How well are you acquitted with the new KWS Park Rules?
Kenya wildlife service(KWS) has put in place measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 in line with the government's directive to curb the transmission of the coronavirus. The following measures…
2020 Magical Kenya Travel Expo scrapped
The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) has cancelled this year’s Magical Kenya travel Expo (MKTE) assigning the escalation of the coronavirus as the reason behind its decision. The Expo was scheduled…
Dr Betty Radier
Up & Close with CEO of Kenya Tourism Board
The Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) Dr Betty Adero Radier in an exclusive interview with VoyagesAfriq Travel Magazine has reiterated her desire to leave a lasting…
Serengeti Park entrance
Tanzania: Declining Tourism, Exports’ Earnings Stress the Shilling
THE shilling has continued to depreciate against US dollar largely due to decline of inflows from tourism and exports. For example, last week, the shilling, lost 61 percentage in points…
All passengers aboard the ferry that capsized in Lake Victoria rescued.
A ferry this evening with 20 passengers capsized in Lake Victoria. The ferry popularly known as Water Bus is said to have been plying the Mageta Island—Usenge beach route in…
Abdullahi Hussein, Kenya’s Conservationist Wins the Coveted ‘Green Oscars’
Kenyan conservationist Abdullahi Hussein Ali has bagged the prestigious Whitley Award for his efforts in protecting the critically endangered Hirola antelope. The Whitley Award, nicknamed the ‘Green Oscars’, is an…
Kenya: Travel industry owed Ksh 400M in arrears by government
Tourism and Wildlife Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Joseph Boinett has assured the travel industry that the government is processing the payments for the pending bills owed and that the payments…
Rwanda’s new measures to Lift the Economy with Covid-19 Lockdown
Rwanda has announced that it will allow some people to return to work from May 4, easing a nationwide lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus in an effort to revive…
Clare Akamanzi, chief executive officer of the Rwanda Development Board, speaks during the International Economic Forum Of The Americas (IEFA) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, on Tuesday, June 12, 2018. The conference strives to foster exchanges of information, to promote free discussion on major current economic issues and facilitate meetings between world leaders to encourage international discourse by bringing together Heads of State, the private sector, international organizations and civil society. Photographer: Christinne Muschi/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Rwanda: Government Commits to Supporting Local Tourism’s Recovery Post COVID-19
The local tourism sector will be one of the beneficiaries of the soon to be launched COVID-19 recovery fund aiming at fostering economic recovery of various economic sectors. With the…
Kenya’s Tourism Secretary Asks Tourism Players to Adjust to The “New Normal”.
Tourism stakeholders have come up with a raft of measures to ensure the sustenance and recovery of the tourism and hospitality Industry during and post the Covid-19 crisis. Speaking during…