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Bui gets centre to provide science, technology and robotic education
Mr Fred Oware, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Bui Power Authority (BPA), has inaugurated an ultra-modern Innovative Centre to provide Science and...
Kenya’s tourist arrivals hit 14,000 in August amid COVID-19 disruptions
Kenya's tourist arrivals reached 14,049 since the reopening of the international borders on Aug. 1, tourism and wildlife ministry said on Friday.
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Cambodian PM allocates 150 million USD for road construction in tourist town despite COVID-19...
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Friday decided to allocate 150 million U.S. dollars from national reserve funds to construct roads...
Foreign tourist arrivals to Spain slump 75 percent year-on-year in July
Spain registered a 75-percent year-on-year (YoY) drop in the number of foreign tourist arrivals in July, the country's Statistical Office (INE) said on...
Egyptian museum bears witness to crucial World War II battle
At Egypt's Mediterranean northern coast, Alamein Military Museum houses weapons, maps, photos and vehicles that bear witness to one of the largest battles during...
Birthplace of Opemsuo cited as potential tourist attraction site
The Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) is liaising with the Kokofu Traditional Council to enhance the processes to develop to an appreciable standard the birthplace...
UNWTO barometer shows enormous impacts of coronavirus on tourism industry
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has highlighted the enormous cost which the coronavirus pandemic brings to the global tourism sector, both in...
The Chicago Marathon is canceled for just the 2nd time in its history
For the second time in its history, the Chicago Marathon has been canceled before runners cross the starting line.
Organizers on Monday announced the 43rd...
Namibia expects zero tourist arrivals in the next three to four months
Namibia expects zero tourist arrivals in the next three to four months, a senior official said Tuesday.
Speaking at the launch of...
Kenya to solicit more Chinese tourists
Kenya plans to launch a tourism strategy in February to attract more Chinese visitors, a senior government official said on Friday.
Najib...
Ethiopia invites more Chinese tourists as people-to-people ties deepen
The Ethiopian government has invited more Chinese tourists to visit the country's major tourism attraction sites amid the growing number of Chinese tourists in...
Tourist Cycles 10,000 Kilometres to Reach Ghana
Nikki Ray, a 29-year English Tourist, has cycled about 10,000 kilometres across the Sahara Desert to Ghana for sightseeing in some parts of the...
Tourists hunting fetches Tanzania over US$26 million
Tanzania is hoping to collect more than 26 million U.S. dollars from tourist hunting in the 2018-2019 financial year, authorities have said.
Hamis Kigwangala, the...
Israel in 2018 Recorded 4.1 Million Foreign Tourist
The number of tourists visiting Israel in 2018 rose by 14 percent from 2017 to reach a record of 4.1 million, said an annual...
Tourists Arrival to Kenya Went Up in 2018
The number of tourists who visited Kenya through its two main airports rose 7.5 percent in the first nine months of 2018, compared to...
Zimbabwe targets increased tourist arrivals from India, GCC countries
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority has appointed Dubai-based firm VFS Global to promote Zimbabwe as a favorable tourist destination in India and the Gulf Cooperation...
South Africa to manage water usage to sustain tourism
Tourists undetered amid reports of historic water crisis in the country’s second largest city
Recent reports that Cape Town, a popular tourist destination in South...
Kenya Airways inks deal to boost tourist numbers
Kenya Airways and Air France-KLM on Friday inked a partnership deal with a major charter airline operator in Europe, TUI, to boost tourism in...
Minister Applauds Managers Of Kakum National Park
Mrs Catherine Abelema Afeku, Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts has applauded the Ghana Heritage Conservation Trust (GHCT), managers of the Canopy Walkway...
Tanzania revokes tourist hunting permits issued in 2017
Tanzania's newly appointed Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism on Sunday revoked all tourist hunting permits issued by the ministry this year.
Addressing tourism stakeholders...
Tanzania builds modern hospital for tourists visiting Serengeti
Cases of tourists falling sick during their trips to Tanzania are rare though it happens and realizing that, a large modern hospital to offer...
Tourist boat carrying 150 people sinks in Peňol-Guatapé reservoir in Colombia
A tourist boat carrying about 150 people has sunk in a reservoir in north-western Colombia, near the city of Medellin officials have said.
The country’s...
Turkey pleased with the influx of tourists as calm returns
Turkey has seen rising return of tourists after the past chaotic year as surge of terror attacks and chaos of failed coup bid gradually...
Tanzania’s safari capital voted among Africa’s top tourist destinations
Tanzania's northern safari capital of Arusha has been voted as the Africa's fifth best tourist destination in 2017, according to international tourism ranking advisory...
Airlines rev up Tibet flights ahead tourist high season
Chinese airlines on Sunday revved up flights to Tibet Autonomous Region ahead of the annual tourist high season of summer and autumn.
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Brunei sees mild rise in 2016 tourist arrivals
The total number of international tourist arrivals to Brunei through the Brunei International Airport reached 218,809 in 2016, up 0.3 percent year-on-year.
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Kenya’s tourist arrivals grow thanks to US travel boom
The number of tourists arriving in Kenya between January and October reached 729,682, a 16.1-percent increase on the previous year, an official announced Friday.
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China tops world in outbound tourist numbers in 2015
China had the largest number of outbound tourists in the world in 2015, a new report showed.
The number of China's outbound tourists increased almost...
Chinese mainland tourist operators showcase attractions in Taipei
Tourist operators from nearly all provincial regions on the Chinese mainland showcased their attractions in Taipei on Friday, ambitious to attract more customers from...
South Africa records more tourist arrivals in August
A total of 833,638 tourist arrivals were recorded in August 2016, compared to 731,248 in the same month of last year, Statistics South Africa...