Author: Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania
New findings of early man at tourist site Olduvai Gorge
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- January 23, 2021 21:15Olduvai Gorge is a key tourist site where visitors can learn about human evolution and prehistory. The site and new museum attract local and international tourists to visit and experience ... Read More
Tanzania establishes National Convention Bureau
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- January 20, 2021 00:45Tanzania has established a Nationoal Convention Biurea as plans get underway to diversify the tourism offerings by reaching out to tourists attending meetings and conferences. By providing more venues, the ... Read More
Wildlife conservation in style with a feel for African communities
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- January 16, 2021 20:36In Ngorongoro in Tanzania, local communities are benefiting directly from tourism gains accrued from over 600,000 tourists visiting the park every year. In a partnership, the animals and the communities ... Read More
Africa is set to roll out its Single Passport this year
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- January 16, 2021 16:05African passport is the flagship project of the 2063 Agenda aiming to remove restrictions on Africans' ability to travel, work and live within their own continent Read More
Domestic tourism in Kilimanjaro takes shape this Christmas
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- December 25, 2020 02:35Setting the agenda for domestic and regional tourism in East Africa, Christmas and New Year trips in Northern Tanzania and parts of Kenya have been planned with good experience for ... Read More
Action plan launched to conserve giraffe in Tanzania
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- December 12, 2020 15:53Five year Giraffe Conservation Action Plan is under implementation to research and conserve giraffe in Tanzania, targeting to save it from poachers and ecological destruction. Giraffes are found striding proudly between ... Read More
New Tanzania Tourism Minister Announced
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- December 10, 2020 03:22Announcing his new ministerial cabinet last weekend, Tanzania President John Magufuli has appointed Dr. Damas Ndumbaru the new Tanzania Tourism Minister with his official title being Minister for Natural Resources ... Read More
Tanzania Named Most Fascinating African Destination
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- December 5, 2020 19:59Participants at the first Africa Tourism Day held on November 26 in Nigeria voted Tanzania as the most exciting and fascinating tourist destination in Africa. Participants of the first exciting ... Read More
New Tanzania Wildlife Safari Park
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- November 28, 2020 02:15Celebrating Africa Tourism Day, plans are being developed to promote a newly-established Tanzania wildlife safari park which is now standing among the most attractive safari parks in Africa. Established last ... Read More
Africa Tourism Day Lines Up World Tourism Gurus
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- November 25, 2020 03:05Former Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Dr. Taleb Rifai and the former Minister for Tourism of Seychelles Alain St. Ange are among the prominent personalities ... Read More
African Diaspora Tourism Key for Africa
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- November 21, 2020 03:18Tourist companies, individuals, and organizations with passion on the continent’s tourist attractions and heritages are all set to celebrate for the first time, Africa Tourism Day on November 26, to ... Read More
Key Personalities Lined Up for First Africa Tourism Day
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- November 17, 2020 03:57Prominent and key personalities are all set to speak during the forthcoming and first Africa Tourism Day (ATD) event to chart out strategies, plans, initiatives and the way forward targeting ... Read More
Essence of African music in tourism ahead of Africa Tourism Day
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- November 16, 2020 07:54Rich in wildlife resources, natural heritages and pristine beaches, Africa is counted the leading continent in the world for its cultural heritage in music with a touch of diversified African ... Read More
Africa Tourism Day set for grand celebration this month
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- November 11, 2020 19:04Recognizing the position of the African continent in the world tourism map, the Africa Tourism Day will be celebrated for the first time this month to spearhead promotion and marketing ... Read More
African Tourism Board marks two years of success
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- November 5, 2020 07:41The African Tourism Board is celebrating two years after its impressive soft launching and introduction to the global tourism arena during the World Travel Market (WTM) in London 2019. The ... Read More
African Tourism Board Birthday Party with Aloha
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- November 4, 2020 22:22Tomorrow, the African Tourism Board (ATB) is celebrating its two-year anniversary after its soft launch during the 2018 World Travel Market (WTM) in London with a promising future to shape ... Read More
Tourism specialists and ATB discuss strategies to boost tourism in Africa
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- October 21, 2020 16:36Polar Tourism in conjunction with the African Tourism Board have discussed a series of new initiatives that would boost tourism in Africa post COVID-19, focusing on new projects that would ... Read More
Tanzania implements a World Bank-funded tourism project
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- October 18, 2020 09:59Best for domestic, rural and regional tourism in East and Southern Africa, the World Bank-funded Resilient Natural Resource Management for Tourism and Growth project is under implementation in Tanzania. Implementation of ... Read More
Tourism Slowly Returning to Normal in East Africa
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- October 12, 2020 17:09Tourism is slowly but surely returning to normal in East Africa after regional states opened their skies and territorial borders for both regional and global holidaymakers. Most countries in East ... Read More
Massive fire breaks out on Mount Kilimanjaro
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- October 12, 2020 05:59Fire broke out on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro on Sunday afternoon, causing fear and panic among people living on the eastern slopes of the Mountain, the highest peak in ... Read More
East African States Come Together for World Tourism Day
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- October 2, 2020 16:27Rich in wildlife as well as cultural and heritage sites, the East African region joined other African states and rest of the world to mark World Tourism Day earlier this ... Read More
Rwanda Woos Investors for Kigali Tourist Facilities
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- October 2, 2020 14:45Rwanda government is looking for investors to venture into dedicated recreational zones aimed to make the capital city of Kigali more vibrant in recreational services. The sprawling Kigali city has ... Read More
Commonwealth Heads of State to meet in Rwanda
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- September 29, 2020 20:27After its postponement this year, the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) is set to take place in June next year in Rwandan capital city Kigali. The biennial Heads of State ... Read More
Tanzania Opens its Skies to Kenya-registered Airlines
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- September 16, 2020 16:03Tanzania has lifted its ban on Kenyan registered airlines, opening a new cooperation over the East African skies after a month-and-half-long standoff over the regional skies. The good news reached ... Read More
East African Tourism Stuck in Turbulent Skies
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- September 2, 2020 03:07Tourism investors in the region are challenged by the ongoing airspace tension between Kenya and Tanzania, now damaging the East African tourism and travel sector in the region. Tension over ... Read More
Kenya Airways posts record half-year loss
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- September 1, 2020 15:59Kenya Airways had been badly affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic over the past six months with a recorded loss of about US$132 million from flight disruptions that led to ... Read More
3 More Kenyan Airlines Locked Out by Tanzania
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- August 29, 2020 20:47Three more Kenyan airlines locked out in Tanzania as the two countries’ apparent standoff over management of COVID-19 deteriorates. Aviation authorities in Tanzania on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, issued the ... Read More
Kenya Airways denied entry into Tanzanian sky
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- August 26, 2020 19:52A dark cloud is hanging over the East African skies in a standoff between Kenya Airways and the Tanzanian aviation authorities, after both neighboring states opened up their skies with ... Read More
New US Ambassador to Tanzania Finally Starts Tour of Duty
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- August 4, 2020 02:29The newly-appointed US Ambassador to Tanzania, Dr. Donald Wright, has taken over his tour of duty after several years of the US embassy in Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam ... Read More
Africa marks sixty years of dedicated Chimpanzee research
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- August 3, 2020 05:50Tanzania and other regional member states of the East African community are marking sixty years of chimpanzee conservation, setting a new path for regional tourism development through visits to chimpanzee ... Read More
Can the Annual Wildebeest Migration Boost Domestic Tourism?
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- August 1, 2020 19:32Counted among the New Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Wildebeest Migration in the Serengeti plains in Tanzania has kicked off this month, sending more than 2 million wildebeests ... Read More
East African regional tourism set for revival from International flights
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- July 26, 2020 20:20Major international airlines are set to resume passenger schedule flights to Kenya, bringing new hopes for fast track recovery of regional tourism after four months of air transport restrictions to ... Read More
Tanzania hunts for tourist hotel investors in its new capital
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- July 24, 2020 08:19Tanzania government had set open investment space for high-class hotels in the new capital city Dodoma, targeting to attract international visitors and investors to the new capital, lacking reliable and ... Read More
RwandAir Confident in Gradual Demand for Air Travel
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- July 21, 2020 22:28RwandAir based in Africa expressed its confidence over restoration of its routes as countries across the world are opening up their air spaces and borders for tourism. Set to resume ... Read More
East Africa Airports COVID-19 Staff Training
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- July 21, 2020 03:07East Africa Airports COVID-19 staff training on safety measures is being conducted with the aim being to equip them to handle passengers. This program is being happening at the busiest ... Read More
Rwanda Reopening Promotes Domestic and Regional Tourism
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- July 17, 2020 22:54After the Rwanda reopening of its borders mid last month, the country is now observing a growing number of local tourists in the eco-tourism area where the country’s green environment ... Read More