Most people would like to own a vacation home, but are limited by lack of capital and furthermore it would make little economic sense as the premises shall not be in use all year round. Kenyans are getting caught in

Kenya Airways is rebranding its business with the aim of marketing itself as an international brand with Kenyan roots.

The train runs three trips a week. Botswana Railways (BR) and the National Railways of Zimbabwe (NRZ) recently held discussions on the possibility of a daily train service.

In the lucrative world of tourism, prices matter less. What the tourists want is the best service. This according to Botswana National Productivity Centre (BNPC) senior research consultant-economist, Dr. Phumzile Magagula-Thobokwe.

THE Zimbabwe Tourism Authority has completed grading the country's three to fives-star hotels as it moves towards securing Federation International Football Association (Fifa) contracts for the 2010 soccer World Cup.

An exhibition showcasing the country's hotels, travel agencies, and other tourism related business and offices is scheduled for first week of May this year with a view to promote domestic tourism, organizers said on Monday.

And a few hours after signing the contentious 2008 budget into law yesterday, President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua travelled to Germany for urgent medical attention.

The Tunisian embassy in Seoul has taken part in the 2008 tourism fair dubbed "Tour Expo Daegu 2008" located in the city of Daegu, in southern Korea.

Hoteliers at the Coast have welcomed the appointment of Mvita MP and ODM Pentagon member, Mr Najib Balala, as the Tourism minister.

The announcement of the grand coalition Cabinet by President Kibaki on Sunday will lead to the turn-around of the tourism industry that collapsed following the post-election violence, according to sources in the sector.