Lagos for Dummies - Starter Pack for the New Lagosian
Guardian
The thing you learn when you first bump into Lagos is that you cannot live in it with the same gear you use to cope and live within other states. You realise, much sooner than… Read more »
The Indicator - Assessing Tourist Visits to East Africa
The Exchange
In this column called "The Indicator", we will be taking an economic or financial statistic from East Africa and breaking it down into bite-sized nuggets of knowledge for… Read more »
New Mobile Phone APP Lets Visitors to Seychelles Book Accommodation, Learn About Attractions
Seychelles News Agency
Visitors who plan to travel to Seychelles will now be able to find the best itineraries, learn more about the destination and have a travel guide in their pocket with the launch of… Read more »
Seychelles' Assumption Island Named a Clearance Port After Cabinet Vote
Seychelles News Agency
Assumption island will officially become a clearance port for visiting vessels intending to cruise the outer islands of Seychelles after the Cabinet of Ministers endorsed the plan. Read more »
Mutare Scoops Tourism Award
The Herald
Mutare City Council was named the first runner-up in the best publicity association category at this year's edition of Sanganai/Hlanganani World Travel and Tourism Expo held in… Read more »
TTB, ATCL Begin Joint Marketing Drive in India
Daily News
TANZANIA Tourist Board (TTB) and Air Tanzania Company will jointly stage a tourist-cum-travel exposition in major India's cities from next Monday in strategic marketing drive aimed… Read more »
Government Approves Implementation of Tourism Strategic Plan 2018-2021 [press release]
Government of Mauritius
Government has agreed to the publication and implementation of the Tourism Strategic Plan 2018-2021. The Strategic Plan advocates a skill-intensive and technology-driven model of… Read more »
We Come to Zimbabwe Because of Mugabe - Ghana Tourism Boss
New Zimbabwe
GHANAIAN tourism buyer's delegation said Tuesday that they came to Zimbabwe due to cordial relations established between his country and Zimbabwe under former president Robert… Read more »
Govt to Study Vat Impact On Tourism Services
Daily News
THE government is putting measures in place to embark on an intensive research to find out the impact of the new imposed Value Added Tax (VAT) in tourism services, the National… Read more »
Government Cautions Public On World Ventures
New Times
World Ventures, a firm that that has been branding itself as a multi-level travel company has been deemed as a possible pyramid scheme by the government. Read more »
Free State Hosts Lilizela Tourism Awards 2018, 21 Sept [press release]
Govt of SA
The Free State tourism product owners who have worked hard to perfect their products and provide travelers with unique experience will be honoured and acknowledged at the… Read more »
Number of Visiting Tourists Fall
ANGOP
Around 25,000 tourists visited the Benguela province in the first half of this year, less 7,000 from the same period last year, said the president of the local Association of… Read more »
Uhuru, Trump Agree to Improve Trade and Security
Nation
Kenya's President Uhuru Kenyatta and his US counterpart Donald Trump have agreed to bolster tourism, trade relations and improve security, especially in the Horn of Africa. Read more »
More Jobs Expected in Tourism Sector
New Era
There are forecasts of an increase in employment within the travel and tourism industry, based on the assessment of what the industry contributed to employment in 2017. Read more »
China in Mauritius - Gateway to Africa or Forgotten Friend? [analysis]
African Arguments
China and Mauritius will reassert their friendship again at FOCAC, but is it just a matter of time before Beijing outgrows its tiny partner? Read more »
