By Victor Juma, AllAfrica TPS Eastern Africa, the owner of Serena Hotels and Lodges, is set to receive a $20 million loan from French fund Proparco to refurbish and expand its properties. The eight-year loan will fund capital expenditures over 24 months, starting next year. “Proparco and Serena Hotels continue to build on their long-term…
KIGALI, Rwanda, Aug. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Effective August 24, no vehicles will be allowed in the heart of Rwanda’s capital Kigali, widely regarded as the cleanest city in Africa. All vehicles, other than special services vehicles such as ambulances, are prohibited in the streets of the declared ‘Car-Free Zone.’ “Normally, a city is for…
By Prof. Wolfgang H. Thome, Ph.D., eTN Africa Correspondent | Aug 26, 2015 In a decision recently handed down, the Appeals Division of the Arusha-based East African Court of Justice upheld three of four points from the ruling of the lower court in regard to a permanent injunction sought by the African Network for Animal…
Ian Lloyd Neubauer, for CNN Surrounded on all sides by breath-taking mountain scenery and boasting a 500-year-old fortress at its center, the city of Chefchaouen — or Chaouen for short — is becoming a new “it” place on Morocco’s tourist trail. Yet it’s not the mountains or the “Game of Thrones” architecture that travellers come…
Cape Verde’s National Statistics Institute (INE) reported a 2% annual increase in visitor numbers in the first half of 2015, placing the country on target for a bumper tourism year. Attracted by its fabulous beaches, known as jumping-off points for windsports and a great location for diving among shipwrecks, more than 278,000 visitors arrived on…
South African Airways will implement a Chargeable Advanced Seat Reservation System on August 27, 2015 for flights departing from August 31, 2015. All passengers booked in G,W,L ( Saver Fares) for International routes and G,W,L (Saver Fares) and V,T,Q,S,H ( Plus Fares) on Domestic routes, will be required to pay for a seat assignment if…
Rabat –Hilton Worldwide is moving forward to open two hotels in Tangier by the end of 2015 and in 2016. Media24 reported the General Director of Hilton Garden Inn Tangier, Raouf Chadl’s announcement that Hilton’s first hotel will open by next December. He added that Hilton will open the second hotel in June 2016. Located…
At over 13 Rands to the U.S. dollar in recent weeks, South Africa’s currency has reached its lowest level since 2001. This is great news for American travellers, who will be able to take advantage of a very favourable exchange rate on the vacation of a lifetime to South Africa. Now, more than ever, South…