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16/12/2025

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Join the world’s most influential tourism event and explore what’s next for global travel and hospitality.

📅 Jan 21–26 | 📍 IFEMA, Madrid

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16/12/2025

| Seychelles updates its Tourism Environmental Sustainability Levy from 1 Jan 2026: small accommodations exempt, new rates set for medium, large hotels, yachts & island resorts.

A move to balance sustainability and industry resilience.

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The Government of Seychelles has approved amendments to the Environment Protection (Tourism Environmental Sustainability Levy) Regulations. The updated

15/12/2025

| Seychelles’ Minister for Tourism & Culture, Amanda Bernstein, made her first official visit to La Digue, attending the festive Rendezvous Diguois Christmas edition celebrating Creole culture, community and heritage.

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The Minister for Tourism and Culture, Mrs Amanda Bernstein made her first official visit to La Digue in her new role on Saturday, 6 December 2025, where

15/12/2025

| Morocco is upgrading its tourism statistics to global standards under its 2023–2026 roadmap, with UN Tourism backing and a new interactive dashboard for smarter decisions by policymakers and investors.

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Morocco has announced a major overhaul of its tourism statistics model, a move officials say will bring the country’s data systems in line with

11/12/2025

CEO, Prof. Kobby Mensah, said the company’s 2025 digitalisation agenda has already begun to reshape efficiency within the sector. He noted that the next stage of reforms will focus on improving event coordination, festival management and domestic tourism data capture. https://voyagesafriq.com/2025/12/11/gtdc-targets-2026-with-new-digital-events-calendar-festival-reforms-and-major-tourism-investment-push/ Ghana Tourism Development Company-Official Kobby Mensah

The Ghana Tourism Development Company (GTDC) has outlined a new wave of tourism interventions set for rollout in 2026, building on the digital

11/12/2025

| Kenya’s Tourism Ministry is inviting stakeholder proposals ahead of major policy announcements expected on Jamhuri Day.

At the Tourism, Wildlife and MICE Week, leaders discussed innovation, MICE growth and the path to 5.5M arrivals by 2027.

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Kenya's Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife says it will review proposals from stakeholders across the tourism sector in preparation for major policy

10/12/2025

| Seychelles has taken a major step in advancing sustainable tourism as stakeholders validated the iCOAST project proposal, unlocking up to USD 5 million under GEF-8.

Explore how this initiative will shape the country’s next five years of green tourism development.

The Tourism Department, in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Commonwealth Secretariat, hosted the iCOAST Seychelles

10/12/2025

| UNESCO has added multiple African traditions to its Intangible Heritage list, including Highlife, Tsapiky, Gifaataa, Caftan craftsmanship, Koshary culture, Garuna, the Zaffa and Mwazindika.

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UNESCO has officially recognized a collection of African cultural traditions and practices, underscoring the continent’s rich and diverse heritage. The

10/12/2025

While the financial returns from the current innovations are modest, GTDC believes they represent the foundation for a much larger transformation. With systems now in place, GTDC plans to intensify international investor engagements, expand digital capabilities and commercialise its tourism products more aggressively in 2026. https://voyagesafriq.com/2025/12/10/gtdcs-digital-tourism-innovations-products-services-see-strong-performance/ Ghana Tourism Development Company-Official Kobby Mensah

The Ghana Tourism Development Company (GTDC) has reported strong early gains from the suite of digital innovations and tourism products introduced this

09/12/2025

| Royal Air Maroc launches nonstop Casablanca, Los Angeles flights on 7 June, marking LAX’s only direct link to Africa.

The route debuts just days before the 2026 World Cup, boosting travel demand and connectivity.

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Royal Air Maroc plans to launch service from Mohammed V International Airport (CMN) in Casablanca, Morocco, to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)

09/12/2025

| FITUR Screen 2026 will convene tourism and audiovisual leaders, highlighting that four in ten international visitors discover Spain through film.

With a new Best Screen Tourism Experience Award, the section strengthens Spain’s screen tourism strategy.

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Organised by FITUR in collaboration with the Spain Film Commission, it will be focusing on the Spain Film Commission’s Experiences Programme and will

09/12/2025

| ITB Berlin marks 60 years in 2026, bringing over 400 global speakers to explore AI, overtourism, climate action and the future of balanced travel.

New tracks, deeper analyses and expanded hospitality focus await.

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ITB Berlin is celebrating 60 years, and under the guiding theme “Leading Tourism into Balance”, the world’s largest industry think tank will focus on the