KAMPALA — Uganda’s junior minister for tourism this month sparked controversy by suggesting that curvy women could be promoted as a tourist attraction. Uganda earns billions of dollars off of wildlife tourism but, the idea…
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Lagos State government is set to play host to African Tourism Ministers and other delegates attending the on-going 61st meeting of United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s Commission for Africa currently holding in the nation’s capital,…
Nigeria needs to leverage on technology, particularly digital mapping and Street Views to boost tourism in Nigeria. Nigeria’s Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated this in Abuja on Friday at the launch…
HURGHADA, Egypt/BERLIN (Reuters) – German officials said on Saturday they had been left “dismayed and furious” by the stabbing of two German women at an Egyptian beach resort, calling it a deliberate attack on foreign…
GENEVA — A new report finds flourishing tourism in Africa is putting millions of people to work and adding billions of dollars to national economies. The UN Conference on Trade and Development’s annual Economic Development…
Nigerians and travelers to and from the country are getting ready for major problems as the country’s main airport shuts down Tuesday. Authorities expect Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja to be closed for at…
BERLIN (Reuters) – Demand for travel to the United States over the coming months has flattened out following a positive start to the year, with uncertainty over a possible new travel order likely deterring visitors,…
NAIROBI, KENYA — The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration says Kenya has complied with international safety standards and can have direct flights to the U.S. after waiting for more than a decade. The FAA in a…
ABUJA — Nigeria plans to close the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport in the capital Abuja for six weeks from 8 March to repair its runway, the aviation ministry said on Tuesday, pushing the move back…
DAR ES SALAAM — Tanzania plans to revamp its cash-strapped national carrier by buying new planes as part of plans to boost tourism and transport sectors, Tanzanian President John Magufuli said on Monday. Home to…