Kenya Tourism Board has decided to carry out marketing of the country as a tourist destination by focusing on new products to describe a wide package at this year’s International Tourism Bourse in Berlin. The organization which is in charge of marketing Kenya’s tourism products and services will attend the world’s biggest tourism fair that […]
The cases of 357 victims whose property and lives have been affected by wildlife have handed over to the Special Guarantee Fund (SGF) BY THE Rwanda Development Board. The people that have been highly affected have been those that live near Akagera National Park, followed by those near Nyungwe Park then those near Virunga Park. […]
The owners of Hospitality facilities and institutions have been blamed by Hotel managers in Musanze districtin Rwanda for the poor services they provide to their clients because their main aim is to make profits not considering authorization of human resource for better quality service delivery. The hotel managers said the owners do not train their […]
The Ministry of Tourism in Uganda has started the Tourism Police improve on the security and safety of tourists. Peter Okoshi Simon, commander of the new police form said that for Uganda to gain a lot from the sector, the tourists both international and local have to be protected so the Tourism Police must work […]
The President of Uganda H.E Yoweri Museveni has started the Presidential Initiative for Sustainable Tourism in UK to attract more tourists to the country. The launch has been attended by a number of tour operators, businessmen, Ugandans, potential investors and other Africans. The trade fair showed the beauty of Uganda through pictures and posters of […]
A rhino has been killed by poachers in Kenya and had its horn cut off. The endangered white rhino has been shot 17 times and was six years of age. The rhino by the names of Max features in the documentary Last Chance To See and had been raised by Ian Craig a friend to […]
Nyamasheke District in Rwanda has decided on a Rwf20m approach to attract tourists to the district. The district mayor, Jean Baptista Habyarimana, said they have been consulting a number of stake holders on how to make an extensive plan which will be exposed in two months. The district has a number of attractions located on […]
The Rwanda Development Boards Tourism and Conservation Department has worked together with the hospitality industry to encourage better customer care and service delivery in a number of lodges, restaurants and hotels. A meeting has been led by the Rwandan Prime Minister because there is need to improve skills in the hospitality industry and this has […]
A regional conservation workshop has been set up with an aim of introducing plans to conserve the Serengeti eco-system in the coming 10 years and will take four days. The Director for Frankfurt Zoological Society (FZS), Dr Christof Schenck, said they have been discussing the major plans for the coming 10 years and Serengeti National […]
Three suspected rangers have been arrested by the Kenya Wildlife Service rangers with two elephant tusks weighing 26.5 kilogrammes. The Chief Warder Dominic Kilonzo said two elephants between the age of 20 and 25 have been killed in Rimoi Game Reserve through the use of poisoned spears when the animals had been drinking water in […]