News & Updates
SANKARA REBRANDS AS MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL
The five-star Sankara Nairobi hotel will rebrand as a Marriott hotel beginning in early 2019 after signing a franchising agreement with Marriott International
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4 STAR HOTEL REOPENS ON THE WESTERN CAPE
Knysna Hollow Country Estate is open again after being renovated into an upmarket, full-service hotel
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NEW BRIDGE EASES TRAVEL IN UGANDA
The Source of the Nile – the new bridge linking Eastern Uganda to the capital city of Kampala and the main airport in Entebbe – opened last week after almost five years of construction, replacing the Nalubaale Bridge that opened in 1954
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GROUND BROKEN FOR MOZAMBIQUES NEW AIRPORT
On Friday October 5th, President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi laid the first stones for Mozambique’s new Chongoene International Airport, just outside the capital of Xai-Xai
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COASTAL AVIATION RESETS RATES
Charter airline Coastal Aviation has changed its TZS to USD rate following a new security levy set by the Tanzanian Airport Authority (TAA) for domestic passengers departing from airports in Tanzania
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NEW CITYBLUE HOTELS IN ZAMBIA AND UGANDA
What used to be the Courtyard Hotel Victoria Falls in Livingstone will soon be rebranded as CityBlue Courtyard Hotel & Suites, Livingstone
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PLASTIC BAGS BANNED IN RWANDA
All travellers visiting Rwanda should be aware that as per the country’s environmental protection policy, plastic bags are banned in Rwanda, including bags being brought into the county
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WORLD GORILLA DAY
September 24th is World Gorilla Day – an opportunity for people everywhere to celebrate one of its closest relatives (humans and gorillas share 98 percent of our DNA) and take action to protect gorilla habitats worldwide
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AIR MAURITIUS CUTS ONE FLIGHT FROM CAPETOWN
Beginning in November, Air Mauritius will no longer fly from Cape Town to Mauritius on Fridays
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QATAR AIRWAYS TAKES YOU TO MOMBASA
In a move that will increase competition amongst domestic airlines in Kenya, Qatar Airways (QA) will begin flights between Doha and Mombasa in December
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