Travel news Namibia

• Cruise
• 17/11/2024 18:03

Costa Cruises to sail from Cape Town for first time in 2024 on Dubai repositioning

Costa Cruises will offer a voyage from Cape Town, South Africa for the first time aboard one of its newest vessels in 2024 when Costa Smeralda s ails for Dubai in the UAE in November.

Costa Cruises is sending its 182,000 gross ton mega-ship Costa Smeralda to Dubai for the 2024/25 Middle East cruise season but will be … read more

• Destinations
• 17/11/2024 17:51

Namibia Strengthens Tourism Ties with China Through Successful Multi-City Roadshow

Namibia took a bold step into the Chinese market with its recent “Beyond Dunes, Strong Fun” roadshow, hosted by the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) across three of China’s major cities: Beijing, Chengdu, and Shanghai. Held from October 27 to November 1, 2024, this initiative marked a strategic push to build Namibia’s presence i… read more

• Flights
• 13/11/2024 06:52

South Africa's largest airline is even threatened with license revocation

The trouble began in October. Back then, two competitors approached the International Air Services Licensing Council IASC. The authority is responsible for allocating and withdrawing traffic rights in South Africa. And it initiated an investigation following the complaint by Airlink and Lift.

The ruling revealed that Fl… read more

• Destinations
• 10/11/2024 18:40

Windhoek-Okahandja dual carriageway (A1) officially opened

The Namibian Roads Authority (RA), whose core business is to construct and maintain Namibia's road sector, has officially opened the new … read more

• Rail
• 04/11/2024 20:54

Namibia reallocated funds for Railway Projects

Namibia has reallocated funds originally designated for railway projects in the 2024 budget to other initiatives, as stated by the Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises, Ipumbu Shiimi, during the mid-year budget review.

The minister noted that due to low execution rates on capital projects, a total of N$2.1 b… read more

• Attractions
• 04/11/2024 20:49

Etosha National Park: Condition of roads is being addressed as matter of urgency

The Namibian Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has announced on 29 October 2024 that the condition of roads in the Etosha National Park is being addressed as… read more

• Attractions
• 27/10/2024 18:27

Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park: Mata-Mata Rest Camp switches to 24-hour solar power

The South African National Parks (SANParks) management of Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park has announced that the Mata-Mata Rest Ca… read more

• Flights
• 25/10/2024 07:56

FlyNamibia resumed flights to Lüderitz

Namibian privately-owned domestic and regional carrier FlyNamibia has resumed weekday flights to the coastal town of Lüderitz in the Karas … read more

• Miscellaneous
• 21/10/2024 20:12

Temporary traffic deviation on road between Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH)

The Namibian Road Authority (RA) has announced that a new temporary traffic deviation on the Windhoek <> Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) road upgrade project is in place since 17 October 2024.

The affected … read more

• Destinations
• 21/10/2024 04:15

Namibia Tourism Board targets U.S and China markets with strategic roadshows

The Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) is charting an ambitious course to expand its presence in two of the world’s largest travel markets- the United States and China- through targeted roadshows and strategic engagement.

As part of this initiative, NTB will host its “Networking with Namibia” B2B & PR Engagement Recept… read more