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Tanzania Reviews Visa Policy for Nigerians
The United Republic of Tanzania says it is reviewing its visa policy for Nigerians.Nigeria falls under Tanzania's Referral Visa category, which requires special clearance or permission from the Director of Immigration Services in Dar es Salaam or the Principal Immigration Officer in Zanzibar.
Speaking with newsmen in A… read more
Mauritius is calling travelers for an upcoming vacation
Mauritius, the Indian Ocean paradise has finally reopened its borders in the beginning of September, and with the pandemic slowly reaching a halt, Mauritius is the perfect getaway to unwind and release the accumulated stress of the previous months. With its golden beaches, crystal clear waters, vibrant nature and a wide variety of … read more
Rwanda Air resumes Entebbe flights on October 1
Following President Yoweri Museveni’s speech yesterday, where he announced the opening of the international airport and land borders for tourists coming in and going out provided they tested negative for COVID 19 72hours before arrival in Uganda, Rwanda Air has announced that it will resume its operations in and out of Entebbe Internat… read more
Air Namibia resumes commercial activities
Air Namibia is finally rescheduling its commercial flights. The Namibian national company announced this Thursday, September 17, the resumption on Sunday, of its domestic connections. The routes concerned are those departing from Windhoek-Eros, and going to Ondangwa, Oranjemund, Luderitz, Rundu and Katima Mulilo, and that between L… read more
SA Express employees in R250m crowdfunding bid to buy their airline
Employees have tried to get the airline or the shareholder (the department of public enterprises and the national treasury) to pay salaries,… read more
Emirates: tA380 operating into 6 destinations
After months of being on the ground, Emirates is putting more of its A380s back in the sky.With space for more than 400 passengers, the A380 superjumbos were used at the start of the coronavirus pandemic to operate repatriation flights helping stranded travellers return home. But as the demand for travel slowed, the Dubai airline was forc… read more
Emirates NS21 network reductions
Emirates Airlines in this past week filed initial changes to Northern summer 2021 schedule, as the airline extended service reduction, on/after 28MAR21. As of 18SEP20, planned service reduction as follows. Additional changes to be filed in the next few months, pending on market condition.
Frequency adjustment is based on compariso… read more
Survival of Wildlife Reserves Under Threat in Namibia
After six months of lockdown, the Namibian government ended travel restrictions and curfews on Friday, in light of a drop in new COVID-19 cases. But Namibia's economy, which depends heavily on wildlife tourism, has taken a major hit during the period, and the future of the country's wildlife reserves, otherwise known as conservancies, is … read more
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary dispute resolved
The government of Uganda has successfully resolved a long time dispute between the Rhino Fund Uganda and Capt. Joe C. Roy. The mediation presided over by the Honorable Minister of Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, Hon, Tom Butime culminated into signing of an agreement, on 18th September, 2020 between the two parties, Gover… read more
UTB announce first winner of its ‘Take on the Pearl of Africa’ campaign
The first winner has emerged in the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) campaign tagged, “Take on the Pearl of Africa", a digital led domestic tourism innovation to Mbale, Eastern Uganda.
Launched a week ago, the “Take on the Pearl of Africa” domestic tourism campaign witnessed Dominic Tugume emerged as the first lucky winner on Tuesd… read more
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