South Africa: Limpopo Tourism unveils its Tourism Month Events Calendar
Limpopo Tourism Agency (LTA) has in partnership with Limpopo Economic Development, Environment and Tourism (LEDET) launched a calendar of events to celebrate Tourism Month 2019. The launch outlined various activities […]
800 travel agents to benefit from automated M-pesa payments
Safaricom has partnered with Travelport, a leading travel reservation provider, to enable travel consultants and agents to directly bill and invoice through M-pesa. Marking a global first, the integration will […]
Ethiopian launches cargo flights to Bangkok & Hanoi
Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, the Largest Cargo Operator in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has started once weekly freighter service to Bangkok, Thailand and Hanoi, Vietnam as […]
Uganda gov’t halts proposed power project on Murchison Falls
Uganda’s Cabinet has halted the proposed construction of the 360 megawatts power project on Uhuru falls that is few meters from the Murchison Falls. The Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities Minister, […]
Sustainable Tourism Presentation in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone has lately been touted as one of Africa’s newest hot tourism destinations by esteemed travel publications like Lonely Planet and Rough Guides. The extensive positive press, however, belies […]
CITES to apply pressure on remaining legal ivory markets
The Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) has confirmed its commitment to the closure of domestic ivory markets, agreeing by consensus […]
Seychelles: President gives assent to Tourism Development Act
Photo Credit: State House- Seychelles President Danny Faure has assented to the Tourism Development Act, 2019, which was approved by the National Assembly on 25th June 2019. The Act will […]
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Board appoints new acting CEO
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority board has appointed Givemore Chidzidzi as the organisation’s Acting Chief Executive with immediate effect. Mr. Chidzidzi takes over after Economist, Mrs. Rita Likukuma, who was seconded […]
Finalists for the 2019 annual African Tourism Leadership Awards announced
Following a rigorous evaluation process by the Africa Tourism Leadership Awards (ATLA) adjudication committee, the finalists for the 2019 Awards have been announced. The committee was co-chaired by Judy Kepher-Gona, […]