Rwanda will host the 41st world tourism conference on 28th-31st August at Kigali Convention Centre. The conference focuses on discussing practical strategies for boosting tourism as a driver for economic growth and job creation through innovative business models, new technologies and strategic partnerships in Africa and globally. The airlines, tour operators and travel … [Read more...]
Zanzibar Aviation and Tourism Forum 2015
Zanzibar Airports Authority (ZAA) will be hosting its inaugural international business-to-business Aviation and Tourism Forum from 16th to 17th March 2015 at DOUBLE TREE by HILTON in Stone Town. The objective of the Forum is to create a platform for exploring new aviation-related business opportunities with regional and international airlines and tourism investors including … [Read more...]
Ethiopia and Kenya Join forces To Get Tourists To East Africa To Stay Longer
Ethiopia and Kenya are working together to increase the length of stay of tourists visiting East Africa, tourism officials say. Having different tourist attractions, some of them world heritage sites, both countries believe that cooperation will help them to improve their tourism industries, says Ethiopia's State Minister of Tourism, Mulugeta Seid. He said here Thursday that … [Read more...]
Kenya chosen to host Africa Travel Association world congress in 2015
Kenya has won the bid to host the Africa of Travel Association (ATA) World Congress next year, 2015. Announcing the news during the 39th ATA Congress in Kampala Uganda, East Africa Commerce and Tourism Cabinet Secretary Phylis Kandie said the conference will spur tourism business in the country. She said the event, which will bring together close to 500 delegates from over … [Read more...]
The Top Ten Tourism Destination In Africa
According to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (WTO), the agency that is responsible for the promotion of sustainable and universally accessible tourism, there were 55.7 million international tourist arrivals to Africa in 2013. It is an increase of 5.4% over 2012. With several countries around the continent seeking to diversify their economies now seeing the … [Read more...]