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Israeli Airline makes maiden flight to Rwanda
Israeli private airline company, Israir on Thursday, November 26 made its maiden flight to Rwanda, at the Kigali International Airport.
The airline which is also Israel's third-largest airline has announced that it will be offering weekly flights, every Thursday until next year, January 7. Onboard of the maiden flight … read more
Mauritius is closed also for December, maybe longer
Mauritius’s borders will effectively remain closed for leisure travel during the peak December - January period, following its government’s decision to extend quarantine regulations until January 15, 2021. The move is another blow to outbound agents and operators who are missing out on December holiday bookings to South Africa’s fa… read more
SA’s tourism industry records improvement
A report by Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) shows that the country’s tourism industry is experiencing a slight improvement after months of freefalling.
One of the key findings in the publi… read more
Tunisia exempts foreign tourists from mandatory COVID-19 quarantine
Tunisian Ministry of Tourism announced the decision of the country’s authorities to lift a mandatory 14-day COVID-19 quarantine requirement for tourists arriving in the country on scheduled commercial flights as part of organized tours, according to the Carthage Group.
All new arrivals must have a voucher with them, which con… read more
Tanzania Tourism nods in affirmative to world 100 mountaineers
Tanzania tour operators are rolling out the red carpet, eyeing a slice of thousands of mountaineers expected to ascend the Seven Summits later this year.The Seven Summits, a well-known mountaineering objective, are the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.
Climbing to the summits of all of them is regarded as a mount… read more
Vic Falls is the perfect summer holiday destination
Victoria Falls lies on the mighty Zambezi River, forming a natural border between Zambia and Zimbabwe. Known as the “Smoke that Thunders” because of the clouds of mist that rise up when it’s in flood, it’s the largest sheet of falling water in the world. And as one of the world’s Seven Natural Wonders, it’s an experie… read more
Health overtakes security as a matter of priority
The future of the tourism sector in Kenya and around the world lies in the health measures taken by stakeholders. This is according to Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala who says COVID-19 has shifted priorities within the sector on what stakeholders should invest in.
Balala says that for any business in the se… read more
Boost for Domestic Tourism in Masvingo
The country's tourism sector has been challenged to evolve to regain lost ground and recover from the effects of Covid-19 to drive economic growth in line with the National Development Strategy 1 (NDS1).
Environment, Climate, Tourism and Hospitality Industry Minister Mangaliso Ndlovu yesterday said Zimbabwe's tourism sector will spe… read more
France tops Zanzibar Tourism Market
FRANCE has been ranked the top international tourist market for Zanzibar in October despite challenges brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic.
A report entitled, "Tourism Statistical Release for October 2020", reveals that, visitors from France flock to the country despite the novel virus, as in September this year the… read more
Showcase: The best of Rwanda
A campaign to showcase the best of Rwanda has been launched.
Rwanda Nziza Tourism Campaign is a cross-country journey to explore, discover little and rarely shown sceneries of the country and showcase the Rwanda of today, not only to change the narrative from the 1994 Rwanda but also to visually tell the Rwandan story the Rwa… read more
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