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| Botswana rolls out e-visa regime to boost tourism and investments |
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| The Ministry of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs through the Department of Immigration and Citizenship has launched the Online Visa Application Platform. Speaking during the launch, the Minister of Nationality, Immigration and Gender Affairs Ms. Anna Mokgethi said through the platform applicants will be able to apply for visas online as opposed to the manual process. Minister Mokgethi revealed that the ministry was looking for innovative and customer-oriented solutions to meet the diverse needs of citizens, visitors and businesses. Read More here |
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| Central Africa Republic’s new Minister of Tourism talks to VoyagesAfriq |
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| The new minister of Arts, Culture and Tourism Vincente Maria Lionelle Jennifer Saraiva-Yanzere of Central Africa Republic has promised to make the tourism and arts sectors the main economic drivers for the country. Ms. Saraiva-Yanzere who was appointed in June this year following the re-election of President Professor Faustin-Archange Touadéra in March 2021, has set as her main objective of making the Central African Republic a destination for leisure and business activities to spur the needed economic development. Read more here |
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| Namibian Gov’t supports Tourism Private Sector under Covid-19 reforms |
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| The Director of Tourism and Gaming at the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism in Namibia, Mr. Zebulun Chicalu has stated that since Covid 19 virus commenced, there has been intense support from the government to help revive the tourism sector. In an interview with VoyagesAfriq, he stated that as part of the supportive measures the government with the help of UNDP in Namibia has done a study Read More here |
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| Join 2021 World Tourism Day Celebrations |
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| The COVID-19 pandemic has had a massive social and economic impact. Both developed and developing economies have been hit. And marginalized groups and the most vulnerable have been hit hardest of all. The restart of tourism will help kickstart recovery and growth. It is essential that the benefits this will bring are enjoyed widely and fairly.UNWTO has therefore designated World Tourism Day 2021 as a day to focus on Tourism for inclusive Growth Read More here |
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| Lufthansa Group increases frequency to Namibia with Eurowings Discover Airline |
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| Lufthansa Group’s newest leisure airline, Eurowings Discover, touched down in Namibia for the very first time this Wednesday. The new carrier departed from Frankfurt on August 10, 2021, with an Airbus A330-200. Flight 4Y132 arrived at Hosea Kutako International Airport this morning at 8:05 am on time. Eurowings Discover operates five weekly connections from Frankfurt to Windhoek in 2021, with return flights on Mondays, Read morehere |
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| Tanzania Tourism Summit 2021, Register Now! |
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| COVID-19 has screwed up the entire world of tourism, which is yet to come back as before. The “Tanzania Tourism summit” is the perfect “face 2 face” networking event to connect yourself with other Key-Players of the most eected travel industry. Let’s meet, network, exchange & rebuild tourism together. Both domestic & international! Read more here |
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| Seychelles Int’l Airport announces First Step to scrap Paper Arrival Forms |
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| The Ministry of Transport, in collaboration with the Department of Immigration, Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) and the Department for Information and Communication Technology (DICT), has launched a digital trial at the Seychelles International Airport to support the phasing out of the paper arrival forms. The current forms, which are reviewed on arrival by Immigration Officers at the Airport, will be gradually replaced by an e-form, powered by the existing Seychelles Islands Travel Authorization platform. Read more here |
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| Talking Business Sustainability for Startups with Akwasi Obeng Adjei |
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| This Episode is a dedicated show to the recently held Africa Youth in Tourism and Innovation Summit in Accra, Ghana. My Guest Akwasi Obeng Adjei, an academic and a seasoned audit director in the financial services industry based in South Africa who also participated at the summit as a speaker, a jurist and a panelist has been sharing his experience of the conference and advises start-ups to incorporate the principles of business sustainability in their models. Listen here |
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| Asky resumes flights to Malabo |
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| Pan-African Airline, ASKY has announced the resumption of flights to Malabo, Equatorial Guinea as from August 23, 2021. Malabo will be connected to ASKY’s network from Lomé hub (Togo) to all other destinations once a week as instituted by the Government of Equatorial Guinea due to COVID restrictions. We will avail additional frequencies as soon as the restrictions are lifted. Read More here |
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| 64th UNWTO Commission for Africa Meeting (CAF) |
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| The Secretariat of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) presents its compliments to the Members of the UNWTO Commission for Africa, the Affiliate Members of the region and has the honor to inform them that the Government of Cabo Verde invites them to participate in the Sixty-Fourth UNWTO Commission for Africa. The Commission meeting will be followed by the 2nd Edition of the UNWTO Global Tourism Investment Forum in Africa, to be held in Sal Island, Cabo Verde, from 2nd to 4th September 2021. Read morehere |
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