Namibia's flagship airport the Hosea Kutako International Airport (HKIA) is ready for its restart plan as borders are going to gradually open under the provisions of the state of the emergency regulations on COVID-19. Namibia…
Covid-hit tourism sector hopes for revival
The largest public tourism operator, the Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR), as well as the Hospitality Association of Namibia (HAN) have welcomed the tourism revival initiative set to take place between 15 July and 15 August…
Namibia explores fast-track tourism reopening
The Namibian government, in collaboration with the tourism and hospitality sector, will conduct a targeted international tourism revival initiative between July 15 and August 15 as part of its efforts to fast-track the opening of…
Namibia to open its borders
NAMIBIA will be the first country in the southern African region to open up its borders to international tourists after the outbreak of the global Covid-19 pandemic. This is to avert continued job losses in…
Covid-19 Response Press Conference with President Hage Geingob
Namibia will migrate from stage 3 to 4 on 30 June, with relaxed regulations for 10 days, but borders remain closed. However, the government is setting up a tourism strategy to allow a minimum number…
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…
Wildlife Gets Bulk of Environment Budget
THE Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism has allocated 36% of its budget to wildlife and protected area management. This was announced by minister of environment, forestry and tourism Pohamba Shifeta during his budget motivation…
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…
Air Namibia Discontinues Charter Flights
Air Namibia this week announced that it has discontinued all charter flights with immediate effect. The cancellation of the service will affect at least four flights that were scheduled for South Africa, the UK, and…
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.…