Mozambican tourism is "breathing a sigh of relief" this festive season in Inhambane. Even with the rising cost of living, the paradisiacal beaches of Vilankulo are attracting hundreds of tourists for New Year's Eve. After two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, Mozambican tourism is slowly recovering from the drop in revenue caused by the...
Tourism in Mozambique recovering in the post-covid-19 period
The Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique, CTA, believes that Mozambican tourism is recovering after two years seriously affected by covid-19. With the return of tourists to the country, the opening of vacation resorts raises hopes that next year, in 2023, the sector, which even laid off staff and reached 100% in revenue, will...
Festive Season: tourist resorts in Inhambane are already almost overbooked
Most of the tourist resorts operating in the province of Inhambane already have an occupancy rate of over 95%, as a result of the increase in the number of domestic and foreign tourists visiting this part of the country for the festive season. The provincial director of Culture and Tourism in Inhambane, Emídio Nhantumbo, said on Wednesday,...
Ferryboat acquired in 2015 makes its first trip this year in Tete
The Manherere ferry, a vessel bought in 2015, has never been in operation since, due to some anomaly or other in one of its two engines. Faced with this situation, the Governor of Tete province, Domingos Viola, challenged his executive to put the vessel back into operation, given the impact it would have on the...
Festive season: CTA expects 50 thousand tourists to enter the country
After Covid 19, which devastated several areas and especially the tourism sector, a new oxygen balloon has been blowing over the national tourism sector. And the figures presented today by the Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique, CTA, confirm this. In terms of international tourism by the end of the year,...
Mozambique could receive 10 million tourists a year by 2025
Mozambique could attract ten million tourists a year by the end of 2025, said the Minister of Culture and Tourism, Eldevina Materula, on Monday in Maputo, during the launch ceremony of the electronic visa platform (e-Visto). Quoted by ClubofMozambique, she said that the aim of the government platform is to promote a greater flow of...
"E-visa platform will strengthen the fight against corruption and attract more tourism investment"
The Minister of Culture and Tourism hopes that the E-visa electronic visa platform, launched this Monday in Maputo, will serve to strengthen the fight against corruption, attract more foreign investment and boost tourism in the country. Eldevina Materula stressed on Monday, at the launch of the platform, that a project is underway to...
Mozambican tourism reflects on the sector's challenges
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators of Mozambique (AVITUM) are holding an end-of-year get-together tonight in Maputo City, under the slogan "Promoting the Improvement of the Business Environment in the Tourism Sector in Mozambique". According to a...
Mozambique participates in IORA meeting
Mozambique's Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Manuel José Gonçalves, has been attending the 22nd meeting of the Council of Ministers of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) in the Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, since Thursday (24). The meeting, which is being held under the theme "Seizing the opportunities of the Indian Ocean in...
Mozambique seeks investment to modernize Beira Airport
The Minister of Transport and Communications, Mateus Magala, met this week with the Japanese Minister of State for Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Tashiro Toyoda, to mobilize financial resources to modernize Beira Airport. The idea is to create conditions for the airport to respond to market demand and explore new opportunities...