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Tanzania's national airline, Air
Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL), announced on Wednesday four new
regional routes effective from November.
Josephat
Kagirwa, ATCL's communications officer, told a news conference in the
business capital Dar es Salaam that the new routes will include
Bujumbura in Burundi, Ndola… read more
Qatar Airways and RwandAir have signed a codeshare agreement aimed at increasing connectivity within Africa, while the Rwandan carrier will launch new nonstop flights between Kigali (KGL) and Doha (… read more
Brussels Airlines offers a vast leisure network for next summer, as it sees demand returning. “Due to the uncertainty the coronavirus crisis brought along, booking behaviour had changed and passengers booked their flight tickets very shortly before departure,” the airline wrote in a press release. “Since a few weeks, this trend of last-minute bo… read more
Uganda Airlines operated its inaugural flight to the United Arab Emirates on Monday 4 October. Departing from its hub in Entebbe at 12:15pm, flight UR 444 landed at Dubai International Airport at 6:45pm local time.
From now on, the Ugandan flag carrier will operate on this route three times a week with its A330-800neo flee… read more
Tanzania and Kenya have agreed to come closer in the tourism sector. The two countries will form a committee to identify how to address hitches holding back the growth of the key economic sector.
The committee will, in turn, suggest ways to ensure the two states and the East African region in general, attracted more tourists.
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The East Africa Tourism Platform (EATP), the umbrella body for the
tourism sector in the region on Wednesday urged Tanzania, Burundi and
South Sudan to embrace the East African tourist visa regime.
Frank Mugisha, managing director of EATP said that Kenya, Uganda and
Rwanda are already part of the single regional tourist visa… read more
Tanzania will host the first East African Regional Tourism Expo (EARTE) 2021, in October. The tourism expo will be held in the northern tourist circuit of Arusha from October 9, to October 16, according to the statement from EAC headquarters.
EARTE 2021, which is the first of its kind to be held in the region, is aimed at pro… read more
Initially scheduled from 10 to 12 August, the fourth DRC-Burundi joint grand commission was finally held in Kinshasa from 31 August to 2 September. The meeting enabled the two parties to initial several agreements, including one in the field of air transport.
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Burundi are driven by the desire to… read more
Former Burundi capital, Bujumbura is the fastest growing city in Africa, catalysed by rapid urbanisation, population growth and employment opportunities. Consumer and market data portal, Statista projects its population to grow 123% to reach 2.3 million people in 2035.
It comes on the back of expanding democratic space under … read more
In early June, Kenya Airways resumed flights to London after a two-month forced halt amid tensions between the UK and Kenya over reciprocal travel conditions.
Kenya Airways is expanding its services to the UK. Since 20 July, the Kenyan national airline has been offering two flights a week (compared to o… read more
Tanzania’s national airline introduces 4 regional destinations
Rwandair to launch Kigali-Doha as part of Qatar Airways codeshare
Brussels Airlines releases Summer 2022 schedule
Uganda Airlines finally lands in Dubai, its first destination outside Africa
Tanzania & Kenya work on reviving Covid-19 ravaged Tourism
East Africa Tourism Platform calls for embracing regional single visa
DRC and Burundi expand aviation cooperation
Kenya Airways strengthens its presence in London
