RELIGIOUS TOURISM DEVASTATED BY COVID-19

Samuel Dorsi -
The Hajj, the largest pilgrimage in the Muslim world, has begun in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. But this year again, only a few tens of thousands of pilgrims are allowed to participate because of the pandemic ...

MAURITIUS REPORTS TOURIST ARRIVALS DOWN BY 41% COMPARED TO 2020

Richard Moor -
The tourism sector figures were released by Statistics Mauritius last week. While in 2020, the country had welcomed 308,980 tourists, the figure fell to 179,780 for the past year, which represents a d ...

PROMISING MADRID'S TOURISM PROSPECTS

Pat Hyland -
Madrid, the capital of Spain, has seen a significant increase in its tourism industry in recent years and has become a popular and prosperous destination. In 2019, the tourism sector contributed over ...

HARD TIMES FOR CAPE VERDE TOURISM

An archipelago of ten islands located off the coast of Senegal, Cape Verde owes 22% of its GDP to tourism, which is also its primary source of foreign currency. A popular destination for European tr ...

UGANDA'S TOURISM INDUSTRY: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

Alec Hills -
Uganda possesses abundant natural resources that can be employed in the tourism industry, but this sector has challenges. The government is committed to promoting and safeguarding this industry to max ...