A quiet island carrying tales of millions of men smuggled out of the continent and into slavery four centuries ago, sits silently like a giant boat in the Atlantic, keeping to itself the dark secrets of its past.
City authorities on Wednesday ordered the demolition of part of a city hotel on reasons that it was built without an official construction permit.
The Zimbabwe Council of Tourism says the number of tourists has more than tripled, but the sector's full recovery will be linked to the success of the unity government.
Mohammed Buba Marwa, a retired Brigadier General of the Nigerian Army, former Military Governor of Borno State, former Military Administrator of Lagos State and presidential aspirant under the platform of the Peoples' Democratic Party in 2007, is Nigeria's High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa.
Living on the impact of the celebrations of the National Saharan Tourism Day, a press conference held on Friday in Tozeur, the magnificent oasis city and the largest tourist attraction pole in south-western Tunisia, focused on the launch of regular and direct flights from Madrid to Tozeur twice a week.
As the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) strives to provide adequate surveillance of the nation's airspace, the multi-billion naira new radar project for the country expected to fully come on stream by the end of this year is on track with the completion of Port Harcourt sites by the foreign firm handling the project.
Following what it considers as Federal Government's culpability in the unprecedented rate of deaths and grave injuries sustained by tens of thousands of Nigerian commuters, the Human Rights Writers' Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) yesterday said it is consulting with over 100 other civil society groups to initiate an action before the Federal High Court.
Summer is here, it's time to whip out the sunscreen and surfboards, and head for the beach for some fun in the sun.
The 2009 World Travel Market (WTM) and Euromonitor International Global Trends Report, released yesterday said the global economic meltdown is taking a heavy toll on the travel and tourism industry, with business travel revenues down globally by 40 percent in July 2009 compared to the previous 12 months.
The Uganda tourism sector will receive US$13 million (Approx. Shs 25 billion) for its development work over the next five years from USAID and the Global Sustainable Tourism Alliance. Each will contribute half the sum.
Vice president Goodluck Jonathan yesterday in Abuja, said the Yar'Adua led government acknowledges "the robust and commendable tempo of activities in the tourism industry, under the leadership of the Director General, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe," which according to him have raised the international profile of the nation's tourism industry.
MPs on the public accounts committee yesterday quizzed officials in the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry over a contract awarded to a recruitment firm to train hotel staff in the run-up to the Commonwealth summit at a cost of sh1.4b.
House of Representatives yesterday urged the Federal Government to formally report the recent attacks on Nigerians living in the Bakassi Peninsula to the United Nations and the African Union (AU) to ensure that the Cameroonian government abides by the provisions of the Green Tree Agreement.
Vice President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday commissioned NTDC's Outside Broadcast Van (OB Van) and Radio Tourism 89.9 FM in the Tourism Village, NTDC headquarters in Abuja. Dr. Jonathan in his remark said the OB Van and the Tourism Radio is the first of its kind in the tourism in industry in Africa.
With the appreciative value of returns annually recorded by major players in the global tourism industry, it has become evident that the gains of this unique and sustainable industry to the economy of any nation should no longer be overlooked for a country like Nigeria that seeks to be relevant in the comity of nations.
