South Africa on Thursday announced visa waivers for four countries in a bid to boost tourism amid an economic crisis and falling visitor numbers. South Africa on Thursday announced visa waivers for four countries in a bid to boost tourism amid an economic crisis and falling visitor numbers. Visitors from Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab […]
Category: Tourism
Ethiopia to allow all Africans to visit without visas
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has revealed that the country will “very soon” follow Rwanda’s example allowing all Africans to travel to the country without visas. The policy will open up the east African country to African visitors, and it will undoubtedly ease the free movement of African nationals and boost tourism. Ethiopian Prime Minister […]
Football World Cup trophy lands in Nairobi
President Uhuru Kenyatta will on Monday receive the World Cup trophy at State House in Nairobi. The six-kilogramme Fédération Internationale de Football Association (Fifa) trophy is expected to touch down at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport at 9am from Ethiopia, before being delivered to the president. It will be the third time the 36 […]
Kenya: Tax waiver to hotels will boost tourism
Many hotels and recreational facilities have been grounded at the Kenyan coast due to low patronage. Top on the cards is terrorism that has repeatedly affected the coastal region and created a sense of despondency. Tourism has gone through turbulent times in recent years, necessitating fresh strategies for a turnaround. There are four interlinked challenges […]
Kenyan Tourism: 20% rise in 2017 driven by more arrivals and increased domestic tourism
Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala (2nd right) during a press conference in his office on February 8, 2018. He said Kenya’s tourism sector has improved after the country recorded a 20.3 percent growth last year to post earnings of Sh120 billion despite the long electioneering period. Strategies to revive Kenya’s tourism sector bore fruit after […]
‘Game of Thrones’ filmed in Morocco
The southern Moroccan town of Ouarzazate and its surrounding areas have been home to several international TV and film productions, including scenes for the global hit “Game of Thrones.” In this scene from the 10th episode of the third series of the TV show, the character Daenerys Targaryen is a princess living in exile — […]
Islamic unrest continues affect Kenyan tourism industry
Photo©vastkenya.com Kenyan hotelier TPS Eastern Africa said it expects its profit for 2014 to fall by at least a quarter, mainly due to frequent attacks by Islamists that scared off tourists. The attacks caused Western governments to warn their citizens against visiting Kenya, sending tourism, one of Kenya’s top foreign exchange earner, into a slump. […]
Regional Airlines Merge as Somali Airspace Draws Competition
Daallo Airlines staff usher in passengers from Jeddah after their airline, Daallo Airlines operated by Air Mediterranee, arrived at the Aden Abdule International Airport in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, February 17, 2015. NAIROBI— Regional carriers Daallo Airlines and Jubba Airways profited independently for years in one of the world’s toughest markets, competing on routes to war-torn […]