EAC SAFE AND SECURE, GLOBAL TOURISM INDUSTRY IN BERLIN ASSURED

 The East African Community Ministers’ responsible for Tourism have assured the global tourism industry that the region is safe and secured.  In a statement at the ITB Trade Fair in Berlin, Germany, the Minister of State for Tourism, Wildlife and Heritage of the Republic of Uganda, Hon. Agnes Akiror Egunyu said that despite several challenges, the region has agreed to tackle negative travel advisories targeting the region collectively.  She emphasized that Ministers responsible for Tourism...

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10 years ago

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EAC AT WORLD TRAVEL MARKET IN LONDON: East Africa is a Safe and Ebola Free Destination, EAC Tells WTM

The East African Community is show-casing the region’s tourism potential and marketing the five Partner States as a Single Tourist Destination at the ongoing World Travel Market in London, United Kingdom.
The five Partner States are being lead by Chairperson of the EAC Council of Ministers, Hon. Phyllis Kandie, who is also Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism, while Hon. Jesca Eriyo, the EAC Deputy Secretary General (Productive and Social Sectors)...

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

27 Feb

Tanzanian delegation to take part in International Tourism Fair Berlin

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Tanzanian delegation to take part in International Tourism Fair Berlin
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A Tanzanian delegation will travel to Berlin, German to participate in the International Tourism Fair (ITB) to be held in the first week of March. The ITB is the world's leading travel trade show with over 10,000 exhibitors from 180 countries and is visited by more ...
India Forum on Inbound Tourism, female travellers to be organised at ITB Berlin ...TravelBizMonitor (press release) (registration)

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10 years ago

TheCitizen

03 May

EDITORIAL: EAC must secure peace in Burundi for stability

>The situation in Burundi is dire, according to reports coming out of that country. Opposition parties have protested the decision by the ruling party, CNDD-FDD, to allow incumbent President Pierre Nkurunziza to stand for a third term in the poll scheduled for June.

 

9 years ago

Dewji Blog

26 Nov

Boosting Tanzania’s tourism industry – way forward

“The number of tourist attractions we have in the country is great however what matters is the manner in which we use the beautiful attractions to bring more tourists into the country and how the state policies promote the tourism industry inside and outside the country”

The 2015 Global Travel and Tourism report ranks Tanzania in the 93rd position, Kenya as 78th while South Africa is ranked 48th. Despite being among the top 10 countries with the most UNESCO-designated heritage sites,...

 

10 years ago

BBC

VIDEO: 'Tunisia tourism industry is dead'

With many tourists staying away from Tunisia, Rana Jawad looks at how the fall in visitors is affecting the livelihoods of those in the industry.

 

10 years ago

ETurboNews

10 May

Tanzania: Second tourism show because supported by the entire travel industry

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Tanzania: Second tourism show because supported by the entire travel industry
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'What on earth for do we need another tourism show just days after East Africa's biggest regional show has taken place' asked a well-placed source from Arusha, where from 29th of May until 31st of May the annual Karibu Travel Market Tanzania 2015 is ...

 

10 years ago

IPPmedia

18 Dec

Former guerilla fighters' camps in Tanzania niche in tourism industry

Former guerilla fighters' camps in Tanzania niche in tourism industry
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Experts said on Tuesday that former guerrilla camps used by Africa's liberation movements against colonial rules while in exile could help to boost the continent's tourism sector. British Institute East Africa (BIEA) Researcher Tomas Zak told a forum in Nairobi ...

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

18 Jan

To Tanzanian, Kenyan leaders: Don’t destroy tourism industry

Long before the first East African Community (1967-1977) existed, there was a love-hate relationship between Kenya and Tanzania as they touted their tourist attractions and competed for tourists.

 

10 years ago

TheCitizen

09 Aug

EAC gets $2bn from creative industry: SG

It may be taken for granted, but the East African Community (EAC) bloc earns a whooping $2 billion from its creative industry a year, nearly 20 times the annual budget of the Arusha-based regional organisation. The industry has been described as one of the most rapidly growing sectors not only in income, but also job creation as well as export trade.

 

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