Tanzania plans cable car for Mount Kilimanjaro
Tanzania wants to boost tourist numbers by putting a cable car on Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa’s tallest mountain, and is in talks about the project with a Chinese and a Western […]
World Tourism Forum Lucerne’s growing footprint in Africa
The just ended World Tourism Forum Lucerne (WTFL) was a well-organized event. At its 6th Edition at the KKL museum in Switzerland, the event brought together over 500 people from […]
1,000 aircraft to be delivered in Africa in the next 20 years
Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, a British multinational engineering company is planning to expand its presence in Africa. The company that has been delivering an average of 10 wide bodies in Africa […]
Hilton Garden Inn expands footprint in Africa
Hilton Garden Inn, Hilton’s globally recognized midscale hotel brand, is celebrating strong growth in Africa with four open properties and an additional 14 in the pipeline just three years after […]
Visa ‘red tape’and crime are deterring tourists from coming to SA: Ramaphosa
President Cyril Ramaphosa believes radically overhauling frustrating visa regulations and tackling crime will help grow SA’s tourism industry. He was speaking at the final day of Africa’s Travel Indaba at […]
UNWTO participates in 2019 SITA-FITA Tourism Exhibition
The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has joined tourism stakeholders from Africa in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire for the 8th edition of the International Tourism Fair of Abidjan (SITA) and the inauguration […]
Ivory Coast Government seeks AFDB’s support for $5.8 billion tourism project
Photo: Ivorian Minister of Tourism Siandou Fofana Ivorian Minister of Tourism Siandou Fofana on 25 April 2019 presented a strategy document aimed at making Côte d’Ivoire Africa’s fifth biggest tourism […]
Autograph Collection Hotels debuts in Kenya welcoming Sankara Nairobi to its portfolio
Autograph Collection Hotels Marriott International’s distinctive collection of passionately independent hotels, has welcomed Sankara Nairobi to its diverse and distinguished portfolio of over 171 hotels around the world, marking the […]
Tarifa-Tangier African Film Festival pays tribute to Ghanaian cinema
The 16th Tarifa-Tangier African Film Festival (FCAT) pays tribute to Ghanaian cinema through a selection of four of the country’s key films. A first in Spain. “Ghana in four acts” […]