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Mauritius to open first eco-park by the end of the year | affordable gorilla safaris

Mauritius  tourism outlook is aimed to tap more and more into the eco tourism segment of visitors, a new eco-park will be launched before the end of the year at the Valley DOsterlog, near Wooton, Eau Coulee. Selected for the rich … Continue reading

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Qatar Airways announces plans for more JFK flights, more US destinations next year

Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker has during a visit to Montreal, where he also visited the Bombardier assembly plant outside the city, announced major plans for the airlines flights to the United States. Regular travelers on QR will … Continue reading

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Air Uganda increases its flight frequencies to its destinations

Air Uganda has now started upping flights from Entebbe to a number of destinations across their existing network. Kigali will be served twice a day three times a week with the intention to eventually going double daily throughout the week … Continue reading

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Rwanda’s Gishwati Forest expected to be elevated to national park status in 2012/13 financial year

For over 5 years now have Rwandan conservation bodies, NGO s and individuals been working on their plans to restore Gishwati forest to its former glory, working hand in hand with The Great Ape Trust and other international partners. Rwanda … Continue reading

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Turkish Airlines host Turkish Festival at Sheraton Kampala Hotel | budget Uganda safaris

The second edition of the Turkish Festival is going underway tonight at the Sheraton Hotel in Kampala, again sponsored by Turkish Airlines which flew in the dancers, musicians, chefs and food specialities to offer a true Turkish Delight to Kampaleans … Continue reading

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Dubai Airports in green focus | Budget gorilla trekking

Dubai Airports’ conservation efforts are paying environmental and financial dividends as the organisation today reported the results of 2011 energy and fuel saving initiatives that reduced CO2 emissions by 72,793 tonnes, saved 131.9 million gallons of water and achieved AED … Continue reading

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BA launches high life for South Africa | affordable Africa tours

For almost 40 years, British Airways’ iconic High Life Magazine has provided passengers all over the world with a uniform view of the worlds of travel, glamour, fashion, style and luxury. Now, in a major change of policy it is … Continue reading

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Booming hotel sector in South Africa | Africa safaris

South Africa saw revenue per available room (RevPAR) increase by 13.6 per cent for the first two months of this year, reaching ZAR542.07, according to the latest results from STR Global. The provider of market data to the hotel industry … Continue reading

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Rwanda commemorates the 18th anniversary of the genocide | gorilla safaris in rwanda

Never again has too often been spoken in haste, lacked honest conviction or was a convenient utterance aimed to capture an audience or score cheap points. When Rwanda this Saturday commemorates the 18th anniversary of one of the swiftest and … Continue reading

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Australians get better deals from Air Austral to visit Mauritius and other Vanilla Islands | Africa tours

Air Austral of La Reunion has now embarked to lift visitor numbers from Australia to Mauritius, the Seychelles and otherVanilla Island destinations, as the latest information from sources down under have confirmed overnight. The carrier from La Reunion was swift in … Continue reading

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