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  • Bad Publicity Hurts Tourism, Says Investor 2012-11-14

    KENYA, 2012/11/14 An investor has said the negative publicity of the Coast by the foreign media is hurting tourism. Funzi Keys Island resort proprietor Alessandro Torriani said tourism is bearing the brunt of negative reporting mainly from the foreign media.  

  • Tourist Projects Scheduled in Kasserine, El Kef and Kairouan Regions 2012-11-01

    TUNISIA, 2012/11/01 Tunis — Tourist projects to be achieved in the regions of Kasserine, El Kef and Kairouan will be set up before late 2012, as part of a new approach called "destination contract", the Tourism Ministry said on Tuesday.

  • Cameroon to Host 38th Congress of African Travel Association

    CAMEROON, 2012/11/01 A team of ATA experts was in the South West to inspect tourist facilities ahead of the international congress in 2013.The man delegation from African Travel Association, ATA, chief office in New York, USA, last weekend visited hotels and tourist sites in Buea and Limbe in the South West Region. The team of experts revealed during their sojourn in the South West Region that the 38th Congress of ATA shall hold in Buea in May 2013.

  • Zambia: Tourism Infrastructure Improvement Cheers LTA 2012-10-30

    ZAMBIA, 2012/10/30 更多     Zambia: Tourism Infrastructure Improvement Cheers LTA

  • Tunisia, Algeria Sign Tourism Co-Operation Agreement 2012-10-14

    ALGERIA, 2012/10/14

  • The Gambia by Corendon Airline 2012-09-16

    GAMBIA, 2012/09/16 The minister of Tourism and Culture has described the one-day promotional tour of The Gambia  by Corendon Airline, which is due to commence operations in the country next month, as 'a dream come true'. Fatou Mass Jobe-Njie made this remark during a dinner party organised Wednesday night at the Kairaba Beach Hotel by her Ministry and the Gambia Tourism Board to honour the Corendon International Travel and team prior to their departure. She said that the introduction of the flight from a key European source market such as Holland, on the eve of the winter season, is indeed

  • Algeria invests in tourism as it seeks to boost non-energy sectors 2012-07-10

    ALGERIA, 2012/07/10 ALGIERS - Algeria has set aside 56 billion dinars (560 million euros, $720 million) to modernise its hotels and thermal baths, the tourism minister said Thursday, as the country seeks to boost sectors besides oil.  

  • Gambia Increases Tourism Investment

    GAMBIA, 2012/05/06  Gambia is targeting a 5 % increase on its tourist numbers, according to tourism minister Fatou Mas Jobe-Nije, and is upping investment to attract additional visitors to the country. The tourist industry in the country receives over 100,000 visitors a year and is the second biggest earner of foreign revenue. Visitors from the UK make up 50 % of arrivals.

  • Erupting volcano helps double tourism in eastern DRC

    CONGO KINSHASA, 2012/04/24 With the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) elections scheduled for today, a massive volcanic eruption in the eastern part of the country continues to attract foreign tourists, boosting park revenues and testing the safety and security of a region which, only a few years ago, was considered too unstable and unsafe for even the most adventurous travellers.

  • The Congo Brazzaville is developing its tourism industry

    CONGO BRAZZAVILLE, 2010/08/10 One of the objectives of the Congolese government is to make tourism a real growth industry that can contribute to local development. With the Congo Basin rainforests are the second largest after Amazonia, the country has a unique potential to attract visitors from all over the world. But the country’s potential is not restricted to forests and its exceptional fauna. It is doted with 170 km of coastline and many other sights to see.
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