-As the tourism industry slowly recovers, local industry players have been urged to offer special prices to Namibian travellers.
Holidaymakers are expected to flock to the coastal towns of the Erongo Region where tourism facilities are gearing to receive guests for the festive season after being hit hard during the state of emergency to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (nbc) and Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote tourism using nbc radio, television, and online platforms.
Namibia has been chosen to host an international conference to promote tourism across Africa, next year.
There are slight signs of recovery in the tourism sector at Swakopmund and industry players are relying on domestic visitors to boost businesses.
-Tourism establishments in the Kavango East Region are ready to receive international visitors with the introduction of the Tourism Revival Initiative.
-Businesses in the tourism sector are beginning to breathe a sigh of relief as the country opened up its borders for business and tourism.
-Namibia's tourism peak season is coming to an end, leaving many institutions desperate for clients. But before tourists can enter the country for holidays, certain modalities must first be put in place.
-While Government plans to open up borders mid-July in an effort to revive tourism, the industry estimates that there will be zero tourist arrivals in Namibia for the next three months.
-Stakeholders in the tourism industry have called on Government to make sure it is safe when it opened the borders to international tourists during stage four of the state of emergency.