Gabriel Escarrer Jaume, CEO and Executive Vice President of Meliá Hotels International, has announced the “Stay Safe with Meliá” programme for their impending return after the global lockdown. The programme addresses all of the aspects of hotel operations and the customer experience, from arrival to Read More
On 18 May, an extraordinary cabinet meeting of the Government of Rwanda reviewed the existing measures to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Cabinet approved, among other measures, the continued closure of the borders except for goods, cargo, returning Rwandan citizens and legal Read More
President Yoweri Museveni in a televised address on 20 May said private transport would start operation on May 26. The president said shops, hotels and restaurants would resume operations on May 26 with strict observance of social distancing guidelines. However, other measures like closure of Read More
In light of the current situation and precautionary measures, effective immediately the Park Hyatt Zanzibar will be suspending normal hotel operations, and will not be accepting any hotel reservations for guestrooms, restaurants and bars until 30th June 2020. For full statement click here... For list Read More
In recognition of the importance of health, safety and security of tourists and the general public, the Ministry of Tourism and Natural Resources in Tanzania has put forward operating procedures and measures that should be adopted and customized by all tourism entities to prevent the Read More
Given the current uncertainty with regulations in Europe, the USA and Africa regarding Covid-19, and having received many travel cancellations, The Zanzibar Collection has made the decision to keep their four resorts closed for the moment until 31st August, 2020. Source/read full statement here...
On Saturday, 16 May the president of Kenya, H.E. Uhuru Kenyatta, announced an extension of the nationwide dusk-to-dawn curfew for 21 days until 6 June, 2020. The President further instructed that there will be cessation of movement of persons and passengers in and out of Read More
Uganda has partially lifted the national lockdown, allowing a few businesses to operate from Wednesday, May 6. Uganda had ordered a lockdown since March 20, to prevent spread of the novel coronavirus. During the lockdown, the country had restricted movement of people except for essential Read More
Rwanda announced that it will allow some people to return to work from May 4, easing a nationwide lockdown to combat the novel coronavirus in an effort to revive the economy. Under the new guidelines, the government announced a curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 Read More
Due to the escalation of the COVID-19 epidemic around the world, KTB [Kenya Tourism Board] would like to inform you that the MKTE 2020 edition which was to be held from 07th to 09th October 2020 has been cancelled. An alternative date will be communicated. Read More