Tag Archives: tourism

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome The week-long celebration of Rwanda’s conservation achievements, known as Kwita Izina, has come to an end Friday night, after 22 young born gorillas were named in front of President Paul Kagame, who for the second year running attended the event. Kagame reiterated in his …

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome Kampala, Nairobi and the Dar es Salaam are the cities visited by a delegation from Dubai Tourism working hand in hand with key partners like Emirates, FlyDubai and Kenya Airways together with DMC’s from Dubai like Alpha Tours and a number of hotels and …

  Uganda‬ was represented at the British Birdfair at Rutland, where the tourism board showcased the spectacular ‪‎bird species found in the country August 19-21. With over 1020 ‪‎bird species, Uganda has over 50% of the total bird species in ‪Africa and just over 11% of the world’s total.  It is one of the richest …

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome Following his 2013 Elephant Walk across East Africa, when he covered over 2.200 kilometres, Jim Justus Nyamu is again at it as he enters Uganda in the morning, coming from his walk through Tanzania, a boat ride across Lake Victoria, then on foot to …

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome Representatives of the Seychelles’ public and private sectors met again end of last week for another multi-sectoral meeting. The meeting was chaired by Vice President Danny Faure at the National House in Victoria and aimed at maintaining the consultations while listening to the private …

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome ‘Better late than never,’ but this is an example how government bureaucrats simply fail to understand what damage their unilateral decisions can cause. We expect the reduction in Visa fees to stimulate demand for Uganda safaris and lead to an increase in visitor numbers …

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome The battle lines are now clearly drawn in Tanzania between the country’s tourism industry and the government, after President Magufuli told the sector off over their dissent about the Value Added Tax of 18 percent, which was unexpectedly heaped on services across the board, …

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome Uganda Wildlife Authority Executive Director Dr. Andrew Seguya, together with colleagues from the other nearly 30 African countries seeking a greater protective status for their elephant populations, lobbied the European Union last week to help them lift the dual classification of elephant – some …

The Government of Uganda has introduced the online visa application system with effect from 01 July 2016. All persons intending to come to Uganda for holiday, tourism, business, study, visit, medical are required to apply and obtain a visa online. The decision taken on the application will be sent electronically …

Lima, Peru | AFP | Peruvian police pulled a South Korean tourist dead from under a waterfall in the Amazon jungle, days after he fell in while taking a photo of himself, police said Monday. The man, 28-year-old Kim Jongyeob, slipped and fell 500 meters (1,640 feet) under the waterfall …