Ghana: First batch of graduates of resuscitated HOTCATT pass out
More than forty students have graduated from Ghana’s Hotel, Catering, Tourism Training Institute (HOTCATT) after the school underwent major changes following efforts by government to save it from total collapse. […]
Global Economy could lose over $4 trillion due to Covid-19 impact on Tourism
The crash in international tourism due to the coronavirus pandemic could cause a loss of more than $4 trillion to the global GDP for the years 2020 and 2021, according […]
Mozambique’s Tourism Minister reveals plans to put country on the Global Tourism Map
Mozambique is a tourist’s heartthrob that provides everything from wanderlust adventure to traditional Southern Africa safaris and long swathes of over 2500km of pristine, untouched beaches ideal for holidaymakers who […]
South Africa Tourism reappoints Sthembiso Dlamini as Acting CEO
The Chief Operations Officer of South Africa Tourism, Ms. Sthembiso Dlamini has been appointed as the Acting Chief Executive Officer. She is expected to resume her position on 1st June […]
Air Seychelles to resume flights to SA and Maldives in June
Air Seychelles will resume direct services from Johannesburg to the Seychelles and Maldives this June, offering travelers the perfect opportunity to soak in the warm tropical weather of the Indian […]
FITUR 2021 Succeeds in Boosting Tourism’s Recovery
Last Sunday was the closing day for the International Tourism Fair, a special edition highlighting the urgent need for recovery in the global tourism industry. Tourism Ministers from 28 countries, […]
UNWTO to publish preliminary document on new code to provide legal protection for tourists
The World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) will this year publish an interim document on a new international code to provide greater legal protection for tourists. The Executive Council of the UN […]
One third of travel destinations still fully closed to int’l tourists – UNWTO
Around a third of 217 world travel destinations surveyed remain completely closed to international tourists, as concerns grow over the impact of new coronavirus variants, and some governments reverse efforts […]
Making Tourism a Conscious Activity – Natalia Bayona writes
The year 2020 taught us that the words innovation, sustainability and inclusion must be part of the tourism model that we must promote when we can travel proactively again. I […]