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Lesotho Travel & Tourism News for visitors. Lesotho, a high-altitude, landlocked kingdom encircled by South Africa, is crisscrossed by a network of rivers and mountain ranges including the 3,482m-high peak of Thabana Ntlenyana. On the Thaba Bosiu plateau, near Lesotho’s capital, Maseru, are ruins dating from the 19th-century reign of King Moshoeshoe I. Thaba Bosiu overlooks iconic Mount Qiloane, an enduring symbol of the nation’s Basotho people.

Russia

Russia ends COVID-19 restrictions on flights to 52 ‘friendly’ countries

Russian Prime Minister announced today that starting from April 9, Russian Federation will lift travel curbs on flights to 52...

Airlines

IATA: Strong improvement in airline safety performance

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released 2021 safety performance data for the commercial airline industry showing strong improvement in...

USA

US lifts travel ban on South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi

US travel ban that effectively banned almost all non-U.S. citizens, who had recently been in South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Namibia, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique and Zimbabwe, was heavily criticized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and southern African leaders as ineffective and severely damaging to local economies.

African Tourism Board

ATB Christmas Wish Granted: UK Removes 11 African Countries From Red List

The UK Government has said that UK ministers will sign off on a decision today, Tuesday, December 14, 2021, to remove the 11 countries on England's "red list" of travel restrictions effective 4:00 am, Wednesday December 15, 2021.

Russia

Russia completely bans travel from Botswana, Zimbabwe, Hong Kong, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Eswatini and South Africa

New Russian government ruling effectively cancels all earlier exceptions for the diplomatic passport holders, travelers on business visa, and some other categories of visitors.

Israel

Israel bans visitors from seven countries in southern Africa

The expansion of the 'red' list was necessary due to the detection by South African scientists of a new COVID-19 variant in the southern Africa region, according to the PM's Office.

Lesotho

Sister Juliet Lithemba is now a Tourism Hero in Lesotho for her fight against COVID

The UN News Center has been sharing how people like Thabana Ntlenyana from Lesotho are the true heroes in helping her people getting through the COVID-19 pendemic

15 countries are free of Coronavirus, including 10 Island Nations

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Free of Coronavirus are 15 Countries including 10 Island Nations

Which countries in the world don’t have the coronavirus yet – and what is the reason and WHY? 15 countries...

Crime

Wife of Lesotho Prime Minister faces charges of murdering his ex-wife

An arrest warrant for Lesotho Prime Minister’s wife was issued the day she fled the country, after refusing to report...

Breaking Travel News

Lesotho banks on tourism after China forgives debt

In Lesotho tourism is seen as a potential to drive the country’s struggling economy. This becomes a priority and an opportunity specifically after the Chinese government resolved to cancel debts owed by the Kingdom n respect of the construction of the parliament building and the ’Manthabiseng National Convention Centre.

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