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Rezidor Hotel Group has announced the opening of a new mid-market hotel in Tunisia....

Maria dos Anjos told Macauhub that most of the tourists would be from Africa, and the rest would be from Europe, the United States and Latin America, particularly Brazil. ...

Press Release (PR Newswire) - Equatorial Guinea has completed 97% of the infrastructure projects needed to host 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN), which will open in Malabo on January 21. In an interview with BBC, Minister of Youth and Sports Ruslan Nsue Obiang, who is also chairman of the organizing committee, pointed to the country's success in delivering infrastructure projects for the recent African Union Summit, and said that Equatorial Guinea continues its efforts to upgrade and enhance infrastructure in the country as it gets ready to co-host the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) with neighboring Gabon....

Africa now ranks among the fastest growing economic regions in the world, according to a recent report (June 2011) by the McKinsey Global Institute....

Kuoni has announced the launch of its brand new environmentally responsible travel offering, Ananea....

The African Business Travel Association (ABTA) today announced its Nigerian Launch, planned for 14 July 2011....

Kenya Tourism Ministry is reportedly working on a concept to integrate culinary tourism in its strategy. ...

Hilton Hotels& Resort opened last week two hotels in Africa. With the opening of Hilton Windhoek and Hilton Malabo, the hospitality group is expanding its presence to 78 countries worldwide. ...

Gatwick Airport has announced that Nigeria’s national carrier Air Nigeria will launch its first international route outside Africa starting 1 September with a daily Lagos-London route. ...

Kenya Airways, plans to begin flights to Tripoli and Tunis within three years. KQ’s Chief Executive Officer Titus Naikuni declared last week in an interview that it has always been in the company’s plan “to open up Tripoli and Tunisia, more so with the African Development Bank being based there”. Currently the carrier’s only route in North Africa is to Egypt....