Top travel bloggers select Rwanda for annual Travel Lemming Emerging Destination Award London (November 7, 2019) – Rwanda has been voted one of the top 30 emerging travel destinations on the planet for 2020, and number one overall on the continent of Africa. The annual awards honoring trending destinations were published…

Visit Rwanda last evening hosted a screening of the Rwanda Royal Tour with international tour operators to showcase the country’s vibrant and diverse offering of luxury and ecotourism experiences. The event was part of Visit Rwanda’s ‘Business-to-Business’ outreach at the World Travel Market, which takes place each year in London…

40 hospitality establishments have been awarded between 1 (one) to 5 (five) stars by RDB (Rwanda Development Board) during the 2019 Hospitality Grading ceremony today. The 1-5 star grading system helps to differentiate the quality of services that establishments render to their clientele. The criteria used to grade the establishments range from their location, site and environment, architectural design…

Today at the Emirates Stadium in London, Visit Rwanda, Arsenal’s Official Tourism Partner and Sleeve Sponsor, gave fans the opportunity to learn about gorilla conservation and the country’s unique ecotourism offerings. During the event, fans had the opportunity to try their luck at scoring goals and winning VIP tickets to…

Rwanda remains the second easiest place to do business in Africa and is now 38th globally, according to the 2020 World Bank Doing Business report released today. The World Bank assessed 190 countries using 10 indicators in business regulations. These include starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity,…

President Paul Kagame today officially inaugurated the Kigali logistics platform, Rwanda’s largest inland cargo handling facility as the country bids to become a regional logistics hub.  The Kigali Logistics Platform was constructed by Dubai Ports World, a United Arab Emirates firm under a 25-year concession agreement with the Government of…

RDB in partnership with Nyamasheke District administration, on Saturday, organized an investment meeting to showcase opportunities in the district. About 60 local investors were taken on a guided tour of the different areas in the Western Province district that present potential for investment in tourism and agribusiness. Nyamasheke district’s potential…

The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) today convened the second ‘Agriculture & Agribusiness CEOs Forum’ in Kigali. Held under the theme ‘Agriculture and Agribusiness, Fertilizer of Economic Growth’, the forum brought together close to 130 business leaders in the agriculture sector in Rwanda, representatives from RDB, Ministry of Agriculture & Animal…

15 start-ups are now set to receive funding and advanced business training through the Inclusive Business Solution after completing an incubation program at the newly inaugurated ICT Innovation Centre. They were selected out of 40 companies. The companies that participated in the program are expected to transform and bring innovative…

Arsenal star David Luiz has enjoyed a two-day trip to Rwanda which saw the Brazilian defender experience Rwanda’s famous hospitality, learn about the country’s rich culture and natural wonders and understand how Rwandans have united to drive the country forward as a leading reformer in Africa. David, accompanied by his…