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Seychelles now open to all visitors from Africa
Visitors from the African continent are allowed to enter the Seychelles Island. vaccinated and unvaccinated passengers are allowed entry to the islands without the need for quarantine on arrival.
Entry and stay conditions will not be affected by COVID-19 vaccination status, but visitors are strongly encouraged to be fully immunis… read more
Cape Town: Update on the Rhodes Memorial Section of Table Mountain National Park
South African National Parks (SANParks) has released an update on the current situation in the Rhodes Memorial Section of Table Mountain National Park in … read more
Why Tanzania needs to bridge skills gap in tourism sector
The story of human resources development in the tourism sector in Tanzania follows a path that is in line with the policy direction towards the sector since independence. After independence in 1961, the government did not put much emphasis on tourism as a business undertaking that could have helped fill government coffers, create employme… read more
Kumasi International Airport 77 Percent Complete - Set to Be Completed in June 2022
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has inspected ongoing work on construction of the Kumasi International Airport, which, according to the contractor, is currently 77% complete, and is expected to be completed in June 2022.
President Akufo-Addo visited the site of the construction on Friday, 1st Octob… read more
Senegal resurrects project to build an international airport at Tobor in Casamance
The project to build an international airport in Tobor, a town in the department of Bignona in Casamance, on the border with Gambia, which was conceived in the 1990s, has resurfaced.
Ghana: 2021 World Tourism Day celebration to climax in Hohoe
The Hohoe Municipality in the Volta Region will be the epicenter of Ghana’s commemoration of this year’s World Tourism Day (WTD2021).
The commemoration of World Tourism Day is held on the 27th of September each year to showcase the tourism sector’s unique ability to drive economic development, preserve and promote culture and herit… read more
Covid-19: South Africa has moved to "Adjusted Alert Level 1"
South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa announced in an address to the nation on 30 September 2021 that the country's Cabinet has decided to mo… read more
South Africa Airways re-launch operations in Ghana
Competition in the Aviation Industry in Ghana is set to be keener as South African Airways (SAA) on Tuesday, re-launched its operations in Ghana after eight months break.
This is as a result of the outbreak of the COVID-19 and associated restrictions imposed on air travel and closure of some airports across the world.
The re-entry of… read more
SAA Return a Boost for Tourism
South African Airways (SAA) yesterday resumed its Harare to Johannesburg flights, a move expected to boost the local tourism industry after a year of inactivity and almost 18 months without a commercial flight.
The carrier last week resumed other regional routes to Lusaka and Maputo and will today relaunch flights to Accra and Kinsh… read more
Tanzania Launches Golf Tourism
TANZANIA has opened a new chapter in Sport Tourism after the official launch of Golf Tourism Tanzania over the weekend. Launching the new tourism product at the Kilimanjaro Golf course, Usa River, Arusha yesterday, Chief Guest, the Kenyan Minister of Tourism and Wildlife, Najib Balala commended Tanzania for entering this important … read more
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