Radisson Hospitality is adding a new territory to its expanding portfolio with the signing of Park Inn by Radisson Lusaka Longacres in Zambia.Radisson Hotel Group’s Africa portfolio consists of 83 hotels and more than 17,500 rooms in operation and under…
A partnership agreement for a joint conservation venture has been formalised by South African-based conservation and hospitality group Mantis, and leading travel and lifestyle group, AccorHotels.The Community Conservation Fund Africa (CCFA), a soon-to-be registered non-profit organisation, has been created to…
On its 65th anniversary, Metropolitan Touring, Ecuador’s leading travel company and the pioneer of Galápagos Islands expeditions, has announced a fresh new makeover for Yacht Isabela II.After entering dry dock near Guayaquil at the end of April, the boutique vessel…
The Zimbabwean government has declared the resort town of Victoria Falls the country’s conferencing centre, as it plans to construct a state-of-the-art international wedding venue.Minister of State for Matabeleland North Province, Cain Mathema, who was officiating at the CEO Africa…
The Maasai people are driven from their own lands. This is the sad finding of the Oakland Institute’s report “Losing the Serengeti, the Maasai Land That Was to Last Forever”. This study denounces the intimidation of these semi-nomadic herders who…
Wyndham Hotel Group plans to open three more hotels in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, by 2022.Panos Loupasis, Vice President Development, Middle East and Africa, told Tourism Update that construction of the first hotel had started. “We are aiming to open Wyndham…
The Uganda Hotel Tourism and Training Institute (UHTTI) has begun reconstruction work. The centre, which includes a hotel and training centre, is in Jinja, Uganda, and is housed in the Crested Crane Hotel building. It offers training within the tourism…
A new cycle route was launched on May 13 in the Western Cape by the Minister of Economic Opportunities, Alan Winde.The route has been named Cycle Tour 364 because cyclists are able to ride it 364 days of the year….
Tanzania has opened its first embassy in Israel. Tourism Update reported in March 2017 that Tanzania had set its sights on Israel in an attempt to boost international visitors.On May 9, these efforts were rewarded when Tanzania’s Minister of Foreign…
Tourism ministers from several African countries have called for greater regional cooperation to ensure growth in tourism across the continent.The decision emerged at the fifth African Ministerial Session hosted by South African minister of tourism, Derek Hanekom, in Durban on…
