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The Institute of Travel and Tourism of The Gambia (ITTOG), recently held their 2nd graduation ceremony at the Hotel School of The Gambia campus in Kanifing.
With CBS radio closed, I decided to head to the Queen's land last October. However, despite the meticulous preparation for the weather, I was shocked by how cold it can feel, even though for the most part, the temperatures were just below 15c.
Nigeria Eagle and the American airlines, Delta Airways, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to expand air travel between North America and Nigeria.
NEWLY-appointed Gwembe District Commissioner (DC), Raymond Nampindi, has affirmed his commitment to promoting Government development programmes and the tourism industry in the district.
Istithmar World's current tourism investment projects in the country are likely not to be affected by the financial woes of the parent company, Dubai World.
Hotels at the Coast are expected to be full by mid-December, thanks to the school holidays and improved bookings from foreigners.
The department of Tourist Police Unit (TPU) in Watamu, Malindi district has launched a programme to place officers along the beaches in a bid to contain harassment and intimidation of tourists by beach boys.
RECENTLY, a group of family and friends under My Uganda Forum, a social network group, decided to tour western Uganda as one of its annual family day events.
Angry Nigerian pilgrims who opposed the return of the luggage weighing policy yesterday attacked the leader of the Federal Government delegation to this year's hajj in Saudi Arabia, Senator Mahmud Kanti Bello, for insisting that pilgrims' luggage must be weighed before being transported to Nigeria.
The number of people travelling by air worldwide and within Uganda is increasing, signaling the recession is easing and that better pay days lie ahead for players in both the airline and tourism industries.
Mombasa council has launched an exchange programme with a US city to promote tourism.
On our way back to Arusha my friend and I, a few weeks ago, had a wonderful tour in Mkomazi National Park recently where we found the reserve to be a silent gem tucked away near the bustling regions of Kilimanjaro and Tanga. The Pare Mountains and Umba River are viewed from the south-east of the reserve with Mount Kilimanjaro on the north-west all offering stunning and amazing views. Clear and ...
THE impact of credit crunch on tourism in Tanzania has resulted in between 25 - 30 per cent drop in tourism since the beginning of this year.
Arik Air made history yesterday morning when it touched down at the JFK International Airport in New York, and this makes the airline the first Nigerian carrier to operate flights into the U.S. in the last decade.
To address various difficulties travellers face in Nigeria, a new one-stop travel centre has been opened on the Lagos Island in country. The new Lagos Island travel centre, located on the popular Broad Street, brings to two the number of such centres in Lagos, while the total number of the centres in the country now stands at five.
To strategize its operations for value delivery services to its customers, Nigerian Eagle Airlines (formerly Virgin Nigeria) has signed a network wide code share and interline agreement with Ethiopia Airlines.
As part of the ongoing restructuring of agencies under the Ministry of Aviation, the federal government has appointed two new directors for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). The appointments take immediate effect.
Aerocontractors Company of Nigeria, Nigeria's pioneer airline of 'paid-for-in-flight' menu, a component of 'No frills flights' in the western world, will be saving about N900 million annually with the introduction of the paid-for-in-flight menu.
Arik Air on Sunday night recorded its maiden flight to New York from Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja.
The Under-17 World Youth Soccer tournament may have ended, but the ripples generated and the multiplier effects of the tournament keeps reverberating on the air.
The Minister of Aviation, Mr. Babatunde Omotoba, will today flag off the rehabilitation and upgrade of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, Enugu State.
As a reflection of the importance of major sporting, business and cultural events to re-inspire tourists to travel to global destinations, the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and the South African Government announced that the T&T world's first international Tourism, Sport and Mega-events Summit will be held in Sandton, South Africa from February 24- 26, 2010.
THE tourism industry has invested about N$35,7 million in the sector during 2009 and altogether N$5,6 billion in total over the past two decades and is experiencing good growth, according to Werner Beddies, Chairperson of the Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN).
Despite some of the optimistic talk of global economic recovery, the highest likelihood is that the tourism industry still has several challenging months or even years ahead of it. Often when the economy is down we not only forget to be 'up' but we tend to cut back where we ought not to be cutting back. The same is true of communities throughout the world.
Mainstream and niche travel businesses should consider the personal impact of responsible tourism in their marketing approach, speakers told delegates at recently concluded World Travel Market (WTM), the premier global event for the travel industry.
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