Posts Tagged ‘ Botswana ’

From next week all passengers coming into the UK will be required to have had a negative COVID test taken within 72 hours of your arrival in the UK.

As usual Just about Travel looks at some of those organisations involved in the industry to see what they are tipping for the coming year.

Ruth and Tony Daly are passionate riders, the husband and wife team running tour operator Ranch Rider – one of the very few remaining independent specialist horseback holiday companies.  They give their take on their favourite holidays from American ranch stays to Caribbean cruises…

Hardly had the announcement been that Prince Harry was going to marry Meghan Markle than the tourism industry went into overdrive.

From June 1st, Botswana will introduce a Tourism Development Levy on all visitors coming from outside SADC countries.

As Botswana becomes more successful, the poachers may well try harder. Then Botswana will require more outside assistance to combat those whose only interest is short term gain.

Welcome to Botswana

The low-down on the Tour d’Afrique – one of the longest bicycle races and expeditions in the world

Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world right now



Remembering the Paris tragedy, Adrian looks ahead as well to the Christmas markets that are about to open throughout our countries shortly.

Some destinations are using animals as part of their promotions to get us to holiday in their countries.

Guide and owner of Golden Africa, Robert Barber, talks travel

Karibu Safari’s Stuart Bartman on polar bears and the beauty of Botswana

CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month, it’s a great time to visit Poland or the pandas in Chengdu but Botswana is being boycotted

When it comes to fabulous weather and wildlife, there is no where like Namibia, says Adrienne. Over the next few weeks, she will be sharing her notes from Namibia – arguably Africa at its most authentic – exclusively with CD-Traveller readers.

You might wonder what an African country and the largest conservation charity in the UK have in common. At this time of the year there are tourism awards that are given out and both have received a pretty similar award.
The World Travel & Tourism Council, (WTTC) is a body that you may not have come across. It is a forum for 100 of the top business leaders in travel and tourism across the world. They have just announced what they call their Tourism for Tomorrow Awards which reward sustainable tourism. The destination that has won this year’s Destination Stewardship Award is Botswana for the way that it treats tourism in the Okavango delta

As some of you settle into your armchairs tonight to watch the latest episode of the Mma Precious Ramotswe, No 1 Ladies Detective Agency series spare a thought for the Botswana tourism.I’m told it’s a beautiful place and over the last few years it has worked hard at trade shows to encourage tourists to visit the game reserves. It is a peaceful country. One of the safest to visit and has good communications.But it takes a feel-good television series to really persuade people that they
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