Don’t revoke visa-free status to top source markets!

Nearly two-thirds of Tourism Update readers (65%) have said that African countries should not revoke visa-free status to top source markets with non-reciprocal visa policies.

Only 27% voted that African countries should do this, whereas the remaining 8% were ‘unsure’.

This was in response to the Namibian Government’s decision to revoke visa-free entry for 31 countries. The decision risks undoing the progress made in the country’s tourism recovery, with the impacts expected to be most deeply felt in the price-sensitive European markets that keep the sector afloat.

Leading tourism and economic bodies have added their voices to the growing criticism of Namibia’s new visa regime, warning that the new policy could severely…