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United Arab Emirates rejoins United Nations World Tourism Organisation

UNWTO secretary general, Taleb Rifai, has announced the United Arab Emirates has rejoined the organisation 26 years after leaving. “The Middle East is one of the fastest growing tourism regions in the world in spite of facing countless challenges; much … Continue reading

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UWA LAUNCHES ANTI POACHING UNIT IN MURCHISON FALLS PARK

UWA- Uganda Wildlife Authority has recently launched the Semanya Marine Ranger Station on the banks of the River Nile, from where regular anti poaching patrols are now operating to monitor in particular the open access across Lake Albert into the Murchison Falls … Continue reading

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South African Airways charges $999 from New York to Nairobi

South African Airways (SAA) has extended its fare sale for flights to Africa, with sale fares to seven cities on the continent now available for purchase through May 16. The Super Sale for flights from New York to Kenya continues, … Continue reading

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Mgahinga’s Nyakagezi gorilla group gets a bouncing baby

Information received from Mgahinga National park today is the arrival of new born baby in Nyakagezi gorilla family. The birth of a bouncing baby gorilla has  increased the group population to ten. Gorilla permits for Nyakagezi gorilla family in Mgahinga park can be bought … Continue reading

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BITUKURA GORILLA FAMILY EMBRACES A NEW BORN

Bitukura gorilla family is filled with joy following the birth of a new member by an Adult Female Ruhara . The group size is surely regaining after defections were witnessed for the better part of last year. Rukara silverback, who … Continue reading

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Dubai opens tourism office in South America | secure gorilla permits

Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) is planning to open an office in Brazil in a bid to attract visitors from the growing South American tourism market. The announcement was made at the World Travel Market Latin America … Continue reading

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Serengeti wildebeest migration attracts Chinese tourists

Mr Shanzhong, the Vice-Chairman of the Chinese National Tourism Administration said that Serengeti National Park where several live coverage had been done since January this year, was now becoming famous among the Chinese people and expressed his country’s hope that the … Continue reading

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SB BUSINGYE GORILLA GROUP PERMITS TO BE SOLD AT UWA

Bwindi  Gorilla forest southern sector has undergone a lot of transformation since gorilla tourism effectively took root. Originally, the sector had got only Nshongi gorilla group which had the world’s largest mountain gorilla numbers in the family at its habituation. … Continue reading

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Uganda Tour operators urged the government to construct more roads

The operators noted that Uganda’s tourism sector has the potential to grow two-fold but this potential is stifled by the failure to open up new tourism sites. The existing roads to the tourism sites, the operators also noted had dilapidated overtime … Continue reading

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Rwanda’s new concession policy to boost investments in tourism

Ms. Rica Rwigamba Ms. Rica Rwigamba, who is head of department for Tourism and Conservation at the Rwanda Development Board, launched the information earlier this week, when she listed opportunities for lodges, hotels, restaurants and other tourism related projects as … Continue reading

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