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In Uganda, the East African country referred to as the Pearl of Africa, the tourism authorities, tour operators, and resort owners are planning to use a large amount of their promotional spending to target local and regional visitors after the sector was heavily affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the lockdown measures which led to a d… read more
The long-time neglect of inter-travel among Africans has been raised by the Chairperson for the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Regional Commission for Africa, Ronald Chitotela who called on leaders of the tourism sector on the continent to appreciate its importance.
Chitotela made this call when he addressed the 63rd UNW… read more
Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said event centres are free to operate with a suspension of the ban imposed on them as a containment measure of the ravaging COVID 19. This was disclosed by Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf during a live Instagram session on Sunday according t… read more
FASTJET ANNOUNCES THEIR SUPPORT TO DOMESTIC TOURISM TAKING CENTRE STAGE and reaffirms their commitment to Zimbabwe’s Post COVID-19 tourism recovery strategy, as presented by the Ministry of Environment, Climate, Tourism & Hospitality Industry and Zimbabwe Tourism Authority.New travel and destination features are being added to the fas… read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on the global aviation industry, but one region which has been particularity hard hit is Latin America.
Firstly, many airlines in the region were struggling to make a profit even before the COVID-19 crisis. 2019 was a loss-making year and the original forecast for 2020 showed a per passe… read more
Hotel operators have long battled with online travel agencies, but the OTAs appear to have won the struggle against one hotel-backed competitor.
Roomkey.com is no longer providing hotel search functions, the company announced Monday. But the operational suspension may not equate to a swan song for the hotel booking search engine. Roomkey i… read more
Uganda Wildlife Authority-UWA has temporarily suspended tourist boat trips to some part of Murchison Falls National Park in Nwoya and Masindi districts after River Nile burst its banks.
In a press statement issued on Monday morning, UWA says the rising water level has submerged the landing points for ferries on both sides of the fal… read more
Eurowings in late-June 2020 plans to resume long-haul service, initially operating Frankfurt – Windhoek route, on 30JUN20. The airline’s Airbus A330-200 aircraft will operate this route 3 times weekly.
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In his State of the Nation Address on June 4th, Hage Geingob, the Namibian President, called for the liquidation of the country’s flag carrier. According to his remarks, the airline has not been turning a profit and must be liquidated instead of being given additional bailouts. This comes as the airline industry as a whole is facin… read more
Located in Angagura Sub-county in the Northern Uganda District of Pader are the Aruu Falls, the natural jewel of Northern Uganda.
The falls are 45kms from Gulu Town, making it accessible for very many tourists going to other tourism destinations like Murchison Falls National Park and Kidepo Valley National Park.
About the F… read more
Uganda shifts focus to domestic and regional markets to boost tourism
UNWTO’s Chairperson laments long time neglect of intra-Africa travel
Lagos approves the Reopening of Event Centres and Tourism Centres
Fastjet supports local tourism industry
Spirit of cooperation is heavily needed
Eurowings resumes flights to Windhoek
Namibian President thinks Air Namibia’s should be liquidated
