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News Gambia » Tourism: Gambia: Community Based Tourism

News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/201504081581.html
Published on: Tuesday 07 April 2015

Tourism in a long time has become a general household name in Destination Gambia that even a nursery school pupil at the sight of any white person will shout 'Toubab,' to identify the presence in the ...

News Gambia » Tourism: Major Tourism Investment Signals Economic Shift in The Gambia

News channel or source: https://eturbonews.com/gambia-tourism-investment-economic-impact/
Published on: Tuesday 03 February 2026

A major beachfront tourism investment in Tanji signals a potential turning point for The Gambia’s economy. The project is expected to boost employment, attract international visitors, and elevate West ...

News Gambia » Tourism: Gambia Tourism makes play for UK travel trade

News channel or source: https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/gambia-tourism-makes-play-for-uk-travel-trade/
Published on: Monday 31 March 2014

Leading travel and lifestyle PR and marketing consultancy Hills Balfour has started working together with Gambia Tourism Board to manage its PR in the UK with additional marketing support. The ...

News Gambia » Tourism: Senegal and Gambia: Capitalizing on Energy and Tourism

News channel or source: https://eturbonews.com/senegal-and-gambia-capitalizing-on-energy-and-tourism/
Published on: Friday 21 July 2023

Senegal uses energy advancements to spur infrastructure and tourism, Gambia is maximizing tourism revenue to bolster energy projects. Across the MSGBC region (Mauritania, Senegal, The Gambia, ...

News Gambia » Tourism: New tourism minister for The Gambia

News channel or source: https://www.breakingtravelnews.com/news/article/new-tourism-minister-for-the-gambia/
Published on: Thursday 09 February 2017

The government of The Gambia has appointed the Hamat Bah to the role of minister of tourism, effective immediately. Tourism is of great importance to the Gambian economy and Bah, who has previously ...

News Gambia » Tourism: Gambia: Fish the Gambia Beach Championship Returns to Boost Tourism, Local Economy

News channel or source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202603180603.html
Published on: Monday 16 March 2026

The Gambia's popular beach sporting event, The Gambia Beach Championship, is set to return to the country's tourism calendar from 14th to 18th April 2026, bringing renewed excitement to the nation's ...

News Gambia » Tourism: Gambia shifting its focus to ecotourism

News channel or source: https://www.travelweekly.com/Middle-East-Africa-Travel/Gambia-shifting-its-focus-to-ecotourism
Published on: Thursday 26 September 2019

Chimpanzees on Baboon Island in River Gambia National Park. Photo Credit: Shutterstock Gambia is the smallest country on the African continent and has so far remained relatively undiscovered by U.S.

News Gambia » Tourism: African tourism has been put on ice by coronavirus – here’s how some countries are reviving it

News channel or source: https://theconversation.com/african-tourism-has-been-put-on-ice-by-coronavirus-heres-how-some-countries-are-reviving-it-140508
Published on: Sunday 14 June 2020

On Bijilo Beach in the Gambia, there are no fruit sellers in sight. gisela gerson lohman-braun, CC BY-SA In the Gambia, teams of young tourism guides in their first holiday season are doing something ...

News Gambia » Tourism: Gambia’s Remittances Rival Tourism as Source of Foreign Exchange

News channel or source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-01-12/gambia-s-remittances-rival-tourism-as-source-of-foreign-exchange
Published on: Saturday 11 January 2025

Gambia received a significant increase in remittances from overseas workers last year, rivalling tourism as a source of foreign exchange for the economy, according to the country’s central bank ...

News Gambia » Tourism: Gambia fears tourism crisis after Thomas Cook collapse

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/article/business/gambia-fears-tourism-crisis-after-thomas-cook-collapse-idUSKBN1WB1US/
Published on: Thursday 26 September 2019

BANJUL (Reuters) - Fatou Jallow borrowed money this year to spruce up her beachside restaurant in Gambia, expecting the usual winter droves of European tourists keen to sample her hearty stews and ...

News Gambia » Tourism: Gambia promotes conference tourism

News channel or source: https://thenationonlineng.net/gambia-promotes-conference-tourism/
Published on: Friday 01 May 2015

As the management, board of directors and shareholders of many of Nigeria’s blue chip companies prepare to deliberate on their end of year accounts ahead of the season of annual general meetings, ...

News Gambia » Tourism: Gambia’s Record Remittances Make Up for Tourism Losses, IMF Says

News channel or source: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-02-04/gambia-s-record-remittances-make-up-for-tourism-losses-imf-says
Published on: Wednesday 03 February 2021

Gambia’s record-high remittance inflows have more than compensated for the country’s decline in tourism revenue due to coronavirus-related travel restrictions, according to the International Monetary ...