Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, Joseph Mwanamvekha said travel and tourism is one of the fastest growing industries which can help to boost the country’s economy. Mwanamvekha noted this Monday during the news conference on the first ever National Tourism Conference at its headquarters in Lilongwe. He said government recognizes tourism as a priority […]
Tourism Committee for Northern Malawi says there is need to set up a special financial facility where tourism service providers could access loans at a reasonable interest, to enable them develop their tourism facilities to international standards. The committee’s sentiments come against the background that a majority of owners of tourism facilities in the region […]
Malawi government says digital platforms could be one way of promoting tourist destination as it is cost effective. Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Trade and Tourism Cliff Chiunda disclosed this, Monday, during the official opening of a five-day Regional Tourism Organization Southern Africa (RETOSA) Digital Marketing Workshop in Lilongwe. He said there is […]
One of the most well-known of war Movie Actors from America, Sylvester Stallon ( RAMBO ) has landed in Malawi via Kamuzu International Airport. “As I am talking he is boarding Ulendo Airlink to Likoma .He is in the country for tourism,”KIA spokesperson Supulain Chitonde confirmed to Nyasa Times. Fact file: He is well known […]
United Democratic Front (UDF) Member of Parliament for Mangochi Lutende, Francis William Biliati has asked government to consider constructing an international airport in the lakeshore tourism resort district of Mangochi. Biliati said Mangochi is one of the districts in the country which attracts a lot of tourists. “I have noted in the State-of-the-Nation Address that Kamuzu […]
Malawi government has warned that tourists luring underage girls into sexual exploitation would be prosecuted and even deported. There worries that the southern African country is becoming a magnet for pedophiles with rising child sex tourism in tourism attraction areas of Mangochi and other lakeshore districts in the country. Department of Social Welfare in the Ministry of Gender, Children, Disability […]
Malawi Tourism Council (MTC), the official mouthpiece and umbrella body of all the associations in the tourism industry in the country says it is deeply concerned with the delay from government on releasing information regarding the new visa regime implementation for Malawi scheduled for October 1. In a statement the MTC chairperson Florentine Kabefu and executive […]
Malawi minister of sports, youth and culture, Grace ‘Obama’ Chiumia has said the country is targeting to court over one million high spending tourists annually and assured tourists wishing to visit the country of tight security. Speaking after launching the tourism month themed “One million tourists, one million opportunities,” Chiumia said government has engaged an […]
Malawi, ironically often described as the Warm Heart of Africa, is bad for both travel and tourism in the world, with the air transport sector infrastructure as one of the worst in the world, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF), an international think tank. The 2015 WEF Travel and Tourism report released recently shows […]
TNM, a premier mobile network operator in Malawi, has sponsored Ghanaian-born but US-based jazz artist Steve Bedi to perform at Cape Maclear Tourism Investors Forum staring June 20. Bedi also a UNAIDS Goodwill Ambassodor is in the country and has already started perfoming and participating in the social corporate responsibility. According to TNM Head of […]
The Malawi Tourism and South African Airways have launched a campaign to wow SAA Europe discounted customers to visit Malawi. The Airline is offering discounted airfares to Lilongwe and Blantyre. The new fares are from London to Malawi are now at £604 return saving up to £149 on the typical fare. The discounted fares for […]
Minister of Information, Tourism and Culture Kondwani Nankhumwa has assured fashion designers in the country that his ministry is working tirelessly to make sure that the fashion industry is fully supported, saying it has potential in promoting Malawi tourism. Nankhumwa made an assurance on Friday at Bingu International Conference Center during Malawi Celebrity fashion Night […]
Malawi will for the first time have miss ‘Bikini Beach Beauty 2015’ that will see 45 models competing for a grand prize of MK 500, 000 ( half a million Kwacha) with special emphasis on body shape, condition and overall attractiveness. The beauty pageant will have a 3 day finals starting on Friday 3rd April […]
LUSH Entertainment Company says it is geared to address lack of seriousness and professionalism in Malawian Entertainment, a development which they say hinders the industry’s growth. LUSH Entertainment Company comprises four people such as Loshaq, Kele, Zakira and Vicky and they focus on entertainment, talent and events management. “LUSH is a group of people with […]
Newly opened Simama Hotel has added value to the beauty of Malawi’s capital city Lilongwe. The hotel is owned by Bishop Abraham Simama of the Glorious Light International Church and Chairman of Simama General Dealers Company Limited. It competes favourably with international standards of comfort, service and facilities. It is securely located near Lilongwe Community Ground […]
In a bid to curb animal poaching in the country’s national parks and game reserves, government has secured at least 10,000 rounds of ammunition and 150 rifles for the department of Parks and Wildlife. Minister of Information, Tourism and Culture, Kondwani Nankhumwa, disclosed this on Thursday at Liwonde National Park in Machinga when he addressed […]
The opening of Hapuwani Village Lodge in Mulanje early last year has elevated the face of the tea-growing mountainous district, located in southern Malawi. Mulanje is a key district in Malawi as it is home of Mulanje Mountain, the highest mountain in south-central Africa, which makes the area a tourist destination. Hapuwani Lodge, which is […]
A joint audit in the Cash-gate scandal currently underway by the Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) and Forensic Auditors has revealed that over K520 million was spent at the Ministry of Tourism in payment of about six 65-seater Marcopollo buses which are yet to be delivered. According to published reports on Thursday, November 7, 2013 the ministry […]