Uganda Bringing Tourist Traffic to Batwa Trail

A revamped trail in Mgahinga Gorilla National Park will allow tourists to explore cultural sites in the footsteps of the Batwa tribe in southwest Uganda.

Government to relocate 400,000 people from Mt.Elgon

More than 400,000 people are to be relocated by government from the Mt. Elgon area following devastating landslides that struck Bududa District on Monday afternoon, a process government says could take up to 6 months.

Kenya Airways picks Afreximbank for financing

Kenya Airways has selected Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) to arrange financing for the purchase of 20 new aircraft, the carrier said on Monday.

The company, which raised 14.5 billion shillings ($173 million) in a rights issue earlier this month, plans to spend $3.6 billion over the next five years to increase its fleet and routes.

Kenyan Government Turns to Africa for Tourism Markets

Kenya has now turned to Africa and emerging markets to sustain the country’s tourism industry, due to the Eurozone crisis. Europe is Kenya’s largest source market and the ongoing crisis has forced the country to diversify its market and products on offer to entice tourists from emerging markets.

Tanapa, TTB organise tourism road shows in Indian cities

The Tanzanian Embassy in India, in collaboration with Tanzania National Park Authority (Tanapa) and the Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB), has organised tourism road shows

Kenya, Russia Mull Direct Flights

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St. Petersburg — Kenya and Russia have agreed to initiate the process of signing a bilateral air traffic agreement that will allow the national carriers of the two countries, the Kenya Airways and the Aeroflot, to fly directly to Moscow and Nairobi respectively.

Mount Kilimanjaro to Be Conserved

THE government said on Wednesday it would continue with the efforts of conserving Mount Kilimanjaro and the environment in other parts of the country.

Korean Air boosts Kenya Tourism with flights to Nairobi

Korean Air will from Friday fly into Nairobi three times a week, becoming the first airline to operate direct flights from Northeast Asia to Nairobi.

Stakeholders Form New Body to Boost Tourism

THE drive for sustainable tourism in Tanzania has received a boost with the launch of a new body that seeks to bring out the best of Tanzanian tourism.

Environmental degradation threatens gorillas, and tourism earnings

The projected revenue from tourism earnings for the year 2012 is US$ 277 million, says Rica Rwigamba, the tourism unit head at the Rwanda Development Board (RDB). If this target is achieved, it would indicate an increment of US$ 26 million from US$ 251 million earned in 2011.