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The Kigali Marriott Hotel officially launched its operations on Oct.4 at a ceremony attended by the Marriott International President and Chief Executive Officer, Arne Sorenson. Following the hotel’s launch, Sorenson met with President Paul Kagame and discussed Rwanda’s hospitality industry and the hotel group’s interests in Rwanda. Sorenson said he was …

VIDEO: As the country aspires to increase its tourism potential, Majestic Tours and Travels has launched Tororo Rock climbing for both foreign and internal tourism. The rock is said to provide a good scenery for tourism that can fetch government foreign currency. Share on: WhatsApp

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome The Ministers of Tourism from Northern Corridor Integration Projects (NCIP) – Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda, accompanied by Chief Executive Officers of their respective Tourism Boards, senior Ministry officials, NCIP coordinators and EATP officials – met earlier this week at the Lake Elementeita Serena Camp …

  International safari group to offer luxury in pristine wilderness Wilderness Safaris have announced a date for the opening of its luxurious lodge in Bisate, Musanze district, Northern Province of Rwanda. It is June 27. Wilderness Safaris announced in a Sept. 23 press statement that the Wilderness Safaris Bisate Lodge, …

London, United Kingdom | AFP | London’s iconic Tower Bridge closed to vehicles for three months on Saturday for its first major maintenance works in nearly half a century. The 122-year-old drawbridge by the Tower of London — whose roadway leaves are lifted to allow tall ships on the River …

Nairobi, Kenya | AFP | Munching, the giraffe looks up towards the skyscrapers looming in the distance. But this picture-postcard image of Nairobi, one where wild animals graze in the shadow of the cityscape, is at risk from a railroad. A unique urban conservation site, the Nairobi National Park is …

East African leaders have protested travel advisories issued by the United States against Africa saying these discourage Americans from coming to Africa and affect negatively on trade and investment on the continent. “East Africa is the place to invest. It is the place to be… security is good. But you …

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome A Cessna 172, registered as 5Y-GSM, crashed yesterday near Malindi while on a training flight. The plane’s Manufacturers Serial Number 152-81599 was ascertained through the aircraft registry site which is available for public information. The aircraft was assembled in 1978 and is now 38 …

  Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | Traffic jams may clog the city and the beaches look like garbage dumps, but for the Lagos state government developing tourism is now a do or die matter. Nigeria has survived almost exclusively on oil revenues for decades, but the plunge in crude prices …

This year’s Kwita Izina, the infant gorilla naming annual ceremony was held with a difference that highlighted to innovativeness of the organisers, the Rwanda Development Board (RDB). This year, the Kwita Izina events included the first ever Kwita Izina Conservation and Tourism Exhibition. Held in Kigali over a three-day period …