Travel and Tourism

Lesotho lodge a top pick for 2010

Friday, 26 February 2010 11:27

Maliba Mountain Lodge in Lesotho, the country's first five-star establishment, was voted as a top travel pick for 2010 by prestigious UK magazine Tatler.

Tags: Maliba Mountain Lodge - Tatler - Melinda Stevens - Tsehlanyane National Park - Lesotho

Belgian carrier to launch African airline

Thursday, 25 February 2010 13:28

Belgian carrier Brussels Airlines will this year launch a new regional African airline to be based in the Demorcratic Republic of Congo, its chief executive said in Paris this week.

(1 Vote)

Tags: Brussels Airlines - Bernard Gustin - Forrest Group - Georges Forrest - Benin - Burkina Faso - Ghana - Togo - Democratic Republic of Congo

SA international air traffic to soar over next 20 year

Tuesday, 23 February 2010 15:40

South Africa features in three of the top ten international air traffic growth markets predicted for the next 20 years by European airliner manufacturer Airbus in its 2010 global market forecast.

(1 Vote)

Tags: ten - international - markets - growth - air traffic Middle East - China - North Africa - South Africa

Sierra Leone working to revive tourism

Wednesday, 10 February 2010 16:20

Tourists, in small numbers, are returning to Sierra Leone's white sand beaches and clear blue waters, eight years after fighting ended in the western African country.

Tags: Number 2 River Beach - tour operator - Sierra Leone

Egypt eyes 2010 tourism revenue of $11.5 billion: minister

Monday, 08 February 2010 14:04

Egypt is targeting 2010 tourism revenues of $11.5 billion and wants 14 million tourists to visit, the tourism minister said on Monday.

(2 Votes)

Tags: tourism - revenue - 2010 - Zoheir Garrana - Egypt

Africa tourism 'lifted by Obama and World Cup'

Monday, 25 January 2010 12:54

The "Obama effect" of a US president with African heritage and the 2010 World Cup are boosting tourism in Africa, industry experts say.

(1 Vote)

Tags: Obama - tourism - 2010 - World Cup - UN - World Tourism - growth - Africa

Monument lifted from Cleopatra's underwater city

Friday, 18 December 2009 10:44

Archaeologists on Thursday hoisted a 9-ton temple pylon from the waters of the Mediterranean that was part of the palace complex of the fabled Cleopatra before it became submerged for centuries in the harbour of Alexandria.

(1 Vote)

Tags: Alexandria - Cleopatra - temple pylon - archeology - Jean-Daniel Stanley - Ibrahim Darwish - UNESCO - Zahi Hawass - Egypt

Mozambique tourist income more than doubles in 5 years

Thursday, 10 December 2009 13:53

Mozambique's tourism revenue more than doubled in the past five years, hitting $200 million in 2009 for the first time ever, the country's tourism minister announced Wednesday.

(3 Votes)

Tags: tourism - revenue - growth - Fernando Sumbana Jr - Canal de Mozambique - Indian Ocean - Mozambique

Tunisia's tourism sector rakes in $2.5bn in 2009

Tuesday, 08 December 2009 11:51

Tunisia's tourism sector made over 3.21 billion dinars ($2.5 billion) representing a 2% rise from January to November 2009.

(4 Votes)

Tags: tourism - growth - economy - TAP - Khelil Lajimi - Tunisia

Senegal: New national airline unveiled

Friday, 20 November 2009 12:27

Senegal has unveiled a new national air transport carrier, according to a report published by the Gulf based Emirates Business.

(2 Votes)

Tags: airline - air transport - Emirates Business - Karim Wade - Group Air Senegal - Senegal

Full Zimbabwe hotels point to wider recovery

Tuesday, 17 November 2009 11:46

Occupancy rates at hotels in Zimbabwe, especially those for businessmen, have trebled since last year, pointing to signs of life in the battered African economy, the country's industry chief said on Monday.

(3 Votes)

Tags: Tourism - hotels - power-sharing government - Zimbabwe Council of Tourism - Emmanuel Fundira - Robert Mugabe - Morgan Tsvangirai - economic growth - Zimbabwe

King Tut's tomb set for 5 year renovation project

Wednesday, 11 November 2009 11:55

Egypt and the California-based Getty Conservation Institute announced Tuesday a five year project to restore the Tomb of Tutankhamun, the boy king whose golden mask and artifacts have long awed the world.

(2 Votes)

Tags: King Tut - Tomb of Tutankhamun - Getty Conservation Institute - Supreme Council of Antiquities - Zahi Hawass - Egypt

Kenya sees recovery in tourism sector

Wednesday, 19 August 2009 12:58

Kenyan tourism is recovering from the post-election crisis at the start of 2008 and visitor numbers this year could top one-million, the country's tourism minister was quoted on Monday as saying.

(2 Votes)

Tags: tourism - growth - recovery - Najib Bala - economy - Kenya

Nigeria tackles infrastructure to boost tourism

Tuesday, 07 July 2009 12:26

The Nigerian government has focussed on infrastructure development in order to boost their tourism industry. The government will also be looking to regulate the sector more efficiently.

(1 Vote)

Tags: tourism - boost - infrastructure - growth - Otunba Olusegun Runsewe - Nigeria

Delta inaugurates new flights between New York, Abuja

Monday, 15 June 2009 14:04

Delta Air Lines this week began a twice-weekly service between Abuja and New York, the first direct flight connecting the Nigerian capital and the United States.

(3 Votes)

Tags: Delta Air Lines - Abuja - New York - world's biggest airline - Nigeria

Morocco invests $37.3 million in tourism

Thursday, 11 June 2009 12:38

The Moroccan government has set aside $37.3m to reduce the impact of the global economic crisis on the country's tourism sector. The agreement is expected to promote Morocco as a tourist destination and develop air links into the country.

Tags: Tourism - economic - Mohammed Boussaid - Morocco

Rwanda's tourism up despite global financial woes

Thursday, 04 June 2009 13:13

rwanda Rwanda said on Wednesday tourism revenues rose 11 percent for the first quarter of 2009 to $24 million against the same period last year despite fears of a downturn from the global financial crisis.

Tourism receipts in the central African country, famous for its highland gorillas and hilly landscapes, were propped up by business conferences and high-end eco-tourists who were not as sensitive to the global slump, said Rosette Rugambwa, head of tourism at the Rwanda Development Board (RDB).

Tags: Tourism - Lonely Planet - Rwanda

Painting the world Swaziland

Thursday, 28 May 2009 16:03

Swaziland's ministry of tourism and environmental affairs Macford Sibandze said his ministry would be embarking on an aggressive campaign to market the country to the world, starting with neighbouring South Africa.

(4 Votes)

Tags: Swaziland

Blair visits Sierra Leone, talks up tourism

Thursday, 30 April 2009 14:23

Cotton_Tree_Sierra_Leone Former British prime minister Tony Blair has left Sierra Leone after a two-day visit to encourage tourists to visit the West African country.

(1 Vote)

Single tourist visas for East African states

Tuesday, 31 March 2009 16:37

The East African Community (EAC) has announced the release of a single tourist visa for the region.

(3 Votes)

Tags: Rwanda - Uganda - Burundi - Kenya - Tanzania

Mali’s marvellous capital

Tuesday, 10 March 2009 16:02

Bamako_sm On first impression Bamako doesn't appear to be much more than a dust bowl city.

But spend a few days wandering its quaint little side streets and interacting with some of its more than one million citizens and you will discover a whole new world of delights.