Survival International is urging travellers to stay away from Botswana due to its controversial treatment of its indigenous Bushmen population.The human rights charity is calling for a boycott of t…
Ethiopian wins African Airline of the Year 2016 Award
Ethiopian wins African Airline of the Year 2016 Award Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and the largest African airline, is pleased to announce that it has won the African Aviation ‘Afr…
Cincinnati Zoo Incident Sparks Conversation About Gorilla Tourism in Africa
In this Friday, Sept. 4, 2015 file photo, tourist Stephen Fernandez, center-right, takes photos of a male silverback mountain gorilla from the family of mountain gorillas named Amahoro, which means…
Radisson Blu opens its first hotel in Morocco
Radisson Blu announced the opening of their first hotel in Morocco. Located in the heart of the famous Guéliz district, Radisson Blu Hotel, Marrakech Carré Eden offers a new generatio…
Rwanda eyes good share of the MICE business
In 2015, Rwanda emerged a surprise 7th in the continental rankings for Africa by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). This was accomplished with one major conference facili…
15 Die in Extremist Siege of Hotel in Somalia
Security forces examine the scene after a bomb attack on Ambassador Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, Thursday, June 2, 2016. Farah Abdi Warsameh / AP Somali security forces Thursday ended an overnight …
Elewana Collection joins Global Hotel Alliance
Minor Hotel Group (“Minor”), an international hotel owner and operator of over 140 hotels, strengthens its presence in Global Hotel Alliance (“GHA”) by adding Elewana Collec…
United Cancels Its Only Flight to Africa
United Airlines will stop flying to Nigeria next month, ending the carrier’s only route to Africa because of weakness in the energy sector and difficulties in collecting money from tickets so…
Egypt’s Tourism Minister Says EgyptAir Crash Shouldn’t Impact Tourism
This picture posted on the official Facebook page of the Egyptian Armed Forces spokesman shows part of the wreckage from EgyptAir flight 804. Egyptian Armed Forces Facebook via AP Egypt’s tou…
Tracing the Path of EgyptAir Flight 804 in Days Before Crash
Airport security staff stand near the EgyptAir counter at Charles de Gaulle Airport outside of Paris, France, Thursday, May 19, 2016. Raphael Satter / Associated Press The EgyptAir plane that crash…