Travel and Tourism in Africa and the Caribbean

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Uganda has beautiful sceneries and dense tropical rainforests-some of the few in Africa, which are a home to roughly half of the world’s mountain gorillas.

Uganda once called "the pearl of Africa" has recently been rebranded to "Uganda gifted by nature" The word " Gifted " in the brand tagline reflects Uganda's extraordinary natural richness and cultural diversity, as well as the talents and abilities of the people - all bestowed as a gift to the world. " Nature " is seen as the giver of Uganda 's uniqueness- dependent on human protection to preserve its uniqueness for future generations.

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A quiet island carrying tales of millions of men smuggled out of the continent and into slavery four centuries ago, sits silently like a giant boat in the Atlantic, keeping to itself the dark secrets of its past. (AllAfrica)

Summer is here, it's time to whip out the sunscreen and surfboards, and head for the beach for some fun in the sun. (AllAfrica)

The Uganda tourism sector will receive US$13 million (Approx. Shs 25 billion) for its development work over the next five years from USAID and the Global Sustainable Tourism Alliance. Each will contribute half the sum. (AllAfrica)

Vice president Goodluck Jonathan yesterday in Abuja, said the Yar'Adua led government acknowledges "the robust and commendable tempo of activities in the tourism industry, under the leadership of the Director General, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe," which according to him have raised the international profile of the nation's tourism industry. (AllAfrica)

City authorities on Wednesday ordered the demolition of part of a city hotel on reasons that it was built without an official construction permit. (AllAfrica)

MPs on the public accounts committee yesterday quizzed officials in the Ministry of Tourism, Trade and Industry over a contract awarded to a recruitment firm to train hotel staff in the run-up to the Commonwealth summit at a cost of sh1.4b. (AllAfrica)

House of Representatives yesterday urged the Federal Government to formally report the recent attacks on Nigerians living in the Bakassi Peninsula to the United Nations and the African Union (AU) to ensure that the Cameroonian government abides by the provisions of the Green Tree Agreement. (AllAfrica)

Vice President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday commissioned NTDC's Outside Broadcast Van (OB Van) and Radio Tourism 89.9 FM in the Tourism Village, NTDC headquarters in Abuja. Dr. Jonathan in his remark said the OB Van and the Tourism Radio is the first of its kind in the tourism in industry in Africa. (AllAfrica)

With the appreciative value of returns annually recorded by major players in the global tourism industry, it has become evident that the gains of this unique and sustainable industry to the economy of any nation should no longer be overlooked for a country like Nigeria that seeks to be relevant in the comity of nations. (AllAfrica)

Ambassador Julius Onen, the new Tourism Permanent secretary endured baptism of fire as MPs pushed him to explain questionable accountability of Shs5 billion for Chogm activities. (AllAfrica)

Worldwide, international tourist arrivals declined by 7 per cent between January and August 2009, but the rate of decline has eased in the past few months. These results, as well as the most recent economic data, confirm United Nations World Tourism organization (UNWTO)'s initial forecast of a 5 per cent decline in international tourist arrivals for the full year 2009, according to the latest edition of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. (AllAfrica)

The World travel Market has become a vibrant must attend business to business travel and tourism event in the last thirty years in London. (AllAfrica)

The famous hotel operator, Fairmont, is to open a range of upmarket properties at the Zimbali Coastal Resort on the north coast. (Iol)

Adventure tourism hits Oribi, writes Jan de Beer. (Iol)

South Africans are familiar with the stunning azure sea and beaches to the south of the country, but there is an "alternative Thailand" waiting to be discovered, writes Wren Mast-Ingle. (Iol)

South Africa's growth in the number of international visitors was almost double that of the rest of the world in 2005 and the Western Cape experienced the highest-ever number of tourists in its traditionally off-season, according to Cape Town Routes Unlimited. (Iol)

Tourism Minister Marthinus van Schalkwyk has announced the appointment of Thandiwe Sylvia January-Mclean as the new Chief Executive Officer of South African Tourism (SAT). (AllAfrica)

Hotel owners in Kampala smiled to the banks with at least Shs9 billion from the government as advance bookings for the 2007 Chogm delegates who later never turned up, Parliament heard yesterday. (AllAfrica)

As the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) strives to provide adequate surveillance of the nation's airspace, the multi-billion naira new radar project for the country expected to fully come on stream by the end of this year is on track with the completion of Port Harcourt sites by the foreign firm handling the project. (AllAfrica)

ID leader Patricia de Lille has vowed to fight to ensure that MPs are as accountable for their travel costs as ministers, to prevent "loopholes" in parliamentary travel policies being abused - despite tighter rules imposed since the Travelgate scandal. (AllAfrica)

THE government expressed its concern yesterday about the growing perception that Pretoria is limiting the number of Nigerian nationals wanting to visit SA for business and tourism purposes. (AllAfrica)

We had bought tickets to the Bullfight two days earlier and had been assured, in halting English, that they were very good seats. We discovered just how good they were when we were ushered in and found ourselves right behind the matadors' pit with a bird's eye view of the whole arena and very close to the action. (AllAfrica)

Deputy Minister of Tourism Tokozile Xasa will on Friday officially launch a 2010 Visitor Information Centre (VIC) in Bloemfontein to provide information for tourists arriving in the province for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. (AllAfrica)

THE Federal Government is to support the development of the nation's tourism cites as part of efforts to reposition the agricultural and tourism sectors. (AllAfrica)

The United States' Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will not certify Nigeria for Category 1 status this year, which will enable Nigerian airlines fly to any city in the US with Nigeria registered aircraft. (AllAfrica)

The Nigeria Meteorological Agency (NIMET) has alerted the aviation sector of poor visibility as a result of changes in weather dust haze arising from changes in the weather condition. (AllAfrica)

The Zimbabwe Council of Tourism says the number of tourists has more than tripled, but the sector's full recovery will be linked to the success of the unity government. (AllAfrica)

The Deputy Western Regional Minister, Betty Bosomtwi Sam, has appealed to investors to take advantage of the availability of enormous land and other facilities, to help improve the tourism potentials of the Western Region and Ghana, through sports. (AllAfrica)

Norwegian Prince Haakon, who also happens to be a United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) goodwill ambassador, has urged Okavango Delta fishermen and tour operators to bury the hatchet and work together. (AllAfrica)

Following what it considers as Federal Government's culpability in the unprecedented rate of deaths and grave injuries sustained by tens of thousands of Nigerian commuters, the Human Rights Writers' Association of Nigeria, (HURIWA) yesterday said it is consulting with over 100 other civil society groups to initiate an action before the Federal High Court. (AllAfrica)

The airlift of Nigerian pilgrims to Saudi Arabia for this year's hajj from the southern zone was concluded last weekend by Med-View Airline, seven days ahead of schedule. And the return journey for the 13,163 pilgrims airlifted to the holy land by the airline is expected to begin December 1. (AllAfrica)

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