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Top ten delights beckon in post-lockdown Rwanda
Thursday March 04 2021
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The year of disappointment that was 2020 had brought about an avalanche of dashed plans and cancelled trips.
As 2021 unravelled, there was a glimmer of hope that things were going to go back to normal or at least some semblance of it.
This premature excitement would be short-lived. The first month of the new decade brought with it a new lockdown one that was enforced on January 18th.
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New Year’s Day Resolutions. Unforgettable voyages. Hands-on adventures. Gastronomic journeys. The pleasures of family reunions and exploration of different places and culture beckoned as we ushered in the year 2021.
The East African
Thursday March 04 2021
Rwanda s local tourism sector has been hampered by lack of a pragmatic strategy and the ever-changing coronavirus containment measures in the country. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
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Local tourism has also been hampered by lack of a pragmatic strategy and the ever-changing coronavirus containment measures, which now include outlawing travels between Kigali and other provinces, as well as inter-district travels.
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Travel bans and strict coronavirus protocols implemented by key tourist source markets for Rwanda threaten businesses with closure.
“The industry is really quiet now. The blacklisting of Rwanda by the UK and China at some point added salt to injury. It s only a few high-end tourists who have been coming,” said Andrew Gatera founder of G-Step tours.
The East African
Thursday February 11 2021
Imported luxury vehicles valued at $60,000 and above will be exempt from excise duty, VAT and withholding tax in Rwanda. PHOTO | POOL
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Rwanda will forgo millions of dollars in tax exemptions from importers of expensive vehicles as it attracts high-end tourists into the country.
It is the latest attempt to boost tourism, which is struggling to recover from the second wave of Covid-19 infections that have led to new travel restrictions by some countries.
In a letter dated January 22, 2021, the Ministry of Finance instructed the Rwanda Revenue Authority to exempt excise duty, value added tax and withholding tax on imported vehicles valued at $60,000 and above.
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The Kenya Association of Travel Agents (KATA), Rwanda Development Board (RDB), Rwanda Chamber of Tourism (RCT) and the East African Tourism Platform (EATP) have signed a partnership that will see the development of business and leisure travel in the East African Community.
The framework will enhance cooperation between the above parties and improve the region’s competitiveness as a tourism destination.
As part of the agreement, the partners will collaborate on addressing challenges faced in the region’s travel industry and explore a range of solutions and initiatives that can help transform businesses in the sector, market the region’s tourism offerings to new audiences and promote regional travel.