Month: January 2019

News and Press Releases
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES: FREE TASTE OF ADDIS FOR GLOBAL TRANSIT PASSENGERS
ByNiyi David January 31, 2019February 1, 2019
Addis Ababa, 30 January 2019 Ethiopian Airlines, the Largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX Certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce to its customers worldwide that it has extended free transit tour to global passengers as of February 1, 2019. The new complimentary city tour package organized by ET Holidays, the tour operator wing of Ethiopian Airlines, takes transiting passengers with 6 to 8 hours’ time…
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CAPE TOWN, SA TO HOST 2019 AVIADEV AFRICA
ByNiyi David January 29, 2019February 6, 2019
AviaDev Africa is the premier forum dedicated to growing connectivity to, from and within the African continent. Bringing together airports, airlines, tourism authorities, governments and industry suppliers, AviaDev offers attendees the ability to pre-arrange meetings in professional surroundings, offering the best chance to make a real connection. AviaDev features a multitude of top level speakers sharing their insight and knowledge…
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Adventure | Travelogue
BULAWAYO: DANCING QUEENS IN THE CITY OF KINGS
ByNiyi David January 25, 2019January 20, 2019
This article first appeared in S.E.E. AFRICA magazine (Vol 4: South Africa edition). Published by Afro Tourism. ***** It’s no secret that Bulawayo is laidback and not as rambunctious as Harare, and if you do not inquire, you may miss out thinking it’s a ghost town when the sun goes down. I thought the same,…
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Features
TOP EXPERIENCES: 50 REASONS TO VISIT ESWATINI IN 50/50 YEAR (10)
ByNiyi David January 24, 2019January 24, 2019
Last year we set out to give you 50 reasons to visit Eswatini (Swaziland) in its exciting 50/50 year. But with so many to squeeze in, we didn’t quite manage to list them all before we hit the end of 2018. Thankfully, Eswatini is just as enticing this year and so we’re finishing off our…
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ZIMBABWEAN MUSIC LEGEND, OLIVER ‘TUKU’ MTUKUDZI DIES
ByNiyi David January 23, 2019January 23, 2019
Jan 23, 2019 Africa has lost a musical icon with the death of legendary Zimbabwean artist Oliver “Tuku” Mtukudzi. He was one of Africa’s top musicians. The continent mourns the death of an icon, and tributes continue to pour in. Veteran Zimbabwean musician Oliver Mtukudzi has died. The 66-year-old music superstar, whose career took him…
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UGANDA: IDI AMIN’S FORMER SAFARI LODGE RESURRECTED
ByNiyi David January 22, 2019January 25, 2019
By Kelvin Atuhaire Built in 1971 by Danish master architect Hans Munk Hansen, the Kidepo Safari Lodge, now known as the Katurum Lodge Kidepo was put up by the former president Idi Amin, as a meeting point for his international friends. It was also a hunting spot since he loved hunting as a sport. This…
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SEYCHELLES: KENYA AIRWAYS TO INCREASE FREQUENCY BY 40% WITH DAILY FLIGHTS
ByNiyi David January 21, 2019January 21, 2019
Kenya Airways (KQ) will begin daily flights to Seychelles as of February 6, the Seychelles Tourism Board said Thursday, increasing its flight frequency to the island nation by 40 percent. The airline, which is the national carrier of Kenya, is currently flying to the Seychelles, a 115-island archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, five times per week…
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GHANA DECLARES 2019 ‘YEAR OF RETURN’
ByNiyi David January 15, 2019January 16, 2019
What is the Year Of Return? The “Year of Return, Ghana 2019” is a major landmark spiritual and birth-right journey inviting the Global African family, home and abroad, to mark 400 years of the arrival of the first enslaved Africans in Jamestown, Virginia. The arrival of enslaved Africans marked a sordid and sad period, when…
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MALAWI: 2018 POINTS ‘WARM HEART OF AFRICA’ AS 2019 SAFARI DESTINATION
ByNiyi David January 15, 2019January 16, 2019
Jan 15, 2019 As 2019 promises to be an exciting year for Malawi, we look back at 2018 to see how the country’s wildlife has transformed, catching the attention of the world. Tours & trails have developed by local operators as the country becomes a hot destination for safaris in Africa. Wildlife Transformation ‘Completing’ Malawi…
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LILLY AJAROVA: UGANDA TOURISM BOARD (UTB) GETS NEW CEO
ByNiyi David January 13, 2019January 16, 2019
By : Geoffrey Baluku Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust Executive Director, Lilly Ajarova has been appointed chief executive officer of the Uganda Tourism Board, the government parastatal responsible for marketing and promotion of Uganda as a tourist destination. She replaces Dr Stephen Asiimwe who will be taking on his PhD studies at Makerere…
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