Participants at the first Africa Tourism Day held on November 26 in Nigeria voted Tanzania as the most exciting and fascinating tourist destination in Africa. Participants of the first exciting Africa Tourism Day (ATD) were asked to vote for the African country which is best for tourism. The poll voters selected Tanzania as the most…
On 11th August, 2020, Tanzania officially launched a Safe Travels stamp following endorsement by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). The launch was officiated by the Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism, Hon.Dr. Hamisi Kigwangalla (MP). TASOTA was represented by our Chairman, Hon. Mr. Moustafa Khataw. The Safe Travels stamps is symbolic that Tanzania…
Counted among the New Seven Wonders of the World, the Great Wildebeest Migration in the Serengeti plains in Tanzania has kicked off, sending more than 2 million wildebeests into a natural holiday in Kenya. This immense movement only happens between the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania and Maasai Mara National reserve in Kenya during July through October each year…
Yes. At the end of May international flights were resumed for Tanzania. Throughout June and July more flights are being added. Here is an example of some direct flights to Tanzania in June/July. Into Dar Es Salaam from Amsterdam on KLM from Istanbul on Turkish Air from Johannesburg on South Africa Air Into Zanzibar from Dubai on Fly Dubai from Rome on Neos from Doha on Qatar…
Operators in the Aviation industry in Uganda, Ethiopia and Qatar are partnering to train Ugandan students in basic aviation operations and service delivery. The partnership has been sealed at Entebbe Airport on Sunday morning. The Aviators in the two countries will train Ugandan students in cabin crew handling, airport operations, Aviation Security awareness, ticketing and…
The Uganda Civil Aviation Authority (UCAA) has been crowned winner of the ‘Going Global Award 2019’, after it was recognized by the International Trade Council as the Government Agency of the year in aviation. This award comes a month after the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) recognized Uganda with the ICAO council president’s certificate for…
The Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority (SCAA) plans to introduce surveillance control as the aviation body opens tenders for the modernisation of its air traffic management system. An air traffic management system is a group of software, hardware and processes that work together to provide services to aircraft. It is the primary tool of work for air traffic controllers. The…
Tanzania took delivery of its second Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner for the national flag carrier Air Tanzania Company Limited (ATCL) bringing to eight the total number of brand new delivered planes in its fleet. Upon its arrival, the 262-seat Dreamliner christened Rubondo Island, a national park located on an island in Lake Victoria, received a water…
Over 5.27 million passengers have benefitted from seamless connectivity on the Emirates and flydubai network since both Dubai-based airlines begun their partnership in October 2017. In addition, some 800,000 Emirates Skywards members have earned over 1.5 billion Skywards Miles on Emirates and flydubai codeshare itineraries in the last 12 months. Marking the milestone as the…
