Tourism minister Hamat Bah and the Gambia’s delegation to next week’s World Tourism Fair in London have had their prospects for success dampened after it emerged the first port of aerial entry to Banjul has not met international standards of environmental hygiene. The Gambia government has been set in its[Read More…]
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Gambia Signs $68 Million World Bank Grant To Revive Tourism
Gambia and the World Bank signed a $68 million grant on Tuesday to revive the ocean-facing West African country’s tourism sector, representatives of both parties announced at a ceremony. The grant is meant to support the diversification and climate resilience of tourism in Gambia, a country of around 2.1 million[Read More…]
Gambia Seeks To Diversify Tourism Sector After Pandemic Doldrums
On a beach outside a luxury hotel near Banjul, the sun loungers lie empty beneath the palm trees and straw parasols, and the waves roll in undisturbed by bathers. The smallest country in Africa, The Gambia promises sunshine and good times in abundance, but its major clientele — holidaymakers fleeing[Read More…]