Rwanda: RDB Banks on Sports Tourism to Recover From Covid-19 Impact
Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has put focus on sports as an avenue to help recover from the effects of Covid-19 and diversify tourism offerings in the country, the board’s CEO, […]
Panellists to carve a new image for Africa’s Gastronomy on May 25th
On Tuesday, 25 May, panellists and guest speakers on the UNWTO Month of Tourism and African Gastronomy will seek to sculpt a new image for African gastronomy in the third […]
#FITUR2020: Investment Opportunities of African Tourism highlighted at Virtual INVESTOUR Conference
Held during the FITUR International Tourism Trade Fair, the 12th edition of the Forum for Tourism Investment and Business (INVESTOUR) united government representatives alongside experts from international organizations and from […]
South Africa: City of Tshwane to commemorate 2021 Africa Day with African Diplomats
Tshwane – The City of Tshwane and the Tshwane Economic Development Agency (TEDA) will commemorate the 2021 Africa Day by hosting meetings planners, events and travel organisers in the African […]
Ecotourism financing conservation and environmental education
A small island off the coast of Zanzibar has been profiling a sustainable model of ecotourism that finances conservation and environmental education since more than 25 years. In the early […]
Namibia’s Hosea Kutako Int’l Airport to serve 2 million passengers yearly after renovation
The Hosea Kutako International Airport, Namibia’s main international airport is looking to serve more passengers after renovation works which are ongoing are done. The airport is expected to cater to […]
#FITUR2021: 12th INVESTOUR comes off tomorrow, 20th May
The 12th edition of the Tourism Investment and Business Forum for Africa (INVESTOUR), organized jointly by the UNWTO, FITUR and Casa Africa will take place on 20 May 2021 in […]
Africa Travel Week shines a spotlight on animal welfare and tourism
Africa Travel Week has thrown its full support behind the recent announcement by South Africa Environmental Affairs Minister Barbara Creecy putting an end to captive lion breeding. This follows the […]
#TourismRestart: Algeria to Begin Reopening Covid-Closed Borders On 1 June
From the start of next month, commercial flights will once again be authorised at the airports of Algiers, Constantine and Oran, the north African nation’s three largest cities. While precise […]