WTM Africa Launch
Africa Travel Week will take place in Cape Town South Africa and sees WTM Africa co-locate alongside fellow Reed Travel Exhibitions’ events IBTM Africa and ILTM Africa. WTM Africa is…
World Travel Market 2013 Registration opens
Registration for World Travel Market 2013 is now live. WTM 2013 is poised to be the biggest and best WTM yet with a number of new initiatives taking place across…
Zimbabwe’s tourist arrivals on the rise
Zimbabwe has in the past five months registered 14 percent growth in tourist arrivals with Africa dominating in terms of receipts and volumes. According to official data released by the…
Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces looking to grow within Africa
Taj Hotels is looking to expand in countries such as Zambia, Nigeria, Kenya, Malawi, Zanzibar, Tanzania and Mozambique. The company established its presence in Cape…
Namibian tourists greatly satisfied
2013 launched this week revealed that holiday tourists are most satisfied with their visit to Namibia, with 85% rating it as “very enjoyable”. Tourists who rated Namibia the highest are…
The region needs to work together to promote tourism
Competing players in the tourism industry in southern Africa are putting aside their rivalry in pursuit of a common goal – a big boost in tourist numbers to the region.…
UNWTO: Focus on logistical preps, Zambia
Zambia and Zimbabwe have continued making progress in preparing for the co-hosting of the 20th session of the 2013 United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assembly. The event, which…
Namibia: Zambezi Waterfront Tourism Park Partly Completed
The first phase of construction on the long-awaited Zambezi Waterfront Tourism Park (ZWTP) has experienced frequent delays since 2008, but has now been completed and is ready for operation. …
Rainbow Tourism Group Spruces up its Hotels
Rainbow Tourism Group will take advantage of the massive boost in confidence on Zimbabwe as a destination that will flow with the United Nations World Tourism Organization General Assembly…
Botswana’s tourism sector upbeat on 2013 prospects
On side-lines of the on-going Tourism Indaba 2013 in Durban, local tourism actors have said the year has kicked off brightly with increases in occupancies and business activity. …
