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Zimbabwe to hosts first UN Tourism regional forum on gastronomy for Africa
UN Tourism is to host its first Regional Forum on Gastronomy Tourism for Africa, advancing its work to make gastronomy tourism a pillar for… read more
Nigeria’s Minister of Tourism outlines vision for tech-driven, and community-focused tourism
Nigeria’s Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John, has outlined her vision for tech-driven, culturally-rich and community-focused tourism for her country’s untapped tourism industry. Ade-John outlined her focus points in a recent interview at the 121 Executive Council Meeting of the UN Tourism, which held recently in Barcelona, … read more
Zambia to host 67th UN Tourism CAF meetings & 2nd Brand Africa Confab in July
The city of Livingstone in Zambia will host the 67th Meeting of the UN Tourism Regional Commission for Africa (CAF) and the 2nd UN Tourism Regional Conference on Brand Africa from July 22 to 24, 2024. Themed “Promoting Africa to unlock tourism investments and the Sector’s growth potential,” this pivotal event aims to position Africa as… read more
Tourism Promotion Top Priority
The strategic goal of the Ministry of Tourism and Hospitality Industry is to promote and develop the sector in line with the national development imperatives to make the country a prime tourism destination. Tourism and Hospitality Industry Deputy Minister Tongai Mnangagwa laid out this vision in his remarks during the public consultations on the… read more
Tickling the monkey on the back of Shs290bn tourism budget
The government plans to spend Shs289.6 billion on tourism development programmes in the 2024/2025 financial year. The tourism development envelope has been increased by slightly more than Shs50 billion from the Shs248.7 billion in the 2023/2024 financial.
Two years ago, the envelope hardly floated beneath the Shs200 billion mark and… read more
Africa’s future in aviation: Ethiopian Aviation University graduates 800 professionals
Ethiopian Aviation University, Africa’s largest aviation center of excellence, celebrated a major milestone as it graduated nearly 800 aviation professionals, including international students from eight African countries and one from Asia.
The graduation ceremony took place at the university’s facility on June 15, 2024, and w… read more
Royal Caribbean takes delivery of sixth Oasis class cruise ship Utopia of the Seas
Royal Caribbean International has taken delivery of its sixth Oasis class ship Utopia of the Seas at a handover ceremony at the Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, France. The delivery of Utopia of the Seas comes five weekends ahead of her July debut in Port Canaveral (Orlando), Florida, from which she will sa… read more
Namibia's Rail expansion and green energy initiatives
Dr Helvi Petrus from the Transportation Commission of Namibia presented on both Namibia’s internal and cross-border regional rail network at the African Union Commission (AUC)’s Department of Infrastructure and Energy (IED) Continental Workshop. The event, which focused on the implementation of the Africa Integrated Railways Networ… read more
Airlines’ debts to SAHCO rise to N6bn as company gives N406m dividend
The total debts to the Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc by airlines is about N6 billion, Dr. Taiwo Afolabi, the Chairman of the organisation has said. This is as the handling company on Thursday paid a dividend of 30 kobo per share on the issued ordinary share capital of 1,363,580,000 ordinary shares, amounting to N406,… read more
Compagnie Hoteliere et Immobiliere du Congo (CHIC) announces the opening of Novotel Lubumbashi
Compagnie Hoteliere et Immobiliere du Congo (CHIC) has announced the grand opening of Novotel Lubumbashi, the second Novotel hotel in … read more
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