Africa Travel

von The Conversation Africa am 27/09/2020 um 08:45

[The Conversation Africa] The 2019 Year of Return, when Ghana welcomed Africans in the diaspora to participate in events associated with the country's rich cultural heritage, was an opportunity to learn more about what tourists want. One million foreign visitors entered the country to mark 400 years of the first enslaved Africans arriving in the United States.

von The Conversation Africa am 25/09/2020 um 11:12

[The Conversation Africa] Extreme weather events have been topical in the southern African region and beyond in the past decade or so. Prior to tropical cyclones Idai and Kenneth, no major extreme weather event had attracted such international media attention as the Cape Town drought popularly dubbed Day Zero did. Day Zero was the day the taps of Cape Town were anticipated to run dry.

von Daily News am 25/09/2020 um 10:29

[Daily News] MARA Regional Commissioner (RC), Mr Adam Malima, has invited investors to build tourist hotels in Musoma municipality, following the decision by the fifth phase government to upgrade Musoma airport.

von New Zimbabwe am 25/09/2020 um 10:05

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von FrontPageAfrica am 24/09/2020 um 09:52

[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Liberia National Tourism Association in partnership with the Liberia Chamber of Commerce (LCC) is expected to showcase the rich history of the country's culture, destinations, and arts and crafts at the celebration of this year's World Tourism Day.

von Ghanaian Times am 24/09/2020 um 09:07

[Ghanaian Times] The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mrs Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, has called on all stakeholders in the tourism sector to collaborate with the ministry to promote domestic tourism.

von Premium Times am 24/09/2020 um 07:29

[Premium Times] The mission said it would resume immigration and consular services on September 24.

von Vanguard am 23/09/2020 um 13:12

[Vanguard] A renowned molecular biology expert, Dr. Casmier Ifeanyi, has said airline operators must find a balance between cost recovery and passenger safety, as the nature of an aircraft cabin is not a foolproof defence against COVID-19 infection even though the cabin air is filtered.

von Monitor am 23/09/2020 um 12:57

[Monitor] Government and tourism stakeholders are discussing strategies through which they can revive the tourism sector with focus and resources shifted to the domestic market.

von Ethiopian Herald am 23/09/2020 um 11:39

[Ethiopian Herald] BISHOFTU - Ministry of Culture and Tourism stated that it has set the new research intervention strategy that would help hotels and tourism related activities recover from COVID-19 impact, reopen and continue running activities in future.

von Ethiopian Herald am 23/09/2020 um 11:38

[Ethiopian Herald] Ethiopia is endowed with the richest biodiversity, unique landscape, classy forests, snow-capped peaks and arid deserts. The varied flora embraces the world's most extensive tracts, along with a varied mix of forest, savannah, desert and cultivation.

von Capital FM am 23/09/2020 um 08:35

[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Regional low-cost carrier Jambojet has partnered with various players in the travel industry to launch a campaign that will encourage domestic travel.

von FrontPageAfrica am 23/09/2020 um 08:06

[FrontPageAfrica] London -- Liberia's outgoing Permanent Representative to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) based in London, the United Kingdom, Atty. Isaac W. Jackson, Jr. is calling on the United States Government through its Embassy near Monrovia to deny visas to Liberian Justices and Judges deemed to be corrupt as was done in the case of Mr. Andrew Wonploe, former Director of Passport.

von Nation am 23/09/2020 um 05:15

[Nation] Domestic tourism is now emerging as a lifeline for the hospitality industry as the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic continue to bite the sector.

von Seychelles News Agency am 22/09/2020 um 16:47

[Seychelles News Agency] The Ministry of Tourism has identified 24 hotels to use as transit facilities that will welcome visitors from leading tourist markets even if their COVID-19 infection rate changes, said a top official on Tuesday.

von Monitor am 22/09/2020 um 10:11

[Monitor] Government has clarified that Entebbe airport and borders will reopen on October 1 for both tourists and other travellers.

von FrontPageAfrica am 22/09/2020 um 09:08

[FrontPageAfrica] Congo Town -- Scuffle erupted Monday at the offices of the National Public Health Institute of Liberia between some disenchanted persons and private security officers assigned at the entrance of NPHIL over delay of issuance of COVID-19 Certificates.

von Ghanaian Times am 21/09/2020 um 13:35

[Ghanaian Times] Around the world, countries are steadily shiftingfrom responding to the COVID-19 pandemic to the recovery phase. And for many, tourism will play a key role here, not least due to its importance in job creation, supporting livelihoods and driving inclusive development.

von ANGOP am 21/09/2020 um 13:11

[ANGOP] Lubango -- Lubango-based Mukanda International Airport, southern Huila province, received a commercial TAAG Dash Kwanza flight which after 147 days returned with 74 passengers at 02:12 pm under strictly measures of biosecurity surveillance.

von Africa Renewal am 21/09/2020 um 10:29

[Africa Renewal] - Ghana Mission in Washington DC

von SAnews.gov.za am 21/09/2020 um 09:32

[SAnews.gov.za] Travel-starved local tourists are descending on KwaZulu-Natal shores in record numbers since the COVID-19 outbreak, with the gradual easing of restrictions.

von LINA am 21/09/2020 um 09:03

[LINA] Tourism Department Accelerates Renovation Works At Historic Providence Island

von Dalsan Radio am 21/09/2020 um 09:00

[Dalsan Radio] Aden Adde international airport has resumed normal operations after a cargo plane carrying consignment crash-landed hitting a perimeter wall at the airport on Saturday causing flight cancellations.

von Shabelle am 21/09/2020 um 08:41

[Shabelle] A cargo plane crashed Saturday morning at the international airport in Somalia's capital, and the country's transport minister said three of the four crew members on board were injured.

von Shabelle am 21/09/2020 um 08:30

[Shabelle] Witnesses say a cargo plane has crashed at the international airport in Somalia's capital.

von Dalsan Radio am 21/09/2020 um 08:29

[Dalsan Radio] A Kenyan aircraft has crashlanded at Mogadishu's main airport, injuring the crew.

von Daily Trust am 21/09/2020 um 07:34

[Daily Trust] The United Republic of Tanzania says it is reviewing its visa policy for Nigerians.

von New Zimbabwe am 20/09/2020 um 09:21

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von Seychelles News Agency am 20/09/2020 um 09:09

[Seychelles News Agency] A Canadian family that is sailing around the world is currently enjoying the seas of Seychelles as they take a break in their quest. The Lim family - parents Amber and Jeff, with children Carden, 13, and Morley 9 - were amongst a group of boaters who arrived in the island nation when it opened its borders to private jets and sailing yachts on June 1.

von UN News am 19/09/2020 um 09:19

[UN News] After six months of lockdown, the Namibian government ended travel restrictions and curfews on Friday, in light of a drop in new COVID-19 cases. But Namibia's economy, which depends heavily on wildlife tourism, has taken a major hit during the period, and the future of the country's wildlife reserves, otherwise known as conservancies, is far from certain.