The private sector is discounting the uncertain political climate in the country to rebuild tourism - one of the sectors most affected by the recent post-election turmoil.

A visiting group of South African tourists touring the continent by motor car stated that they have been impressed with the generosity, hospitality and strong organizational capacity of the Eritrean people. The head of the group, Mr. Kingsley Holgate, indicated

Soon travel agents will be advising tourists travelling to Kenya not to leave their dancing shoes behind if they really want to experience the destination.

Most citizens who opposed government's surrender of Liberia's only culture center, Kendeja, to Billionaire Bob Johnson to build a 4-star hotel have asserted, amongst other things, that the deal was a gross disrespect for, if not desecration of, Liberia's cultural

The Angolan Airlines (TAAG) will start next Tuesday flying to Douala, Cameroon, announced Monday here the institution's spokesperson, Carlos Vicente.

Newly-appointed Tourism minister Najib Balala took charge of his docket yesterday, citing revival of the battered sector as being top on his agenda.

Airlines to Entebbe International Airport are set to increase freight and flight charges as the industry takes a knock from the rising jet fuel price.

There have been fundamental changes in the pattern of holiday- taking in East Africa in recent years. In the past, travel was essentially a passive one, where holiday - takers preferred 'seeing' to 'doing'.

Volunteer Network Africa, a non- profit making organization whose core duty is to connect people across the globe, has launched an education exchange program so as to bring educational services close to people within the East African and the Great

Gorilla tourism is big business in Uganda's tourism sector, raking in close to half a million US dollars in a single month in permit fees alone.

It is raining 'cats-and-dogs,' the raging monsoons are here and normally tourists would be calling it quits around this time, but not so this year. Foreign visitors are still jetting in.

The other day I took a leisurely walk along Serengeti road, off Old Moshi road. It was a Sunday afternoon and my wobbly legs were yearning for a short stretch exercise. I could have done the walk somewhere else, but

Construction of a multi-million dollar soda ash plant at the shores of Lake Natron in the northern tourism circuit is still a controversial issue being resented specially by environmentalists.

A British media expert, Mr John Bell, has said unmatched tourist attraction sites and hospitality favoured Kenya as a tourist spot.

Rwandans are to exhibit the country's trade potentials at the planned Africa Heads of State Summit in Yokohama City, Japan, top government officials have said.