Kenya: Climate Change Is Hurting Kenyan Women Working in Coastal Tourism - They Explain How

I returned home to Kenya's coast after months of winter in Germany, and the heat felt extreme. Temperatures rose past 35°C by midday under the blazing sun of Kilifi, a tourism… Read more »

South Africa: Millennials Enjoy Creative Tourism - New Research Uncovers a Business Opportunity for South Africans

Creative tourism is a growing form of travel where visitors learn by taking part in hands-on, culturally rooted activities. These can include classes in local cooking, craft… Read more »

South Africa: Bloemfontein, South Africa - How to Turn Clear Skies, a Planetarium and an Observatory Into a Tourist Attraction

Astro-tourism is a niche form of tourism where visitors explore the night sky through stargazing events, guided tours, educational presentations and digital astronomy experiences.… Read more »

Rwanda: Luxury Tourism Is a Risky Strategy for African Economies - New Study of Botswana, Mauritius, Rwanda

How successful is luxury tourism in Africa? What happens if it fails to produce higher tourism revenues: can it be reversed? And does it depend on what kind of government is in… Read more »

Africa: Africa's Air Links Are Poor - Can the G20 Push for More Direct Flights to Improve Tourism and Trade?

In Africa, less than one in five continental airline routes are direct. Air connections are decided by factors like trade levels, diplomatic relations, and whether there's enough… Read more »

Africa: Travel Between African Countries Is Still Hard - Fresh Ideas to Get Movement Flowing

It remains too difficult for Africans to travel between African countries. Africa-wide reforms have failed. The keynote continental agreement, the African Union's Protocol on Free… Read more »

Africa: Travel As Activism - 6 Stories of Black Women Who Refused to 'Stay Put' in Apartheid South Africa

For black people living in South Africa during apartheid, simply moving around the country was a fraught activity, let alone crossing its borders. This was especially the case for… Read more »

Tunisia: Popular Tunisian Island's Cultural Heritage At Risk Due to Tourism, Neglect and Climate Change

Nestled in the southern Mediterranean, off the south-east coast of Tunisia, lies the island of Djerba. With a rich cultural and religious history, it has been a crossroad of many… Read more »