Zanzibar

Skytrax hygiene audit team left shocked by Zanzibar airport’s ‘complete lack of Covid-19 measures’ 

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‘A complete lack of Covid-19 measures’ at an airport on the paradise archipelago of Zanzibar has left a hygiene audit team shocked. Respected UK-based air transport rating agency Skytrax said that Abeid Amani Karume International Airport was ‘failing on Covid-19 safety protocols’ after it assessed measures and standards at the airport earlier this month. It … Read more

Raising the bar in Zanzibar! A chic new resort adds extra zing to Africa’s exotic Spice Island

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Deo the barman greets me with a big beer and an even bigger smile. ‘Jambo!’ he says, handing me an icy glass of Kilimanjaro beer. In front of me, jade-coloured water slides onto the sand and I can feel a lunchtime snooze at Zuri Zanzibar beckoning. The resort, on the north-west shore of this bewitching … Read more