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- Mauritius: Tourists Troop Back to Mauritiusby CAJ News on 30/06/2022 at 13:09
[CAJ News] Port Louis -- Mauritius has received over 500,000 visitors since October last year when the country reopened its borders.
- South Africa: Minister Lindiwe Sisulu On Latest Numbers Released By Stats SA On Tourism Migrationby Govt of SA on 30/06/2022 at 13:09
[Govt of SA] Minister Sisulu is pleased with the latest numbers released today, 28 June 2022, by Statistics SA on Tourism Migration
- Zimbabwe: President to Launch Great Zimbabwe Tourism Projectby The Herald on 30/06/2022 at 12:02
[The Herald] President Mnangagwa is today expected to launch the three million euro Great Zimbabwe Development Project for the rehabilitation and development of the World Heritage Site in Masvingo.
- South Africa: Minister Welcomes Collaboration in Biodiversity Conservationby SAnews.gov.za on 30/06/2022 at 09:31
[SAnews.gov.za] Private reserves on the western boundary of the Kruger National Park and government have committed to working together on a number of areas, including tackling wildlife crime, enhancing transformation and improving the local economy.
- Uganda: Local Tourism Boosted As Roast & Rhyme Heads to Jinjaby Nile Post on 30/06/2022 at 09:21
[Nile Post] With just a few days to this year's Bell Lager and Swangz Avenue's Roast and Rhyme edition in
- Seychelles: More Sports Tourism Sites Need to Be Developed in Seychelles, Investment Minister Saysby Seychelles News Agency on 30/06/2022 at 09:17
[Seychelles News Agency] A number of sites have been identified in Seychelles to build facilities for sports tourism activities as part of the government's plan to diversify the tourism industry, a top official recently.
- Uganda: Government to Destroy Unclaimed Passports in Two Monthsby Nile Post on 29/06/2022 at 08:20
[Nile Post] The ministry of Internal Affairs has issued an ultimatum to people who have not collected their passports informing them that they will be destroyed in two months.
- Zimbabwe: ZTA Courts for News Opportunities At Commonwealth Forumby 263Chat on 28/06/2022 at 13:23
[263Chat] The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) last week took part in the 2022 Edition of the Commonwealth Business Forum in Kigali, which sought to expand the authority's drive to create new tourism opportunities.
- Tanzania: President Samia Royal Tour - Perfect Lesson to Acquire On Tourism Advertisementby Daily News on 28/06/2022 at 09:38
[Daily News] It has been three years now since COVID-19 was officially declared a pandemic and in the course, tourism was one of the hardest-hit economic sectors.
- Ghana: MTF Honours Dr Awal for Innovative Tourism Driveby Ghanaian Times on 27/06/2022 at 08:26
[Ghanaian Times] Malta -- The Minister for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Dr Ibrahim Mohammed Awal has been awarded by the Mediterranean Tourism Foundation (MTF) for spearheading an innovative tourism drive in Ghana and Africa.
- South Africa: Durban's Sewage-Fouled Beaches Closed Indefinitely for Swimmingby Daily Maverick on 27/06/2022 at 07:08
[Daily Maverick] With sewage pollution still above safe swimming levels at several places along the Durban coastline, there is still no certainty on when the city's main beaches will reopen.
- Ghana: Ghana, Malta to Deepen Ties in Tourism, Cultureby Ghanaian Times on 24/06/2022 at 08:13
[Ghanaian Times] Ghana and Malta have expressed their commitment to deepen relations in the fields of tourism and culture as well as trade and investment.
- Kenya: KTB Rolls Out Campaign to Boost Domestic Travelby Capital FM on 23/06/2022 at 13:05
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) has launched a domestic tourism marketing campaign aimed at boosting efforts to revitalize the tourism industry.
- Africa: UK Work Visa for Elite Graduates Is Exclusive and Based On Flawed Assumptionsby The Conversation Africa on 23/06/2022 at 07:38
[The Conversation Africa] The UK government's announcement of a new work visa option aimed at attracting top graduates has elicited some backlash because the list of eligible institutions features no universities from Africa, Latin America or South Asia. The Conversation Africa's Nontobeko Mtshali asked Orla Quinlan, Director of Internationalisation at Rhodes University in South Africa, to share her thoughts on the implications such visa programmes have for international integration and intercultural efforts in higher education.
- Namibia: Hospitality Industry Upbeat On Recovery Prospectsby Namibian on 22/06/2022 at 12:33
[Namibian] Things are looking positive as the tourism sector heads towards recovery, says Hotel Association of Namibia (HAN) chief executive officer Gitta Paetzold.
- South Africa: Police Clash With Occupiers of Cape Town Nature Reserveby GroundUp on 21/06/2022 at 10:51
[GroundUp] Residents of Covid informal settlement want CapeNature to help them find new land, but CapeNature says it is not their responsibility
- Sudan: Success Story - Turning Thirsty Village Into Fish Farming Project and Economic Tourism Siteby SudaNow on 21/06/2022 at 08:55
[SudaNow] Khartoum -- Takru Dam in South Darfur State, Balil Locality which was established in 1987 to provide drinking water for the local inhabitants in the area, now, with the efforts being exerted by the people of the area, became a Fish Farming Project and an important economic tourism site.
- Kenya: Mastercard Announces MOU With KTB to Help Boost Tourismby Capital FM on 21/06/2022 at 05:31
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Global technology company, Mastercard, has signed a three-year partnership with the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) which seeks to drive the growth of tourism numbers in Kenya by leveraging various Mastercard channels, including its Priceless.com platform.
- Zimbabwe: African Sun to Spruce Up Hotelsby The Herald on 20/06/2022 at 09:19
[The Herald] Listed hospitality group, African Sun Limited will commit a significant amount of capital this current financial year towards sprucing the image of its hotels as it repositions itself for the anticipated tourism rebound.
- Rwanda: Cabinet Appoints New Chief Tourism Officerby New Times on 20/06/2022 at 05:36
[New Times] The cabinet meeting that convened on Saturday, June 18 has appointed Michaella Rugwizangoga as the new Chief Tourism Officer in Rwanda Development Board (RDB).
- Kenya: PrideInn Group Acquires Plaza Hotel as It Seeks to Tap Conference Tourismby Capital FM on 17/06/2022 at 07:59
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- PrideInn Group has acquired a plaza hotel along Mombasa road as it seeks to tap conference tourism while increasing its footprint across the country.
- South Africa: Ryanair's Insensitive Afrikaans Test Ditchedby DW on 17/06/2022 at 04:35
[DW] Ryainair boss Michael O'Leary's announcement that his airline would stop testing South African passport holders in Afrikaans before boarding is almost as ridiculous as the test itself was.
- Liberia: U.S. Judge, Travel and Leisure, Ebony Magazine, Others, to Kick-Start Journey Home Festivalby FrontPageAfrica on 16/06/2022 at 11:16
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- Rev. Dr. Cynthia Jackson, a judge of Jersey City Municipal Court in the State of New Jersey, Jessica Poitevian of travelandleisure.com, Ronda Penrice of Ebony Magazine, and France 24 are expected to arrive in Liberia alongside other African Americans who have expressed interest in the country (Liberia) and its potentials to get on par with other countries in West Africa and beyond-that are making lots of significant progress in development and governance.
- Ethiopia: Hiking Ethiopia - Above the Sea of Mountainsby Daily Maverick on 15/06/2022 at 14:00
[Daily Maverick] Back before the 17-month Ethiopian civil war halted tourism and scared off travellers, Don Pinnock took the long, hard road to the Simien Mountains. Up there, he recalls, lammergeiers rule the ramparts and gelada monkeys bare their hearts.
- Nigeria: Govt Inaugurates Committee On UNWTO Global Conference On Tourismby This Day on 15/06/2022 at 12:54
[This Day] The federal government has constituted the planning committee on the first UNWTO Global Conference on tourism, culture and creative industry billed for Lagos from November 14th to 16th, 2022.
- South Africa: Durban's Sewage-Fouled Beaches Closed Indefinitely for Swimmingby Daily Maverick on 15/06/2022 at 12:45
[Daily Maverick] With sewage pollution still above safe swimming levels at several places along the Durban coastline, there is still no certainty on when the city's main beaches will reopen.
- Rwanda: RBC Outlines New Travellers' Guidelines Ahead of CHOGMby New Times on 15/06/2022 at 06:13
[New Times] Rwanda Biomedical Centre (RBC) has issued the new guidelines for air transport passengers ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) slated to take place in Rwanda from June 20 to 25.
- Seychelles: Visitors to Seychelles Donate $775,000 to Environmental Fund Via Online Travel Authorisation Platformby Seychelles News Agency on 14/06/2022 at 14:47
[Seychelles News Agency] Seychelles' Environment Trust Fund has received more than $775,000 (SCR10 million) as voluntary contributions made by travellers to the island nation through the Seychelles Travel Authorisation Platform as of June 2022.
- Gambia: WB Approves U.S.$68 Million to Support Diversification of Tourismby The Point on 14/06/2022 at 13:32
[The Point] WASHINGTON, June 13, 2022- The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors approved on June 9, a $68 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA)* to support the diversification and climate resilience of the tourism sector in The Gambia.
- Tanzania: Ngorongoro's Natural Heritage - a World Treasure Worth Savingby Daily News on 13/06/2022 at 16:36
[Daily News] THE allegations of forceful evictions of indigenous communities in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) in northern Tanzania are spurious and misleading.