Rwanda Tourism News
One&Only Nyungwe House to open in Rwanda in October
Set within the lush green expanse of a working tea plantation, alongside one of the largest and best-preserved montane rainforests in Africa, One&Only Nyungwe House offers guests the opportunity to go where few have gone before.
Visit Rwanda reveals new adventure tourism options
Thrill-seeking travellers will soon be able to enjoy high-flying paramotoring, exciting mountain biking and some serious cycling routes in Rwanda as part of new adventure experiences unveiled by Visit Rwanda.
Visit Rwanda reports increase in UK visitors for 2017
Visit Rwanda has reported a large increase in the number of UK travellers choosing the country as a tourism destination. Visitor numbers grew by 21 per cent last year, compared with 2016, with over 16,000 business and leisure travellers going from the UK to Rwanda in 2017.
Rwanda unveils new brand identity
Rwanda has unveiled its new brand identity and logo – Visit Rwanda – as part of a wider strategy designed to attract more tourists and greater business investment.
Rwanda unveils new brand identity as global push for tourists begins
Rwanda has unveiled its new brand identity and logo – Visit Rwanda – as part of a wider strategy designed to attract more tourists and greater business investment.
World Travel Awards celebrates African hospitality in Rwanda
World Travel Awards welcomed the elite of African hospitality to Rwanda for its annual Africa Gala Ceremony. The event, hosted by the Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, saw Rwandan capital Kigali, the Land of a Thousand Hills, recognised as Africa’s Leading Destination.
Denis Dernault, general manager, Radisson Blu Kigali, Rwanda
Denis Dernault, general manager of the Radisson Blu Kigali in Rwanda, tells Breaking Travel News how important tourism is to the development of the country. He also praises his team at the hotel following their recent success at the World Travel Awards Africa Gala Ceremony.
Denis Dernault, general manager, Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre
Denis Dernault, general manager, Radisson Blu Hotel & Convention Centre, speaks to Breaking Travel News as the location hosts the World Travel Awards Africa Gala Ceremony 2017.
Jacqui Sebageni, managing director, & Manzi Kayihura, operations director, Thousand Hills Africa
The leadership of Thousand Hills Africa speak to Breaking Travel News as the organisation is honoured by the World Travel Awards in Rwanda.
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 reports from AHIF 2017
Breaking Travel News editor Chris O’Toole reports from the African Hotel Investment Forum as it returns to Kigali, capital of Rwanda, for the second time.
Jonathan Worsley, chairman of Bench Events
As a successful African Hotel Investment Forum comes to a close in Rwanda, Jonathan Worsley, chairman of Bench Events, turns his attention to the next horizon and the hospitality opportunities of a rapidly developing Saudi Arabia.