Tag: Rwanda Tourism

Gishwati Mukura National Park

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Apr2019
The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has signed a 25-YEAR concession agreement with Imizi Ecotourism Development Ltd for the development of a multi-phased conservation and tourism management program in Gishwati-Mukura National Park. The concession agreement will see Imizi develop and operate an exclusive chimpanzee and primate trekking experience under the Wilderness Safaris brand, while RDB will oversee ecology ... Read More
April 27, 2019Maurice Twahirwa
Minister of Defence, Major General Albert Murasira opening the Business Forum in Rubavu

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Apr2019
A first Investor Forum took place in Rubavu District today with RDB encouraging members of both the local and international business community to invest in the district. The Forum, which attracted over 200 people from the private sector and government, was organized by the Rubavu District administration. Speaking during the event, Winifred Ngangure, the RDB Head of ... Read More
April 19, 2019Maurice Twahirwa
Ellen Kallinowsky, the Principal Technical Advisor of the Eco-Emploi Program at GIZ (L), one of the newly certified birding guides (C) and the RDB Head of Tourism and Conservation, Ariella Kageruka (R)

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Apr2019
The bird watching experience in Rwanda is set to improve after 35 local birding guides completed a 19-day training exercise today. Led by British expert birder Malcolm Wilson, the guides were trained on bird watching techniques, photography, ringing, breeding biology, tourism and presentation. The training was organized by the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), in collaboration with the Rwanda ... Read More
April 5, 2019Maurice Twahirwa
Women who received tourism and hospitality training from UAE experts posing with officials

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Mar2019
A three-day training workshop for 100 women tourism and hospitality professionals led by experts from the Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management, a Dubai based hospitality centre of excellence has been concluded yesterday. This vocational training, titled ‘Empowering 100 Women Future Leaders in Hospitality Excellence’, followed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Rwanda Ministry ... Read More
March 21, 2019Maurice Twahirwa
100 Rwandan women are expected to benefit from the three day training exercise in hospitality excellence

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Mar2019
100 women tourism and hospitality professionals are today commencing a three-day training workshop from the Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management, a Dubai based hospitality center of excellence.  This vocational training, titled ‘Empowering 100 Women Future Leaders in Hospitality Excellence’, follows the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Rwanda Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International ... Read More
March 18, 2019Maurice Twahirwa
The guides pose for a group photo with RDB GIZ and RTTA staff before the training exercise commenced on Friday

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Mar2019
A training exercise organized for 35 local birding guides has started today in an aim to improve the bird watching experience in Rwanda. Led by British expert birder Malcolm Wilson, the guides will be trained on bird watching techniques, photography, ringing, breeding biology, tourism and presentation. Each local guide received bird watching books and a ... Read More
March 16, 2019Maurice Twahirwa
AFC-Visit Rwanda coaching clinic_local coaches

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Feb2019
In the framework of implementing the Visit Rwanda-Arsenal FC partnership, Ferwafa (The Rwandan Football Federation), in partnership with the Ministry of Sports and Culture (Minispoc), is hosting two Arsenal FC youth coaches, Simon McManus and Kerry Green for a five-day ‘coach-the-coaches’ coaching clinic.  They will lead a coaching clinic for 50 Rwandan coaches from around ... Read More
February 18, 2019Maurice Twahirwa
Ground breaking of Ellen FUnd Campus in Kinigi

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Feb2019
RDB (Rwanda Development Board) today joined the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund International and the Ellen DeGeneres Gorilla Fund in the ground-breaking ceremony for the multi-million dollar Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund. The ceremony took place in Kinigi, Musanze District. The ceremonial ground breaking for the construction of ... Read More
February 12, 2019Maurice Twahirwa
Tourists in Nyungwe National Park’s canopy walkway in South West of Rwanda

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Feb2019
Rwanda will look to woo more Middle Eastern tourists at the International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM2019) which takes place from tomorrow till Wednesday in Tel Aviv, Israel. The International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM) is the largest professional tourism fair and B2B event in the eastern Mediterranean. The global show attracts people ... Read More
February 11, 2019Maurice Twahirwa
Fans interact with Visit Rwanda

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Jan2019
Visit Rwanda yesterday successfully held its first ever fan activation activity at the Emirates Stadium, London. The goals of the activation were to first of all, introduce Visit Rwanda to the Arsenal FC fan base in an interactive manner and secondly, further strengthen the already existing relationship between Visit Rwanda and ... Read More
January 20, 2019Maurice Twahirwa