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World Travel Market to expand in 2013 | Book a Uganda tour

World Travel Market 2013 will be the biggest and best ever with an increased focus on three growth sectors of travel technology, luxury and business travel. The new look WTM 2013, which takes place between Monday 4th and Thursday 7th … Continue reading

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M23/MAI MAI REBELS OVER RUN CONGOLESE BORDER TOWNS AS REFUGEES RUN TO KASESE

Business at the Mpondwe border with the democratic republic of Congo has been paralyzed on Friday morning after rebels attacked the Congolese towns of Lubiriha and Kasindi overnight. Hundreds of refugees are crossing into Uganda from the Democratic Republic of … Continue reading

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African specialists prepared for social media | Book a Uganda tour

Social media could destroy the mystery of Africa, but specialists will thrive as a result, according to a panel of senior African tourism businesses at the latest World Travel Market Meridian Club Think Tank, which took place Tuesday, July 10. … Continue reading

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Hotel Indigo in global expansion | affordable hotels in Kampala

Hotel Indigo, IHG’s (InterContinental Hotel Group) upscale boutique brand, will to open nine hotels in six different countries around the globe within the first six months of 2012. Seven Hotel Indigo properties have already opened in four countries so far … Continue reading

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Uganda hosts International Parliamentary Union in Kampala

Around two thousand members of parliament from around the world are expected to come to Kampala for the International Parliamentary Union meeting, which is going to last for 6 days. Delegates who came early have already taken advantage of seeing … Continue reading

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Qatar Airways comes to Kigali, at last (gorilla trekking in rwanda)

When I checked in for the inaugural flight to Kigali in Entebbe at noon yesterday, it was clear from the first moment that this was going to be different. At the document pre-checking point a TRULY friendly smile, a professional … Continue reading

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KANOMBE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONDUCTS EMERGENCY DRILLS (gorilla trekking in Rwanda)

The Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority yesterday carried out a live fire exercise at the international airport in Kigali, for which all emergency services were put on full alert to test the state of readiness and response time should ever a … Continue reading

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Mountain Gorillas in Rwanda’s parc des Volcanoe

The Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei) is one of two subspecies of Eastern Gorillas. It is only found in the Virunga volcanic mountains of Central Africa, within three national parks: Mgahinga, in south-west Uganda; Volcanoes, in north-west Rwanda; and Virunga, … Continue reading

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TripAdvisor puts Porini Mara Camp into Africa’s Top Ten for 2012 (gorilla permits)

Gamewatcher Safaris and Porini Safari Camps are no strangers to receiving awards, but being elevated by global review giant TripAdvisor into their Top Ten African Properties still got the buzz going. The hotel review site has just published their recommendations … Continue reading

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Air Seychelles publishes new summer schedules (GORILLA TOURS)

Air Seychelles has published their latest time table for international services, available via their website Following the withdrawal of all European and Asian services at the end of 2011 and in early 2012, the remaining destinations for Air Seychelles now … Continue reading

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