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Today we witness particularly hard times for the entire world because no country -- poor and rich -- has been spared of inflation. The argument by experts is that effects of COVD-19 -- let alone other adverse economic conditions that prevailed before the pandemic broke out -- have spared no country and that these effects have smash the US econom… read more
A total of twenty-three (23) countries from Africa participated in this year’s FITUR in Madrid, Spain.
Participation from these countries will include state tourism
ministries, boards, private sector businesses, organisations and
individual travel and tourism stakeholders.
Fitur is a global benchmark event in the tourism sect… read more
The Botswana Unified Revenue Service (BURS), the revenue service and a government agency of the Botswana government, just informed the public that there is traffic disruptio… read more
President Hage Geingob and his counterpart from Botswana Mokgweetsi Masisi on Sunday held a closed-door meeting at State House that focused on assessing the implementation strategies on decisions taken from the inaugural session of the Bi-National Commission between the two countries.
The inaugural Botswana-Namibia Bi- National Comm… read more
With tourism to Africa getting back on track, three suppliers have announced plans to open new lodges in 2023.
Loapi Camp, a new facility in South Africa's Tswalu Kalahari game reserve, is currently under construction and is expected to open in March. The ecofriendly, luxury tented camp features six private safari homes, incl… read more
Regenerative Travel, a benefit corporation and a collection of independent hotels and lodges committed to regenerative hospitality has launched the first in its series of Best Practice Papers to provide informative and actionable insights into how hospitality businesses are operating in a regenerative way throughout their entire su… read more
In February 2021, the Namibian government opted to liquidate Air Namibia, refusing to pump money back into the debt-ridden carrier.
The South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO) is pushing for the resurrection of Air Namibia, which is to be liquidated in February 2021 due to financial difficulties. One of the resolutions of… read more
On the back of a great year for Botswana’s tourism, the country is
devising strategies and taking initiatives for more successes for the
industry next year. The country has already set its sights on new
international tourism markets and is hoping to build a more vibrant MICE
sector.
The Southern African nation saw the return of i… read more
Zambia is searching for investors to help fund a series of planned greenfield rail projects to boost connections to existing lines in Southern Africa.
Speaking at the 2022 Southern African Railways Association (SARA) conference in Johannesburg, Zambian transport and logistics minister Frank Tayali said the government was working on a compr… read more
The annual Botswana Travel and Tourism Expo (BTTE) has made a grand in-person return since the last one was held in 2019.
Having been suspended since the advent of the Covid-19 pandemic, the
annual tourism show received impressive reception from the travel trade
in Kasane.
Destination workshops, MICE Forum, and other i… read more
Tanzania puts Tourism, Farming and Forestry in Spot Light
23 African countries attended FITUR 2023
Namibia and Botswana one-stop Border Post coming soon
Three new luxury lodges opening in Africa in 2023
Ruling party pleads for resurrection of Air Namibia
CEO of Botswana Tourism Organization reveals plans to increase international arrivals in 2023
Zambia courts investors for Greenfield Rail Projects
