On the eve of covid19 travel restrictions, 2 tour companies in Germany filed an injuction to lift unfounded travel warnings against Tanzania

[Geza Ulole]

German Travel Warnings for Tanzania, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Namibia challenged

Juergen T Steinmetz
July 11, 2020 06:45

In Germany, two tour operators specialists in travel to Africa have filed a legal action at the Berlin Administrative Court for a temporary injunction to have the German Foreign Office’s worldwide travel warning for Tanzania, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Namibia lifted. They were unfounded. The travel warning for Tanzania wrongly suggests that there is an acute risk to life and limb, say the organizers

The tour operators Elangeni African Adventures from Bad Homburg and Akwaba Afrika from Leipzig filed their claim on 12 June. According to a press release, they are thus representative of a large number of long-distance tour operators. Akwaba Afrika and Elangeni African Adventures are part of a community of interests of various Africa tour operators from all over Germany, which was created with the outbreak of the Corona pandemic.

No security-relevant reason

Tanzania, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Namibia are either already open to tourists or have announced plans to open soon. According to the initiators, the incidence of infection in these countries is significantly lower than in many European countries, while at the same time strict hygiene and containment measures are in place. Therefore, there is “no objective safety-relevant justification for a travel warning”.

“Tourism is nature conservation”, says Heike van Staden, the owner of Elangeni African Adventures. Without income from tourism, many African countries would not be able to pay their rangers to preserve Africa’s incomparable natural diversity. Since the corona eruption and the resulting absence of tourists, poaching has increased massively in many African countries.

Travel warning destroys livelihoods
David Heidler, Managing Director of Akwaba Africa, emphasizes the economic impact of the travel warning: “Maintaining the worldwide travel warning destroys livelihoods in Germany and the destinations. Entrepreneurs in Africa would be ruined by the loss of an entire travel season. In countries without government aid or adequate social systems, the crisis is hitting the employees of hotels and other tourism service providers hardest.

Although Tanzania has reopened to tourists and implemented numerous measures to prevent infection, the global travel warning suggests to consumers that there is an “acute risk to life and limb”. A large number of bookings are canceled without replacement and the travel warning means that the order books cannot be filled with the otherwise numerous German tourists. “Serengeti must not die, demanded once animal filmmaker Bernhard Grzimek already 61 years ago – today it is up to the German government itself”, says Heidler.

A spokesperson of the African Tourism Board urges to follow guidelines put in place by destinations, the World Health Organization, and suggestions put in place by the WTTC Safe Travels Initiative. African Tourism Board has its own initiative called Project Hope to assist with the COVID-19 situation.
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On the eve of covid19 travel restrictions, 2 tour companies in Germany filed an injuction to lift unfounded travel warnings against Tanzania


German Travel Warnings for Tanzania, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Namibia challenged
Juergen T SteinmetzJuly 11, 2020 06:45

In Germany, two tour operators specialists in travel to Africa have filed a legal action at the Berlin Administrative Court for a temporary injunction to have the German Foreign Office’s worldwide travel warning for Tanzania, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Namibia lifted. They were unfounded. The travel warning for Tanzania wrongly suggests that there is an acute risk to life and limb, say the organizers

The tour operators Elangeni African Adventures from Bad Homburg and Akwaba Afrika from Leipzig filed their claim on 12 June. According to a press release, they are thus representative of a large number of long-distance tour operators. Akwaba Afrika and Elangeni African Adventures are part of a community of interests of various Africa tour operators from all over Germany, which was created with the outbreak of the Corona pandemic.

No security-relevant reason

Tanzania, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Namibia are either already open to tourists or have announced plans to open soon. According to the initiators, the incidence of infection in these countries is significantly lower than in many European countries, while at the same time strict hygiene and containment measures are in place. Therefore, there is “no objective safety-relevant justification for a travel warning”.

“Tourism is nature conservation”, says Heike van Staden, the owner of Elangeni African Adventures. Without income from tourism, many African countries would not be able to pay their rangers to preserve Africa’s incomparable natural diversity. Since the corona eruption and the resulting absence of tourists, poaching has increased massively in many African countries.

Travel warning destroys livelihoods
David Heidler, Managing Director of Akwaba Africa, emphasizes the economic impact of the travel warning: “Maintaining the worldwide travel warning destroys livelihoods in Germany and the destinations. Entrepreneurs in Africa would be ruined by the loss of an entire travel season. In countries without government aid or adequate social systems, the crisis is hitting the employees of hotels and other tourism service providers hardest.

Although Tanzania has reopened to tourists and implemented numerous measures to prevent infection, the global travel warning suggests to consumers that there is an “acute risk to life and limb”. A large number of bookings are canceled without replacement and the travel warning means that the order books cannot be filled with the otherwise numerous German tourists. “Serengeti must not die, demanded once animal filmmaker Bernhard Grzimek already 61 years ago – today it is up to the German government itself”, says Heidler.

A spokesperson of the African Tourism Board urges to follow guidelines put in place by destinations, the World Health Organization, and suggestions put in place by the WTTC Safe Travels Initiative. African Tourism Board has its own initiative called Project Hope to assist with the COVID-19 situation.
#rebuildingtravel

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Tanzania is blessed.

 

[Naton Jr]

Tanzania is the real deal

 

[mwaswast]

On the eve of covid19 travel restrictions, 2 tour companies in Germany filed an injuction to lift unfounded travel warnings against Tanzania


German Travel Warnings for Tanzania, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Namibia challenged
Juergen T SteinmetzJuly 11, 2020 06:45

In Germany, two tour operators specialists in travel to Africa have filed a legal action at the Berlin Administrative Court for a temporary injunction to have the German Foreign Office’s worldwide travel warning for Tanzania, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Namibia lifted. They were unfounded. The travel warning for Tanzania wrongly suggests that there is an acute risk to life and limb, say the organizers

The tour operators Elangeni African Adventures from Bad Homburg and Akwaba Afrika from Leipzig filed their claim on 12 June. According to a press release, they are thus representative of a large number of long-distance tour operators. Akwaba Afrika and Elangeni African Adventures are part of a community of interests of various Africa tour operators from all over Germany, which was created with the outbreak of the Corona pandemic.

No security-relevant reason

Tanzania, Seychelles, Mauritius, and Namibia are either already open to tourists or have announced plans to open soon. According to the initiators, the incidence of infection in these countries is significantly lower than in many European countries, while at the same time strict hygiene and containment measures are in place. Therefore, there is “no objective safety-relevant justification for a travel warning”.

“Tourism is nature conservation”, says Heike van Staden, the owner of Elangeni African Adventures. Without income from tourism, many African countries would not be able to pay their rangers to preserve Africa’s incomparable natural diversity. Since the corona eruption and the resulting absence of tourists, poaching has increased massively in many African countries.

Travel warning destroys livelihoods
David Heidler, Managing Director of Akwaba Africa, emphasizes the economic impact of the travel warning: “Maintaining the worldwide travel warning destroys livelihoods in Germany and the destinations. Entrepreneurs in Africa would be ruined by the loss of an entire travel season. In countries without government aid or adequate social systems, the crisis is hitting the employees of hotels and other tourism service providers hardest.

Although Tanzania has reopened to tourists and implemented numerous measures to prevent infection, the global travel warning suggests to consumers that there is an “acute risk to life and limb”. A large number of bookings are canceled without replacement and the travel warning means that the order books cannot be filled with the otherwise numerous German tourists. “Serengeti must not die, demanded once animal filmmaker Bernhard Grzimek already 61 years ago – today it is up to the German government itself”, says Heidler.

A spokesperson of the African Tourism Board urges to follow guidelines put in place by destinations, the World Health Organization, and suggestions put in place by the WTTC Safe Travels Initiative. African Tourism Board has its own initiative called Project Hope to assist with the COVID-19 situation.
#rebuildingtravel

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Tanzania is the real deal

Tanzania is blessed.

How is this Kenyana news ama Ni lazima muwajulishe mabwana zenu wa kaskazini(Kenya)... Congratulations then! try again another day a very good boy!

 

[Geza Ulole]

 

[Bugucha]

How is this Kenyana news ama Ni lazima muwajulishe mabwana zenu wa kaskazini(Kenya)... Congratulations then! try again another day a very good boy!

Posted in TZ forum.

 

[mwaswast]

Posted in TZ forum.

Naelewa lazima umkimbilie Baba yako unapofanikiwa Jambo...Sisi ndio baba yenu.

 

[chilubi]

Niliwaambia watu msihofu, waacheni hao mabeberu waseme Tanzania sio safe, watabadilisha msimamo wao tu. Hapa Zanzibar kuna wataliana ambao wame invest kwenye utalii na tena sio hotel uchwara, ni mahoteli makubwa makubwa, na ivi nnavokuandikia, wapo hapa Zanzibar bado. Hawawezi kukubali biashara zao zife kwa sababu ya travel warning ambayo haina mashiko. Wanajionea wenyewe kuwa hakuna sababu ya kuzuia watu wasije Tanzania mana hawaoni wala kusikia vifo vya mafungu ya nyanya kama huko Italy kwao.

Hivi Juzi tu mwanzoni wa huu mwaka kampuni ya TUI imekodi hoteli nzima na kuipa jina la TUI blue, hawakuwahi ku operate hata kwa mwezi mmoja corona ikawabumisha, hawatokubali pesa yao ipotee bure bure ivi kwa propaganda za uongo.

All in all, wazungu wanataka kuja Tanzania kwa udi na uvumba, hawasikii lolote lile. Yaani nishawasiliana na mmoja, kipindi cha corona TZ ndio imeanza na wagonjwa na kutoa agizo watakaokuja wakae karantini, alikuwa na booking ya wiki moja, kila nikimshauri acancel tutamrudishia hela yake mana akija atalazimika kukaa wiki mbili alikataa, alinambia yeye kama flight haijawa cancel anakuja ivo ivo. Na kweli alikuja bana.

Wawekezaji ndio wataipigania Tanzania kurudisha watalii nchini. Wamewekeza sana na wameumia pakubwa sana mara hii. Na huko makwao watasikilizwa na wataaminiwa.

 

[Geza Ulole]

Tanzania plans to issue Covid-19 clearance ‘certificates’ for travellers


SATURDAY JULY 11 2020

In Summary

• Other countries on the list are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Iran, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, as well as some US cities and states
• These are Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, while the states are as California, Florida and Texas.

By Louis Kolumbia @Collouis1999

Dar es Salaam. The government said yesterday that it is finalizing a Covid-19 certification plan for international travellers requiring them to prove that they are coronavirus-free.

This comes at a time when countries are opening their skies - with some of them demanding Covid-19 clearance from travellers. This week, Dubai issued directives to persons travelling to that city from ten countries - including Tanzania - requiring them to produce clearance certificates that they are coronavirus-free.

Other countries on the list are Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Egypt, India, Iran, Pakistan, Philippines, Russian Federation, as well as some US cities and states

These are Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, while the states are as California, Florida and Texas.

Speaking to The Citizen yesterday, Tanzania’s Chief Medical Officer, Abel Makubi, said the government is already working to establish proper travelling guidelines post-Covid-19.

“The Health ministry’s permanent secretary will make a public announcement to unveil the procedures that must be followed by Tanzanian travellers in order to get the clearance certificates,” he said on the ’phone.

Noting that such certificates are routinely issued to cross-border truck crews after undergoing screening, Prof Makubi said “Once they arrive at the borders, they produce copies of certificates confirming their health status before being allowed to enter another country,” he elaborated.

The copy of a certificate provided to truck crews seen by The Citizen shows that the testing was done by the National Public Health Laboratory - and that the ‘RT-PCR’ method is used in Covid-19 testing.

The certificate shows its validity - and warns that the holder is not guaranteed against future infections. Therefore, they are advised to observe all prevention measures, including frequent hand-washing with running water and soap, using face masks and maintaining social distancing. As countries open up their skies, international travel would not be the same as before the pandemic.

Before that, Tanzanians were required to carry travel documents including passports, as well as yellow fever and tuberculosis certificates for countries which demand the documents.

But, during post Covid-19, Tanzanians would be additionally required to test for Covid-19 in order to secure a certificate in order to travel to various destinations including Dubai.

This week, Emirates Airlines updated its travel advisory and informed passengers that they would be required to obtain a COVID-19 negative certificate shortly after an announcement made by Dubai.

The airline made it that certificates must be secured not more than 96 hours before departure.

“All passengers travelling with Emirates from the mentioned countries or airports have to carry a COVID-19 negative certificate issued by a local government or by approved laboratory in order to be accepted on the flight. Where specified, a certificate from a UAE government-designated laboratory in the country of origin is also acceptable,” said the Dubai-based airline.

Previously, all nationalities that were unable to provide proof were given the alternative of undergoing a PCR test at the airport.

However, some airports have embarked on touch less travel restricting exchange of travel documents and touching surfaces through check-in, security, border control, and boarding that represent a significant risk of infection for both travellers and staff.

The new health-screening and tracking tools offer hope of a return to relaxed and confident travel.

However, significant changes include passengers and employee’s requirement to wear masks, cutting food and beverage services during flights and increasing cleanness frequency.

Some airlines are asking travellers to fill out health questionnaires and checking passengers’ temperatures at the boarding time.

Also, innovators are close to finalizing a contact-tracing software scheme that would enable developers to build compatible apps.

Tanzania plans to issue Covid-19 clearance ‘certificates’ for

 

[Babaguy]

Niliwaambia watu msihofu, waacheni hao mabeberu waseme Tanzania sio safe, watabadilisha msimamo wao tu. Hapa Zanzibar kuna wataliana ambao wame invest kwenye utalii na tena sio hotel uchwara, ni mahoteli makubwa makubwa, na ivi nnavokuandikia, wapo hapa Zanzibar bado. Hawawezi kukubali biashara zao zife kwa sababu ya travel warning ambayo haina mashiko. Wanajionea wenyewe kuwa hakuna sababu ya kuzuia watu wasije Tanzania mana hawaoni wala kusikia vifo vya mafungu ya nyanya kama huko Italy kwao.

Hivi Juzi tu mwanzoni wa huu mwaka kampuni ya TUI imekodi hoteli nzima na kuipa jina la TUI blue, hawakuwahi ku operate hata kwa mwezi mmoja corona ikawabumisha, hawatokubali pesa yao ipotee bure bure ivi kwa propaganda za uongo.

All in all, wazungu wanataka kuja Tanzania kwa udi na uvumba, hawasikii lolote lile. Yaani nishawasiliana na mmoja, kipindi cha corona TZ ndio imeanza na wagonjwa na kutoa agizo watakaokuja wakae karantini, alikuwa na booking ya wiki moja, kila nikimshauri acancel tutamrudishia hela yake mana akija atalazimika kukaa wiki mbili alikataa, alinambia yeye kama flight haijawa cancel anakuja ivo ivo. Na kweli alikuja bana.

Wawekezaji ndio wataipigania Tanzania kurudisha watalii nchini. Wamewekeza sana na wameumia pakubwa sana mara hii. Na huko makwao watasikilizwa na wataaminiwa.

What you wrote is confusing, Ni nani beberu na ni nani mzungu??
What are you really saying?

 

[chilubi]

What you wrote is confusing, Ni nani beberu na ni nani mzungu??
What are you really saying?

mabeberu wenye dola na nguvu.
Mzungu - mtu wa kawaida tu