News
17 August 2018
KenyaAirways appoints Catherine Kamau as Head of Marketing
Catherine Kamau has joined Kenya Airways as Head of Marketing, a position which since the departure of Chris Diaz, KQ’s Director of Marketing a year and a half ago was not substantially filled.
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City of Johannesburg to host 2019 SA Brand Summit
The City of Johannesburg and Gauteng province have been confirmed as the joint winning destination to host the South Africa Brand Summit Awards - inaugurated in Cape Town in May 2018 - at The Maslow Hotel between 6 and 7 June 2019. This follows a detailed process to choose the host city.
Read More16 August 2018
New Tourism Board for Ethiopia
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Abiy Ahmed, has appointed a new National Tourism Board. It will fill the void left by the sacking of the board by the former Minister of Culture and Tourism, Hirut Woldemariam in April.
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Tanzania Plans Beach Management Authority to Boost Tourism
The government of Tanzania plans to develop beach tourism as a drawcard. This statement was made by Hamisi Kigwangalla, minister, natural resources and tourism. Kigwangalla said mainland Tanzania could learn from its island neighbour, Zanzibar.
Read More15 August 2018
Tanzania Tourism Board gears up for Swahili Int'l Tourism Expo
The Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) has announced the official plans for this year’s Swahili International Tourism Expo (S!TE), taking place between October 12 and 14 at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in Dar es Salaam.
Read More15 August 2018
Vic Falls tourism boom excites international markets
THE resort town of Victoria Falls is inundated with inquiries from Zimbabwe's major tourism source markets keen on directly investing into the tourism sector, an industry official has said. Zimbabwe's source markets include United Kingdom, the United States of America, Australia, Germany, South Africa, among others.
Read More14 August 2018
RwandAir launches new routes as air traffic numbers rocket
According to projections from Rwanda’s Ministry of Infrastructure and affiliated institutions, the number of people visiting or transiting through Rwandan airports is expected to increase to over one million this fiscal year, as the national carrier prepares to launch five new destinations.
Read More14 August 2018
Malawian Airlines service increases from July 2018
Malawian Airlines since last month expanded frequencies on various routes, mostly in effect from 14JUL18. Planned frequency increase as follows.
Read More13 August 2018
Kenya's Government Banks On Wildebeest Migration to Boost Tourist Arrivals
Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary, Najib Balala has launched a campaign seeking to promote the wildebeest migration in Maasai Mara.
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Zanzibar courts tourists from Southeast Asia
Zanzibar is courting Indonesian businesses to invest in the island’s tourism industry.
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FCO Update: Rwanda travel advice 13 August 2018
Latest update: Summary and Health section – revised information; the Rwandan government has put in place screening procedures for Ebola at all entry points including land borders and at airports
Read More10 August 2018
Zim Records 12% Rise In Tourist Arrivals
Zimbabwe received a total of 2 422 930 tourist arrivals in the year 2017, a 12% rise from the previous year, largely due to the renewed confidence in the tourism sector by the international community, a cabinet minister has said.
Read More10 August 2018
Rwandair increases Europe service in Dec 2018/Jan 2019
Rwandair during winter peak season schedules additional frequency on Kigali – Brussels – London Gatwick route, o board Airbus A330 aircraft. The 4th weekly flight will be operating on Fridays, from 14DEC18 to 17JAN19.
Read More09 August 2018
F1 coming to Africa as Zimbabwe announces plans to launch Vic Falls Grand Prix
Motor sport including formula 1 could soon be coming to Zimbabwe after an investor expressed interest in developing the sport’s facilities in the resort town of Victoria Falls.
Read More09 August 2018
UnionPay establishes closer ties between Chinese, SA tourism
Accommodation, tour operators, tour guides and activity service providers were recently invited to attend a business breakfast session at the Vista Marina Restaurant, V&A Waterfront, to engage in a discussion between UnionPay International and Cape Town-based tourism industry players where the benefits of attracting the Chinese market were highlighted.
Read More08 August 2018
AirZimbabwe Board of Directors dissolved and administrators called in
Hot on the heels of the now concluded General Election in Zimbabwe, which saw President Emmerson Mnangagwa returned to office, are news emerging from Harare that the board of the national airline has been dissolved and Grant Thornton been appointed as administrators of the state corporation.
Read More07 August 2018
SA Express will soon be taking to the skies again
Domestic flights in South Africa should be back to full complement with the reinstatement of SA Express which offers a feeder network to domestic flight destinations.
Read More07 August 2018
Application for Membership - Matetsi Victoria Falls
Matetsi Victoria Falls has applied to join Atta. Their membership will be approved if there are not any objections lodged within the statutory 10 day period. (See objection procedure below).
Read More06 August 2018
FCO Update: Uganda 06 August 2018
Latest update: Health section – addition of information on health screening measures at some airports and border crossings due to Ebola outbreak in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Read More05 August 2018
Communique on the state of tourism in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) would like to inform all valued tourists from both the domestic and international markets that, notwithstanding the post-election violence witnessed on 01 August 2018 in the capital city, Harare, Zimbabwe remains a safe destination for any travel. The incidents of protests that occurred in parts of the Central Business District (CBD) and the south eastern areas of the capital city were quickly brought under control through the timely intervention of the police with the assistance of the army.
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