The travel ban on Namibia reflects negatively on the international tourist market, according to the Hospitality Association of Namibia.
The Namibian quoted the association’s chief executive Gitta Paetzold as saying that the travel bans are based on the Covid-19 daily statistics as well as the availability and transparency of information from a particular country.
“We've just been informed that France will not allow Namibians to travel to their country as of Saturday. The world sees us as a no-go area now and that has caused quite a sizable number of flight cancellations,” she said.
“The average capacity of flights will normally be 100 to 150 passengers per flight. [A recent] arrival was 50.”
Paetzold said some government official websites in the country do not regularly update and this subsequently causes international institutions to red-flag the country.
“That's why we, in tourism, get very frustrated because we feel that Namibia is doing relatively well but we are not communicating effectively,” Paetzold said.
“Our biggest challenge right now is communication among all stakeholders.”
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