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.
Halson Moultrie.
NASSAU, BAHAMAS House Speaker Halson Moultrie advised yesterday that “all issues have been resolved” between him and members of the executive, following a contentious House meeting last week over the failure to respond to a COVID-19 exposure in the Lower Chamber.
Parliamentarians met briefly yesterday for the first sitting of the House of Assembly since Moultrie abruptly adjourned parliamentary proceedings last week after no action was taken when a staff member contracted COVID-19.
Speaking to
Eyewitness News on the steps of the Bay Street building, Moultrie said: “The staff members were tested on Friday. The House has been sanitized and in a discussion with the prime minister and the leader of government business this morning, all issues have been resolved.”
Daily Monitor
Monday May 03 2021
Kira Municipality MP Ibrahim Ssemujju Nganda addresses fellow legislators during a plenary session on February 20 last year. PHOTO/ DAVID LUBOWA
Summary
Although the President has described the trips as conduits for self-enrichment, MPs insist that the travels are vital for benchmarking with other countries.
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Parliament has increased travel and allowance budget for its members and staff by Shs20b to Shs420b in an era of subdued cross-border trips due to pandemic-related restrictions and corresponding uptick in virtual meetings.
Details of the planned increase in foreign trip expenditure on the11th Parliament, whose members will be more by almost 100, are contained in the tightly-guarded Parliamentary Commission Policy Statement for the 2021/2022 Financial Year.
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