Africa

Jamaica Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has revealed that the country earned a record US$2 Billion during the first eight months of this calendar year from 2.8 million visitors.The figure repres…

A new guide for tourism partnerships and concessions for protected areas aims to enhance the level of financial resources available for conservation management.The Secretariat of Convention on Biologi…

Meisie Nkosi, a mother, and grandmother, is the owner of the 100% black-woman-owned Bella Bonni Guest House in Witbank, Mpumalanga.Nkosi won the Small Business Entrepreneur of the Year award at last y…

The Healing Safari is now available in South Africa. Healing Safaris combine a traditional animal safari with a health and wellness retreat where travellers take part in yoga and meditation sessions.T…

Jamaica has again been elected to the executive council of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation to serve a two-year term alongside Argentina and Uruguay.This is a shared arrangement of the fo…

According to data revealed by South African Tourism, Indian women have been found out to be the largest contributors to South Africa’s adventure tourism like bungee jumping, shark-cage diving an…

The hosts completed a two-week innovation and hospitality programme through Airbnb.There are currently six Airbnb hosts in Khayelitsha, and a further five offering Airbnb Experiences.Interest in signi…

David Harper, head of property services for Hotel Partners Africa, has announced that the African Hotel Report 2017 will be launched at AHIF in October.This biennial publication is a comprehensive rep…

Mantis Collection celebrated Tourism Month with the opening of Villa Tuscana by Mantis, on Erasmus Drive in Summerstrand, Eastern Cape, following renovations and a refurbishment.The business-class lux…

The Harare International Carnival in Zimbabwe is under way, with the World Tourism Expo due to commence on September 28.Zimbabwean Minister of Tourism and Hospitality Industry, W. Mzembi said: “…