Namibia’s tourism industry has withstood the financial pressures of dwindling overseas arrivals as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic because of a robust marketing strategy, Tourism, Environment and Forestry Minister Pohamba Shifeta has said. Unveiling…
THE tourism and hospitality sector in both Namibia and South Africa is facing a crisis, with financial losses deepened due to insurance companies' rejection or delay of business-interruption insurance claims related to the Covid-19 pandemic.…
In an attempt to revive the hard-hit tourism market, the Namibia Tourism Board will launch a campaign to focus on the domestic market. The strategy will be launched before the Christmas season to entice Namibians…
TO say that retired Brave Warriors captain Petrus Orlando Haraseb was a born leader is attested to the fact that the former NamPol, Pubs, Orlando Pirates, Liverpool, Chief Santos and Young Ones defence stalwart, captained…
The tourism sector yesterday welcomed the Centres for Disease Control’s (CDC) decision to downgrade Namibia from Level 4 or “Very High Level of Covid-19” to Level 3 or a “High Level of Covid-19”. Although the…
MINISTER of environment, forestry and tourism Pohamba Shifeta has hand-picked businessman Laban Kandume's company to exclusively transport travellers into the Namib Desert's renowned Sossusvlei area. This is set to affect the income of the struggling…
The environment and tourism ministry has expressed its support towards an appeal by key tourism players for the review of the wording in the current Gazette with regards to the 72-hour ruling on valid PCR…
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism, Deputy Executive Director, Seimy Shidute this week welcomed the establishment of the Otjozondjupa Regional Tourism Forum, which is aimed at reviving regional tourism development. The country’s tourism sector…
WALVIS Bay and Swakopmund tour operators at Sandwich Harbour and Namib-Naukluft Park and surroundings are disgruntled over the increase in national park entry fees announced by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism earlier this…
With only a little over 60 000 international tourist arrivals from September 2020 to March 2021, government has urged the industry to look into the local market to resuscitate the industry. Tourism minister Pohamba Shifeta…
In an attempt to revive the hard-hit tourism market, the Namibia Tourism Board will launch a campaign to focus on the domestic market. The strategy will be launched before the Christmas season to entice Namibians…
Namibia recorded a total of 192,026 foreign arrivals for the year ended Dec. 2020, of which 169,565 were recorded as tourists, according to the country’s annual National Tourists Arrival Statistics report released on Wednesday. The…