Tag: tourism

Wife of Saudi King picks Morocco for vacation

August 10, 2023

Princess Fahda, wife of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman and mother of Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman is spending her vacation in the northern Moroccan city ... Read More

Tunisia clocks 5 million tourists this year, hitting record

August 7, 2023

As many as 5 million tourists have so far visited Tunisia this year, Tourism Minister Mohamed Moez Belhassine announced Saturday August 5, with the figures ... Read More

Zanzibar eyes resources, ICT sectors to diversify economy away from tourism

August 5, 2023

Zanzibar has put 12 new oil and gas exploration blocks up for grabs, which in line with President Hussein Mwinyi’s $2.4 billion plan to entice ... Read More

Tourism: ONMT partners with Wego to promote Moroccan destination

August 2, 2023

Moroccan National Tourism Office has partnered with Wego, a leading online travel marketplace in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), to promote the Moroccan ... Read More

Egypt extends to three months visa for foreign yachts in bid to boost sector

July 26, 2023

Egypt has decided to grant foreign yacht tourists three-month visas, as opposed to the previous one-month allowance, in a move to boost the sector. The ... Read More

Egypt welcomed more than 7 million visitors – Tourism minister

July 11, 2023

More than 7 million tourists visited Egypt during the first half of the year, Tourism and Antiquities Minister Ahmed Issa said Monday. Issa made the ... Read More

Morocco, Spain discuss circular economy, tourism

July 3, 2023

Tangier's College of Legal, Economic and Social Sciences is organizing a Moroccan-Spanish scientific meeting on circular economy and tourism, in partnership with the International University ... Read More

Angola, DRC close to settling 50-year oil block dispute to become joint holders

June 13, 2023

Angola and the neighboring Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are reportedly inching towards a settlement of a 50-year dispute over one of their offshore ... Read More

Morocco receives 5.1 million tourists up to May

June 12, 2023

Morocco’s tourism sector is showing strong recovery with 5.1 million arrivals in the first five months this year, auguring well for the country’s inflow of ... Read More

Zimbabwe: safari camp operators take on planned oil drilling at world heritage site

May 22, 2023

The operators of luxury Safari camps in Zimbabwe, which charge more than $1,000 a night, have lodged objections against a planned oil exploration program in ... Read More