September - 2021 SERENGETI NAMED BEST NATIONAL PARK AT WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS
Serengeti National Park is yet again on Cloud 9 after it was named best national park in Africa, beating six other national parks from the continent in the World Travel Awards (WTA) 2021.Famed for the Wildebeest migration and a vast plain that accommodates millions of wildlife including the Big 5, Serengeti was named Africa’s Leading National Park for the third time in a row. Serengeti was pitted against other African contenders such as Central Kalahari Game Reserve (Botswana), Etosha National Park (Namibia), Kidepo Valley National Park (Uganda), Kruger National Park (South Africa) and Masai Mara National Reserve (Kenya). World Travel Awards, a global initiative that recognises and rewards excellence in travel and tourism unveiled its Africa 2021 winners. World Travel Awards also recognised Ngorongoro Crater and Mount Kilimanjaro among Africa’s leading destinations, making the three Tanzanian national parks claim a spot on the 2021 conservation awards list. Tanzania won in 10 different categories that included, Leading National Park, Leading Beach Destination, Leading Destination, Leading Luxury Island, Responsible Tourism Award, Leading Green Hotel, Leading Private Island Resort, Leading Safari Company, Leading Luxury Safari Lodge, and Leading Hotel Brand.
November 2021
AMAZING TANZANIA NOVELIST AWARDED NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Tanzanian novelist Abdulrasak Gurnah has published 10 novels and numerous short stories, many following the lives of refugees as they deal with the loss and trauma caused by the European colonization of the African continent, something the author has himself lived through. He has been named the 2021 Nobel Prize for Literature. While in exile, Abdulrasak Gurnah began to write as a coping mechanism for the trauma of having to leave his homeland. He became an important voice of the experiences and history of post European colonialism on the continent of Africa. He is the first African laureate to be named to the Nobel Prize for Literature category for nearly 20 years
QATAR AIRWAYS TO RESUME FLIGHTS TO MEDINA, SAUDI ARABIA
TANZANIA TOUR OPERATORS DISH OUT 150 MILLION IN ANTI-POACHING WAR
Under the auspices of the Tanzania Association of Tour Operators (TATO), tourism investors have dished out 150 million shillings (US$65,300) to boost a de-snaring program, redoubling their commitment in a bloody war against the silent but deadly poaching that takes place in the Serengeti. The vast plains of the Serengeti comprise 1.5 million hectares of savannah. It harbors the largest remaining unaltered migration of 2 million wildebeests plus hundreds of thousands of gazelles and zebras. They all engage in a 1,000-km-long annual circular trek spanning the 2 adjacent countries of Tanzania and Kenya, followed by their predators.
Qatar Airways is pleased to announce that it will resume services to Prince Mohammed Bin Abdulaziz International Airport, Medina with four weekly flights. The Medina services will be operated by the airline's state-of-theart Airbus A320 featuring 12 seats in First Class and 132 seats in Economy Class. The resumption of services will enable passengers flying from and to Medina to enjoy seamless connectivity to over 140 destinations of the airline's extensive global network in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas via the best airport in the world, Hamad International Airport. The national carrier of the State of Qatar continues to rebuild its network, which currently stands at over 140 destinations. Qatar Airways also features flexible booking policies that offer unlimited changes in travel dates and destinations, and fee-free refunds for all tickets issued for travel completed by 31 May 2022.
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