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AllAfrica News: Travel and Tourism
THE Ministry of Environment and Tourism has placed a moratorium on the sale of carved ivory products with effect from September 1 as a measure to control trade in ivory amulets known as omakipa.
The Karas Governor, Dawid Boois, is calling for a facelift of buildings at southern border posts ahead of the 2010 soccer World Cup to be staged in South Africa.
AN elephant was shot dead - allegedly for a local chief's "braaivleis party" - in front of several tourists in the Bwabwata Park in the Caprivi Region last week, causing many of the shocked visitors to cut short their tours.
Indian ambassador to Zimbabwe, Mr Venkatesan Ashok said on Tuesday his embassy is in discussion with various stakeholders in the tourism industry to explore untapped opportunities that the two countries can exploit.
ZIMBABWE's annual Travel Expo, now rebranded Sanganai World Travel and Tourism Africa Fair, has all the signs of growing from strength to strength.
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has vowed to ground operating airlines in the country that failed to settle the debt they owed the aviation regulatory body.
Tanzania needs nearly $950 million to improve the country's railway network under a 10-year transport sector investment plan.
Uganda and Sudan will today hold a bilateral meeting to discuss the proposed construction of a railway line between the two states.
About 40 Nigerians have been deported from Saudi Arabia for using fake passports at the entry point in Jeddah following several complaints from the Saudi authorities.
The Tanzania government is quietly holding talks with the Chinese Development Bank with a view to selling its 49 per cent share in the troubled Air Tanzania Company Ltd to a private Chinese firm.
Kenyans have never been known to be enthusiastic about their own tourism attractions. Those who can afford it would rather spend their leisure time arranging yet another business deal. The idea of taking their families on tour never occurs to them.
THE MOUNT RWENZORI REgion is today more famous for its armed rebels and smugglers than the scientific and anthropological treasure trove that it has always been.
Four months after President Kibaki authorised the formation of a board to brand and market the country abroad, it is yet to be constituted.
Government has established a task force to investigate illegal operations in the tourism industry, a cabinet minister has said.
Scores of communal area conservancies in six regions will receive game as part of a project aimed at enhancing biodiversity and restoring game populations in rural areas.
The local tourism sector lost Sh13 billion in revenue during the post election crisis, Tourism minister Najib Balala said on Sunday.
At least 8 300 square metres of space have already been booked for this year's edition of the newly born Sanganai World Travel and Tourism Africa Fair scheduled for October, making the travel fair the biggest in Africa in terms of space bookings, Zimbabwe Tourism Authority boss Mr Karikoga Kaseke said last week.
Air Uganda is looking to expand into new markets while reducing capacity on loss making routes as the eight-month-old carrier struggles to cope with rising fuel prices.
THE ISIMILA STONE AGE SITE in Tanzania provides fascinating insights into how ancient man developed the tools to master his environment.
Revenue receipts collected from the tourism industry have increased by 15 per cent with a collection of $80m in just six months. According to officials in Kigali this figure has surpassed the $68m target that was envisaged for the year 2008.
A group of visiting Dutch tourists said that Eritrea is a major tourism destination as it is endowed with rich tourism potentials and above all the prevailing peace and security.
A fire that broke out last Friday at about 3 p.m and lasted for close to 38 hours before it was contained on the evening of Sunday, August 17, gutted close to 107 square kilometres in the Akagera National Park.
ROKO Construction Company Limited (RCL) last week signed a $15million contract to make an extension of Kigali Serena Hotel starting from September 1.
Top hotels and guest houses which formed the Hotel and Entertainment Center Federation Association (HECFA) have again decided to take a hard stance against the Sierra Leone Football Association for unpaid bills.
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Directo-rate of Muslim Pilgrims has said it has remitted N26 million to the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) as payment pilgrims accommodation in Medina, Saudi Arabia.
As part of efforts to boost tourism, the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), plans to organise road shows to sensitise the citizens to the need for a clean environment.
Nigeria has denied entering into any agreement with the management of Virgin Nigeria, a domestic airline operator, which permits the airline to use the international terminals at the Murtala Mohammed and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airports in Lagos and Abuja respectively, for its domestic operations.
Perhaps, Alhaji Mohammed Tukur more than anyone else is concerned about fast-tracking aviation sector development which he consistently gives hard knocks and warns that it risks imminent collapse unless drastic measures were taken. Sharp practises in the sector, ie, the aviation intervention funds had constituted serious threat to the survival of Nigerian aviation. But while sounding the alarm bell, Tukur, executive director, Afrijet airline passed confidence vote on the current leadership of the NCAA for shoring up IATA's recent rating of Nigerian aviation. He also was blunt on sundry issues arising from the sector. Enjoy excerpts of his assessment. Tukur is also a significant expert in the country's aviation industry with vast global knowledge of the sector
Virgin Nigeria Airways (VNA) has been in the news for all the wrong reasons since the start of the year. It has been fighting a battle with the Federal Government for months trying to stop a directive instructing the airline to move its domestic operations from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) to the domestic terminal of the same airport.
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