Tag: tourism
US warns against visiting Gambia for tourists
The United States warned its citizens against visiting the tourist destination of Gambia on Saturday and told those there to considering leaving,...
Tunisian tourism struggling a year after Islamist attacks
A year after 39 mostly British holidaymakers were gunned down on a beach in Sousse, Tunisia's tourist industry is still struggling to...
Egypt has high hopes for tourism despite grim statistics, setbacks
Egypt is confident of luring back millions of foreign visitors and putting a smile on their faces, according to its new tourism...
Egypt’s Tourism Minister promises greater security measures after tourist attack
Egypt's Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou said on Saturday that the government will announce additional security measures to safeguard tourists after an attack...
Tunisia eyes enhanced security to win back tourists
Tunisia has seen tourism numbers plummet after a gunman killed dozens of holidaymakers at a beach resort in June, but hopes increased...
Kenya sees tourism income down on euro, al Shabaab
Kenya expects tourism revenues to fall this year as the euro zone crisis hits confidence in key markets and foreign governments issue...
Rwanda tourism revenues climb, eyed by airlines
Rwanda's tourism revenues in the eight months to August rose 32 percent against the previous year to $173 million and a growing...
Kenya says Somalia campaign won’t affect tourism
Kenya's tourism minister said Nairobi's cross-border operation against Islamist militants in Somalia will not affect the tourism industry in the East African...
Madagascar sees tourism boost as crisis eases
The number of tourists visiting Madagascar jumped 16 percent in the first half of 2011 from a year earlier, official data showed...
