The Albertine Rift Conservation an organization based in UK has shifted its headquarters that had been in Kampala Uganda to Kigali the capital city of Rwanda. Anew head office of $350,000 has been constructed in Kigali and the discussions between the organization and the government of Rwanda have been finalized. The UK office has also […]
Uganda’s national airline Air Uganda has increased its flights from Entebbe to Dar es Salaam from six times per week to 7 times per week adding on Sunday which had not been on the schedule. The airline flies to Nairobi three times a day, two times to Juba a day, 3 times to Kigali in […]
Climbing Mt.Rwenzori which is one of the highest mountains in the Africa has been made easier because the Uganda Wildlife Authority has received rescue equipment incase a tourist is stuck up in the mountains. The equipment includes a cascade litter when a patient is hurt and unable to move, rescue pulleys, climbing and descending ropes […]
Tanzania has elected five ambassadors and they have said that for successful support of tourism, the park fees have to be increased and improvement of infrastructure to improve national income from the sector. They said the country lacks such measures and this has led to low revenue in the park and only two out of […]
According to Kenya’s tourism records, the country received 32% of revenue in 2011 after the country had attracted a number of tourists from new market but according to the tourism minister Najib Balala, the European crisis might affect the growth in 2012 so the growth for this year is expected to be the same as […]
The Ministry of Transport in Kenya has told the local, Kenya Civil aviation Authority (KCAA and international airline operators to form a committee to decide on the increased air navigation charges introduced last year. The Operators said if the charges do not decline, the country’s international and domestic airline travel will be the most expensive […]
The increase in poaching in the Virunga area has increased fears among countries that share the environment that is a home to the rare mountain gorillas. Early February, the park rangers in the Virunga Massif have found a body of a mountain gorilla and that of an elephant that had been killed by poachers. Maxime […]
Air Uganda has cancelled a Code Share agreement with Rwanda Air that had been signed in June 2010 and the Rwanda Air’s Chief Executive Officer, John Mirenge said there revenue will not be affected because they have already introduced a new flight in the route so nothing will be affected. He said the airline has […]
The Secretary General of the East African Community (EAC) Dr Richard Sezibera has said the secretariat will work very hard to make sure the single tourist visa is completed this year. When the tourist single visa has been issued, international tourists will enter all member countries and this will improve regional tourism. Dr Sezibera said […]
Tanzania is famous for its national parks like Serengeti National Parks, volcanoes, islands and nature filled craters and is one of the world’s top destinations famous for animal viewing. Long ago people knew only Botswana and South Africa but presently Tanzania has been regarded a peaceful country and tourism contributes 10% of the country’s income. […]