Kenya’s Tourism Cabinet Secretary, Najib Balala, declared recently that the $1million re-construction of the immigration office to serve tourists travelling between Masai Mara Game Reserve and Serengeti National Park in Tanzania at Sand River Gate, would start soon. However Tanzania’s minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, Prof Jumanne Maghembe, denied that Nigeria is part of…
Former hotelier Susan Huxter, with her son Justin, decided to launch Cartology Travel in November 2016. Susan, who was at the helm of the Le Quartier Français boutique hotel for 26 years, is now preparing experiences for the high-net-worth travel.market. As a member of luxury travel network, Virtuoso, and former owner of a Relais &…
Joe Yogerst, CNN: As a tourist destination, the Caprivi has only recently come into its own. During the long border war that once raged in this region, it was off limits to safari seekers and other outsiders , Its attractions are manifold: copious wildlife, a warren of navigable waterways, several large national parks and very…
The launch of Ethiopian Airlines’ new route into Zimbabwe’s top resort town has been hailed as “a significant catalyst for tourism growth in Zimbabwe and across the region” by industry leader Ross Kennedy. Ethiopian Airlines became the first international airline to launch flights into the new Victoria Falls International Airport, which opened last November, when…
The Wyss Foundation recently announced a commitment of up to $65M to the South African-based conservation organization African Parks to support the protection and management of four existing parks in Rwanda and Malawi and to enable the non-profit organization to conserve up to five new protected areas yet to be identified in other countries. African Parks, a…
Joel Lovell – Conde Nast Luke Bailes, the conservation giant behind Singita has a 100-year plan to save Africa’s wildlife…. Anyone who knows anything about Africa will tell you how influential he is. In Sub-Saharan Africa, tourism accounts for nearly a tenth of the GDP, and government ministers recognize that this is where a significant…