Kenya launches virtual safari campaign
Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife Najib Balala has today officially launched a virtual Safari live stream campaign to showcase game safaris in some of the parks and reserves across…
RDB allocates US$3.7 Million for post covid-19 marketing
The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has earmarked Rwf3.5 billion shillings (US$3.7Million) for the marketing of the country’s tourism sector post the coronavirus pandemic. The Head of RDB Clare Akamanzi confirmed…
Pride in Hotel to reopen
Pride Inn Hotels is set to reopen its doors to guests in June. The Managing Director Hasnain Noorani of the hotel group has revealed. The facility had shut down in…
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The Giraffe Manor opens up
Kenya’s most iconic tourism attarction the Giraffe manor is set to open having closed temporarily since March when flights were suspended and major restrictions imposed by the government to curb the…
Fairmount Norfolk closes indefinitely, fires all employees
Fairmont Hotels and Resorts which owns the iconic Norfolk in Nairobi, said it is closing its hotels indefinitely and will fire all the staff due to uncertainties of the coronavirus…
Brussels Airlines to start Kigali flights in July
Brussels Airlines, the flag carrier and largest airline of Belgium, announced Monday that it will finally resume commercial flights to different destinations including Kigali. The Lufthansa Group carrier grounded its…
Kenya’s 8-Point Economic Stimulus Programme amid Covid-19 Pandemic
President Uhuru Kenyatta on Saturday uunveiled a Sh53.7 billion, 8-point economic stimulus program to stimulate growth of the economy and cushion families during the Covid-19 crisis. The stimulus package is in…
Shot of the outdoor exhibition floor at the 2019 event
2020 Karibu-Kilifair Exhibition scrapped
This year’s Karibu KiliFair Travel Exhibition has been rescheduled for 4-6, June next year. The Organisers in a communication to travel trade confirmed the ravaging corona virus as the main…
Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli gestures while arriving at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, South Africa, for the inauguration of Incumbent South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on May 25, 2019. (Photo by Michele Spatari / AFP) (Photo credit should read MICHELE SPATARI/AFP/Getty Images)
Tanzania set to resume tourism amid Covid19 fears
Tanzanian President John Pombe Magufuli has announced plans to reopen the country to foreign tourists without the requirement for mandatory COVID-19 quarantine. On a televised speech on Sunday, he said…
Ugandan Passport Application goes online
It is now possible for any Ugandan to travel outbound without going through so much trouble to acquire a passport. This follows the government’s activation of an e-application portal which…
