Daily Archives: June 19, 2015

Terry Dale USTOA, to speak at S!TE 2015

(June 18, 2015, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) The Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) is pleased to announce that Terry Dale, CEO and President of the United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA), will be a featured speaker at the second annual Swahili International Tourism Expo (S!TE).  S!TE 2015 will take place at the Mlimani City Conference Centre, October…

Lifting the big cat hunting ban: have your say

Message from Zambia Tourism: Dear all,   This is an important call: We urge you to make your feelings on Zambia’s recent lifting of the big-cat hunting ban count.   The lifting of the ban has caused considerable debate and outcry on our social media channels.    Please read the post attached here, which seems…

Ten Budget Airlines Changing Africa’s Skies

(CNN) Travelling across Africa’s huge distances can be expensive. Not too long ago, getting from one city to another often meant a connection in Europe. That is finally changing. Low-cost airlines are taking off across the region, serving routes that cater to the continent’s growing middle class. It has not been easy for them. African…

UK Foreign Office lifts advisory on travel to Mombasa

Kenya is given the green light by the British Foreign Office for travel to the southern Kenyan coast. The Foreign Office has just lifted the non-essential travel advisory on the coastal area of Mombasa. This now allows travellers to transit and enter through Moi Airport and visit areas from Watamu in the North to the…