Mozambique continues to be a destination for investment in the tourism sector, despite the current pandemic situation. This idea was advocated by the National Director of Tourism, Cândido Langa, when he spoke on Tuesday in Maputo during a press conference organized by the Confederation of Mozambique Economic Associations (CTA), as part of the festive season. Cândido Langa stressed that...
The Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique (CTA) said on Tuesday that maintaining the restrictions imposed as part of the fight against covid-19 will ensure the balance between health and the economy. Following the announcement by the president of the republic, Filipe Nyusi, this Monday, on the suspension of curfews for the days of the...
The approval of a restoration plan in Brussels will decide the fate of the company Transportes Aereos Portugueses (TAP). Portuguese Minister of Infrastructure and Housing, Pedro Nuno Santos, believes that by the end of this year TAP's re-emergence plan will be approved, and if it is disapproved there is no other way out. "If TAP...
The UK government has just announced that it will remove all 11 currently included African countries, including Mozambique, from the international travel red list as of this Wednesday. However, only British and UK residents can travel, subject to a 10-day quarantine at a designated hotel and at their own expense....
The National Migration Service (SENAMI) in the province of Maputo revealed on Thursday that just over 250,000 people may cross the border at Ressano Garcia during the festive season. According to SENAMI, there has been an increase in the migratory movement in the last few days, with 44,958 travelers registered against 32,304 registered in the same period of the year...
The mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes, announced, this Saturday, the cancellation of New Year's Eve parties due to covid-19. Thus, Rio de Janeiro joins 21 other regional capitals of Brazil that have already decided to cancel their New Year's Eve parties. The official said that by the dimensions of the city there is no...
The CTA-Confederation of Economic Associations of Mozambique said Wednesday in Maputo that the tourism sector has raised about $157 million (14%) in business and leisure flights alone during January and September 2021 as a result of the relaxation of covid-19 prevention measures. During a press conference on the...
The company Commerce, Tourism and Travel Agency (COTUR) released this Tuesday, a list containing information about international flights following the restrictions caused by the discovery of new variant Omicron in South Africa. According to the list released by the agency, after all, there are still countries that continue to operate their airline connections with...
The World Tourism Organization (WTO) says that a total of 46 (21%) tourist destinations in the world have their borders closed to international tourism, 26 of them since the end of April 2020. The information is contained in the report on travel restrictions, released Friday, which finds that another 55 (25% of all...
At the global level about 2 trillion dollars is the amount that the tourism sector will have lost by 2021, according to data from the World Tourism Organization, WTO. In a survey, presented this Monday, the World Tourism Organization, WTO, reveals that the recovery of the sector is "fragile" and "slow". Despite recent improvements,...