Day: March 19, 2018

Returning to Tunisia: What clients can expect

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With Tunisia back on sale for the British market this spring, Riadh Saidani, a Thomas Cook rep at Les Orangers Beach hotel in Hammamet, tells Sophie Griffiths what tourists can look forward to when they visit. Riadh Saidani, a Thomas Cook rep in Hammamet, outlines what tourists can look forward to when they visit Tunisia How does it feel to have British tourists returning to Tunisia? I’m so happy the tourists are coming back! I was in Sousse at the time of the 2015 attack – it was a terrifying time and…

Johannes Hahn to visit Tunisia to announce new European startup support programme

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European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations Commissioner Johannes Hahn will visit Tunisia on March 21. He is due to announce a new European programme of support for startups and innovative businesses, the EU Delegation to Tunisia Monday said in a press release. The European Commissioner will meet on Wednesday morning with players in the innovation ecosystem in Tunisia (a business incubator, a business accelerator and a fund management company.) He is expected to announce the new startup support progaramme at COGITE, the Tunis-based incubation space for startups. Official meetings are…

Two Tunisian nationals abducted in Cameroon

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Two Tunisian nationals were kidnapped on March 15 by an armed group in Cameroon’s southwest region. The abducted are two staff members of a Tunisian public works company in the area, the Foreign Ministry Monday said in a press release. A crisis unit was set up to monitor the situation; the ministry is coordinating with Cameroonian authorities to free the Tunisian hostages as soon as possible. TunsianMonitorOnline (TAP)

‘Imagine with Orange’ crowdsourcing platform opens in Tunisia

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Orange Tunisia has announced the launch of its first initiatives on the crowdsourcing platform of the Orange group, ‘Imagine with Orange’. The operator has already awarded a prize to KarhabtiCare, a mobile app for car owners, as part of an innovation challenge in partnership with car dealer Italcar. After this pilot, it has now officially opened its first contest on the topic of ‘smart agriculture’ in collaboration with local start-up Iris Technologies. Among all the ideas posted on ‘Imagine with Orange’, the project receiving the most votes will be given…

Tourism to Africa is new top Destination for Chinese Tourists

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A survey shows a record high number of Chinese respondents—more than 60%—who plan to travel in-depth in 2018. “In-depth travels” is a term used by travel websites in China to describe the type of trips that involve more unconventional journeys beyond the typical tourist experience. For the very first time, Africamoved up to first place as the top in-depth travel destination Chinese travelers hope to visit in 2018, dethroning the ever-popular Japan and Australia. Among the destinations in Africa Chinese are most interested in Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa, Namibia, Madagascar and Tanzania, according to Travelzoo’s website statistics. Deal experts say the rapid growth in popularity…