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October 03, 2023
Tourism (117)
The Ministry of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security has launched online tourist visa application services, complementing the issuance of visa on arrival issuance, a system that was also recently introduced.
FlyNamibia has launched flights connecting Windhoek and Walvis Bay to Cape Town four times a week.
Namibia is experiencing a remarkable surge in European tourist arrivals, with the market constituting 72.3% of the total visitors in August 2023, latest data shows.
FlyNamibia has been admitted as a new member of the International Air Transport Association (IATA).
The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) says it is confident South African low-cost carrier FlySafair will launch flights between Windhoek’s Hosea Kutako International Airport and Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport next year.
The Gondwana Collection Namibia has expanded its Secret Collection with the addition of the Weinberg Villa in Windhoek.
The Federation of Namibian Tourism Associations (FENATA) has raised alarm over the lack of awareness and acknowledgement of the tourism industry's profound financial and societal contributions to the country.
The Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) is eyeing to tap into the United States of America's tourism market, saying it is an area with potential that has not been explored yet.
The Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism (MEFT) has identified rampant cases of snares and traps set up in Namibia's National Parks as a serious threat to the country’s tourism sector.
Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has announced that five of its key resorts—Halali, Okaukuejo, Olifantsrus, Namutoni, and Sesriem—achieved an impressive 100% occupancy rate, signaling a positive recovery trajectory for the country's tourism industry.
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Namibia's tourism industry is showing signs of recovery, with the national hotel occupancy rate reaching 61% in July 2023, up from 51% in July 2022.
Namibia's tourism arrivals increased by 98% to 461 027 in 2022 from 232,756 recorded in 2021, as the sector continues to recover.
Namibia Wildlife Resorts (NWR) has reduced prices at its resorts and lodges for Namibians and those from the SADC region in order to boost domestic tourism.
Namibia witnessed a significant decline in elephant poaching and ivory trafficking in 2022, reaching the lowest levels in the past six years, a latest report has revealed.
