October is so far the best performing month for occupancy at tourism accommodation facilities in the country, recording a rate of almost 34% across the country, according to the Tourism Accommodation Occupancy report for October…
NWR to cut salaries, working hours
NAMIBIA Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has opted to reduce its employees' basic salaries and working hours from August in an attempt to keep the company afloat over the short term. This comes as a result of…
Namibia: Restaurants, Lodges Fear Final Nail in Coffin
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…
Second quarter occupancy increases, but still miles away…
The second quarter of 2021 revealed a national average occupancy of just over 23%, higher than the all-time low occupancy of 4.5% seen during the same period last year, the Hospitality Association of Namibia announced…
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…