Africa’s Tourism Recovery Hindered by E-Visa Delays
Photo Credit: Officials at Goma Airport in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Destinations across Africa have experienced challenges with e-visas. Flickr / World Bank Photo Collection
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Countries in Africa are bullish on e-visas helping them to boost their tourism industries, but failures to overcome tech struggles are making any prospect of full recoveries soon an unlikely prospect.
More than 40 countries worldwide offer e-visas, travel permits that consumers can obtain online through a destination's tourist visa website instead of having to go to an embassy or consulate, in their quest to help boost tourism. That figure includes a growing list of African nations that believe the emerging form of technology can help their travel industries run more efficiently.
But destinations throughout Africa are experiencing difficulties in processing e-visas, hindering their goals to hit touris
