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WTM London 2019: Gambia to showcase post-Thomas Cook product

Hotels
Gary Noakes
4 November 2019

Gambia is working to revive visitor numbers following the collapse of Thomas Cook, which reportedly accounted for 45% of all the country’s tourists.

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The destination will show off two new beach hotels and detail improvement work at the country’s airport during WTM London this week.


Cook had invested in a new property, Tamala Beach, which was originally branded a Cook SunPrime property.


The hotel is now open at Kotu, with a first phase of 140 rooms. A second new property, The African Princess Hotel, was built by local destination management company Gambia Tours, which already owns the country’s largest hotel, The Senegambia.

Located in South Kotu, The African Princess has 140 rooms – some swim-up – plus a villa, and is sold in the UK by The Gambia Experience.