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Seabourn will be sending Seabourn Sojourn to South Africa in 2023 to sail a one-off 30-night cruise from the ‘Mother City’ to Barcelona in Spain. Seabourn Sojourn will depart Cape Town on April 27th, 2023, bound initially for the West Coast of Africa, before heading out into the Atlantic to visit the islands of Cape Verde and the C… read more
Holland America Line will sail a grand voyage from Cape Town to Fort Lauderdale in 2022 aboard Zaandam.
The 27-night itinerary will depart Cape Town on November 23rd, 2022 and bounce up the West African coast initially, before crossing the Atlantic via Cape Verde and Puerto Rico to end the cruise in Florida. Prices start at U… read more
Gambian Schengen visa applicants have voiced concerns over the prolonged period of visa processing at EU embassies.
The Point has learned that short-term visa applicants from The Gambia now have to wait for almost 50 days to receive their travel documents from European embassies like Germany.
The processing of visa docu… read more
Tourism has been a fundamental component of the African economy for years, with many countries depending on the industry as a primary source of revenue.
In addition to supporting the economy directly through foreign currency, tourism in Africa has become a reliable source of income for many locals. Some of these individuals w… read more
The initiators of Destination West Africa Project (DWAP), the duo of
Goge Africa; Isaac Moses and Nneka Isaac–Moses, have announced plans to
present the project to the public on September 24, 2022, at the Lekki
Conservation Centre, Lagos.
Aside Goge Africa, the new project, which is powered by a number of
organisations an… read more
The Gambia tourism industry which has been one of the steady sectors
contributing to the Gambia GDP but witnessed a setback like other
sectors as a result of the Covid-19 emergence, is now gradually picking
up as its number of air arrival increased by 15% in 2021 compared to the
same period in 2020.
According to the data, … read more
Holland America Line will reprise its African circumnavigation voyage in 2023 with a 73-night cruise around the entire continent.
The Grand Africa Voyage will depart Fort Lauderdale, Florida on October 10th, 2023 and visit 26 ports in 22 countries and territories, including four overnight calls.
The shore excursions in destina… read more
The Gambia Revenue Authority (GRA) recently convened a two-day forum, where they exposed students of Gambia Hotel School to the mandates and revenue laws of the authority.
The event organised by GRA was supported by UNDP through the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs. The event held at Metzy Hotel, was also designed to enlight… read more
President Adama Barrow has laid the foundation stone for Radisson Blu five star hotel in Bajilo, in the West Coast Region.
The five-star hotel is one of the five projects to be implemented in
the country for the OIC’s 2022 Summit, with just six months to go,
before the end of the year. During the foundation stone laying… read more
While 2021/22 was a disappointment for the South African cruise sector thanks to the Omicron variant, 2022/23 is looking to be much better, with 48 roundtrip itineraries scheduled.
The emergence of the Omicron variant in late 2021 forced many cruise lines to cancel their planned homeporting seasons in Cape Town, and when MSC Cruises pushed… read more
Seabourn Sojourn to hopscotch up Atlantic on 2023 Cape Town cruise
Holland America to cruise South Africa voyage aboard Zaandam in 2022
Gambians raise concern over 45-Day Schengen Visa processing at EU embassies
Tourism in Africa Following Covid-19
Gambia records 15 Percent Increase in tourist arrivals
President Barrow Lays Foundation Stone for Radisson Blu Banjul Hotel
