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Disturbing news over Egypt’s threat of war against East African ‘Water Producers”
STRATFOR: Egypt Is Prepared To Bomb All Of Ethiopia’s Nile Dams Michael Kelley and Robert Johnson | Oct. 13, 2012, 11:34 AM | 38,979 | 58 inShare16 Email More Wikimedia Commons The Nile begins in the mountains of eastern Africa and flows north into the Mediterranean Sea. See Also This Guy Is Making Dirty Water […]
What Gulf Air’s restructuring may mean for East Africa
GULF AIR’S AFRICA FLIGHTS – TO BE OR NOT TO BE The long awaited approval by the Bahraini government of nearly half a billion US Dollars into Gulf Air might have stark consequences when according to a source from Manama the matter comes to the kingdom’s parliament for discussion. Worst scenario projections are that apart […]
Anti poaching gets a boost in Central Kenya as Ol Pejeta introduces rapid deployment unit
OL PEJETA’S ANTI POACHING EFFORTS GO AIRBORNE The killing of Max, an almost tame rhino on the sprawling Ol Pejeta Conservancy last year, marked the start of series of countermeasures since developed and refined on the conservancy, to strengthen anti poaching capabilities. 32 rangers from Ol Pejeta were selected and trained as police reservists, now […]
Mt. Kenya Wildlife Estate on Ol Pejeta enters the construction phase
LIVING WITH WILDLIFE COMES A STEP CLOSER The Mt. Kenya Wildlife Estate, located on 1.000 acres of land along the boundary of the sprawling Ol Pejeta Conservancy, has finally moved off the planning stages when construction was formally started with the breaking of the ground. Designed to mitigate the impact on the environment, in an […]
Ferry strike in Mombasa averted, for now!
FERRY STRIKE OFF AS CEO FORCED TO APOLOGIZE TO STAFF In what amounts to a humiliating climbdown was the CEO of Kenya Ferry Services last weekend forced to publicly apologize to his staff, left with no choice by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport Cyrus Njiru. The coastal population, and tourists alike, were […]
Jambo Jet gets KCAA license for 22 routes
JAMBO JET GETS LICENSE FOR 22 ROUTES The formal notice filed in the Kenya Gazette on Friday made the decision of the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority public and affirmed what the aviation grapevine had been whispering about for days now, Jambo Jet is now a reality and has traffic rights for 22 routes across Kenya […]
Weekly roundup of news from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands, Third edition October 2012
AVIATION, TOURISM AND CONSERVATION NEWS from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands. A weekly roundup of breaking news, reports, travel stories and opinions by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome You can get your daily breaking news updates instantly via Twitter by following @whthome, join me onwww.facebook.com/WolfgangHThome where the articles also ‘cross load’ or read […]
Ethiopian delays Sao Paulo flights, citing bad slot timings
ETHIOPIAN SHELVES BRAZIL FLIGHTS Information availed from a source in Addis Ababa reveals a change of heart by Ethiopian Airlines over their planned flights to Brazil’s largest city Sao Paulo which were announced a while ago to commence in December this year. The airline’s official stand is that the postponement was necessitated by the allocation […]
Financial turnaround for Air Seychelles?
AIR SEYCHELLES PRESENTS IMPROVED RESULTS Information has been sent from Victoria, the capital of the Seychelles, about the significant improvements in national airline Air Seychelles revenues this year. Owned 40 percent now by Abu Dhabi’s national carrier Etihad and managed by a team attached to Air Seychelles from there under a 5 year management agreement, […]
Sheraton set for annual Oktoberfest again
OKTOBERFEST AT SHERATON, KAMPALA STYLE The Sheraton Kampala Hotel is the place to once again celebrate this year’s Oktoberfest, at least for those who were unable to fly to Munich for the real thing but even for those who went there and have a taste for more still. From the 24th to the 27th will […]
Ol Pejeta scoops 5 out of 5 by TripAdvisor in latest 2012 rankings
OL PEJETA GETS 5 OUT OF 5 BY TRIPADVISOR The Ol Pejeta Conservancy, regularly described by this correspondent as one of the most complete safari experiences available in Kenya today – all of the big five are found on the sprawling estate – just received a perfect 5 out of 5 by TripAdvisor for the […]
Happy 18th Birthday to my friends at the Chalets d’Anse Forbans … coming of age in great style …
WINNER CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE 2012 Chalets d’Anse Forbans Brigitte Haworth Tel: +248 4366111 Email: info CHALETS D’ ANSE FORBANS CELEBRATES 18 YEARS OF OPERATION. Anse Forbans, Mahe Seychelles 12th October 2012 Chalets d’ Anse Forbans is pleased to announce they are celebrating their 18th Year of Operation on the 19th October 2012. The owner Ms […]
Fire training pays off big for Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Beach Resort and Casino
BERJAYA BEACH RESORT AND CASINO SUFFERS SECOND FIRE IN A YEAR Swift action by well trained staff was reportedly the main reason for a second fire in the year being brought under swift control without spreading further into the resort’s facilities. The speciality pizzeria restaurant caught fire in the deep of yesterday night, according to […]
MV Skaggit accident report exposes massive overloading
MV SKAGGIT ENQUIRY FINDS MASSIVE OVERLOADING The report now published on the maritime disaster of 18th July this year, when MV Skaggit went down in the Indian Ocean while leaving Zanzibar, concluded that there were 447 passengers on board and not 290 as mentioned at the time by officials, with cargo also way over the […]
Kenya Airways’ latest E190 due to fly into JKIA today
KENYA AIRWAYS SET TO WELCOME ANOTHER E190 Top officials of Kenya Airways, led by CEO and Group Managing Director Dr. Titus Naikuni, were yesterday at hand at the Embraer assembly plant in Sao Jose dos Campos, some 90 kilometres outside Sao Paulo, to take delivery of the airline’s latest E190 jet, due to arrive later […]
A ‘Guest Performance’ by Fouad Diouman, VP Planning and Marketing at Arik Air
The Indian Ocean Islands – Our travel and tourism sector: the perfect cyclone Fouad Diouman a Mauritian by birth and today the VP Planning & Marketing for Arik Air Limited based in Nigeria. He published an interesting article in the L’Express Newspaper of Mauritius and we are reprinting the article with permission of the Fouad […]
Fly 540 Tanzania halts flights to Kilimanjaro, Mwanza and Zanzibar
FLY 540 TANZANIA HALTS MWANZA, KILIMANJARO AND ZANZIBAR FLIGHTS A regular aviation source from Dar es Salaam has passed on information, that Fly 540 Tanzania will halt their operations from Dar es Salaam to Kilimanjaro and Mwanza but also Zanzibar, effective tomorrow, 13th of October until further notice. The short notice is bound to further […]
ATCL scrambles to resume flights to beat FastJet to the door to the skies
FASTJET SET TO START TANZANIA OPERATIONS AS ATCL SCRAMBLES TO FLY AGAIN At the recently concluded ‘World Routes’ meeting in Abu Dhabi did senior staff of new kid on the block ‘FastJet’ tell the media that their first route will be from Dar es Salaam to Nairobi, supposed to be with three daily frequencies using […]
Tanzania is at it again – Applies to CITES to sell 100 tons of ivory
TANZANIA’S NEW ATTEMPT TO SELL BLOOD IVORY DRAWS INSTANT OBJECTIONS ‘This time we want to get absolute support from neighbouring Kenya, unlike in the past’ was part of Tanzania’s deputy minister for natural resources and tourism Lazaro Nyalandu opening salvo when he announced that they would once again apply to CITES for a one off […]
Kenya’s tourism arrivals drop as latest January to August figures are published
FALLING NUMBERS EXPOSE KENYA GOVERNMENT’S FAILURE TO SUPPORT TOURISM Kenya’s tourism stakeholders, knowing what is going on better than anyone of course, have for a while been shaking their heads in frustration when hearing their tourism minister Danson Mwazo talk about new records being set for arrivals and revenues this year. Either misinformed, or outright […]
2 tourists and 3 locals die in accident on Mombasa – Nairobi highway
TOURISTS DIE ON MOMBASA – NAIROBI HIGHWAY It has now been confirmed by a regular reliable source from Mombasa that the victims were a Swiss / German couple who stayed at a South Coast resort and had booked with a Diani beach operator. Condolences are expressed to relatives and friends of the deceased. Sad news […]
Fully fledged strike now looms large at Kenya Ferry Services in Mombasa
COAST TOURISM BRACES FOR FULLY FLEDGED FERRY STRIKE The ongoing negotiations between Kenya Ferry Services’ management and the union representing the staff of the sole transport link between the island of Mombasa and the south coast, including the fancied resorts along the Diani Beach, appear to be going badly, according to a usually well informed […]
First time for everything as Uganda’s Great Lakes Safaris heads to ITB Asia in Singapore
UGANDA MAKES INAUGURAL APPEARANCE AT ITB ASIA Uganda’s Great Lakes Safaris, which won top recognition in the country recently as the best recognized tourism brand amongst the Ugandan Top 50 corporates, will be heading to Singapore to attend ITB Asia for the first time, seeking to promote Uganda the Pearl of Africa. Details of how […]
Tanzania’s Vice President to open UNWTO Conference in Arusha on Sustainable Tourism
UNWTO CONFERENCE IN ARUSHA TO BE OPENED BY VICE PRESIDENT The tourism conference organized by the UN’s World Tourism Organization on sustainable tourism management in African national parks and protected areas in Arusha from October 15 – 18 will be formally opened by Tanzania’s Vice President Dr. Mohammed Bilal next Monday. Over 400 delegates from […]
The Letter That Never Was … or was it after all?
THE LETTER THAT NEVER WAS, OR WAS IT The Kenyan government is at pains to explain away an alleged letter written to Kenya Airway’s second largest shareholder KLM by someone within the government framework, claiming intent to exercise greater control over the airline since the shareholding rose, after the share rights issue of April this […]
President Michel inaugurates memorial site as Ethiopian launches rebated travel from France
SEYCHELLES PRESIDENT INAUGURATE MEMORIAL SITE President James Michel has earlier this week inaugurated a monument, dedicated to an event 150 years ago, when a landslide killed scores of people, amounting to a over one percent of the 7.000 strong population living on the archipelago at the time. The president unveiled the mural wall, located according […]
Serena extends free wifi to resorts and safari lodges
SERENAHOTELS EXTENDS FREE WIFI TO RESORTS AND LODGES Changing times and trends are often lost on corporate entities, some of which still consider social networks the domain of their staff wasting company resources while at the same time hugely underestimating the power and influence of what a well planned presence on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and […]
ATCL attempts another return to the skies
AIR TANZANIA PROMISES ‘WE WILL FLY YOU AGAIN FROM THIS FRIDAY‘ Air Tanzania’s Acting Chief Executive, Captain Milton Lazaro, yesterday announced in Dar es Salaam tha the airline would resume operations with their leased B737-500 this Friday, now that the discussions with the Dubai based lessor have apparently been ended. The airline will attempt to […]
Mombasa and Coast Tourist Association warns of job losses
Mombasa and Coast Tourist Association Mombasa & Coast Tourist Association (MCTA) promotes inbound and domestic tourism to the Kenya coast region, and holds that tourism is a major force for the coast regions economic and social development via expansion of foreign exchange earnings, gross domestic product and employment. TUESDAY, 9 OCTOBER 2012 Tourism Industry Stakeholders […]
