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Angola's northern Cabinda province will host the third meeting of Southern Africa Tourism ministers set for July 20-23.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism have put in place strategies that will enable effective promotion of domestic tourism in the country.
Unlike the North Bank Region of The Gambia, where we saw work already done, in terms of the classic highway that runs from Essau to Laminkoto, the provision of clean and safe drinking water as well as the exceptionally wider coverage of the rural electrification project, and the many, many schools that have been erected in that part of the country, among others, the picture here in Southern Gambia ...
Ghana's tourism development should be guided by the right policies which should be owned by the Government and for that matter the Ministry of Tourism and not as caprices of the persons who happen to find themselves at the helm of affairs because of political manipulations. Indeed, in order to get the development of our tourism right we have to do it right by having the needed commitment of ...
Only N3.5 billion out of the N19.5 billion aviation intervention fund raised by the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo to enhance Nigeria's air safety was left for use by the current administration, it was disclosed on Wednesday.
Rwanda Development Board (RDB/Tourism) has embarked on a campaign to promote use of financial benefits from tourism to effectively reduce poverty levels in the country.
Concerned by air crashes that has jolted the globe in the past month; the Federal Government said it is working towards ensuring safety in the country's aviation sector through the provision of adequate navigational equipment at the airports.
Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi has the praised the initiative of a youth corps member, Miss Edem Okon who renovated one of the boarding houses at the Girls' Secondary Schoool, Abbot, Ihiala.
As the 2009 hajj operations approaches, management of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has directed that the Katsina Airport been equipped with necessary navigational aids to ensure smooth flight operations into the airport.
Workers in the aviation industry in Nigeria have indicated plans to not pay the new charges proposed by managers of the access gate at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.
Edo State Governor, Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole, has charged the newly inaugurated committees on Protection of Government Properties and Forest Monitoring to be civil in carrying out their legitimate responsibilities without bending the rules.
The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by Vice President Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday awarded N5.2 billion worth of contracts for procurement of fire fighting equipment for the nation's airports and for furnishing of the new official complex of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Chief Sam Okey Nwosu. an industrialist, business magnate and political commentator in this interview with Zacheaus Somorin in Lagos bares his mind on how the prevailing atmosphere of insecurity could scare away investors from Anambra State as well as why the state has not attained its full potentials despite its rich endowments in human and material resources. He says that all the problems could ...
Botswana Railways (BR) has consistently made losses of about P30 million per annum with its passenger service accounting for less than 10 percent of the railways operating revenues.
Tourism attractions are a natural resource we must appreciate. Therefore, the population living near these attractions should be natural beneficiaries of these resources. In many cases, however, this is not the case.
A FAMILY in the mighty USA had read about an advert that for a $40,000 cover of a cheque, their 27-year-old daughter could get a cure.
The Daily Observer's ongoing July 22 bus initiative, a series of newspaper publications highlighting achievements registered by this government since July 1994 across the length and breadth of the country, has been receiving commendation from across the country and beyond, both in words and in writing.
The tourist high season has started on a high note at the Coast with increased activities reported at the Moi International airport in Mombasa and the Malindi airport.
The tourism season has started on a high note with increased activity reported at Moi International Airport in Mombasa and at Malindi airport.
WONDERBOOM Airport, north of Pretoria, is due to introduce scheduled flights to Cape Town and Durban from October by an airline that has not yet been named, but is believed to be Interlink Airlines.
Nigerians have been advised to give due consideration to aviation insurance now that the country is experiencing increasing air travels and traffic.
ONEROUS conditions imposed by Match, the Fifa agency tasked with securing 55000 rooms for the 2010 Soccer World Cup, remained a problem for small hotel operators, Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk said this week.
SOSSUSVLEI in Namibia can become one of the seven natural wonders of the world if enough votes are cast. People can log on www.new7wonders.com and vote for our magnificent dunes.
National carrier Kenya Airways has partnered with Precision Air to service the Kisumu route from August this year.
The contentious issue of hunting blocks fees, is due for discussion once again in Parliament this week, when Natural Resources and Tourism minister, Ms Shamsa Mwangunga, tables her ministry's budget on Friday.
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