Travel news Tanzania

• Destinations
• 22/12/2022 09:14

Shrinking Ice Cap on Kilimanjaro threatens Tourism in Tanzania

U.N. experts say the ice cap on Africa's biggest peak, Tanzania's Mount Kilimanjaro, is among world-famous glaciers predicted to melt by 2050 due to climate change.

Julius Keyyu of the Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute, who has participated in various studies on Mount Kilimanjaro, said it is true, the glacier atop t… read more

• Rail
• 20/12/2022 21:31

TAZARA CEO - We need to revitalize the Railways swiftly

There is a need to create efficiencies in the railways by investing more in the sub-sector, to move cargo away from the roads and to reduce the cost of products, says TAZARA Managing Director and CEO, Eng. Bruno Ching’andu.

Speaking in an interview with a Spanish Film-Maker, Godacima Sl Film Production, in Dar es Salaam, Eng. Ching’… read more

• Flights
• 13/12/2022 21:27

South African Airways defers resumption of flights between Johannesburg Gqeberha

South African Airways (SAA) has announced that the launch of its new service to Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) in … read more

• Destinations
• 13/12/2022 21:26

UNWTO Extols Tanzania's Tourism Potentials

TANZANIA's tourism industry has the potential to create jobs, generate foreign exchange earnings and expand the tax base, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Academy official.

Flagging off the maiden UNWTO Academy digital tourism training for Tanzania's tour operators held in Arusha, Dr Jasmina Locke s… read more

• Destinations
• 13/12/2022 21:11

Traffic accidents: The most dangerous roads in South Africa

The South African Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has released a list of … read more

• Rail
• 11/12/2022 22:00

Zambia courts investors for Greenfield Rail Projects

Zambia is searching for investors to help fund a series of planned greenfield rail projects to boost connections to existing lines in Southern Africa.

Speaking at the 2022 Southern African Railways Association (SARA) conference in Johannesburg, Zambian transport and logistics minister Frank Tayali said the government was working on a compr… read more

• Destinations
• 08/12/2022 20:32

Tanzania governement keen to promote local tourism

The Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism Dr Pindi Chana has said the government will continue to collaborate with various tourism stakeholders in promoting local tourism to increase the number of local tourists.

Dr Chana made the remarks during the occasion to flag off this year's climbers who have embarked on the Mount… read more

• Flights
• 07/12/2022 22:19

Kenya Airways and Royal Air Maroc reactivate their code-share agreement which has been paused

Kenya Airways (KQ) and Royal Air Maroc (RAM) have agreed on Tuesday 6 December 2022 to resume their code-share agreement initiated in 2016 and interrupted in 2019.

Under this reactivation, RAM passengers will now be able to travel to Nairobi, Zanzibar and Johannesburg on flights operated by KQ. In the reverse direction, the Kenya… read more

• Rail
• 02/12/2022 23:24

TAZARA: Temporary suspension of passenger train services between Zambia & Tanzania

The Tanzania-Zambia Railway Authority (TAZARA) has announced the suspension of cross-border passenger services between Zambia and … read more

• Flights
• 01/12/2022 07:50

Summer 2023: Air France continues to increase service to East Africa

Launch of a new route to Dar Es Salam (Tanzania) as a continuation of the service to Zanzibar; Increased flights to Zanzibar (Tanzania), Nairobi (Kenya) and Antananarivo (Madagascar).

Air France unveils the first new routes of its 2023 Summer flight schedule (April – October 2023), characterised by increased service to… read more