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Namibia popular among French travellers

20 hours ago | Tourism

ELLANIE SMIT WINDHOEK Namibia has been ranked as the fourth most popular travel destination for 2021 among French travellers.This is according to a study by Tourlane, a leading online travel website for...

NWR prepares for travellers

2 weeks ago - 19 November 2020 | Tourism

ELLANIE SMIT WINDHOEKSeveral Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) facilities, which were previously off limits to tourists due to being used as coronavirus isolation facilities, will...

Revised tourism safety protocols

2 weeks ago - 16 November 2020 | Tourism

ELLANIE SMITWINDHOEK The Namibian Tourism Board (NTB) has issued a new version of the Toolkit on Tourism Safety Protocols and Guidelines. The document can be downloaded from its website and has been reviewed by...

Namibia hosts guests well, says UNWTO chief

3 weeks ago - 12 November 2020 | Tourism

ELLANIE SMITThe secretary-general of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili, says not only is the Namibian tourism sector well organised in terms of coronavirus protocols, but the country knows how to host...

Tourism agency reflects on visit to Namibia

3 weeks ago - 10 November 2020 | Tourism

ELLANIE SMITWINDHOEK The secretary-general of the World Tourism Organisation (UNTWO) has reflected on his visit to Namibia, saying he was pleased to see first-hand the commitment by the government to support tourism at this vital...

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Promote local and regional tourism

3 weeks ago - 09 November 2020 | Tourism

Francoise Steynberg WINDHOEKWith the tourism sector having been brought to its knees by...

Namibia well prepared for tourists

3 weeks ago - 06 November 2020 | Tourism

ELLANIE SMIT WINDHOEKThe secretary-general of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili,...

Namibia Tourism Expo a hub for business

3 weeks ago - 06 November 2020 | Tourism

Ester KamatiProviding a platform for businesses - especially those in the hospitality sector - to market themselves as well as sell some of their items,...

Collaborative efforts needed to rescue tourism

4 weeks ago - 05 November 2020 | Tourism

STAFF REPORTER WINDHOEKGovernment will need to collaborate with various stakeholders in tourism if it...

Don’t just chase tourism dollars – economist

1 month - 03 November 2020 | Tourism

OGONE TLHAGE WINDHOEKGovernment is being urged not to throw caution to the wind and...

World tourism delegation visits Namibia

1 month - 03 November 2020 | Tourism

ELLANIE SMITWINDHOEK A delegation from the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) is in Namibia to help strengthen the country's Tourism Revival Strategy. The...

Worries about Europe's new lockdowns

1 month - 02 November 2020 | Tourism

ERWIN LEUSCHNERSWAKOPMUND“We are a little worried about the discouraging developments surrounding Covid-19 in Europe,” Gitta Paetzold of the Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN), said in...

Expo a boost for tourism...

1 month - 29 October 2020 | Tourism

ELLANIE SMITWINDHOEKDespite the difficulties the tourism industry has been facing because of the coronavirus pandemic, the Namibia Tourism Expo was launched yesterday.The tourism expo, which...

Hope sparked for real tourism...

1 month - 27 October 2020 | Tourism

ELLANIE SMITWINDHOEKThe Hospitality Association of Namibia (Han) says the relaxed Covid-19 travel measures, which came into effect last week, have the potential to spark a...

Top ten places to visit...

1 month - 27 October 2020 | Tourism

Staff ReporterNamibia, a country in the southwestern region of Africa, is distinguished by the Namib Desert – the oldest desert of the world – along...

NWR thrown N$40m lifeline

1 month - 26 October 2020 | Tourism

STAFF REPORTER WINDHOEK The Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has received a N$40 million...

Traditional crafts provide an essential...

1 month - 22 October 2020 | Tourism

ELLANIE SMITWINDHOEKThe selling of traditional crafts by conservancies to tourists is an essential income for community members.However, this sector has suffered along with all sectors...

FNB supports Namibia Tourism Expo...

1 month - 16 October 2020 | Tourism

First National Bank is contributing N$250 000 towards an initiative by Namibia Media Holdings (NMH) through which accommodation vouchers to the combined value of N$1...