South Africa: Tourism to return at Level 3?
Photo: Durban beach front, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa Credit: SA Tourism With 500-600,000 jobs on the line to disappear culminating into an aberrant strain on the already struggling South African […]
Namibia reopens national parks in stage two of lockdown
Namibia’s national parks are officially open again following their closure in April as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism said on Thursday. Romeo […]
Research shows strength of Tourism sector’s support for Workers and Communities
Employers from across global tourism are taking the lead in supporting their workers and helping the communities in which they operate, research carried out into the sector’s response to COVID-19 […]
Ghana: Airlines get 3 months rent waiver at Kotoka Int. Airport
The country’s airports management company, Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL), in response to the challenges faced by airlines, has waived rent for all airline offices at the KIA and the […]
Covid-19: UNWTO announces Technical Assistance package for Tourism recovery
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released a Tourism Recovery Technical Assistance Package to offer guidance to Member States in response to COVID-19. The package is structured around three main […]
Zimbabwe announces US$20 million stimulus package for tourism sector
Zimbabwe president Emerson Mnangagwa has allocated an initial US$20 Million (ZW$ 500 million) stimulus package to for the tourism sector which is one of the hardest hit sectors. The package […]
Aviation consultancy to map out new airline to replace SAA, says DPE
The Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) said on Saturday it had roped in an international aviation firm to assist with the formation of a new airline to replace the embattled […]
South Africa: Court throws out suit challenging the disbursements of Tourism Relief fund
Photo: Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane has won her battle to allocate her departmental Covid-19 Tourism Relief Fund to qualifying sector business according to the broad-based black […]
A decision to shut SAA reached: NTM
SAA is being run by business practitioners. The National Transport Movement (NTM) says a decision to shut down South African Airways (SAA) and form a new airline has been reached. […]
