Mkuru Camel Safaris (MCS) was recently launched to help spread the knowledge of natural and cultural resources of North-Western Tanzania, in particular of the Meru-Kilimanjaro-Lengai Mountain Complex to stakeholders.

HUMAN-WILDLIFE CONflict continues to claim the lives of elephants and lions in and around Amboseli National Park.

Competition on East Africa's most lucrative route - Entebbe-Nairobi - has intensified following Air Uganda's re-entry into the market on a route that has been dominated by Kenya Airways since its main competitor was grounded in 2005.

Miss Tourism Zimbabwe contest for 2007, would have found it difficult to stay at the Crowne Plaza. Few Zimbabweans could afford such a hotel.

THE number of tourists who came to Uganda last year, reached over 640,000, according to statistics from the Uganda Tourist Board.

Russia's prime tourism extravaganza, the Moscow International Travel and Tourism Fair, ended last week with the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority scheduling follow-up road shows for May to drum up destination awareness for its attractive tourism tapestries.

Participants of the regional conference on the role of trade unions in regional integration in Africa said that Eritrea, beyond the prevailing peace and security, is endowed with rich tourism potentials.

GOVERNMENT is urging all hotel and industry owners to save energy if they are to maximize profit and protect the environment.

Illegal tour operators and corrupt establishments failing to pay tourism levies will be "smoked out", the Erongo Police Chief warned at a dinner of the Namibia Tourism Board (NTB) at Swakopmund on Saturday evening.

UGANDA Wildlife Authority has signed concession agreements with three companies for the operation of private boats and launch cruises in Queen Elizabeth National Park and Murchison Falls National Park.

Two hotels have won the prestigious Holiday Check-Award.

Gondwana cards, which were launched last year, no longer have to be renewed.

Rainbow Tourism Group (RTG) Limited needs at least US$10 million for its expansion and refurbishment programmes this year, chief executive Chipo Mutasa said on Friday.

After years of domination and the operation of a near monopoly on the Entebbe-Nairobi route, competition is coming to Kenya's flag carrier, Kenya Airways (KQ).

CONSTRUCTION firm, M/S Decent Construction (U) Ltd has taken Silver Springs Hotel to court over failure to pay Shs58.3 million debt. The debt accrues from unpaid bills after M/S Decent claimed to have offered construction services to the hotel amounting

MEDIA reports last week indicated that Ugandan exhibitors had flown out of the Germany capital, Berlin in a despondent mood after lack of government funding saw the country put up a poor show at the world's largest tourism fair, International

An American motorcyclist is on an ambitious mission to help redeem the reputation of Kenya as a tourist destination.

Local travel agents will from today stop receiving commissions for passenger bookings they make for airlines. This follows the implementation of a zero commission rule adopted by airlines in the country as part of the international trends in the industry.

To many Kenyans, the North Rift is synonymous with insecurity, thanks to the region's perception as the land of cattle rustlers and bandits.

Kenyan air travel is headed for a major realignment with the entry into the market of two major airlines - Delta Airways of US and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates - over the next two