According to ZCT Executive Secretary, Ms Hafsa Mbamba, the change will simplify the renewal process, eliminate administrative burdens, and allow businesses to operate without interruption. Dar es Salaam. The Zanzibar Commission for Tourism (ZCT) has made a change in the validity period of licences issued to tourism related businesses in the isles. With immediate effect, the shift to a…
Dar es Salaam. Air France has launched direct flights from Paris to Dar es Salaam, making it the 31st route in sub-Saharan Africa after a 28-year absence. What you need to know Dar es Salaam becomes the second destination in Tanzania, joining Zanzibar where the airline has been operating since October 2021 with two weekly flights into the Abeid…
Summary The Friedkin Conservation Fund (friedkinfund.org), is deeply involved in East African conservation and has leased an astonishing 6 million acres of Tanzania’s wilderness with an eye towards protecting it Dar es Salaam. Tanzania is home to one of the best game reserves in Africa making it a revered safari destination for many across the world but little is…
Ethiopian Airlines held a grand opening of the largest hotel on the African continent as it inaugurated the second phase of Ethiopian Skylight Hotel. With the new extension, the hotel now has a total of 1,024 modern rooms and suites with different room types including fully equipped apartments suitable for long and short staying guests. The hotel also incorporates…
Unguja. The Zanzibar government has on Friday April 7 assured international travelers that the Isle is safe and open for business. Tourism minister Simai Mohamed Said said there had been no reported cases or threats of Marburg virus in Zanzibar, and as such noted that the country was welcoming travelers as usual. In an official statement, Mr Simai noted…
Summary Expectations are high that the coming of the US second in command will bolster ties with Tanzania in areas such as trade, tourism, education, health, agriculture, environment, information and communication technology (ICT), as well as security and defence Dar es Salaam. US Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Tanzania today amid optimism for further improving bilateral ties between…
POLITICAL analysts view the visit by US Vice-President Kamala Harris to Tanzania as a further step in recognising President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s 4Rs philosophy in promoting democracy and good governance. They said President Samia walks the talk in unifying the country as well as promoting multilateral cooperation through her philosophy. The 4Rs stands for Reconciliation, Resilience, Reforms and Rebuilding…
Tourism AS the ‘Air Force Two’ kisses the Julius Nyerere International Airport’s (JNIA) runway today, tourism stakeholders will definitely be rubbing their hands. Perhaps, this signals the prospects of the visit of the second in command in the Oval Office. A section of players in the 2billion US dollars (about 5tri/-) a year industry have expressed their optimism as…
Dar es Salaam. Tourists arriving from France outnumbered their counterparts from Italy and other parts of the world in the number of visitors who came to Zanzibar in February 2023, with Poland and Germany taking the third and fourth slots, the tourism statistical release shows. The document which was released on March 22, in collaboration between Chief Government Statistician,…
Summary A 44-year-old South African entrepreneur has not only ticked off a major bucket list item by climbing Kilimanjaro, but he has also done it for a great cause. Tiisetjo Tleane, who runs a small IT business in Yeoville, Johannesburg called GaMaja, summited Kilimanjaro last week Friday after commencing the gruelling 5 895 metre climb six days earlier. And…
Lebanese Makram Radwan has reached the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa and 4th in the seven summits. Located in Tanzania, Mount Kilimanjaro is classified as a dormant volcano and has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. It is considered one of the highest single free-standing mountains above sea level in the world, situated…
When in Zanzibar, forget your worries. The island’s daily mantra is the phrase “Hakuna Matata”, made famous by the characters Timon and Pumba from Disney’s Lion King. As soon as you land at Abeid Amani Karume International Airport at Unguja, whatever stress you have, forget it because you’ve entered a different dimension where worry is a thing of the…
Kenya Airways (KQ) has resumed daily flights to New York as it moves to cash in on growing demand for air travel on the route. The carrier had increased the flight frequency on the route to five times per week from three last year in December, citing high passenger bookings. The higher demand is a positive signal for the…
What you need to know: If the site meets the critical criteria for nomination by UNESCO, experts will be sent to the area for deeper geophysical assessments The Tendaguru dinosaur site in Tanzania, Lindi Region has been nominated as a world heritage site. The nomination by Unesco will see experts dispatched to the area for deeper geophysical surveys if…
Zanzibar topped the World Travel Awards 2022 rankings, beating some of Africa’s best, including Cape Town, South Africa, Diani, Kenya, and Dakhla, Morocco. The Indian Ocean Island, a semi-autonomous entity within Tanzania is a popular destination for tourists, with tourism accounting for 25% of its GDP, ahead of agricultural activity. Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of…
Flight ET343 was travelling from Khartoum to Addis Ababa on August 15 It was a miraculous landing for Flight ET343 travelling from Khartoum to Addis Ababa on August 15 when the two pilots flying it fell asleep at 37,000 feet and missed their landing. The incident took place on Monday, according to Aviation Herald, which added that the Air…
By Elly D. Kimbwereza, Tona Lodge (tonalodge.org) I believe that Tanzania’s heritage of its cultural values should be recognized as our country’s most precious resource coupled by our wild land and animals because the rewards of wildlife and nature conservation can be reaped sustainably through multi- use tourism benefiting not only tourists but Tanzania’s land, animals and rural communities….
By Edson Baraukwa | gideonedson@gmail.com There are eight types of baobab trees in the world, of which six are in Madagascar, one in Australia and one on mainland Africa. The species found in Tanzania is Adansonia digitata, the largest of all eight. One of the best parks in the north to see them is the Tarangire National Park. I like…