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| December 15, 2023 |
Interview with Patricia de Lille, Minister of
Tourism of South
Africa |
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With over 60,000 Indian visitors travelling to South Africa in the first
eight months of the year, South African Tourism could easily triple its
numbers next year if the two major challenges namely lack of direct
air connectivity as well as visa processing were overcome, Patricia de
Lille, Minister of Tourism of South Africa tells India Outbound. De
Lille adds that she is striving hard to simplify the visa processing or
get a visa-free regime for Indian travellers arriving in South Africa.
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Kenya to scrap visas for visitors from
New Year: President Ruto |
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Kenyan President William Ruto has announced that visitors coming to
Kenya will no longer need visas with effect from January, 2024.
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Seychelles becomes latest African nation to join GSTC
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In order to promote sustainability in its tourism industry, the African
archipelago of Seychelles has joined the Global Sustainable Tourism
Council as a member.
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UNWTO inks MoU with AFCAC to improve air connectivity in Africa
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United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and African
Civil Aviation Commission (AFCAC) partner around enhanced air
connectivity in Africa, which remains a key challenge stifling the
continent’s growth. If just 12 key countries in Africa collaborate to
improve connectivity, it would create 155,000 jobs and boost those
countries' GDP by more than USD 1.3 billion, says IATA.
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Ghana Tourism signs deal for development
of tourism sites
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Ministry of Tourism in Ghana has inked a deal with an investor to
develop tourism infrastructure at Shai Hills Resource Reserve and
Kakum National Park.
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Johannesburg to host Tech & Tourism
Conference in Feb 2024
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Johannesburg in South Africa will host a travel technology conference
in early 2024 to discuss the untapped opportunities lying in the sector.
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Large turnout for Botswana Travel &
Tourism Expo 2023
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Buoyed by a large turnout of participants from various countries,
Botswana’s leading travel and tourism show concluded recently.
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Fall in freshwater use in Europe & Africa
despite rise in
international arrivals: WTTC
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In its new report, ‘Water Roadmap for Travel & Tourism,’ WTTC
underlines the increasing importance of the tourism sector to further
reduce water usage and add to steps towards the Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs) 6, as one of the fastest expanding
industries in the world.
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JW Marriott Mauritius & Le Méridien launch
renovated concept
restaurants
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JW Marriott Mauritius Resort has unveiled the debut of its innovative
dining concepts, Indya and The Boathouse Aegean Beach Grill and
Lounge in conjunction with Le Méridien Ile Maurice’s two newly
transformed restaurants by the seaside.
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Zimbabwe, Botswana leaders agree on
passport-free travel for
citizens
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Growing momentum for visa-free travel for Africans in Africa as
leaders of Zimbabwe and Botswana agree to launch negotiations for
an agreement.
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Ethiopian Airlines to launch flights to Dhaka
from March
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With the recent signing of an air service agreement between Ethiopia
and Bangladesh, Ethiopian Airlines will commence service from
Addis Ababa to Dhaka from March.
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State of Emergency lifted in Seychelles
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Less than 24 hours after a state of emergency was declared due to
floods and a blast at an explosives’ depot, the Seychelles government
says it has lifted the state of emergency and that no tourist was hurt in
the incidents and that the situation in the country was fast returning to
normal.
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