Travel and Tourism

[This Day]Ferdinand Ekechukwu visits the Epe Resort and Spa, a new destination for leisure trips and corporate getaways...

[The Star]THE Kenya Wildlife Service director William Kiprono said his agency's community rangers will be issued with firearms because poachers are using advanced weapons.

[New Times]Environmental conservationists have petitioned members of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to boycott the general assembly scheduled to be hosted by Zambia and Zimbabwe in August this year if the Zambian government allows mining activities in a national park, the Post of Zambia reported on Friday.

[Daily Observer]As the world economy continues to grow, so also is tourism. It is worth noting that tourism was already reaching new heights in 2012 and continued to grow robustly in 2013. The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) noted that in 2012, arrivals grew more rapidly in the emerging than in the advanced destinations. Worldwide tourism is considered to be a viable and income-generating sector of government if properly managed. And The Gambia is not an exception as government is the number one promoter

[Observer]Well, multitudes of people recently converged at Kagulu rock for the unveiling of the site as yet another tourist attraction in Busoga. The landmark event, sponsored by The Observer, among other entities, was graced by President Yoweri Museveni, who pledged Shs 100m towards the development of the site.

[The Star]Two children were yesterday attacked by a buffalo in Talek on the outskirts of Maasai Mara Game Reserve in Narok. The two were leaving school when the attack happened and they sustained broken legs and limbs. They are admitted at Kijabe Mission Hospital after being referred from Narok District Hospital.

[The Star]With the recent heavy rains, although the park was very wet and muddy, it has been possible to see more of creatures that are not normally seen.

[The Star]With the recent heavy rains, although the park was very wet and muddy, it has been possible to see more of creatures that are not normally seen.

[Daily Trust]Of recent, there has been a string of deliberate misinformation and generalisations by persons who have manipulated airspace management and are afraid of the reforms. This same group has also sought to reduce the painstaking work to set global aviation best practices in Nigeria under the banner of the national civil aviation policy to mere politically linked charades of some individuals in the society. This however has amounted to a total amnesia of the global importance of aviation standards and the need

[New Era]The loss and degradation of natural habitats is blamed for threatening migratory birds and pushing these bird species towards possible extinction.

[Daily News]AROUND the small village of Fuoni, just outside Zanzibar City, are fields of okra, tomatoes and peppers. These vegetable plots are not just the result of one season's farming.

[Daily News]MISS Tabata contestants are expected to visit Mikumi National Park, the fourth largest in the country, on Sunday.

[Premium Times]The staff of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) have suspended their industrial action slated to start on Monday to press home their demand for additional welfare package.

[Premium Times]Workers of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) under aviation unions on Sunday insisted that there was no going back on their planned protest slated for Monday, May 20.

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -A promotional campaign of the Tunisian tourism in Algeria was launched in the International Tourism and Travel Market (SITEV) organised, May 16-17 in Algiers.

[The Star]Herders stumbled on a colonial bomb at the Hellsgate National park in Naivasha. Peter ole Sinkai said they found a metallic object while grazing their animals and they informed KWS officers who were patrolling the area.

[Daily News]Longido -FOUR men have been admitted to hospital in critical condition after they were attacked by a lioness in Longido District at the weekend.

[The Star]Buffaloes yesterday invaded an IDP camp in Gilgil destroying property and leaving families in fear. The wild animals have turned Kirathimo camp near Marura sanctuary a no-gone zone.

[The Star]Buffaloes yesterday invaded an IDP camp in Gilgil destroying property and leaving families in fear. The wild animals have turned Kirathimo camp near Marura sanctuary a no-gone zone.

[New Times]While in Kibuye, feel free to visit Butare, Rwanda's second city, and tour the King's Palace. You can also visit the National University of Rwanda (NUR). And when you are ready to end your mini-vacation, know that bus lines run from Kigali to Kibuye and back every hour on the hour. Currently the cost is Rwf3,000.