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African nations struggle to revive tourism industry
The coronavirus crisis has gravely impacted the tourism sector in Africa. Elcia Grandcourt from the UN World Tourism Organization says what needs to be done to reboot the industry.
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The newly upgraded airport will transform Calbayog City and Samar province as the new transportation hub in Eastern Visayas and will help boost the region’s economy, Presidential Assistant for the Visayas Secretary Michael Dino said during the inauguration of the airport.
The Calbayog Airport underwent upgrading by the Department of Transportation (DOTr), together with the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP). This is another milestone in the Duterte Administration’s Build, Build, Build program.
Aside from Secretary Dino, DOTr Secretary Arthur Tugade and CAAP Director General Jim Sydiongco led the inauguration of the Calbayog Airport held Wednesday, May 5.
African Governments must work together to define a standardized travel protocol if tourism is to recover swiftly and deliver the economic benefits that are so critical for the continent.
That was the overarching message of the recent African Tourism Investment Summit (ATIS), hosted by International Tourism & Investment Conference (ITIC) and World Travel Market Africa (WTM Africa) at Africa Travel Week (ATW) which featured no fewer than 9 incredible ministerial and investment expert panel discussions and presentations.
Sounding the call for collaboration, ITIC Chair and former Secretary-General of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Dr Taleb Rifai said it would take five years for 70% of the world’s population to be vaccinated and that it would be impractical to pin tourism’s hopes on this before travel could resume in earnest.
ATIS sounds call for standardized travel protocol for tourism to recover swiftly May 10, 2021
Ibrahim Ayoub, group CEO of ITIC and organizer of the Summit with WTM Africa.
CAPE TOWN African governments must work together to define a standardized travel protocol if tourism is to recover swiftly and deliver the economic benefits that are so critical for the continent.
That was the overarching message of the recent African Tourism Investment Summit (ATIS), hosted by International Tourism & Investment Conference (ITIC) and World Travel Market Africa (WTM Africa) at Africa Travel Week (ATW) which featured no fewer than 9 incredible ministerial and investment expert panel discussions and presentations.