Qatar Airways Group has reported a strong performance in first half 2023/2024 financial year. The Group’s net profit, EBITDA, passenger revenues, on-time performance and load factor all demonstrate strong growth. According to the airline, in the first half of 2023/2024. The year to date has been characterized by ambitious yet sustainable growth in the network […]
Kigali: tour of Africa’s leading MICE destination
Driving on Gishushu Road, Kigali towards the Kiyovu Downtown, Princess, a South African broadcast journalist suspiciously exclaimed, “Are you sure that these people are not keeping the city so clean because they know they are hosting the world?” Of course that was not true. Having been in Kigali some years back, I knew this was […]
Rwandan tourism: In six years, I grew my tour business from 10 to 100 vehicles
Joseph Kabera is the Managing Director of Premier Transport and Tour Services Company, Kigali. His company is into transport and tours. The success story of his company is a reflection of tourism business growth in Rwanda. In six years, his company has grown from 10 vehicles to 100, while the staff strength increased from 15 […]
Uganda tourism board, airline make inroads into Nigeria
After months of planning, checks and fulfilling the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority’s (NCAA) requirements, Uganda Airlines had its inaugural flight on Thursday October 19, 2023. The A330-800 aircraft, which took off from Entebbe International Airport in Uganda, with passengers and a government delegation landed at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, amid a ceremonial water […]
Culture as tool for revamping economy, strengthening Naira
There has been no time in the socio-economic evolution of Nigeria that the naira, the nation’s national currency, has been under such a severe pressure than as it is today. With the exchange rate of one US dollar to less than one naira in the 70s, the exchange rate of the naira to the dollar […]
Bangladesh,Nigeria to strengthen bilateral ties
Nigeria and Bangladesh have agreed to strengthen their bilateral relationship using Arts and Culture as tools. This decision was reached when the Bangladesh Ambassador to Nigeria, His Excellency, Mr. Masudur Rahman paid a courtesy visit to the Nigerian Culture House in Abuja. Mr. Rahman started by commending the Director General, National Council for Arts and […]
New report shows travel, tourism to boost Africa’s economy by $168bn in 10 years
At its Global Summit in Kigali today, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), in collaboration with VFS Global, revealed that the African Travel & Tourism sector could add US$168BN to the continent’s economy and create over 18 million new jobs. According to the report, ‘Unlocking Opportunities for Travel & Tourism Growth in Africa’, this […]
23rd WTTC summit opens in Kigali with strong message of tourism, travel recovery
The 23rd World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) global summit kicked off on Wednesday, November 1 in Kigali, the capital of Rwanda with a positive message of global travel and tourism recovery from the slump as a result of the COVID-19 global pandemic. WTTC President and CEO Julia Simpson revealed that the global travel and tourism […]
Edo tourism stakeholders laud state govt on heritage policy
Tourism stakeholders from various sectors united at the Ogba Zoological Garden during the recent celebration of World Tourism Day (WTD) 2023, to participate in the Stakeholder Validation Workshop for the Edo State Heritage Protection and Promotion Policy Draft. This historic event was attended by an array of stakeholders, representing a broad spectrum of interests including […]
Organisers postpone Webisco dialogue on Nigerian tourism
Organizers of the one-day Webisco dialogue on Nigerian tourism and also the programme unveiling for the celebration of the Nigerian leg of the Black History Month (BHM), earlier scheduled for Thursday, October 26, has postponed the event. According to the organizers, it has become necessary to postpone the dialogue cum seminar to a later date […]