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| Meet South Africa’s New Minister of Tourism- Lindiwe Sisulu |
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| South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa has named veteran politician Lindiwe Nonceba Sisulu as the rainbow nation’s new Minister of Tourism. She replaces Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane who has been re-assigned as minister for Human Settlement. She has been a long-standing member of Parliament for ANC and has served as minister in half a dozen portfolios including being the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation. Sisulu will be expected to continue the recovery process started by her predecessor. Read More here |
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| Talking Innovation and Tourism Education with UNWTO’s Natalia Bayona |
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| My Guest today is the Director of Innovation, Education, and Investments at the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Natalia Bayona. She walks me through the initiatives the Madrid-based UN Tourism Agency has embarked on to help growing tourism investments into Africa. Natalia Bayona leads the innovation, education and investments strategy of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the United Nations specialized agency for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and accessible tourism worldwide. Listen here here |
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| Roots Hotel holds dialogue on Tourism Promotion as it launches 10th Anniversary |
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| All throughout the month of August, Roots Hospitality International will commemorate the 10th anniversary of its urban accommodation facility, Roots Hotel Apartment. Kicking of the celebrations, the hotel on August 5, assembled the media, celebrities and stakeholders from the tourism industry to discuss ways by which domestic tourism can promoted. 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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| Namibia: Boat Owners Excited About End of Lockdown |
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| BOAT owners at Walvis Bay are looking forward to the start of the new week, following the lifting of travel restrictions between regions by President Hage Geingob. They say the series of lockdowns, since last year, hit their industry very hard, as they had no customers to go on boat tours. Companies operating from the Walvis Bay waterfront say the recent lockdown was especially hard, as their only hope was local tourism. Read more here |
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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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| Qatar Airways enhances Presence in Africa with Harare-Lusaka Flights |
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| Qatar Airways enhanced its presence in Southern Africa with the launch of a new linked service between Doha and Lusaka, Zambia and Harare, Zimbabwe. To mark this milestone, the new linked service was inaugurated by the airline’s state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900 featuring 36 seats in the award-winning Qsuite Business Class and 247 seats in Economy Class. Qatar Airways now operates to Lusaka’s Kenneth Kaunda International Airport (LUN). The country’s largest city and commercial centre, Lusaka is the gateway to experiencing Zambia’s legendary tourist attractions from the Victoria Falls which it shares with Zimbabwe, Read more here |
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| Amanda Black Drops her new Album, ‘Mnyama’ |
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| Award winning singer, songwriter, Amanda invites us to join her on a soulful and introspective sonic journey through heartbreak and learning how to forgive yourself. The album, which shows the many sides of Amanda at this point in her life, offers a 10 song track list, including collaborations with the likes of Berita, J’Something, Christer and Kwesta. The theme that runs through the album is to never stop fighting because ‘even bad days have to end’. “I have bared my soul for the listener to encourage them and let them know that they will be okay. Listen here |
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| Togo leads in Wine Consumption in Africa |
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| Sagaci Research, a market research and data analytics firm dedicated to African markets, released its June 2021 insights into wine consumption across the African continent. These results, based on daily data collection from more than 20,000 consumers over the last 12 months via the SagaPoll mobile app, highlights striking differences between countries and demographic profiles. Read More here |
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