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The City of Kigali has been ranked third on the list of travellers' favourite African cities in 2024.
According to the World's Best Awards survey by the travel publication Travel + Leisure, in which over 186,000 of its readers participated, the Rwandan capital emerged third in Africa after Morocco's Marrakech and South Africa's Cape… read more
African carrier, RwandAir is celebrating the first anniversary of its direct flights from Paris to Kigali, providing improved connectivity between Africa and Europe.” The flight, which commenced in June 2023, operates three times a week, according to the airline. In the past year, the airline says it “has operated over 150 flights … read more
As of now, several airlines
operate in and out of Ghana, primarily through Kotoka International
Airport in Accra, which is the main international gateway. Here is a
list of some of the major airlines operating in Ghana:
International:
1. … read more
The National Museums of Kenya (NMK) and CityBlue Hotels (City Blue) have announced a new partnership to co promote tourism and culture in Kenya.
This alliance marks an exciting opportunity for sponsorship, co branding, co marketing and other forms of collaboration.
NMK was established by an Act of Parliament, the Museums and Her… read more
Passenger services on the 201·8 km electrified standard gauge railway from Dar es Salaam to Morogoro were formally launched on June 14. President Samia Suluhu Hassan paid the fares for the 1 400 passengers on the first trip.
The journey time is less than 2 h. Services are to be extended to the capital city Dodoma by July 25, … read more
UN Tourism is to host its first Regional Forum on Gastronomy
Tourism for Africa, advancing its work to make gastronomy tourism a
pillar for… read more
The government plans to spend Shs289.6 billion on tourism development programmes in the 2024/2025 financial year. The tourism development envelope has been increased by slightly more than Shs50 billion from the Shs248.7 billion in the 2023/2024 financial.
Two years ago, the envelope hardly floated beneath the Shs200 billion mark and… read more
On Show Solutions, the organisers of Africa Showcase, the continent’s premium tourism roadshow specialists, is storming South Africa for a three-day event.
The event is scheduled to hold in three South African cities; Johannesburg, Durban and Cape Town on June 11, 12 and 13, 2024, respectively, and will offer a platform… read more
Eng. Achieng’ Akun Beatrice, Railway Expert at EAC and Eng. Godfrey A.
Enzama, Head of Transport & Works and Acting Director of
Infrastructure at EAC, recently represented the East African Community
(EAC) at the African Union Commission (AUC)’s Department of
Infrastructure and Energy (IED) Continental Workshop on the
Implementation… read more
Kenya Railways has launched its strategic plan for 2023-27, setting out a medium-term policy, legal, institutional and regulatory framework to transform itself into the ’leading transport service provider in the region’. The plan includes developing and upgrading rail infrastructure, increasing freight and passenger capacity, … read more
Kigali ranks third favourite African city for travellers
RwandAir celebrates one year of Paris direct flights
Major airlines operating in Ghana
National Museums of Kenya and CityBlue Hotels ink partnership
Tanzania launches electric passenger train services
Zimbabwe to hosts first UN Tourism regional forum on gastronomy for Africa
Tickling the monkey on the back of Shs290bn tourism budget
On Show Solutions brings Africa Showcase to South Africa for three-day event
Kenya Railways sets out strategic plan for 2023-27
