Articles tagged “rwanda”

Tourism

Tourism Leaders Need to Expect the Unexpected in the Next Decade

From addressing consumer fears to sustainability trends, the business of promoting tourism just got a lot harder.

Matthew Parsons, Skift | 2 years ago

Tourism

A Turnaround at Rwanda’s Oldest National Park Is a Model for Tourism

Tourists pay up to $1,300 a night for steak and luxury suites in a national park full of wildlife that, merely a decade ago, seemed unsalvageable because of poachers. The turnaround by a nonprofit is a compelling example of creative problem-solving for national parks across Africa and the world.

Pauline Bax, Bloomberg | 3 years ago

Airlines

RwandAir Focuses on New Routes in Push to Boost Tourism

Sometimes sacrificing profits to grow pays off for a business, and Rwanda feels this is one of those times as its economy continues to expand.

Kamlesh Bhuckory, Bloomberg | 4 years ago

Business Travel

Rwanda Is Making a Push for the Right Number of High-Spending Visitors

Rwanda is setting itself up as Africa's new big luxury tourism destination. And while mountain gorillas are the country's main attraction, new luxury lodges will help open up other regions of this small, yet highly diverse country.

Laura Powell, Skift | 4 years ago

Tourism

Kenya Is Seeing the Benefits of Regional Cooperation for East African Tourism

Great news for Kenya, as well as its neighbors.

Christine Wanjala, Bloomberg | 6 years ago

Tourism

The Big Business of Gorilla Tourism in Rwanda

Rwanda's tourism turnaround is notable for the speed at which it's made people tell a different story about a destination with a recent, brutal past.

Christopher Torchia, Associated Press | 7 years ago

Tourism

Common Visa Program for Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda Fails to Launch

Eturbo News | 9 years ago

Media and PR

The Trends That Are Driving 2014’s ‘Top Travel Destinations’ Lists

Are anniversaries and events over-stressed on these lists? It’s refreshing not to see Brazil, in its World Cup, an automatic inclusion of all lists – even if it’s an understandable entry. But would anyone plan a trip to Cape Town just because it’s the World Design Capital?

Robert Reid, Skift | 9 years ago

Tourism

Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda to Launch Joint Visa Scheme to Boost Tourism

The joint visa will cost $100, and besides being cheaper and more efficient than the current scheme, will boost the tourism economies in East Africa in a big way. Tanzania is missing out.

ETurboNews | 9 years ago

SkiftX

Rwanda’s tourism on the rise as East Africans travel more

Rwanda's numbers -- like the expansion of FastJet -- are more evidence to the growing importance of intra-Africa tourism.

Saul Butera, Bloomberg | 9 years ago