THE Namibian Government together with state-owned enterprise Namibia Airports Company (NAC) on 9 June commissioned the Katima Mulilo Airport Runway Rehabilitation Project to improve the landing and take-off of aircraft at the strategically located airport…
JANA-MARIE Tors (JT) is a speaker and actress, mom of two, and has founded SmilingKidsNamibia, which trains young actors to be clowns and offers local hospitals shows. She is also the founder of the start-up…
THE search is on by the Uukolokadhi-Ruacana conservancy to find a private tourism enterprise to launch an ecotourism accommodation facility and campsite at the breathtaking Ruacana Falls. The coordinator of the conservancy, Martha Kamati, says…
Despite the Covid-19 wreckage that gobbled the tourism industry globally, the international tourist arrival trends to Namibia from January to December 2021 indicate regaining 37.81% of the lost market when compared to 2020 figures, and…
AS POST-COVID tourism gradually picks up, the Desert Express, once one of the jewels in Namibia's tourism crown, remains out of service. The much-loved luxury train has not been operating since the Covid-19 lockdown hit…
The Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) reduced its losses from N$174 million in 2020 to N$ 97 million in the 2021 financial year, a reduction of N$77 million. NWR managing director, Dr Matthias Ngwangwama said in…
Hospitality Association of Namibia Chief Executive Officer, Gitta Paetzold released the latest tourism accommodation statistics for the month of April 2022. Paetzold said the statistics are those of the room and bed occupancy report and…
Gondwana Collection Namibia this week launched nine transfer routes which provide a link between their lodges through a daily hop-on hop-off transport service for all travellers. The Go2 Traveller Transfers offering is bookable from 20…
As tourists return in numbers to explore Namibia’s unique beauty, the tourism sector is facing a shortage of vehicles for rent. Namibia has been lauded for well-graded and easy-to-navigate roads infrastructure, and self-drive safaris have…
NAMIBIA Wildlife Resorts (NWR) says about 4 000 tourists are expected to visit the Fish River Canyon in the //Kharas region this year. This was announced by NWR spokesperson Nelson Ashipala on Thursday. Ashipala said…
After an eventful six months of promoting Namibia as an investment and tourist destination at the Expo 2020 Dubai, the Namibian Pavilion has officially closed its doors as the curtain falls. Namibia was one of…
A PROMINENT lodge operator says a proposal to construct a motor and railway transport system in the pristine Namib Desert ecosystem could threaten the environment and create a monopoly for businessman Laban Kandume. The area…