Room and bed occupancy in September came in with an average of just under 53% according to the Hospitality Association of Namibia’s (HAN) 3rd quarter 2022 report for tourism accommodation released Thursday. This indicates that…
Tourism facilities record a national occupancy rate of…
Local tourism facilities recorded a national occupancy rate of 51% was recorded during July 2022, the highest since December 2019, according to the Hospitality Association of Namibia. This is also an impressive monthly increase compared…
Okapuka joins Gondwana Collection portfolio
The well-known Okapuka Game Ranch, situated just outside Windhoek on the road to Okahandja, recently entered into a joint venture with Gondwana Collection Namibia. A collaboration between the two entities signifies a new chapter for…
Wildlife Resorts concerned with the spike in robberies…
Namibia Wildlife Resorts Limited is concerned with the increase in robberies, targeting tourists in and around Windhoek in particular, the state-owned entity said in a statement. Having come from a difficult 2 years, of the…
Wildlife Resorts commences with major revamps at establishments
Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) this week announced the commencement of major renovations to eight of its resorts. “The biggest challenge for NWR has been its ageing infrastructure. Most of our customer complaints were more on…
Qatar to invest in NWR
Qatar's government wants to work closely with the state-owned Namibia Wildlife Resorts to scale up cooperation in Namibia's hospitality sector. The Namibian Presidency announced this in a media statement on Monday afternoon, following the arrival…
Locomotive shortage keeps Desert Express off the tracks
AS POST-COVID tourism gradually picks up, the Desert Express, once one of the jewels in Namibia's tourism crown, remains out of service. The much-loved luxury train has not been operating since the Covid-19 lockdown hit…
Wildlife Resorts reduces losses by N$77 million
The Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) reduced its losses from N$174 million in 2020 to N$ 97 million in the 2021 financial year, a reduction of N$77 million. NWR managing director, Dr Matthias Ngwangwama said in…
Traditional tourism markets are almost back to normal
Hospitality Association of Namibia Chief Executive Officer, Gitta Paetzold released the latest tourism accommodation statistics for the month of April 2022. Paetzold said the statistics are those of the room and bed occupancy report and…
TransNamib revives rail tourism
TransNamib’s vintage Rovos Rail, for the first time since 2019, resumed its first ten-day bi-annual Namibian safari roundtrip through the country, reviving the rail tourism sector after the massive impact of COVID-19 on the tourism…
Gondwana presented with 17 awards for environmental sustainability
Sustainable tourism certification programme, Eco Awards Namibia once again acknowledged Gondwana Collection for its efforts in environmental sustainability by presenting the company with 17 Eco-Awards at the Hospitality Association of Namibia’s gala dinner in Lüderitz…