Mandarin Oriental, Marrakech, will launch a deliciously entertaining pop-up restaurant with Le Petit Chef, a one-of-a-kind interactive technology and gourmet cuisine experience.The space will be avail…
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Morocco receives 9.5 million tourists from January to September 2018
Morocco received 9.5 million tourists and saw an increase in arrivals by 8% from January to September as compared to the same period in 2017, as per the statistics released by the Tourism Observatory.…
Strong festive period for Jamaican tourism
Jamaica minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett, has revealed the Caribbean island saw record arrivals and earnings for the period December 21st-24th.Preliminary airport arrivals stood at 34,081, an incr…
Rotana signs to manage new property in Nairobi, Kenya
Further expanding its footprint in the African market, Rotana has signed a hotel management agreement with Mullion Contractors to manage a new five-star hotel and hotel apartments in Nairobi.Set to op…
Elewana Lodo Springs to open in Kenya next year
Elewana Collection is proud to announce it will open Elewana Lodo Springs in June.The move will bring the total number of properties offered by the brand to 16 camps, lodges and boutique beach hotels …
St Helena Tourism confirms new flights for summer season
St Helena Tourism has confirmed that the second weekly scheduled flight service to the island, launched earlier this month, will again operate throughout the 2019-20 summer season.A scheduled service …
Kenya sees a 7.8% increase in arrivals
Keyna saw a rise in tourist arrivals by 7.8% from January to September 2018 as compared to the same period last year. In 2017, Kenya received 723,174 visitors and this received 777,791 for the first n…
FIHA: Ivory Coast moves into investment spotlight
Opportunities for hotel development in Ivory Coast are at their strongest for a long time, as the country continues to bounce back from internal conflict.That is the view of experts attending the new …
Senegal hospitality potential highlighted ahead of Forum de l’Investissement Hôtelier Africain
As the potential for tourism investment in under-exploited Francophone Africa becomes ever-clearer, Senegal has been highlighted as an emerging economy that’s ripe for further development.The co…
OR Tambo International Airport gears up for four million passengers
OR Tambo International Airport (Ortia) in Johannesburg has geared up to ensure safe, stress-free holiday travels for an anticipated four million passengers this festive season.Ortia GM, Bongiwe Pityi-…