Tag: Sierra Leone
ICAO: CAA International to strengthen aviation safety oversight in Sierra Leone
CAA International (CAAi), the technical cooperation arm of the UK Civil Aviation Authority (UK CAA), is to assist the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA) to strengthen its regulatory oversight ... Read More
Court ruling: LGBTQ people are not born that way
U.S. Travel advisories against Kenya should be increased. This is the demand by leaders of the LGBT Community to the U.S. Department of State in response to Judge Roselyn Aburili ... Read More
AfCFTA: World’s largest free trade zone launches in Africa this week
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) will come into force on Thursday. It will be the largest free trade agreement by population that the world has seen since the ... Read More
Emirates and Africa World Airlines ink interline agreement
Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, and Africa World Airlines (AWA), the Ghanaian airline headquartered in Accra, have announced a one-way interline agreement whereby Emirates customers can connect onto selected ... Read More
African Tourism Board Launch was a success: A new era just started for African Travel & Tourism
The two arms of the African Tourism Board had their official launch event yesterday at the Cape Town International Convention Center Conference Theatre during World Tavel Market Africa. The African ... Read More
Nonstop between Washington Dulles and Acrra, Ghana grows on SAA
Starting today, South African Airways (SAA) has increased its frequency on nonstop flights between Washington, D.C.-Dulles International Airport and Accra’s Kotoka International Airport to 5 days weekly. SAA offers the ... Read More
African Tourism Board plans impressive launch in Cape Town at WTM
The African Tourism Board (ATB) is planning for an impressive launch event during World Travel Market (WTM) in Cape Town, South Africa. On April 11, 2019 from 1530-1730 hours, an ... Read More
The new Hawaii of Africa
It’s not in the Pacific Ocean. It’s in the Atlantic Ocean. It is called Sierra Leone. With 212 miles (360 kilometers) of North Atlantic Ocean coastline, this West African country ... Read More
Sierra Leone honors Dr. Jane Goodall, setting stage for tourism debut
Sierra Leone will welcome Dr. Jane Goodall (DBE, anthropologist and UN Messenger of Peace), the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees, during her three-day visit to the country, February 27 to ... Read More
Sierra Leone Tourism went all out at FITUR to attract Spanish visitors
With its palm-fringed beaches, breathtaking mountains, tropical rainforests, and vibrant culture, Sierra Leone is one of West Africa’s most seductive destinations. Sierra Leone is on a penetrative entry strategy for ... Read More
FITUR beats the record for participation in its most international edition yet
From 23 to 27 January, Madrid will once again become the focus of attention for the international tourism community with FITUR, the International Tourism Fair, organized by IFEMA. This year’s ... Read More
South African Airways boosts its US-Ghana service
The flag carrier airline of South Africa, South African Airways (SAA), today announced that it will increase the frequency on direct nonstop flights between Washington, D.C.-Dulles International Airport and Accra’s ... Read More
Sierra Leone – poor but brimming with potential
SIERRA LEONE (eTN) - First impressions of what to expect in Sierra Leone were not encouraging. Read More
Sierra Leone becomes newest destination member of ICTP
The International Council of Tourism Partners (ICTP) announced that the National Tourist Board of Sierra Leone has become its most recent destination member. Read More
Sierra Leone wants Russian tourists
MOSCOW, Russia — "The development of the tourist industry of a nation is the sure way to plan for the economic prosperity of a country," declared Sierra Leone's Ambassador to ... Read More
Building eco-tourism community in Sierra Leone
For many people, the name Sierra Leone still conjures up images of the country's decade-long civil war and subsequent war crimes trials. Read More
UN air service to halt aid flights in West Africa
LAS VEGAS (eTN) - A lack of funding has forced the United Nations food aid agency to suspend humanitarian flights to three West African countries from tomorrow, the agency reported ... Read More
Will Sierra Leone become next tourist hotspot?
The West African country of Sierra Leone is witnessing a dramatic change of fortune. Read More
Tourists returning to Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone is trying to rebuild its tourism industry hurt by years of civil strife. Read More
Blair visit puts Sierra Leone on tourist map. Where next, Iraq?
Sierra Leone is emerging as a new destination for adventurous travellers, with Tony Blair visiting this week to raise the country's profile in the tourism market and UK operators beginning ... Read More
Sierra Leone emerging as tourist destination
Sporting a rumpled button-down shirt and something a little scruffier than a five o'clock shadow, restaurateur Faysal Debeis has an air of weariness about him. Read More
Libya to help Sierra Leone boost tourism, energy sectors
Libya has offered to help Sierra Leone in its post-war rescuscitation of the tourism industry and energy supply sector, the government here said on Tuesday. A team of technical experts ... Read More