Jamaica Tourist Board has named New York-based Beautiful Destinations as its new creative advertising agency of record.The selection follows a highly competitive agency search conducted in 2018.The agency will be responsible for spearheading the destination’s inspired and aggressive campaign efforts,…
Rwanda is aiming to attract more Middle Eastern travellers from its attendance at the International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM 2019) in Tel Aviv on February 12 and 13.IMTM is the largest professional tourism fair and B2B event in the eastern…
Kenya is banking on filming as one of the sectors to increase the number of Indian travellers – currently standing at 125 000 per year – to the country.There has been growing interest among Indian filmmakers to shoot in locations…
The rebuild of Wilderness Safaris’ King’s Pool Camp is well underway, with its nine luxurious tented suites set to open in the heart of the Linyanti Wildlife Concession in mid-June.Overlooking and named for the oxbow-shaped King’s Pool Lagoon, the camp’s…
The Kanyemba floating bridge, or pontoon, to be commissioned during the second quarter of 2019, is set to expedite the clearance and movement of tourists between Zimbabwe, Zambia and Mozambique through the Kanyemba border post.The border post is located in…
Dusit International has announced it will reopen the dusitD2 Nairobi hotel following a terror attack that claimed the lives of 21 people.The hotel was the scene of a shootout between Al-Shabaab militants of Kenyan security forces on January 15th, with…
The Kenyan Tourism Ministry is set to transform the five beach destinations along Kenya’s coast, to increase the number of tourists and make Kenya a world-class tourism destination.These are Diani, Watamu, Lamu, Mombasa, and Malindi, which be rebranded and repackaged…
On the heels of another record-breaking year with total arrivals exceeding 4.3 million visitors, the Jamaica Tourist Board is celebrating the successful conclusion of the annual Caribbean Travel Marketplace.Produced by the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association, in collaboration with co-hosts…
Kerry HayesUltimate Safaris has introduced a new fleet of trail bikes at Sossus Under Canvas.The Titan Comp Plus Trail Bikes are ideal for biking through the 24 000-hectare Namib Tsaris Conservancy, making use of established trails and routes that cater…
LAM Mozambique Airlines is planning to reintroduce a number of routes following an aircraft shortage last year relating to maintenance checks.The airline is bringing its Johannesburg-Tete direct service back on February 3. Passengers have been rerouted via Maputo since July…
