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Uganda tourism to be hit hard by flight bans
Uganda's tourism industry is set to be hard hit by latest ban on flights from Uganda as the second wave of coronavirus disease pandemic continues to ravage the country. The United Kingdom (UK) yesterday joined the list of countries that have imposed travel ban on Uganda effective June 30. The ban follows the spiraling wave of commu… read more
Railway Operation Will Reduce Price Of Rice, TITAN Farm Assures Ibadan Residents
The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of TITAN Farms Limited, Aare Eyiolawi Gbenga Olatubosun has promised better days for rice consumers with a price slash very soon owing to the operations of the railway transport system in Nigeria.
Eyiolawi who disclosed this while featuring on a media interactive program tagged ‘Time Out… read more
Lagos, Abuja airport & others to be concessioned by August
The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said in Lagos that the last phase of the concession preparations would be done between this month and July.
In a related development, the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has acquired two new automated mobile control towers, to serve as backups in both Lagos and Abuja airpor… read more
Why Russia is now a key tourist source for Tanzania
At a time when the number of tourists is low as the world battles the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia seems to be giving Tanzanian tourism players a reason to smile.
Traditionally, the number of Russian tourists visiting Tanzania has been almost negligible. The top ten sources of tourists to Tanzania include United States of America, U… read more
Addo Elephant National Park: Lion relocated to Shamwari Private Game Reserve
South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that one of Addo Elephant National Park’s most popular lions has been successfully relocated to the … read more
Women's safari set for Zimbabwe
AdventureWomen, a by-women, for-women adventure travel company, is organizing a special women's safari to Zimbabwe in May in partnership with the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF).
Joining the trip will be AdventureWomen owner Judi Wineland, a longtime conservationist and adventure travel pioneer, and Carter Smith, AWF… read more
New trajectory for Nigerian Airlines
Nigerian Airlines are beginning to choose aircraft types that are appropriate to their routes in addition to acquiring new equipment. Industry experts say this would make their operations more profitable, writes Chinedu Eze
Some years ago industry analysts used to excoriate Nigerian airlines at every aviation fora because of … read more
Regulator warns hotels against falsifying star ratings
Unscrupulous hotels and restaurants are giving themselves false star-ratings to dupe unsuspecting tourists, the sector regulator has warned. This alert comes especially at a time thousands of visitors have invaded Kenya to attend the World Rally Championship Safari Rally, which has revved off yesterday.
Event organiser… read more
Cameroon Express Train and new link to Link Mbalam with Port of Kribi
Yaoundé express train
According to the Ministry of Transport in Cameroon, the Minister has confirmed that the Douala-Yaoundé express train will officially resume operations on July 1, 2021, This news follows the recently held special session of the interministerial Committee for Rail Infrastructure and the Passenger Transport… read more
P&O Cruises announces restart plans and initiatives to ease boarding
P& O Cruises plans to bring Britannia and Iona back into service on September 25th, while Ventura will resume cruising on October 3rd, and Azura will restart on December 10th. P& OCruises is planning to have almost its full fleet back in operation by the end of the year, with Britannia, Iona and Ventura, while… read more
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