With the Commonwealth Heads of State and Government Meeting (CHOGM) months away, there is absolute so as to linger on schedule. According to the Public Relations officer of CAA, the Airport is undoubtedly the main gateway to Uganda. Over 90% of the delegates coming for CHOGM will have to go through Airport one of the objective of the meetings is to showcase Uganda as a country with capacity to host such meeting as well as promoting tourism in Uganda. The airport has the necessary capacity; gross traffic projections of up to 2022 were made. There is only the expansion of minimum space, which already started in September 2006. This will include physical expansion for the area; repairing the floor, the ceiling, air conditioning and introducing new baggage reclaim belts that will all be ready soon. Security will be at its best during CHOGM, which were worked on already. The other concern were, expansion of the current arrivals hall area, introducing a new facility to handle passengers in a good manner, installation of four passenger loading bridges, building a new cargo center and shift all cargo operations both dry and wet cargo. The cooling facilities will all be fixed. CHOGM will not only benefit Ugandans but tourists who will visit the country after the summit. There were some of the national parks identified for lodges and hotel development that will help improve tourism facilities in Uganda. Potholes in the City will no longer disrupt urban tours as well as Uganda tour circuit as one explores the pearl of Africa.

The commercial Bank of Rwanda (BCR) was named bank of the year 2006 for Rwanda by the prestigious The Banker Magazine. Organized by the respected Financial Times (FT) of London, the emerging bank was noted for having turned the financial institution to become a market leader in a relatively shot span of time. The question relics will Commercial Bank of Rwanda again remains the bank of the year 2007? 2006s annual award ceremony was held at the Dorchester Hotel London on November 30^th was attended by Bank chief executive officers and managers from 140 countries around the world. At the ward its chief financial officer, Mr. Chemo Gaye, represented BCR. Speaking during a press conference held at the BCR headquarters in Kigali last year, the head of personal banking Mr. Gilbert lamented ‘ it was gratifying for the bank to have won such a award without lobbying for it’.   BCR was privatized less than two years ago and they have been able to achieve such performance through innovative modern banking financial and better image said Gilbert. BCR was previously owned by the government of Rwanda and later privatized with an 80% controlling stake sold to Actis, a leading private equity investor in emerging markets with head offices in London. This ground breaking investment, brokered by the Rwanda Investment and Export Promotion Agency that made the link was Rwanda major privatization deal in 2004. Since investing Actis has helped to bring in world class best practices by implementing anti-money laundering, credit and compliance policies and improving system and operation control, which helps visitors on tourism safaris without Rwandan cash made easier. With the new introduced management and board who have extensive international and African banking experience, there is credit cards, Visas among others for not only Business travelers but also tourists in visiting the Gorilla regions of Parc de nationale Volcano’s commonly known as The Gorillas of Virunga among other tourists sites of Rwanda. While a lot of progress has been made, the BCR is still some way to achieving the desired objectives of customer service, supporting national development and providing return to their stakeholders.

Lake Bunyonyi is Natures Prime Island with a unique vantage point from which to experience the utter power and majesty of Nature in an African setting with over 26 Islands. Is it legend or reality poor roads disrupt Bunyonyi Tourism? The business community in Rubanda and Ndorwa counties in Kabale district of recent were calling for the urgent rehabilitation of the Kabale- Bunyonyi road to make Bunyonyi safari more luminous. Lake Bunyonyi is a popular tourist area with about three large resorts and ten campsites. It’s entwined between the hills of Kabale with elegant views of the natural environment of the Pearl of Africa. .  The lake is a popular superimpose for the hundreds of tourists traveling to the gorilla regions of Rwanda or the famous Mountain Gorilla at Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. After a hectic gorilla safaris, visitors ever get the indescribable sensation of breathing the fresh breeze of Lake Bunyonyi by taking nature walk around the island and communicating to the many birds that call Bunyonyi home. From where its name is derived Lake Bunyonyi a ‘Rukiga’ word meaning ‘ a place of many small birds’, though there is acclaim of poor roads tourists can not ever imagined missing an Island exclusive to themselves live their dreams by not visiting natures prime Island, lake Bunyonyi.

Tanzania plan to invest USD313 million in air transport infrastructure in the next 10 years is to benefit Julius Nyerere International Airport in Dar es Salaam. The investment is meant to upgrade the existing facilities to meet international standards. The project, which, is to be concluded in 2011, is expected to generate jobs and spur the country’s economic growth through Travel and Tourism since the aviation industry is one area, which can help the Tanzanian economy to stimulate. Tanzania has 24 airports. Two are international airports; Jnia and Kilimanjaro Airport, while four others; Arusha, Mwanza, Dodoma, and Mtwara are local terminal to tourism destinations in Tanzania. Tanzania Airport Authority was directed to search for investors with substantial capital and no how to invest in such areas. Taxiway, Apron, runway and the lighting system at Jnia were last rehabilitated and upgraded 20years ago. These developments will enable visits to Nationals parks in Tanzania be made easily of which Travel hemispheres is proud to be associated with safaris in Tanzania.