Category: African Tourism Board News
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World Tourism Network (WTN) is your voice in a new Travel Industry
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 28, 2020A new organization for the travel and tourism industry has been making headlines. The World Tourism Network (WTN) already established ... Read More
Tanzania tourism announces major shift in destination marketing strategy
Adam Ihucha - eTN Tanzania- October 27, 2020Tanzanian tour operators plan to bring the key Global Travel Agents into Tanzania in their latest painstaking initiatives to promote ... Read More
Tourism specialists and ATB discuss strategies to boost tourism in Africa
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- October 21, 2020Polar Tourism in conjunction with the African Tourism Board have discussed a series of new initiatives that would boost tourism ... Read More
The Kingdom of Eswatini: A Tourism Dream Team speaks out
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 2, 2020Eswatini just celebrated World Tourism Day. Meet the Hon. Foreign Minister Thuli Dladla, the Hon. Tourism Minister Vilakati, and the ... Read More
Uganda Tourism awarded a Safer Tourism Endorsement
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 30, 2020Uganda Tourism is the third destination awarded an endorsement by the Safer Tourism Seal experts. This achievement has only been ... Read More
Tourism Minister inaugurates new Uganda Tourism Board Directors
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- September 30, 2020Uganda's Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Hon. Col. (Rtd) Tom R. Butime? today inaugurated the 4th Board of Directors ... Read More
Commonwealth Heads of State to meet in Rwanda
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- September 29, 2020After its postponement this year, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is set to take place in June next year ... Read More
Meet 16 Tourism Heroes rebuilding travel on World Tourism Day
editor- September 27, 2020Today is World Tourism Day 2020. The global travel and tourism industry is under attack due to the COVID-19 epidemic. ... Read More
Uganda Tourism Board achievement today is a milestone in COVID-19 recovery
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 23, 2020Today, the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) can be proud. Uganda Tourism Board CEO Lilly Ajarova and Quality Assurance Officer Samora ... Read More
UNWTO and Google host first tourism acceleration program in sub-Saharan Africa
Harry S. Johnson- September 23, 2020The COVID-19 crisis has disproportionately affected tourism, a sector that accounts for millions of jobs around the globe. While no ... Read More
Prof. Geoffrey Lipman accepted to the International Tourism Hall of Heroes
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 20, 2020The International Tourism Hall of Heroes today added its fourth member. Professor Geoffrey Lipman was awarded the Golden Seal of ... Read More
Uganda’s Tourism industry reopening
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- September 20, 2020Uganda wants to welcome tourists again. Ahead of the scheduled reopening of borders including the Entebbe International Airport on 1st ... Read More
African Tourism Board Welcomes South Africa Opening
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- September 18, 2020The African Tourism Board (ATB) welcomes the move by South Africa to open international travel beginning October 1, 2020. South ... Read More
Alain St. Ange, President of Seychelles may soon become a reality for a tourism leader
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 16, 2020Alain St.Ange is now one of three duly nominated Presidential Candidates in the Republic of Seychelles. Tourism is the most ... Read More
South African President Ramaphosa update on COVID0-19
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 16, 2020South African President Ramaphosa? today updated his people on the State of the Nation in regards to the ongoing COVID-10 ... Read More
How UNWTO is tainting any United Nations call for fair elections?
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 13, 2020Forget COVID-19. Members of the UNWTO Executive Council are on their way to Tbilisi, Georgia to be part of the ... Read More
Safer Tourism Seal appoints Cuthbert Ncube as Brand Ambassador
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 10, 2020The Safer Tourism Seal, an initiative by the rebuilding.travel network today appointed Cuthbert Ncube as its first Brand Ambassador in ... Read More
United Airlines adding new nonstop flights to Africa, India and Hawaii
Harry S. Johnson- September 9, 2020United Airlines today announced plans to expand its global route network with new nonstop service to Africa, India and Hawaii. ... Read More
Uganda Wildlife Authority opens all parks for tourism
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- September 7, 2020Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) announced the opening of all National Parks and Protected areas including Apes and Primate National Parks ... Read More
South Africa Payback for Transparency Allows Gradual Reopening of Tourism
editor- September 4, 2020Deputy Director-General of the Ministry of Tourism in South Africa, Ms. Aneme Malan, represented the South African Minister yesterday at ... Read More
Tourism and COVID in Nigeria: HE Alhaji Lai Mohammed addressed African Tourism Ministers
editor- September 4, 2020Nigeria is the economic powerhouse in Africa and one of the largest countries on that continent. Tourism is only a ... Read More
Boeing shared a vision with African Tourism Ministers: Visit Your Country, Visit Africa
editor- September 4, 2020The African Tourism Board concluded its second ministerial virtual roundtable on Project Hope yesterday. Mr. Omar Arakat, the Vice President ... Read More
Who is Believing My Story? Tanzania Tourism Minister Kigwangala Challenges the African Tourism Board Ministerial Discussion
editor- September 4, 2020eTN reported about the ?Mafia Style reopening in a recent podcast in a rebuilding.travel discussion a month ago with Peter ... Read More
What World Health Organization shared with African Tourism Ministers
editor- September 4, 2020Dr. Nedret Emiroglou is the Director of Infectious Diseases of the World Health Organization in Geneva. On Wednesday, she spoke ... Read More
The Second African Tourism Board Second Ministerial Round Table Opened
editor- September 4, 2020Cuthbert Ncube, the Chairman of the African Tourism Board (ATB), yesterday opened the 2nd virtual ministerial round table organized by ... Read More
Safe Travels Stamp, Safer Tourism Seal or both?
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 4, 2020"The Safe Travels Stamp by WTTC and the Safer Tourism Seal by Rebuilding Travel are complementary and not in competition," ... Read More
Post-COVID tourism documentary film on Uganda released
Harry S. Johnson- September 3, 2020Praised as “an excellent documentary… about Uganda’s unique wild places”, the heartrending documentary dubbed The Best Job Ever, weaves together ... Read More
African Tourism Board Chairman Cuthbert Ncube concern for women
editor- September 2, 2020African Tourism Board Chairman Cuthbert Ncube presents his take on the role of women in Africa, and specifically in the ... Read More
How the Minister of Tourism for South Africa sees Women of Value?
editor- September 2, 2020Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane, Minister of Tourism South Africa speaks about the Women of Value in Africa in regards to the travel ... Read More
The Safer Tourism Seal adds Magic when Rediscovering Travel
Juergen T Steinmetz- August 26, 2020Magical Kenya became an even more magical travel destination today. Kenya became the first country in the world to be ... Read More
TATO CEO wins maiden prestigious Tourism Personnel of the year 2020 Award
Adam Ihucha - eTN Tanzania- August 16, 2020He has been in the crossfire, trying to harmonize public and private interests in tourism industry for six years consecutively. ... Read More
Mauritius is fighting for the survival of its tourism industry with thousands of residents joining in
Juergen T Steinmetz- August 10, 2020Mauritius is in a fight for the survival of their much-needed tourism industry. The people of Mauritius showed resilience when ... Read More
Reopening Tanzania Tourism Mafia Island Style
editor- August 10, 2020A persona around the idea of “new tourism”: Slow, immersive, kind, local, sustainable, climate-friendly. This type of new tourism includes ... Read More
World Lion Day: No reason to celebrate in South Africa
Juergen T Steinmetz- August 9, 2020World Lion Day (10 August) celebrates one of South Africa’s most iconic species, yet despite dwindling wild lion numbers, they ... Read More
Why Sierra Leone may be a best kept secret for tourism investment during COVID-19?
editor- August 9, 2020There may have never been a better time to invest in Sierra Leone's travel and tourism infrastructure.? Sierra Leone is ... Read More
Seychelles Tourism Minister invites eTurboNews readers for a virtual Q&A
Juergen T Steinmetz- August 7, 2020The Honorable Minister of Tourism the Seychelles Didier Dogley, the CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board Sherin Francis and other ... Read More