US President Donald Trump has extended a ban on new green cards and work visas by three months, citing continued weakness in the U.S. labor market due to the Covid-19 pandemic.Trump on Thursday sig…
Tanzania: Why Tanzanians Take Pride in Covid-19 Fight, Tourism Boom
AS countries across the globe continue battling coronavirus, Tanzania has continued being free from the pandemic with its citizens doing their daily businesses.This is the result of prudent decisio…
Kenya: Charter Flights Raise Hope for Tourism
Hoteliers in the Coast region have expressed hope of recovery in the tourism sector despite the adverse effects of the coronavirus pandemic on their businesses.The stakeholders are holding on to ho…
Uganda Airlines takes delivery of new Airbus A330neo
Uganda Airlines has taken delivery of its first A330neo, the latest version of the most popular widebody airliner.It is the first Airbus aircraft delivered to Uganda Airlines, which was established…
Chukka Caribbean Adventures opens new Jamaica facility
The tourism sector in Jamaica has received a major boost with the addition of a new nature adventure park in Sandy Bay, Lucea.The US$2 million facility has been developed by Chukka Caribbean Advent…
Regs amended to clear up confusion around occupancy levels
The Ministry of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs has issued amended regulations (dated yesterday, December 17) clarifying that accommodation establishments – including hotels, l…
Namibia ‘ready and waiting’ for upsurge in tourists
International interest for Namibia is growing with promise for the early months of 2021.“We have surprisingly had a lot of interest for what is typically our low season, in February, March an…
New practical learning opportunity in tourism
South African DMC, African Link Travel and Tours (ALTT) has launched the African Link Tourism Training Academy (ALTA) and registrations are open.After hosting tourism students for job shadowing and…
Namibia ‘ready and waiting’ for upsurge in tourists
International interest for Namibia is growing with promise for the early months of 2021.“We have surprisingly had a lot of interest for what is typically our low season, in February, March an…
Labour disputes hold back SAA
The receipt of the first R1,5bn (€82m) of the R10,5bn (€576m) allocated to SAA should, theoretically, allow the business rescue practitioners and the Department of Public Enterprises to s…