News & Updates
MIGRATION BOOSTS TOURISM IN MASAI MARA, KENYA
Hotels in the Masai Mara Game Reserve are enjoying booming business as tourists flock in to witness the wildebeest migration
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ZANZIBAR TO GET GREEN HOTEL
The Tanzanian based Bakhresa Group has appointed Verde Hotels from South Africa to develop and manage the total overhaul and upgrading of the old Mtoni Marine Hotel in Zanzibar, 2km from Stone Town
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LIFETIME VALIDITY ON YELLOW FEVER CERTIFICATE
Yellow fever is the only disease specified in the International Health Regulations (IHR) 2005, for which countries may require proof of vaccination from travelers as a condition of entry under certain circumstances and may take certain measures if an arriving traveler is not in possession of such a certificate
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RWANDA VISA FEE
As of last month, visitors to Rwanda are now paying US $50 per person for a single entry tourist visa into the country and this is now standard with Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania
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JAMBOJET AND KENYA AIRWAYS CODESHARE
Kenya Airways has signed a codeshare agreement with Jambojet for its flights to Malindi, Lamu, Ukunda (Diani) and Eldoret
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TANZANIA ADDS VAT ON TOURISM SERVICES
The Government of Tanzania, as of July 1, 2016, has implemented an 18% Value Added Tax to tourists services which were previously exempt from VAT, e
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UGANDA REDUCES VISA FEE
Good news - In an aim to boost tourism, Uganda has reduced it’s single entry visa fee from US $100 to US $50
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TUNE HOTEL CHAIN IN NAIROBI
Tune Hotel chain has opened its first hotel in Nairobi, located in Westlands
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FOUR POINTS SHERATON IN TANZANIA
Starwood Hotels has announced that their brand is coming to Tanzania
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MOMBASA SEEING RISE IN FLIGHTS
The coast of Mombasa in Kenya has recently seen a rise in flights from Europe; namely (Small Planet) from Warsaw to Mombasa every Thursday until the end of October and German leisure airline Condor also recently started flying direct from Munich to Mombasa
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