Tourism: Adelino da Kosta denounces airfares to Bissau as too expensive
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on ANG
Bissau-Guinean tour operator Adelino da Kosta calls airfares and taxes at Bissau’s Osvaldo Vieira International Airport "scandalous". According to him, these costs hold back the country’s appeal compared with its neighbours in the sub-region, and he calls on the authorities to act.
Bissau-Guinean tour operator Adelino da Kosta considers airfares to Bissau and the taxes levied at Osvaldo Vieira International Airport to be too high, according to an interview given to the agency ANG. He cites the case of tickets to Europe reaching one thousand euros and calls on the competent authorities to take appropriate measures.
According to him, these prices hold back the country’s appeal, which attracts fewer tourists than other destinations in the sub-region. He believes Guinea-Bissau has considerable potential, notably the Bijagós archipelago, but needs international promotion mechanisms.
Adelino da Kosta was speaking after a mission of tourism promoters from the West África Tourism project of Casamance, led by Jean Philippe Bassene, visited the country. The mission met the authorities of the tourism sector and visited the Noronca Eco-Lodge Bissau complex, located on the bank of the Geba channel.
