BOAT owners at Walvis Bay are looking forward to the start of the new week, following the lifting of travel restrictions between regions by president Hage Geingob. They say the series of lockdowns, since last…
Deutschland streicht afrikanische Staaten von Virusvariantenliste
Aufatmen in den Tourismusregionen: Die Bundesregierung stuft nach F.A.Z.-Informationen kein afrikanisches Land mehr als besonders heiklen Herkunftsstaat ein. Zwei Länder in Lateinamerika bleiben aber auf der Liste. Riesenjubel in Afrika, Enttäuschung in Lateinamerika: Im Kampf…
Russia and Namibia go visa-free
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation issued a statement today, announcing that the agreement between Russia and Namibia on mutual abolition of entry visas goes into effect on August 2, 2021. “In…
Namibia cancels annual tourism expo as focus shifts…
The organisers of Namibia's annual Tourism Expo, Namibia Media Holdings (NMH), for the first time in 23 years announced the cancellation of the 2021 Tourism Expo, an executive said Thursday. The cancellation is in support…
Erinnerungen, die wir bald wieder erleben können!
Es ist erst über ein Jahr her, aber es scheint bereits zu weit entfernt, um es festhalten zu können, um es zu sehen, zu riechen oder greifen zu können. Es ist vergraben tief unter dem…
Travel plans depend on vaccination brand
NOT all Covid-19 vaccines are equal when it comes to freedom to travel, as some countries only accept people who have been vaccinated with certain vaccines, and not brands such as AstraZeneca and Sinopharm. Several…
Neue Projekte unterstützen Tourismus
Namibias Sambesi-Region mit seiner subtropischen Vegetation, reichen Tierwelt und ländlichen Umgebung bietet Touristen ein unvergessliches Erlebnis. Zwei neue Entwicklungen werden dies noch verstärken – eine neue Brücke über den Sambesi-Fluss in der Nähe des Kasane-Grenzpostens,…
Tourists allowed to travel countrywide
International tourists in Namibia will be free to travel the country up to 15 July under the Covid-19 restrictions at this stage. This has been stated by the minister of environment, tourism and forestry, Pohamba…
Namibia: Pressure Increases On Tourism
RECENT Covid-19 restrictions on mobility to and from the central part of the country as well as the classification of Namibia as a high risk country by international institutions has put the tourism industry under…
High-risk classification a blow for tourism – Truth,…
Tourism and hospitality players say Namibia’s classification, as a high-risk destination is a huge blow to the already struggling sector due to uncontrollable levels of Covid-19 new infections and deaths. The Centres for Disease Control…
First title in 30 years to detail the…
The official launch of Helge Denker’s new 436-page book on twenty two of Namibia’s parks had to be cancelled this week but the book’s release has still gone ahead. This is the first comprehensive title…