• Turkiye Tourism Investments To Grow In 2025

    Türkiye’s tourism investments will gain momentum this year as interest rates start falling, Oya Narin, president of the Turkish Tourism Investors’ Association (TTYD), said recently, highlighting robust arrivals last year. Narin, attending the 28th East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Exhibition (EMITT) in Istanbul, stated that Türkiye had a good tourism year in 2024. “The…

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  • Rwanda Wants Tourism Levy Before End Of June

    Rwanda’s government has announced that it will introduce a tourism levy to support development of the industry.   Approved by Rwanda’s Cabinet as one of several tax policy reforms on February 10, the levy will be payable by tourists and fixed at 3% of the overall hotel room rate for the duration of stay.   Cabinet’s statement…

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  • UK, US And Canada Issue Travel Warnings For Turkey Over Alcohol Deaths

    The UK, US and Canada have issued travel warnings for Turkey following reports of over 100 deaths linked to poisoning from unlicensed liquor in the past weeks. The victims are believed to have consumed illicit alcoholic contaminated with methanol. According to official figures, as reported by Türkiye Today, Istanbul has recorded 70 deaths linked to counterfeit…

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  • BOTSWANA: Tourism Operators Urged To Network

    There is need for tourism operators to network and collaborate in order to effectively thrive, Chobe MP, Mr Simasiiku Mapulanga has said. While he appreciated participation of some citizens in the tourism sector, he said it was critical for them to work closely with well established firms to learn best practices to remain competitive in…

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