MINISTER of defence and veterans affairs Frans Kapofi says he is not aware of the arrest of two South African tourists who allegedly took pictures of the Grootfontein military base. According to Otjozondjupa police spokesperson…
National Tourism Satellite Account launched
The Tourism Satellite Account (TSA), which provides a basis for the country to move further towards resilience and economic diversification was recently launched on 19 May in Windhoek, according to a recently released UN Namibia…
Scheduled Bus Services
Intercape Mainliner (www.intercape.co.za) connects Namibia with South Africa as well as the Namibian towns from the south via Windhoek to the central coastal area and the north up to Oshikango. Within Namibia there are many…
Rehabilitation starts on Katima Mulilo airport runway
THE Namibian Government together with state-owned enterprise Namibia Airports Company (NAC) on 9 June commissioned the Katima Mulilo Airport Runway Rehabilitation Project to improve the landing and take-off of aircraft at the strategically located airport…
Exploring the Exploradio App
JANA-MARIE Tors (JT) is a speaker and actress, mom of two, and has founded SmilingKidsNamibia, which trains young actors to be clowns and offers local hospitals shows. She is also the founder of the start-up…
Omusati conservancy to venture into ecotourism
THE search is on by the Uukolokadhi-Ruacana conservancy to find a private tourism enterprise to launch an ecotourism accommodation facility and campsite at the breathtaking Ruacana Falls. The coordinator of the conservancy, Martha Kamati, says…
Namibia expects over 500 000 tourists
Despite the Covid-19 wreckage that gobbled the tourism industry globally, the international tourist arrival trends to Namibia from January to December 2021 indicate regaining 37.81% of the lost market when compared to 2020 figures, and…
Locomotive shortage keeps Desert Express off the tracks
AS POST-COVID tourism gradually picks up, the Desert Express, once one of the jewels in Namibia's tourism crown, remains out of service. The much-loved luxury train has not been operating since the Covid-19 lockdown hit…
Wildlife Resorts reduces losses by N$77 million
The Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) reduced its losses from N$174 million in 2020 to N$ 97 million in the 2021 financial year, a reduction of N$77 million. NWR managing director, Dr Matthias Ngwangwama said in…
Traditional tourism markets are almost back to normal
Hospitality Association of Namibia Chief Executive Officer, Gitta Paetzold released the latest tourism accommodation statistics for the month of April 2022. Paetzold said the statistics are those of the room and bed occupancy report and…
Gondwana launches daily transport service – Namibia Economist
Gondwana Collection Namibia this week launched nine transfer routes which provide a link between their lodges through a daily hop-on hop-off transport service for all travellers. The Go2 Traveller Transfers offering is bookable from 20…
Namibia faces rental car shortage – Truth, for…
As tourists return in numbers to explore Namibia’s unique beauty, the tourism sector is facing a shortage of vehicles for rent. Namibia has been lauded for well-graded and easy-to-navigate roads infrastructure, and self-drive safaris have…