ITENGE community lodge at the Ngoma border post in the Zambezi region was gutted by wildfire this afternoon. Zambezi regional crime investigations coordinator, deputy commissioner Evans Simasiku confirmed the fire incident to The Namibian today,…
NWR suspends Hengari over Sun Karros deal
THE managing director of Namibia Wildlife Resorts Zelna Hengari was suspended yesterday with full pay. Hengari was served with a suspension letter yesterday morning, and charged with illegally signing a public-private partnership agreement with Sun…
Govt delays concession development – Hai//om chief
HAI//OM San chief Dawid Khamuxab last week accused the government of dragging its feet on the implementation of the !Gobaub tourism concession that would benefit his community. The concession, which was awarded in 2010, has…
Gondwana heads into Namibia’s wild northwest
Another two attractive lodges will be added to the product range of the Gondwana Collection Namibia on 1 May 2019. Well-known Palmwag Lodge with its large concession area has been a popular holiday destination in Damaraland for…
andBeyond reveals renovation plans for Sossusvlei Desert Lodge,…
andBeyond has announced plans for the rebuild of andBeyond Sossusvlei Desert Lodge in Namibia. The property is situated in the NamibRand Nature Reserve, one of southern Africa’s largest private conservation areas. “The original lodge is…
Namibian startup rainmaker wants to be the back-end…
Namibian startup rainmaker is aiming to become the back-end of the African tourism industry with its digital platform that helps hospitality and tourism businesses gain and maintain an online presence. Founded in 2016, rainmaker wants…
Wildlife Resorts bags leading tourism company award
Namibia Wildlife Resorts was presented with two Diamond Arrow awards from PMR.africa as the leading organisation in tourism and conservation enhancement as well as the leading tourism company in the country. The award was a…
NWR embraces changing tourism landscape – Informante
The ever changing landscape and the unique needs of tourists needs to be recognised and new avenues of entertaining and accommodating different kinds of visitors to Namibia must be explored in order for an…
Hengari signs direct competition agreement
A Joint Venture Agreement in which Namibia Wildlife Resort (NWR) allowed Sun Karros to put up private accommodation within the resort’s property has sailed through without the blessing of the NWR Board and Ministry of…
Tourist accommodation continued downward trend – informal channels…
For calendar year 2018, the 120 accommodation establishments that contribute to the Hospitality Association of Namibia’s (HAN) annual industry statistics, registered a decline of 116,676 bednights sold, compared to 2017. Although the number of HAN…
Next-level Namibia: inside The Nest at Sossus villa…
It’s a very good time to consider a holiday to Namibia. One of the least densely populated countries on Earth (second only to Mongolia), it last year attracted international attention with the opening of a…