Mrs. Mwanaidi Maajar Named
By Apolinari Tairo, eTN
Tanzania has named a new ambassador to the United States, the first woman diplomat to represent this African nation to the US since the two countries developed bilateral relations almost fifty years a
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Questions And Concerns Raised
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Opponents of the proposed sale of ivory by Zambia and Tanzania took fresh hope and made snipe remarks over comments attributed to the Tanzanian minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, when she let
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Tourism Marketing
By Apolinari Tairo, eTN
Tanzanian President Jakaya Kikwete is up to see more Japanese tourists visiting his country through well-planned advertising campaigns in Japan through business and diplomatic channels.
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Torrential Rains Sweeping Tanzania
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The ongoing work at the Bukoba aerodrome, which started in mid-2009, has been affected by the present wave of torrential rains sweeping Tanzania and much of the East African region.
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Turkish Airlines
By Jaffar Mjasiri
Dar Es Salaam — Wide with a 180-passenger capacity is the Turkish aircraft that is expected to make a maiden flight in Tanzania on June 10.
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Tanzania Domestic Network
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The regional low-cost airline, Fly540 has confirmed to this correspondent that they are about to launch their Tanzanian domestic network with flights between Arusha/Kilimanjaro International, Dar es
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Historical Heritage Attraction
By Apolinari Tairo, eTN
Songea town in the southern highlands of Tanzania has been declared a new tourist site by its historical heritage attractions.
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Attracting Football Fans
By Apolinari Tairo, eTN
A few months ahead of FIFA World Cup kick-off in South Africa, Tanzania has launched a campaign that would attract global football fans and sports tourists to visit the country’s premier attractions
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Turkish Airlines Update
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
There has been speculation in the past by this correspondent about Turkish Airlines’ intentions to fly from Istanbul to Dar es Salaam, also fueled by the persistent refusal of their chief executive
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Airline Launches Flights From Dar Es Salaam
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Mid last week saw the formal launch of flights by Air Zara from Dar es Salaam to the country’s political capital of Dodoma, using an Embraer 120 turboprop aircraft with 30 seats.
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Showcasing Tourism
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Information was received from both Arusha and Dar es Salaam that about 100 participants are expected to travel to this year’s edition of ITB, the globally most important tourism trade show, which ta
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East African Tourism
By COSMAS BUTUNYI
Kenya faces stiff competition from Tanzania as a tourist destination of choice in the East African region.
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100 Tanzanian Hotels Classified
By Faraja Mgwabati, allafrica.com
Dar Es Salaam — The Ministry of Tourism and Natural Resources has completed classification of about 100 hotels into various star rankings.
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Tanzania's Tourism Looking Up
By Orton Kiishweko
Dar Es Salaam — The local tourism industry is projected to register positive growth this year after recording dismal performance in 2009 mainly due to the global financial crunch that hit the major
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Tanzania Aviation
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The renovation, upgrading, and rehabilitation works presently ongoing at the Bukoba aerodrome are going to be completed by Easter this year, according to a Tanzanian aviation source.
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FIFA World Cup
By Apolinari Tairo, eTN Staff Writer
DAR ES SALAAM (eTN) - Tanzania is preparing to cash in on the 2010 FIFA World Cup finals in South Africa by inviting participating teams to use its Chinese-built modern stadium here for warm-up games.
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Visitors Come From Around The World
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
USAID has just implemented a US$5.5 million grant to the Jane Goodall Institute in Tanzania to boost the institute’s capacity for expanded operations, further research, and added protection of chimp
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Camp Manager Missing
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Late last year this correspondent featured an item of a camp manager in Tanzania’s Serengeti national park gone who had gone AWOL when an elephant carcass was found near the camp with its tusks miss
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Must See For Tourists
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Similar to the planned expansion of the Lake Manyara National Park, the Tarangire National Park is also about to get enlarged, after negotiations with several villages were completed recently.
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Part Of Railway Flooded
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Part of Tanzania’s railway network in the center of the country was flooded following extensive torrential rains in several parts of the eastern African nation, prompting trains to be halted and pas
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