WHY MAURITIUS OIL SPILL IS A SERIOUS ISSUE

Posted on August 14, 2020August 14, 2020 by Gambeta News

Since July 25th, Mauritius has been battling with big oil spills from a Japanese-owned ship. The ship is believed to have been carrying 4,000 tonnes of fuel oil, and had ran aground on a coral reef. Mauritius is a biodiversity hotspot with a high concentration of plants and animals …

HOW THE GAMBIA IS RESHAPING TOURISM AFTER THE LOCKDOWN

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Gambeta News

The crisis is also an opportunity to develop more sustainable tourism. The Gambia has already shown a way forward by developing an alternative to “sun, sand and sea” packages known as The Ninki Nanka Trail. The trail enables visitors to discover the Gambia’s rich natural and culture heritage while

TANZANIA GOVT. ALLOCATE FUND TO CONSTRUCT VIP ROUTE ON MT. KILIMANJARO

Posted on May 18, 2020 by Gambeta News

As part of plans to increase the tourism sector of the nation, Tanzania Government has allocated fund for the construction the the VIP route.

The construction of a 25-kilometre route for Very Important Persons (VIP), will be used by tourist while climbing Mountain Kilimanjaro.

In a press statement by the …

BOTSWANA CELEBRATES 53 YEARS OF INDEPENDENCE

Posted on October 2, 2019May 22, 2020 by Gambeta News

Botswana celebrates its 53 years of independence from Britain.

The Republic of Botswana, a land-locked country in the southern part of Africa bordered by South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Namibia; celebrated its 53 years of Independence on the 3oth of September 2019. Formerly known as the British protectorate of Bechuanaland; …

EGYPT TO BECOME MOST IMPORTANT TOURIST DESTINATION BY 2020

Posted on May 6, 2019 by Gambeta News

Egypt is a nation that is considered the oldest travel destination on earth. It is a nation that always wow visitors as it has some fascinating place such as temples and tombs.

This has made Adventures by Disney to tag it as the most important tourist destination come 2020. The …

KENYA CLIMBS TO THIRD ON LARGEST TOURISM ECONOMY IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

Posted on April 16, 2019 by Gambeta News

WTTC ranked Kenya as third largest tourism economy in sub-saharan Africa.

According to report from World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), kenya has move to third just behind South Africa and Nigeria as the largest tourism economy in Sub-Saharan Africa.

The growth just demonstrate how well the nation has progress …

WORLD BANK APPROVES US$40M GRANTS FOR GHANA TOURISM SECTOR

Posted on February 25, 2019February 25, 2019 by Gambeta News

Ghana receives grants from World Bank for its tourism sector development.

World Bank has approved US$40m for Ghana’s tourism sector. This grant will help improve Ghana’s tourism sector as well as make it attractive to the entire globe.

The grant will be for improving the facilities of various tourists sites …

US $91M MEGA HOTEL TO BE CONSTRUCTED IN ETHIOPIA

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Gambeta News

Mega hotel construction set to help the tourism sector in the country.

The hotel which is a 637-key five-star will constitute of a duty-free shop, cultural shop, an aviation museum and parking lots built on a 22,410sqm piece of land.

The project which is sponsored by the Ethiopia Airlines is …

CONSTRUCTION OF US$751.2m KENYA TANZANIA HIGHWAY BEGINS IN 2018

Posted on November 10, 2017 by Gambeta News

AfDB says construction of Kenya-Tanzania highway is set to begin by 2018

According to Lawson Zankli, AfDB Chief Regional Program Officer, although the African Development Bank (AfDB) is currently looking for financial partners who will be able to invest US$385.2m for the construction of the highway that will connect Kenya …

TSOGO SUN UNVEILED NEW HOTEL IN CAPE TOWN

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Gambeta News

Cape town get new 19 storey dual brand hotel for tourism by Tsogo sun.

Tsogo Sun which is a South African hotel, gaming and entertainment group has unveiled its new 19-storey dual brand hotel in cape town. The dual brands of SunSquare Cape Town City Bowl and StayEasy Cape Town