As the tourism industry slowly recovers, local industry players have been urged to offer special prices to Namibian travellers. The Namibia Tourism Board's Chief Executive Officer Digu //Naobeb believes special packages will encourage Namibians to…
Remote Luxury: Namibia
Long before 2020 became the year of social distancing, Namibia was the ultimate destination for remote luxury. New properties are ever more high-end, and ever more private. Some are grand desert hideaways for only two…
Namibia among Lufthansa’s popular destinations – Truth, for…
Lufthansa is recording a sharp rise in intercontinental and intra-European bookings for the upcoming Christmas and New Year travel season, with South Africa and Namibia among the most popular destinations. Last week, up to 40% more…
Namibia ups parks, conservancy fees
Namibian is increasing entrance fees to its national parks, conservancies and protected areas so as to raise funds for maintenance and infrastructure maintenance in the facilities on the back of dwindling earnings due to COVID-19.…
Local tourism expo next week
LOCAL tourism is gaining some momentum, and all hands are on deck to save the industry. To this end, a 'Local Tourism Is Lekker' initiative has been initiated, and will run next week. The initiative…
Domestic tourism picks up in Etosha
Despite the negative impacts stemming from the Covid-19 pandemic, domestic tourism has been reported to have picked up with more locals visiting the Etosha National Park compared to international tourists. Etosha is one of the…
China could be a source market for Namibian…
China could emerge as a major source market for the Namibian tourism sector, hard hit by COVID-19 pandemic, a government official said on Wednesday. Romeo Muyunda, chief public relations officer in the Ministry of Environment,…
Nam tourism steadily recovering
<!-- --> Namibia’s tourism industry, bleeding from N$20 billion (approximately US$1,3 billion) losses incurred during the new coronavirus-induced economic decline, is slowly but surely finding its feet as people resume traveling to the country’s prime…
Tourism expo promotes business revival in Namibia amid…
At her premises, artist Elizabeth Ngombe counted proceeds generated from her exhibit at the Namibia Tourism Expo held in capital Windhoek from Nov. 4 to 7. Ngombe, whose business venture was halted by COVID-19 outbreak,…
Current COVID-19 Entry Regulations for Namibia
Current COVID-19 Entry Regulations for Namibia #7342 as of 23 September 2020 - PDF #7346 as of 29 September 2020 - PDF #7367 as of 21 October 2020 - PDF #7404 as of 1 December…
UN World Tourism Organisation Secretary General lands in…
The Secretary General of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili arrived in the country for an official 3-day visit, on Sunday. The visit is to strengthen the tourism revival strategy and to pay…