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Kilimanjaro Airport facelift starts in January
Kilimanjaro International Airport is set to get a new look as part of its efforts to meet the demands of the increased tourist flows in Northern Tanzania. Changes due to take place at the 40 year old airport include a modest expansion, as well as overhauling and resurfacing of the runway, taxiways and aprons. A new taxiway will be built to increase the capacity of the airport and the terminal building will be upgraded and expanded to accommodate the growing flow of tourists into Northern Tanzania. The facelift, the first since the airport was inaugurated in 1971, is financed by the Dutch government at an estimated cost of U$36 million. The work is expected to be complete in 2014.
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Movenpick Royal Palm Hotel now under Serena group
The Serena chain will soon be increasing its presence in Tanzania with the acquisition of the Movenpick Royal Palm Hotel in Dar es Salaam. The 230-room facility will soon be operating under the brand name Dar es Salaam Serena Hotel. Movenpick Royal Palm Hotel first opened its doors in 1995 as Sheraton Dar es Salaam Hotel before changing business to Royal Palm Hotel under the Legacy Hotel of South Africa and later the Swiss franchise, Movenpick. Located at the heart of Dar's central business district, the hotel is only a ten minute's drive from the Julius Nyerere International Airport and a walking distance to the city's dining, business and shopping facilities. This acquisition brings to 10 the number of Serena hotels, lodges and camps in Tanzania.
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Vote for Mount Kilimanjaro to be one of the New Seven Wonders of the Natural World
Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa and the highest free standing mountain in the world, has been nominated as a candidate for the new Seven Wonders of the World, in a competition by an organisation known as Seven Natural Wonders. In the competition tourist attractions from all over the world are listed and the general public vote on the ones they want to win.
The deadline is 11th November 2011. If you would like to vote then please use the following link: www.new7wonders.com/archives/wonder/kilimanjaro.
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Karafuu voted Africa's leading beach resort at World Travel Awards
Karafuu Hotel Beach Resort was recently voted Africa's leading Beach Resort by travel professionals at the World Travel Awards 2011 held last week in Egypt. The 5 star property needed no introduction at the awards having won Tanzania's leading resort and hotel five consecutive times. Located on the east coast of Zanzibar, Karafuu offers 26 junior suites, 35 cottages and 27 garden rooms. Other winners at the awards were Zanzibar Palace Hotel and Ngorongoro Serena Safari Lodge for Tanzania's leading hotel and safari lodge respectively.
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Hyatt Hotels expand into Tanzania
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced that a Hyatt affiliate entered into an agreement with ASB Tanzania Ltd. to manage the Hyatt Regency in Tanzania, formerly the Kilimanjaro Hotel Kempinski. The city centre hotel has commenced operating as Hyatt Regency Dar es Salaam, The Kilimanjaro, and has joined the 5 other existing Hyatt-branded hotels on the African continent. The hotel was originally built by the Tanzanian government in 1965 and after major renovations in 2002, it officially re-opened in 2005 under the name The Kilimanjaro Hotel Kempinski. See related story below.
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Singita Grumeti Reserves voted best hotels in the world
Sasakwa lodge, Sabora Tented Camp and Faru Faru Lodge have been voted the best hotels among the 100 best hotels in the world by the Travel+Leisure Awards 2011. These 3 properties were voted best based on the room, location, service, food and value that they offered.
Faru Faru Lodge is a contemporary and stylish lodge located on the banks of the Grumeti River. This 'beach' front property offers eight open style suites and one Villa suite. Lavish and luxurious best describe Singita Sabora Tented Camp. This tented camp offers opulent luxury complete with antique mahogany travel chests, Persian rugs and silk curtains. Built like an old English manor, the Singita Sasakwa Lodge is a complete recreation of a scene from the movie Out of Africa. Each of its nine cottages has a private plunge pool which overlook the plains that stretch for miles below. Others in the top 100 list include Kirawira Camp and Serengeti Migration Camp in position 9 and 10 respectively.
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Melia Hotels to open resort in Zanzibar
Zamani Kempinski is scheduled to re-open on 1st October 2011 under the Spanish company, Melia Hotels & Resorts. The Melia Zanzibar is built on an100 acre estate with a private beach in the northeast of the island. The resort features 7 villas with private pools and gardens, along with a hundred rooms with lounges, large bathrooms, outdoor tropical rain shower and garden or terrace with sea views. Other amenities include 5 restaurants/bars and a spa. There are plenty of activities on offer that include beach and water sports.
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