ALMOST 40 countries have closed their doors to southern African countries, including Namibia and its neighbour South Africa, amid widespread panic over the new Covid-19 variant, called Omicron. Despite recording a number of cases throughout…
NTB gets N$8 million Govt lifeline
THE Namibia Tourism Board will receive N$8 million from the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism to keep it afloat amid financial woes brought on by Covid-19 travel restrictions. This was confirmed by Namibia Tourism…
Tourism sector speaks as one voice
To realign the organisation internally and to facilitate a united strategy going forward, the Federation of Namibian Tourism Association (FENATA) recently held a special meeting with FENATA exco members and exco members of various member…
Tourism rates lowered to lure locals
THE Namibia Tourism Board and Namibian Broadcasting Corporation are running a campaign to encourage Namibians to travel, as the private sector has agreed to lower their rates. The 'domestic tourism campaign' will run until June…
//Huab Conservancy gets boost from Ultimate Safaris Namibia
As part of their continued impact investment into the //Huab Conservancy, the Ultimate Safaris Namibia has decided as a travel company to create one hectare of agricultural land, shaded and watered along with a large…
Lira’s travel ambassadorship bears no fruit
ONE year after the appointment of multi-platinum award-winning South African artist Lerato Molapo, known by her stage name Lira, as Namibia's travel ambassador, the celebrity's title has done nothing to promote Namibia's tourism sector. Lira…
Namibia: Tourism Hopes for Turnaround After UK Delisting
Namibia and South Africa are among nations that will, effective today, be removed from the United Kingdom's red list, a classification of high-risk countries which was implemented in an attempt to contain the Covid-19. With…
Ongava décor team wins House and Garden Awards
Olivine Design, which was an instrumental part of the design philosophy, style and décor of the new Anderssons at Ongava, won the award for Design Excellence at the UK-based 2021 House and Garden Awards. Founded…
Cabinet scrambles to save NTB
CABINET is discussing an urgent solution to the financial state of the Namibian Tourism Board, whose coffers will soon run dry as the tourism sector continues to suffer amid the Covid-19 pandemic. This comes after…
Khorixas rest camp, Gross Barmen now registered training…
The Khorixas Rest camp in the Kunene region and Gross Barmen Resort in the Otjozondjupa Region, are now offering five Namibia Training Authority (NTA) registered National vocational certificates starting from Level 2 up until Level…
Namibia questions UK over red list decision
The Namibian government said it was perplexed by the United Kingdom’s decision to keep it on the red list of countries facing travel restrictions despite Covid-19 infections in the country dramatically declining. The red list,…