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…
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…
Retrenched Hilton Workers Received Full Severance Pay –…
Despite more than 100 retrenched Hilton Hotel workers claiming they were frustrated by the refusal of the hotel to pay their final pay and severance packages, general manager Martin Voskamp yesterday said all workers have…
Ngwangwama Appointed Substantive NWR Managing Director
Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) board of directors has appointed Dr Matthias Mpareke Ngwangwama as the company's substantive managing director. The appointment is effective as of 1 April 2020 for a tenure of five years. Dr…
HAN wants responsible reopening of borders
The Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN) says although Namibia received praise for jump-starting the local tourism sector by opening hospitality establishments, it wants to see an orderly and responsible reopening of the country’s borders to…
Gondwana not retrenching yet – Namibian
GONDWANA Collection Namibia will not retrench any of its 1 000 plus workers for now due to the impact of Covid-19 on the tourism and hospitality sector, but will use its reserves to keep them.…
Namibian tourism sector to resume operation on May…
Namibia's tourism and hospitality industry will be allowed to resume operations after the country enters the second stage of its national lockdown on May 5, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism said Thursday. Namibia's…
Tourism sector calls for relaxed restrictions to allow…
Chairman of the Namibia Tourism Association (NTA), Bernd Schneider said the tourism industry has been exemplary in following the state of emergency regulations. The sector has effectively closed its doors. There is no movement from…
Hobas Lodge lockdown lifted
Namibia Wildlife Resort’s flagship lodge near the Fish River Canyon, Hobas Lodge, was re-opened a day after going into a temporary lockdown following the positive Corona testing of a guest of the previous week. The…
Lodge to slash wages due to Covid-19 –…
The Namibian hospitality industry, particularly lodges, are highly vulnerable and will be hard hit by the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic after Namibia has recorded the third case of Covid-19 last week. Many lodges are…
Etosha King Nehale lodge to open soon
The much anticipated Etosha King Nehale lodge will open its doors on 28 April and promises a truly Namibian experience. The lodge, owned by Gondwana Collection Namibia, is situated about 15km south west of Omuthiya…