The 2019 AviaTour Conference scheduled for the 2nd to 4th of October has been successfully launched by the Western Regional Coordinating Council. The media launch which took place on the 19th of August, 2019 was conducted by the Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah represented by Deputy-Minister Eugenia Gifty Kusi. AviaTour Conference is a 3-day event geared towards…
After announcing flights to Luanda, Angola (December 9, 2019), Porto Alegre, Brazil (December 11, 2019) and Washington DC, USA (December 11, 2019), Cabo Verde Airlines has now announced flights to Lagos, Nigeria as a new route for the Winter 2019-2020. The connection between Sal and Lagos will be operated five times a week, on Mondays,…
As the countdown to the 15th Akwaaba African Travel Market gathers momentum, organizers of the leading tourism expo from this side of the continent have unveiled a more comprehensive list of winners of the African Travel 100 Global Tourism Personalities Awards. The organizers have also revealed plans for the launch of a global African Diaspora…
Prominent Nigerian politician Senator Florence Ita-Giwa (Mama Bakassi) is set to make a grand appearance as celebrity chef at the 3rd Jollof Rice War which will take place during the 15th Akwaaba African Travel Market in September 2019 at the Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. Senator Ita-Giwa who celebrated her 73rd birthday earlier…
Ghana‘s Western Regional Coordinating Council (WRCC) is set host the media launch for the AviaTour 2019 Conference is scheduled to take place on the 19th of August 2019. AviaTour Conference is an annual event seeks to “bridge the gap between Aviation and Tourism for sustainable development.” Organized by GH-Aviation a leading media and events management,…
According to the latest data released by Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism), Dubai welcomed 8.36 million international overnight visitors in the first six months (January-June) of 2019, posting a positive 3% in tourism volume growth compared to the same period last year. The new figures reinforce the continued strength of Dubai’s…
Unconfirmed reports on social media are claiming a new visa process has been implemented in Tanzania with immediate effect. The reports state that passengers arriving Kilimanjaro International Airport, Moshi without visa now will need to: (1). Get a Government Control Number, (2). Pay for it at the bank, before (3). Immigration crosscheck and issue the…
Published 08 August 2019 LONDON—Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, posted Africa’s highest average daily rate (ADR), according to the most recent 12-month data from STR. The market will play host to the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) on 23-25 September at the Sheraton Addis. From July 2018 through June 2019, Addis Ababa registered an absolute ADR of US$163.79…
On this day in 1956, over 20,000 women of all races, ages, from every corner of South Africa marched towards the Union Buildings in Pretoria in protest against amendment to the Urban Areas Act of 1950 commonly referred to as the ‘pass laws’ which proposed further restrictions on the movement of women. The pass laws…
I arrived in Saly around 15:00hrs, disembarking at the fuel station along the main road. The air was dry and cool although the sun was ablaze. It was harmattan season. To get to Saly, I had boarded a Sept-Place (usually Peugeot station wagons) heading to M’Bour from Dakar and the journey took about two hours….
