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Digitalization needed for smooth restart
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned of potential airport chaos unless governments move quickly to adopt digital processes to manage travel health credentials (COVID-19 testing and vaccine certificates) and other COVID-19 measures. The impacts will be severe:
Pre-COVID-19, passengers, on average, spent about 1.5 hours … read more
Optimism when borders reopen
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Tourism Economics released a long-term view for post-COVID-19 passenger demand recovery which demonstrates that people remain eager to travel in the short and long-term. To ensure that aviation can sustainably deliver its social and economic benefits as it meets this long-term … read more
Sisa Ntshona steps down as CEO of South African Tourism
South African Tourism (SA Tourism) CEO, Sisa Ntshona is vacating his post after nearly five years as heard of SA’s main body in cha… read more
Africa Travel Week shines a spotlight on animal welfare and tourism
Africa Travel Week has thrown its full support behind the recent announcement by South Africa Environmental Affairs Minister Barbara Creecy putting an end to captive lion breeding.
This follows the findings of a High-Level Panel (HLP) which submitted recommendations on policies, regulatory measures, practices and policy po… read more
ICAO joins transport leaders in exploring new horizons
While participating in the high-level opening panel discussion at the International Transport Forum’s Summit 2021 event, ICAO Secretary General Dr. Fang Liu responded to questions on whether pandemic effects on air transport were likely to persist, on the role of governments in building back better in terms of innovation and sustainabilit… read more
FITUR Begins: The Strategic Event For Tourism Recovery
Organised by IFEMA MADRID, from 19th to 23rd May, FITUR will be the first trade fair on the international circuit of major tourism secto… read more
Travel and Business Tourism: The Foundational Pillars of AfCFTA
The continent of Africa has a land area of 11.7 million square miles (30.37 million square kilometres), which is large enough to fit India, China, the US, Mexico, Japan, and many European nations, combined. With 55 countries and a population of 1.2 billion people (which is expected to double over the next 3 decades to 2.4 billion in 205… read more
Namibia set to host UNWTO Brand Africa Conference in June
Namibia will host the United Nations World Tourism Organization Regional Conference on Strengthening Brand Africa for the Swift Recovery of the Tourism Sector from the 14 to 16 June in Windhoek. The United Nations World Tourism Regional Director for Africa, Ms. Elcia Grandcourt, has been present in Namibia this past week undertaking a pl… read more
Gloria Guevara steps down as President & CEO of WTTC
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), which represents the global Travel & Tourism private sector, announces the depar… read more
Intercity STC coaches' conditions of carriage a concern
A couple of days ago, I had the privilege of traveling to Tamale with the intercity STC bus. I first made the journey from Accra to Kumasi before I bought another ticket to continue the journey from Kumasi to Tamale. This means that I used two different tickets and two different buses for that matter.
It is commendable… read more
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