IT started with the announcement that there would be no eating out at restaurants - only on a takeaway basis. Now, one month later, many restaurant and lodge owners and managers are hanging on by…
Press Release: O&L Leisure
“The devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism industry in particular, and the commensurate mitigating measures taken by governments around the world whereby industry revenues collapsed, can be described as worse than the…
NWR taps into influencer marketing
Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) announced last week that they have partnered with 10 Namibian content creators and personalities on an influencer deal that will see average travel lovers experiencing resorts around the country and documenting…
Kasada to acquire 414-key Safari Hotels & Conference…
Johannesburg/Port Louis, Windhoek 12 May 2021 – Funds advised by Kasada Capital Management today announced the acquisition of the 414-key Safari Hotels and Conference Centre in Windhoek, Namibia. This transaction will be made through Kasada…
Etosha Safari Camp, backdrop for filming of German…
Gondwana Collection Namibia hosted a 40-member film crew for the German TV series ‘Das Traumschiff’ (The Dream Ship) at Etosha Safari Lodge & Camp for two days in April. The German production company POLYPHON Film- und Fernsehgesellschaft chose the…
Ai-Ais Hotsprings to reopen its doors month-end
Good news for hikers is that Ai-Ais Hotsprings and Spa will reopen to coincide with the main hiking season in the Fish River Canyon. Ai-Ais is at the end of the arduous trail and this…
Hospitality Association’s Paetzold shares room and bed occupancy…
The Chief Executive of the Hospitality Association of Namibian (HAN), Gitta Paetzold, recently shared the latest room and bed occupancy statistic report processed by HAN for February, as well as an update for January. She…
Wildlife Resorts slashes weekday prices by 70% at…
State-owned enterprise, mandated to run the tourism facilities in the country, Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) for the month of March slashed prices by 70% during weekdays, in commemoration of the 31st Independence anniversary. The discount…
Gondwana reinvents itself during the quiet period in…
The Gondwana Collection Namibian has turned the Gondwana Travel Centre in Windhoek into an all-in-one hub for travel and safaris in Namibia as from 1 March. The centre will be used to support direct bookings…
N$20m needed for Namutoni facelift
A LEAST N$20 million is needed to restore the historic Namutoni Fort at Etosha National Park to its former glory. This was said in a statement by Namibia Wildlife Resorts spokesperson Mufaro Nesongano in response…
Erongo Hospitality Hit Hard
BUSINESS started picking up for many restaurants and eateries in the Erongo region, but new government restrictions have made it nearly impossible for them to cope. The region has been closed off from the rest…