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It’s not news to anyone, that prior to the outbreak of the COVID-19
pandemic, tourism was one of the most prominent economic sectors
worldwide. And figures such as a 4% of growth, 1.5 million visitors per
year, $1.3 trillion dollars because of tourism investments, or the fact
that one out of 10 jobs globally were related to the tourism s… read more
The Cape Verdean State ordered the renationalization of Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA) on July 6, on the grounds that Loftleidir Cabo Verde, the majority shareholder (51%), did not respect certain agreements signed last March.
In a statement issued this week, the subsidiary of the Icelandic group Icelandair has come out of its silence to resto… read more
Bestfly Cabo Verde now operates three ATR-600 in Cape Verde. The latest one will be based at Praia and offer inter-island services. The contract will be operated by Transportes Interilhas de Cabo Verde (TICV), a scheduled and charter, passenger and cargo airline based in Praia.
“BestFly has broadened out, it is not just an Ang… read more
The United Republic of Tanzania has been selected to host the next
session of the United Nations World Tourism 0rganization (UNWTO)
Commission for Africa Meeting.
The East African country received unanimous approval during the 64th
Commission Meeting in Sal Island, Cabo Verde to host the 65th session in
2022.
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Siandou Fofana, Minister of Tourism of Côte d’Ivoire is the new chair
of the Regional Commission of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
for Africa.
This is one of the main conclusions drawn from the 64th Meeting of
the Regional Commission, hosted by Cabo Verde which took place in the
city of Santa Maria, I… read more
AIDA Cruises has opened bookings for its 2022/23 cruise seasons in South Africa out of Cape Town and the Middle East out of Dubai. AIDA Cruises will be homeporting its largest and newest cruise ship AIDAcosma in Dubai for the 2022/23 season, while its smaller boutique cruise vessel AIDAmira, will homeport in Cape Town.
The cruise itinerari… read more
Tourism activities in the archipelago Island of Cabo Verde is witnessing a steady rise after over a year and a half of closure.
Coming at the back of a successful hosting of the 64th World Tourism
Organization (UNWTO) Commission for Africa Meeting in Sal Island, Travel
Group TUI has resumed scheduled flights to Sal and Boa Vista Isla… read more
RIU is reopening its luxury 5-star Riu Palace Boavista hotel today after a closure that lasted more than one year. This is good news for the chain, its employees and the guests, as this means resuming its activity on this paradise destination. On Friday, it will be joined by the Riu Funana hotel, the second establishment to open on… read more
The African Members of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) have
met in Cabo Verde to strengthen their cooperation and advance plans for
recovery and sustainable growth.
The 64th meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa (CAF)
saw 23 countries represented on the island of Sal, with 21 Ministers of
Tourism joining five… read more
UNWTO has celebrated the second edition of the Global Tourism Investment Forum. Joining Ministers of Tourism for the event in Cabo Verde were business leaders, entrepreneurs and investors, with a special focus on innovation and sustainable recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
With the crisis causing levels of Foreign … read more