The Hospitality Association of Namibia hosted a networking event last week at the Windhoek Country Club Resort & Casino where stakeholders met to talk business, formulate new concepts, and ultimately celebrated the successes of the…
Rundu’s popular Ngandu Lodge launches BON Hotels’ expansion…
When Oswald Theart obtained the Permission to Occupy for the site where he envisaged to build his dream lodge on the banks of the Okavango river, little did he realise that almost thirty years later…
Blue Bank maintains 15 year commitment to hospitality…
Standard Bank has for the 15th year running committed itself to the growth of the local tourism and hospitality sector by sponsoring the two-day Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN) Tourism Congress and Tourism Awards Gala…
Standard Bank increases support to hospitality sector
Standard Bank has for the 15th year running committed itself to the growth of the local tourism and hospitality sector by sponsoring the two-day Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN) Tourism Congress and Tourism Awards Gala…
NWR’s Hengari ponders next move
Suspended Namibia Wildlife Resorts' managing director Zelna Hengari said she has not decided if she will apply for the top position from which she was chucked out of after allegations of maladministration and questionable partnerships…
Desert Express Train set to make return end…
Tourists visiting the country, at the end of June are likely going to experience a different type of travel as the popular Desert Express Train will become operational again at the end of the month,…
Going, going, going, gone. Erindi sold at last,…
The third-richest man in Mexico, Alberto Baillères (87), worth about US$11 billion according to Forbes, is in the final stages of a transaction to acquire full ownership of Erindi Game Ranch. Mr Baillères, described in…
Hobas Lodge to re-open in June
After flash floods forced the closure of Namibia Wildlife Resorts’ Hobas Lodge in early February, the acting Managing Director of the Resorts, Dr Matthias Ngwangwama said the establishment will be re-opened on 1 June. Ngwangwama…
Zambezi tourism flop ‘needs’ N$35 million
The state-owned Zambezi Water Front Tourism Park in north-eastern Namibia, which has already gobbled up N$180 million in taxpayers' money, could cost an additional N$35 million to reopen. The government shut the tourist centre, set…
Wildlife Resorts uses social media influencers to promote…
Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) for that past three months worked with three social media influencers to take over their social media accounts with the aim of enticing domestic travellers to see why Namibia is rated…
Tourists set to appreciate the nostalgia, romance of…
O&L Leisure recently launched its newly refurbished train carriage accommodation units at Midgard Country Estate. In total, the three carriages (7 cabins per carriage) can accommodate up to 72 guests – 24 per carriage. In…