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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.
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 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.
City authorities on Wednesday ordered the demolition of part of a city hotel on reasons that it was built without an official construction permit.
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.
Ambassador Julius Onen, the new Tourism Permanent secretary endured baptism of fire as MPs pushed him to explain questionable accountability of Shs5 billion for Chogm activities.
Worldwide, international tourist arrivals declined by 7 per cent between January and August 2009, but the rate of decline has eased in the past few months. These results, as well as the most recent economic data, confirm United Nations World Tourism organization (UNWTO)'s initial forecast of a 5 per cent decline in international tourist arrivals for the full year 2009, according to the latest ...
The World travel Market has become a vibrant must attend business to business travel and tourism event in the last thirty years in London.
Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has announced the appointment of Thandiwe Sylvia January-Mclean as the new Chief Executive Officer of South African Tourism (SAT).
Hotel owners in Kampala smiled to the banks with at least Shs9 billion from the government as advance bookings for the 2007 Chogm delegates who later never turned up, Parliament heard yesterday.
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.
ID leader Patricia de Lille has vowed to fight to ensure that MPs are as accountable for their travel costs as ministers, to prevent "loopholes" in parliamentary travel policies being abused - despite tighter rules imposed since the Travelgate scandal.
THE government expressed its concern yesterday about the growing perception that Pretoria is limiting the number of Nigerian nationals wanting to visit SA for business and tourism purposes.
We had bought tickets to the Bullfight two days earlier and had been assured, in halting English, that they were very good seats. We discovered just how good they were when we were ushered in and found ourselves right behind the matadors' pit with a bird's eye view of the whole arena and very close to the action.
Deputy Minister of Tourism Tokozile Xasa will on Friday officially launch a 2010 Visitor Information Centre (VIC) in Bloemfontein to provide information for tourists arriving in the province for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
THE Federal Government is to support the development of the nation's tourism cites as part of efforts to reposition the agricultural and tourism sectors.
The United States' Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will not certify Nigeria for Category 1 status this year, which will enable Nigerian airlines fly to any city in the US with Nigeria registered aircraft.
The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has alerted the aviation sector of poor visibility as a result of changes in weather dust haze arising from changes in the weather condition.
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.
The Deputy Western Regional Minister, Betty Bosomtwi Sam, has appealed to investors to take advantage of the availability of enormous land and other facilities, to help improve the tourism potentials of the Western Region and Ghana, through sports.
Norwegian Prince Haakon, who also happens to be a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) goodwill ambassador, has urged Okavango Delta fishermen and tour operators to bury the hatchet and work together.
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