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Uganda is gradually easing Covid-19 restrictions after several weeks of mandatory lockdown. But among others, the country’s airport remains closed to international travellers forcing hotels into hibernation. 400,000 workers within the sector have been sent home without pay for the past three months.
“...And the majority of these are… read more
It's now about 100 days since Park Inn by Radisson Hotel Kigali stopped operation to curb the spread of covid 19. This left many workers jobless. However, on Tuesday, July 7, the hotel resumed work partially, only allowing meetings and events to be hosted at their premises in Kiyovu, until further notice.
Bernard Theron, the … read more
Scheduled passenger flights to the Kigali International Airport are set to resume from August 1. The Country’s Ministry of Infrastructure confirms in a press statement issued today July 4. The statement said, crews, staff and airport operations are expected to adhere to guidelines developed by the Ministry of Health and r… read more
Local and foreign tourists can now easily wind down by enjoying a ride around the country's hills thanks to cycling tourism scheme launched by Rwanda Cycling Federation (Ferwacy) over the weekend.
The federation unveiled the cycling tourism on Saturday at the Africa Rising Cycling Centre, in Musanze District, with dozens of local and forei… read more
Qatar Airways continues to lead the global recovery of the aviation industry, relaunching 11 more destinations today, its largest single day of restarts, in what Qatar Airways has dubbed ‘Take-off Wednesday’. By mid-July, the airline’s network will expand to over 430 weekly flights to more than 65 destinations with the addition of flights to… read more
Rwanda has been confirmed as the next host of the secretariat of the East Africa Tourism Platform (EATP), a regional private sector body for tourism in East Africa, set up by TradeMark East Africa in 2011.
Established as an initiative to promote the East African Community as one tourism destination, EATP has been described by some a… read more
Rwanda Convention Bureau (RCB) on Wednesday, July 1st announced reopening of hosting meetings and conferences, as the country tries to gradually revive tourism, its biggest foreign exchange stream. While the coronavirus suffocated global tourism for the last four months, Rwanda is reanimating the sector and displaying a sense of efficacy … read more
Somalia citizens wishing to travel to the European Union will have to wait longer after Europe opens its external borders later this week. Somalia has not been listed among countries whose citizens can be given Schengen visas in the interim.
This is after the European Union countries failed to agree on a common list of the countries… read more
The European Union has approved flights from 12 African countries into the region as it prepares to open its borders to international operations from July while excluding South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya.
According to schengenvisainfo.com, citizens from 54 countries will benefit from the reopening which is expected to happen b… read more
The Kampala Serena Hotel, like many other top ranked hospitality businesses in Kampala and Uganda, was compelled to literally close shop when the government closed the airport for international scheduled passenger traffic on the 22nd of March and alongside also closed the land borders to keep the virus pandemic out of the country. … read more
Uganda’s hospitality industry hopeful of stimulus package from gov’t
Park Inn By Radisson Kigali Hotel to Start Operating Partially
Rwanda: Passenger flights to resume on August 1st
Rwanda: Cycling Tourism Launched
QatarAirways relaunches 11 destinations in a single day
Somalia Citizens to Wait Longer Travel to EU Countries
EU approves 12 African Countries for Flights while Banning South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya
Kampala Serena reopening brought forward to 01st of July
