.
Aaron Munetsi, … read more
Opening up Africa's borders to travel will drive investment and an economic rebound, according to the authors of the 2021 Africa Visa Openness Index.
Published yearly since 2016, the Index measures African countries' openness to travellers from elsewhere on the continent. This year's edition found that the onset of the Covid-19 pand… read more
AIDAnova arrived in the port of Hamburg for the first time on Monday, and the final preparations have been made for the welcome of the first guests and the start of the first cruise on Tuesday. AIDAnova on December 14th will become the 10th AIDA cruise ship to resume cruises since the pandemic, sailing roundtrip out of Hamburg.
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The Ministry of Transport has announced the launch of a biometric
corridor for health travel screening at Seychelles International
Airport, becoming the second country in the world after the UAE to
leverage walk-through biometrics at its borders, guaranteeing
contactless and secure travel and an unmatched customer experience for
all tr… read more
Brussels Airlines is resuming some of its previously canceled routes to Africa due to the COVID-19 crisis. For its 2022 summer schedule, the Belgian flag carrier will add West-African destinations Conakry (Guinea) and Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) from June 11th. The airline credits its expansion to an additional Airbus A330 that will join i… read more
TOURISM companies have received cancellations well into 2022, signalling one of Namibia's most severe crises in the tourism sector in the past two years. The tourism and hospitality sectors in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe lost on average U$134 383 (N$2,1 million) per business in the first week after the new Omicron Covid… read more