Rwanda Development Board News
Rwanda signs Alibaba partnership as tourism drive continues
Rwanda president, Paul Kagame, and Alibaba Group executive chairman, Jack Ma, have witnessed the signing of three memoranda of understanding between the government and the tech giant.
Clare Akamanzi, chief executive, Rwanda Development Board
Breaking Travel News speaks to Clare Akamanzi, chief executive of the Rwanda Development Board, about the power of tourism to transform the economy of the central African state during the World Travel Awards Gala Ceremony.
Breaking Travel News investigates: Bugesera International Airport
In August 2017, the foundation stone for Bugesera Airport, Rwanda, was laid by president Paul Kagame. Here Breaking Travel News chats with Maciej Michalekm, managing director at Mota-Engil, the builders behind the project, to find out more.
Joint visa for East African tourists
Kenya is to be part of a new joint visa scheme with Uganda and Rwanda which will take effect on January 1st 2014. At present tourists travelling between the neighbouring East African countries must obtain a separate visa for each nation, therefore Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda are partnering in order to simplify travel arrangements for holidaymakers, as well as creating a new brand for the whole region in turn opening up opportunities for joint marketing campaigns.
RDB to launch new tourism product: the Congo Nile Trail
Rwanda Development Board (RDB), in the process to diversify tourism products that it has been developing under the ST-EP project, will officially launch the Congo Nile Trail on November 25, 2011 in Gisenyi.