Ensuring that visitors to Namibia feel safe and informed from the moment they arrive in country is a growing priority within the tourism sector. Recent collaboration between the tourism sector, Gondwana Collection Namibia and the Namibian Police’s Tourism Protection Unit…

When pioneers crossed the Orange River into Namibia in the 1700s and 1800s, their journals often recorded encounters with black rhino roaming the vast southern landscape. Over time, decades of agricultural expansion, the species vanished from the Fish River Canyon…

On the shores of Walvis Bay, overlooking the flamingo-filled lagoon, a construction site is being prepared for The Admiral, a new oceanfront hotel set to open at the end of 2027. Located on The Esplanade Road overlooking the Flamingo Lagoon,…

Earlier this month at ITB Berlin, one of the world’s leading travel trade shows, Gondwana Collection Namibia once again received international recognition for its guest experience and hospitality. German tour operator Studiosus Reisen München GmbH, one of the world’s largest…

More than three decades after Michelle McLean was crowned Miss Universe, she is finally welcoming the friends who shared that moment with her – not on stage, but on a journey across her home country. From 14 to 23 March,…

The University of Namibia (Unam) last year offered a short-course certificate in environmentally sustainable tourism management (non-credit bearing) for the first time. The nine-week course ran from September to November 2025 and was available to lodge-based managers and supervisors in…

About 5 000 pupils recently gathered in Windhoek for Namibia National Career Week, walking into a space where curiosity met opportunity and future careers began to take shape. Among the exhibitors was Gondwana Collection Namibia, inviting young Namibians to discover…

The Weinberg Windhoek has marked yet another proud milestone as two of its housekeeping professionals, Sofia Nakanyala and Bernadine Sem, have successfully attained level 3 qualifications in hospitality and tourism (housekeeping operations) through the Namibia Training Authority. The qualifications were…

The road cuts across Namibia in long, patient lines from the central plateau, down into the Namib, west to the Atlantic, and finally north, where the land begins to speak in inherited names. It is a country that resists haste.…

What started as a programme to support and equip Gondwana’s Windhoek-based team leaders with leadership skills and empathetic communication tools evolved into a powerful platform for connection and growth. Over a period of six months, participants stepped away from their…