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Nigeria's new visa policy to drive Tourism
Nigeria, located on the Gulf of Guinea in Africa, has relaxed its visa-free entry policies for 23 countries to promote both tourism and business travel. The country is home to numerous natural landmarks and wildlife reserves. Notable sites include Cross River National Park and Yankari National Park, which feature waterfalls, dense rainfor… read more
TUI Group expands in Africa with new destinations and hotels
TUI accelerates growth in sub-Saharan Africa, unveils new projects in Zanzibar and beyond
TUI Group is expanding its footprint in sub-Saharan Africa, developing new holiday destinations and increasing its hotel portfolio in the region. Following successes in Cape Verde, TUI is creating a new destination cluster in Zanz… read more
Seabourn amends 2024 Grand Africa voyage to avoid Red Sea amid security crisis
The luxury cruise line Seabourn has announced that Seabourn Sojourn will no longer be transitting the Suez Canal on her Grand Africa voyage in November, with all port calls in the Middle East cancelled as a result.
The Grand Voyage will continue as planned, and will remain a 90-day itinerary, but the ship will no longer trans… read more
Apollo launches trips and direct flights to Gambia
For tourists desirous of frolicking on sandy beaches that stretch as far as the eye can see, who also want to enjoy unique nature experiences and … read more
Plans in the offing to bring back Scandinavian tourists to Gambia
The Minister of Tourism and Culture, Abdoulie Jobe, has revealed that plans are afoot to attract Scandinavian tourists (Sweden and Demark), to destination Gambia once again, following a considerable spell of dwindling presence.
Scandinavian tourists ‘discovered’ the Gambia and constituted the bulk of tourist … read more
NCL passengers left in Africa highlight value of cruise line excursions
A group of eight cruise passengers were stranded in the African island nation of Sao Tome and Príncipe after their independant shore excursion arrived late at the port. The group of US and Australian passengers, which includes a pregnant woman and a paraplegic guest, booked a private shore excursion in Sao Tome when the ship docked on Mar… read more
Gambia's new Tourism Minister emphasizes collaboration among staff to expand the tourism industry
On Monday, 25th March 2024, Abdoulie Jobe, Gambia's new Minister of Tourism and Culture, convened his first staff meeting in Banjul at the Ministry's conference room, where he urged his team to collaborate effectively to fulfill the Ministry's o… read more
Visa-Free Travel for Africans - Why Kenya and Rwanda have taken a step in the right direction
President William Ruto of Kenya recently announced that Kenya's borders would be open to visitors from the entirety of Africa, with no visas required, by the end of 2023. He said
When people cannot travel, business people cannot travel, entrepreneurs cannot travel, we all become net losers.
A few days later, President Paul Kag… read more
Uganda Airlines: Expanding African carriers’ wings
The rebranded Uganda Airlines is opening up the African skies albeit gradually, while also expanding into the hitherto monopolised routes of major carriers. The revived East African carrier is steadily becoming a giant in African space with its tenacious expansion of routes in the last four years when it began operations.
The airlin… read more
United Nigeria Airlines gets GCAA approval to commence flight
United Nigeria Airlines Company, has received the nod of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) to commence scheduled flight operations into the country. This was announced in a statement today by the Head, Corporate Communications, Mr. Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu.
The approval of the request by United Nigeria Airlines to… read more
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