TOURISM

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome Following his 2013 Elephant Walk across East Africa, when he covered over 2.200 kilometres, Jim Justus Nyamu is again at it as he enters Uganda in the morning, coming from his walk through Tanzania, a boat ride across Lake Victoria, then on foot to …

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome Leading Zambian contender for the FIA Africa Rally Championship Muna Singh Jr. and his navigator sister  Jasmeen Singh have got a Rwanda Air boost to help them prepare for two key events in Rwanda and Uganda. Rwanda Air’s Zambian Country Manager Glyden Mungaila confirmed …

  As an artist in the Seychelles, the seed of a palm tree called the coco de mer or `coconut of the sea’ found in this idyllic cluster of islands of 93,000 people, never ceases to fascinate me. It is huge and strangely formed of two domed parts that, depending …

Visiting Dr. Gladys Kalema Zikusooka’s office in Entebbe one quickly gets a sense of what her work is about. A life-size gorilla sculpture stands by the front door under a porch lined with beautifully made stools with pictures of gorillas. Zikusooka, who is Uganda’s first Veterinary doctor to specialize in …

NBS: Etihad Airways in Uganda and NBS Television are targeting a partnership to support business and tourism between Uganda and Middle East, especially Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. This was part of the discussion held between officials of the two companies, as a team from Etihad Airways visited …

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome Representatives of the Seychelles’ public and private sectors met again end of last week for another multi-sectoral meeting. The meeting was chaired by Vice President Danny Faure at the National House in Victoria and aimed at maintaining the consultations while listening to the private …

Kampala on Saturday held the 2016 edition of the ‘Vintage and Classic Car Show’.  The show started with a Snail Trail on the streets of Kampala a day earlier. PHOTOS from  enthusiasts who attended the event.   …Ford Model T at the Kampala Classic and Vintage cars show 2016. In …

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome Teamafrica has commended the efforts of the AU leadership to bring about seamless travels within Africa for Africans. The AU leaders launched a new African Passport at its annual General Assembly in Kigali for Diplomats as a way of bringing to the fore the …

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome ‘Better late than never,’ but this is an example how government bureaucrats simply fail to understand what damage their unilateral decisions can cause. We expect the reduction in Visa fees to stimulate demand for Uganda safaris and lead to an increase in visitor numbers …

ATC News by Wolfgang H. Thome The battle lines are now clearly drawn in Tanzania between the country’s tourism industry and the government, after President Magufuli told the sector off over their dissent about the Value Added Tax of 18 percent, which was unexpectedly heaped on services across the board, …