Thirty-two bays belonging to 17 countries, including Mozambique, have been taking part since Friday in Yeosu, South Korea, in the 17th Congress of the World's Most Beautiful Bays. Mozambique is represented by Pemba Bay, the third largest in the world and the first in Africa. Speaking at the opening of the event, the president of...
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"Resumption of Johannesburg - Inhambane flights will boost tourism in Mozambique"
The Deputy Minister of Transport assured this Friday that the resumption of flights between Inhambane and Johannesburg will boost tourism in the province, as well as reducing road traffic from tourists coming from South Africa. According to Amilton Alissone, who was speaking during the ceremony marking the resumption of the direct link between the city...
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China will be the biggest tourist economy in 2026, ahead of the USA
The chief executive of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC), Julia Simpson, anticipates that China will overtake the United States as the world's largest tourism economy" by 2026, accounting for a third of all new jobs generated in the sector worldwide. The WTTC leader was speaking...
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The date for LAM to resume the connection between Maputo and Lisbon has already been set
Fly Modern Ark (FMA), the company hired by the government to restructure Mozambique Airlines (LAM), said on Thursday that the Mozambican airline could resume the connection between Maputo and Lisbon by November 20 of this year. According to Theunis Crous, the re-establishment of the route is of capital importance for the country, and...
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Brazil grants two-year residence visa to CPLP citizens
The Brazilian Federal Government will grant temporary residence visas to citizens of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries (CPLP), within the scope of the mobility agreement between the nations signed on July 17, 2021, in Luanda (Angola). In fact, the ministers of Justice, Flávio Dino, and Foreign Affairs, Mauro Vieira, signed...
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LAM's revenues are already close to pre-covid levels, says CEO
The Director General of Mozambique Airlines (LAM), João Carlos Pó Jorge, guarantees that the company's traffic and revenues are already close to pre-covid levels, thanks to the ongoing restructuring process. "In terms of traffic, we are already practically at pre-covid 2019 levels. Revenue is at that level. Obviously the...
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Maputo, Niassa and Manica record the worst tourist take-up rates in 2022
The provinces of Maputo, Niassa and Manica recorded the worst rates of attracting tourists, according to the Family Budget (IOF) 2022 data, reported by the Mozambican Information Agency (AIM). Of all the tourists who visited the country last year, only 2.1% visited Maputo, the same percentage as Niassa, while Manica received 4.5%. In particular, each tourist who...
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Government adjusts toll prices in Maputo and Moamba
The Government, through the Ministries of Public Works, Housing and Water Resources and the Economy and Finance, has approved a joint Order that readjusts the road tolls in Maputo, on National Road number 4 (EN4), and in Moamba. The measure will take effect on September 1, 2023, according to...
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Dubai airport traffic grows 50% in the first half of the year
Traffic at Dubai airport in the United Arab Emirates increased by 50% in the first half of the year, surpassing levels prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the operator said today. From January to June, the international airport, one of the busiest in the world, welcomed 41.6 million passengers, compared to 27.9 million in the same period last year....
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Mozambique has already received 28,000 e-visa applications, according to Materula
The Minister of Culture and Tourism, Edelvina Materula, revealed that Mozambique has received requests to issue more than 28,000 electronic visas on the e-Visa platform in the first six months since its implementation. The majority of the visas are for tourism (49%), business (48%); and the remaining three percent for sport, culture, crew transfer...