Africa Travel Archives - Page 9 of 15

How Local Tribes Can Benefit from Tourism

8Jun

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Africa Travel

How Local Tribes Can Benefit from Tourism

A visit to the tribal people and indigenous communities in Africa has seen a significant rise in itinerary inclusions over the years. Rightly so! Not only will you enjoy a nice variety to your time with mother nature, but also benefit from an educational experience that helps break down barriers, overcome stereotypes, and create an environment for mind-blowing perspective building. The tribes themselves can benefit from the economic boost that tourists provide. Today this type of visit is referred to as tribal tourism. There’s a myriad of reasons to be interested in this kind of tourism. Many travelers view it as a unique educational opportunity, a practical way to learn more about the world and its ancient traditions. For some, being around indigenous cultures ensures a more memorable, au...

Egypt heads the Africa hotel development top ten

9May

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Africa Travel, Egypt News

Egypt heads the Africa hotel development top ten

With more than 15,000 rooms in the pipeline The stars of hotel development in Africa are Egypt, Nigeria, Morocco and Ethiopia, according to the 11th annual survey by W Hospitality Group, acknowledged as the industry’s most authoritative source. The four countries head the top ten by numbers of rooms in the internationally-branded hotel development pipeline, with Egypt showing 15,158 rooms in 51 new hotels. A total of 75,155 branded rooms in 401 hotels are in development across the whole of Africa – a net increase (ignoring recent openings and taking in to account deals that have not come to fruition) of almost 11,000 rooms in the pipeline, 17% up on 2018. W Hospitality Group’s Hotel Chain Development Pipelines in Africa survey had a record 43 international and regional hotel contributors t...

A Thorough Assessment of Johannesburg – The City of gold

25Apr

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Africa Travel, South Africa News

A Thorough Assessment of Johannesburg – The City of gold

Located in the second largest continent Africa, Johannesburg is the largest city of South Africa. It is the most populous city of South Africa as well. It is known as the city of gold, the modern day El Dorado. Popularly known as the home town of great leaders and activists like Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu, Johannesburg is a perfect place to visit. City of Gold Johannesburg is known as the gold city due to the massive gold deposit. During the end of the 19th century, it was open for public digging. Gold trade always existed there and has made it own place for centuries. It attracted many migrant workers due to the gold mine. After a few years, the gold deposit went under the control of mining companies. These companies were responsible for the construction of some famous buildings of...

Investments into the South African hospitality sector

25Apr

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Africa Travel, South Africa News

Investments into the South African hospitality sector

JLL has released its 2019 SA Hotel Investment Outlook report forecasting that R1.9 billion will be invested into new hotels, and around R6.9 billion in total over the next three years. This translates into 3,900 new rooms across South Africa. The report highlights that there has been a clear shift in the way that capital is being deployed into the hotel sector, with a number of opportunistic and disruptive activities driving this increase in development activity. Despite the uptick in new development, the hotel sector has not been spared from poor macro-economic headwinds in recent years and performance has been challenging, with revenue per available room declining 1.4% for during 2018. Poor levels of business confidence and pressure on government travel has been the primary reason for th...

Africa: A Traveler’s Guide to the Destinations and Hotels of the Second Largest Continent

9Apr

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Africa Travel

Africa: A Traveler’s Guide to the Destinations and Hotels of the Second Largest Continent

Africa is the second largest and second most populous continent in the world. It covers an area of 30,370,000 square kilometers and has a huge population of 1.2 billion. It is right behind the Asia continent in terms of both population and area. Algeria and Seychelles are Africa’s largest and smallest countries respectively. Nigeria is the most populous and South Africa, Kenya, Egypt, Ghana, Morocco, are some of the other populous countries or dependent territories located in Africa. Lagos, Cairo, Johannesburg, Dar e Salaam, Casablanca, Nairobi, Accra, are some of the largest cities of Africa. Africa is experiencing growth in its economy. It is the world’s second fastest growing economy, and tourism is one of the main factors for that impressive growth. An amount of above 30 million touris...

22Mar

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Africa Travel, Angola News

Angola: From War to Wildlife Beauty

Angola, a country which has been within the grasp of heavy war for decades. Angola got her independence in the year of 1975. But another dark era was waiting for them. Just after achieving their independence in 1975, the civil war began lasted till 2002, which means for almost 27 years! But the best part is, within a very short period of time Angola has become one of the best places in the sector of wildlife beauty. This country is one of the safari destinations in Africa. The government has taken many initiatives to save the wild animals especially the Elephants. They are trying to lessen the threat of illegal hunting by ending poaching and ivory trafficking. The wild animals were used as foods during the civil war. As the war has ended, thus the government has decided that it is high tim...

Booking the hotels in Addis Ababa for your budget

30Jan

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Africa Travel, Ethiopia News

Booking the hotels in Addis Ababa for your budget

Hotels in Addis Ababa are known for their great service and generosity. The nation is blessed with an array of flora and fauna. In addition, the country has lots of sunshine throughout the year. Consequently, the most fashionable tourism catchphrase of the country is “13 months of sunshine". Lots of travelers stopover Ethiopia each year owing to the hospitality of hotels in Addis Ababa. As a sightseer, you have a plethora of alternatives in the best hotels in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The nation has some so good man-made and natural lures and you can go on seeing the sights and have a wonderful time throughout the day. There are lots of hotels in Addis Ababa city center where you can hang about and relax in the nightfall. You can wander about in the day getting pleasure from the charming attr...

Growth of African Tourism as industry remains resilient

15Jan

By Josephine WawiraNo Comments

Africa Travel, Interview

Growth of African Tourism as industry remains resilient

The festive season in Africa also marks the highest season in the tourism industry, as demand for getaway destinations in the continent surges. According to a Hospitality Report Africa - 2018/19, IATA’s most popular airline destinations in Africa in terms of traffic are South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Algeria, Nigeria, Tunisia, Kenya, Ethiopia, Mauritius and Tanzania respectively. These being just among other African countries favorited by tourists not only during Christmas seasons but also throughout the year; for their exotic and relaxing nature. Magnificent sceneries, wild and untouched nature for remarkable safaris and inestimable coastlines, Africa is indeed a favorable tourism destination. In the report by Jumia Travel, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary Ge...

15Jan

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Africa Travel, Cape Verde News

Cape Verde aims for the magic Million

Demand to outstrip supply – major investment opportunities Cape Verde could be on the brink of a hotel development wave if the government fulfils its promises to improve infrastructure and transport links. It aims to attract more than a million tourists a year by 2020, far more than the current hotel supply can cope with, so investor opportunities on the archipelago, strategically located in the Atlantic Ocean around an hour from Dakar and around four hours from Brazil and Lisbon, could be enormous. A detailed analysis comes from Horwath HTL, a global leader in hotel, tourism and leisure consulting, ahead of the new Forum de l’Investissement Hôtelier Africain (FIHA) in Marrakesh in February 2019. The conference, organised by Bench Events as a sister event to the long-established Africa Hot...

Africa’s Travel & Tourism Top 2018 Highlights

15Jan

By Josephine WawiraNo Comments

Africa Travel

Africa’s Travel & Tourism Top 2018 Highlights

Africa’s travel and tourism industry continued to record impressive growth in the past year. The continent hit a 63 million high in international tourist arrivals in 2017, as compared to 58 M in 2016 (+ 9% vs 2016); according to a Hospitality Report published in December 2018. The growth record is slightly above the global performance of a 7% rise in 2017, to reach a total of 1.323 billion international tourist arrivals. Here are some of the tourism highlights for the just concluded year, 2018. International tourist arrivals As compared to her counterparts, Africa’s share of international tourist arrivals was only 5%. Europe boasted the lion’s share with 51%, followed by Asia and the Pacific which recorded 24%. The Americas and the Middle East had 16% and 4% respectively. Results we...