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Qatar Airways Launching Service into Heart of Africa

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Mar 132012
 

At ITB in Berlin last week, Qatar Airways announced new service to several destinations, including to Kigali, Rwanda, which is fast becoming a regional hub for trade and tourism. This is a positive, strategic signal, as well as a significant indicator of regional economic growth and development. Economic development, particularly sustainable tourism development, is closely linked with access. With Qatar Airways daily flights between Kigali and Doha via Entebbe, access will be significantly expanded.

For the full press release about the new Kigali flight, as well as about other new flights, click here.

 

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Community Tourism Gaining Momentum in Nyungwe National Park

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Feb 292012
 

Rwanda is actively working to sustainably grow its tourism sector and the efforts are succeeding. Developments in Nyungwe National Park in the southern part of the country are helping to expand Rwanda’s eco-tourism and cultural tourism experiences.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • The USAID-sponsored Nyungwe Nziza Project is helping to develop community tourism around Nyungwe National Park.
  • Through the Small Grants Fund of the Project’s CBET Program, a number of initiatives are taking shape:
  • The Friends of Nyungwe Cooperative in Kitabi are developing and building a cultural village, which will include a campsite for tourists as well as a restaurant with catering services, and agri-tourism with tea tours around the site.
  • The Cyamudongo Tourism and Promotion Cooperative will showcase the unique culture of the Bukunzi kingdom that was once located in that region, as well as facilitate chimpanzee tourism and visits to the hot springs located in the nearby Bugarama.
  • The Banda Pillar of Nature and Tourism Promotion Cooperative offers visitors community tourism product experiences that include 1) a community walk with visits to village houses for demonstrations of banana-beer-making, maize-grinding, blacksmithing, and traditional medicine preparation; 2)  dance presentations, 3) visit to the King’s Palace and a traditional wedding hut. Banda also includes a developed campsite with tents and mattresses for hire along with a handicraft sales kiosk and small canteen/restaurant.   
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Flying to Rwanda gets easier

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Feb 292012
 

Rwanda is actively working to grow its tourism sector in as sustainable a way as possible and the efforts are succeeding. RwandAir’s fleet is expanding and new flights and airlines are coming.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • RwandAir adds second B737-800 to its fleet, which will provide service to Johannesburg, Dubai and Lagos. With the planned 2015 opening of the new Bugesera International Airport south of Kigali, Rwanda is becoming well positioned to be a major transportation hub for Eastern and Central Africa.
  • Turkish Airlines announced that they will launch a direct route from Istanbul to Kigali in April 2012. Kigali is their 18th destination city in Africa. A code-sharing agreement between Turkish Airlines and RwandAir will increase access even further. Turkish Airlines is a member of the Star Alliance, which includes Lufthansa and United Airlines.
  • Qatar Airways launches daily service on an Airbus A320 in a two-class configuration of 12 seats in Business Class and 132 seats in Economy from Doha to Kigali via Entebbe on March 21st.
  • KLM launched service to Kigali via Amsterdam less than a year ago and now offers daily service via KLM and KLM/Kenya Airways.
  • Ethiopian Airlines offers weekly service from London Heathrow via Addis Ababa.
  • SN Brussels Airlines flies from Gatwick and Brussels to Kigali four times a week.
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Thousand Hills Trail Launched in Rwanda

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Feb 292012
 
Thousand Hills Trail Launched in Rwanda

The Trail begins on the shores of Lake Kivu along the western edge of Rwanda across from the Democratic Republic of the Congo and extends south for 227 kms from Rubavu to Rusizi via the Karongi and Nyamasheke Districts. The trail offers stunning scenery, coffee and tea experiences, and visits to towns and villages along [...]

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A New Destination for Rwanda — Nyungwe National Park

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Feb 292012
 
A New Destination for Rwanda -- Nyungwe National Park

In preparation for ITB Berlin, SW Associates worked through the USAID-sponsored Nyungwe Nziza project to help the Rwanda Development Board prepare for the fair, which is one of the largest fairs of its kind. The following information is part of that effort. Rwanda is actively working to sustainably grow its tourism sector and the efforts [...]

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ASEAN Tourism Country Reports and Presentations 2011

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Feb 042012
 
ASEAN Tourism Country Reports and Presentations 2011

Imtiaz Muqbil, Editor and Publisher of the Travel Impact Newswire just posted the following set of very useful reports from the ASEAN Tourism Forum. Check out the reports and Imtiaz’s comprehensive reporting in his newsletter. ASEAN Tourism Country Reports & Presentations 2011 IMTIAZ MUQBIL The following reports on the tourism situation of 8 of the [...]

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Successful Domestic Tourism Strategy – Scotland 2011

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Dec 282011
 
Successful Domestic Tourism Strategy - Scotland 2011

Oxford, UK-based IEWY News just reported that Scotland has seen “a six per cent increase in domestic visitors in the first six months of 2011, compared to the same period in 2010, and a 13 per cent increase in expenditure. VisitScotland also reported its ‘Surprise Yourself’ campaign generated an additional £89.9 million to Scotland’s economy [...]

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Where and When do Chinese Travel Outside China?

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Dec 222011
 

Where and When do Chinese Travel Outside China?中国游客出境游的目的地和时间选择 By Scott Wayne and Anna Xie 斯科特.韦恩和谢安娜 According to a recent report by the China Tourism Academy (CTA), in the first half of 2011, approximately 32 million Chinese traveled abroad and spent US$28 billion, up by 19% and 17% respectively over the same period in 2010.  According [...]

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The Noguchi Museum appoints Kenneth Wayne Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs

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Dec 162011
 
The Noguchi Museum appoints Kenneth Wayne Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs

[This is a more personal post -- a press release about my brother, Ken and am proud of him!] For Immediate Release—Queens, New York, December 15, 2011 . . . Jenny Dixon, Director, The Noguchi Museum, today announced that Kenneth Wayne has been named Deputy Director for Curatorial Affairs at The Noguchi Museum. Mr. Wayne, who assumes his [...]

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China Outbound – in hot pursuit!

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Dec 092011
 

Tapping the Chinese outbound market has become a top priority for many destinations. Not surprising, Chinese travelers are one of the fastest growing markets in both arrivals and expenditures — as SW Associates has seen with every client and every project this year. Everybody wants a slice of the Chinese outbound market. Over the past [...]

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