Airline’s unusual passenger takes to the skies
Proflight Zambia welcomed an unusual passenger on board its aircraft last week in the form of Douglina, a 120 kg hippo calf.
VIPs and celebrities help airline welcome its new plane
Proflight Zambia’s 105-seat Boeing 737-200 aircraft made its maiden flight to Livingstone on May 15, with VIP and celebrity passengers helping the airline celebrate the introduction of its new ...
Zambia tourism
Zambia is fully engaged in the rehabilitation and subsequent release of lions back into the wild.
UN World Tourism Organization meeting
It has been confirmed by the UNWTO that Zimbabwe and Zambia will co-host the 20th session of the General Assembly of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) from August 24-29 this year in their ...
Africa tourism
Seychelles’ success of the annual Indian Ocean Vanilla Island’s “Carnaval International de Victoria” was closely watched by many of its international partners.
Mukuba Airlines to launch this year
By Gill Staden, eTN Zambia
ZAMBIA (eTN) - A new airline is starting up in Zambia. This is exciting news as, at the moment, only Proflight offers flights within Zambia, and a little competition is always a good thing.
From white water rafting to fly fishing and more
By eTN Staff Writer
ZAMBIA (eTN) - The beauty of Zambia’s great Zambezi River attracts tourists from all over the world for a myriad of water activities.
New Service to Blantyre, Malawi and Ndola in Zambia
WASHINGTON, DC – Ethiopian Airlines, the fastest growing airline in Africa, announced further expansion of its unparalleled service to the continent with new flights to Blantyre, Malawi, and ...
peace through tourism
STOWE, Vermont, & LUSAKA, Zambia – The International Institute for Peace through Tourism (IIPT) announced today that its newly-formed IIPT Consortium of Collaborating Universities (IIPT – ...
Carnaval International de Victoria
Zambia has confirmed that they will be represented at the coming Carnaval International de Victoria in Seychelles this coming weekend from February 8-10.
tourism heads discuss carnaval international de victoria
Minister Sylvia Masebo M.P., the Zambian Minister of Tourism and Arts, and Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture, used their working visit to Spain and met ...
Minister of Tourism cleans house
By Gill Staden, etn Zambia
In reports in the media this week, we were informed that Sylvia Masebo, Minister of Tourism, has dropped the Director General, Edwin Matokwani, and four directors from the Zambia Wildlife ...
Zone Six-Under 20 Games featured in Lusaka
By eTN Staff Writer
(eTN) - The young legacy of the Olympic Youth Development Centre in Lusaka, Zambia, continues to build as it presented the Zone Six Under-20 Games this month for Zambia’s youth, as well as 2,000 ...
Daily countdown
By Gill Staden, eTN Zambia
(eTN) - Every day on Zambezi FM Radio in Livingstone, Zambia, the announcer tells us how many days there are before the UNWTO Assembly to be jointly hosted by Livingstone and Victoria Falls Town ...
UNWTO satisfied with inspections
By Apolinari Tairo, eTN Zambia
ZAMBIA (eTN) - Less than twelve months before the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly takes place in the Southern African states of Zambia and Zimbabwe, the Zambian government ...
While losing Lilongwe, Malawi and Lusaka, Zambia rights
By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda
(eTN) - The Pride of Africa, Kenya Airways, is set to significantly increase flights between Kenya and South Africa from December onwards, when one of the airline’s recently-acquired Embraer ...
Progress being made
By Gill Staden, eTN Zambia
ZAMBIA (eTN) - An anonymous company has stated that it will construct a conference facility in Livingstone.
Africa Travel Association
NEW YORK, New York - Today, the Africa Travel Association (ATA) announced that Zambia and Zimbabwe will co-sponsor the seventh annual ATA Presidential Forum on Tourism, joining the Tanzania ...
Raising funds to conserve the future of Zambia
The Elephant Charge is an annual off-road motorsport challenge held in the Zambian bush to raise money for conservation and wildlife education causes.
One-year countdown begins
By Gill Staden, eTN Zambia
ZAMBIA (eTN) - Victoria Falls town and Livingstone have been alive with celebrations this week, because the one-year countdown to the UNWTO meeting has begun.
the challenge and opportunity of Street vendors
By Gill Staden, eTN Zambia
ZAMBIA (eTN) - According to Kingsley Lilamono, Chairman of the Livingstone Tourism Association, the private sector in Livingstone is fully prepared for the UNWTO.
Levy meant for infrastructure development
Zambia’s National Airports Corporation (NAC) announced the introduction of a levy to be paid by passengers, which is meant for infrastructure development, specifically for airports.
Editorial
By Gill Staden, eTN Zambia
ZAMBIA (eTN) - When Sylvia Masebo visited Livingstone last week she was accompanied by Leonard Kalinde from the Bank of Zambia.
Zambia struggles to prepare for World Tourism Organization
By Gill Staden, eTN Zambia
(eTN) – Zambia’s Minister of Tourism changed for fourth time since September of last year, having dire consequences on preparations for the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) meeting in ...
Park within the World Heritage Site
By Gill Staden, eTN Zambia
ZAMBIA (eTN) - During the week, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Given Lubinda, announced that seven sites within the Mosi-oa-Tunya Park were up for grabs by investors to construct new ...
Maybe… maybe not
By Gill Staden, eTN Zambia
ZAMBIA (eTN) - The Zambia Minister of Tourism, Given Lubinda, arrived in Livingstone last week to spend several days discussing the preparations for the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).
flights to Lusaka expected to boost tourism and business travel
By Apolinari Tairo, eTN Tanzania
TANZANIA (eTN) - Responding to outcries from tourists and business travelers between Tanzania and Zambia, Precision Air, Tanzania’s fast-growing, private-owned airline, has launched three weekly ...
Doing business with African countries
Zambia is an attractive investment destination for Indian businessmen, along with Mozambique and Ethiopia, as they all offer advantages like business-friendly policies and good climatic ...
Bike race held in Kasanka National Park
By Gill Staden, eTN Zambia
ZAMBIA (eTN)- Kasanka National Park in northern Zambia is fast becoming known as the place to see over a million straw-colored fruit bats in November and December - the largest mammal migration in ...
Incident rresults in death of 2 locals
On Tuesday, April 17, 2012, gunmen in Livingstone, Zambia, shot three locals, resulting in the death of Mr. Jacob Chirwa, a security officer with Zig Zag restaurant, and Mr.
