Month: December 2013

Briatore makes an impact in Malindi

BRIATORE JOINS FELLOW HOTELIERS IN MALINDI TO PROMOTE BEACH SECURITY (Posted 31st December 2013) Flavio Briatore, owner of two hospitality businesses in Malindi, the Billionaires Resort and the Lion in the Sun, has joined hands with his colleagues in the tourism industry, as well as with local politicians, to improve the security of tourists along […]

News from Gamewatchers Safaris

For those of you who can only ever go on safari from the comfort of your armchair, here is the end of year newsbroadcast from Porini / Gamewatchers. Enjoy reading about the exciting things happening ‘bush side’ in Kenya, but do try to make an appointment in person to see East Africa’s great parks and […]

Tax collectors raid Nairobi hotels

NAIROBI HOTELIERS MINCE NO WORDS ABOUT TAX RAIDS (Posted 30th December 2013) The comments made by Mr. David Gachuru, Chairman of the Nairobi County Business Association and also General Manager of one of Nairobi’s landmark hotels, the Sarova Stanley, were probably among the mildest heard in connection with a raid by the Kenya Revenue Authority […]

Ethiopian cancels Seychelles flights from March 2014

ETHIOPIAN LEAVES THE SEYCHELLES AS FLIGHTS GET CANCELLED FROM MARCH (Posted 29th December 2013) After starting up with much fanfare last year have news now emerged that Ethiopian Airlines will halt their flights to Mahe from March 2014 onwards after apparently failing to make a significant impact vis a vis traffic carried to the archipelago […]

New Year, New Structures for Seychelles Tourism and Culture

SEYCHELLES TOURISM AND CULTURE MINISTRY END YEAR ON A HIGH NOTE (Posted 29th December 2013) As 2013 draws to a close, and with a new visitor record already established for the archipelago – it is only the final number of arrivals which will be added to the history books in a few days time – […]

2013 in review

AND THE WINNERS IN 2013 ARE … (Posted 28th December 2013) This year again, I travelled far and wide to bring stories and travel experiences to my readers and this is the time of year that I simply must share ‘The Best of 2013’ with you, though I shall spare you ‘The Worst of 2013’ […]

Made in Kenya – Chris Froome’s story of sporting success

KENYA SET FOR PUBLICITY BOOST THROUGH CHRIS FROOME’S TOUR DE FRANCE WIN (Posted 28th December 2013) ‘Chris Froome – Made in Kenya’ will be screened on Sky Sport News as part of the channel’s year review programmes, dedicated to the win by Chris of the world’s most famous cycling race, the Tour de France. After […]

Flights to Juba – Inbound empty and Outbound full

AIRLINES FLYING TO JUBA DECRY LOW INBOUND LOADS AND HIGH INSURANCE COST (Posted 27th December 2013) Airline personnel still remaining on site at Juba’s International Airport are lamenting the low passenger numbers presently arriving on flights, but also acknowledge that inspite of Juba being by and large calm, the country overall may presently not be […]

Conservationists cautious over uranium mining approval reports in Tanzania

TANZANIAN CONSERVATIONISTS REJECT URANIUM MINING APPROVALS (Posted 27th December 2013) Reactions to media reports in Tanzania, publishing details of approvals for uranium mining given by the country’s Atomic Energy Commission, were swift and harsh, and predicatably given on condition of anonymity, no wonder considering Tanzania’s record of often brutal suppression of dissent, especially when big […]

Kenya Airways ups evacuation flights from Juba from two to four

KENYA AIRWAYS PULLS OUT ALL STOPS TO EVACUATE STUCK KENYANS FROM JUBA (Posted 26th December 2013) In the lastest development over the story broken a few hours ago it now transpires that Kenya Airways will use a window of opportunity to fly at least four times today from Nairobi to Juba, to airlift Kenyans out […]

Say no to plans for a road through Bwindi

SERENGETI HIGHWAY MENTALITY BROUGHT TO BWINDI (Posted 26th December 2013) ‘True, it would shorten the way a lot between Kisoro and the Buhoma side of the Bwindi Forest but it would also completely wreck the park and I bet it would not take long before a gorilla group will be mowed down by a speeding […]

A rebranded Malindi attracts top resort names and high fashion

MALINDI KIKOI FASHION RELOADED (Posted 26th December 2013) Malindi is getting ready, not just for the New Year’s Eve celebrations but also for the second edition of the Kikoi Festival, which will take place on the 30th of December at the ‘White Elephant’. The catwalk fashion show will bring the latest Kikoi creations into the […]

Kenya Airways set for two evacuation flights from Juba on Boxing Day

CHRISTMAS SPIRIT PREVAILS AS KENYA AIRWAYS SET FOR TWO EVACUATION FLIGHTS (Posted 26th December 2013) Kenyans still stranded in Juba will be receiving an unexpected Christmas gift, when Kenya Airways, in conjunction with the Kenyan government, will operate at last two chartered flights from Nairobi to Juba, security situation permitting it should be pointed out, […]

Christmas present for Kenya’s conservation fraternity

KENYA’S PRESIDENT KENYATTA SIGNS NEW WILDLIFE BILL INTO LAW (Posted 25th December 2013) The conservation fraternity in Kenya had reasons to welcome Christmas as news broke yesterday in Nairobi that President Kenyatta had assented to the new Wildlife Conservation and Management Bill, making it the law of the land with immediate effect. For years had […]

Bring Kagesheki back petition launched

PETITION SEEKS KAGESHEKI REINSTATEMENT (Posted 25th December 2013) Clearly did the sacking of Amb. Khamis Kagesheki as Tanzania’s Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism not go down well with that country’s tourism and conservation fraternity as a petition is now circulating to have him reinstated. Many see his sacking as misguided, if not an outright […]

Isimba group silverback found dead

ISIMBA GROUP LOSES DOMINANT SILVERBACK (Posted 24th December 2013) A regular contributor from Musanze, formerly known as Ruhengeri, the main town outside the Volcanoes National Park in Rwanda, has passed on sad news just now. The gentle giants of the Virunga mountains are not always gentle it seems, as a fight between Getty, the dominant […]

No more Kenya Airways flights to Juba till at least New Year’s Eve

KENYA AIRWAYS SUSPENDS JUBA SERVICES AS OF TODAY TILL END OF DECEMBER (Posted 24th December 2014) Information is emerging from Nairobi that Kenya Airways will as of the last flight yesterday, 23rd December, suspend flights in and out of Juba until at least 31st December this year, during which the airline will be carrying out […]

Poor tourism results dim economic growth projections for Kenya

KENYA’S DECLINING ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE TIED TO POOR TOURISM RESULTS (Posted 24th December 2013) An erstwhile staunch supporter of the present government in Kenya last evening wrote: ‘They are getting what they deserve, they cannot harvest because they did not look after key economic sectors. Now it is becoming clear that the government will fail in […]

Serena brings Christmas to the Cottolengo kids

SERENA LIGHTS UP CHILDREN’S FACES (Posted 24th December 2013) The wife of Serena’s Chief Executive Mrs. Janmohamed joined members of his staff in bringing the Christmas spirit to the children of the Cottolengo Centre, when hosting them at the Nairobi Serena Hotels for a luncheon before letting Santa Claus shower the kids with gifts. These […]

New website for RwandAir launched in time for the Holiday Season

RWANDAIR LAUNCHES NEW FORMAT WEBSITE (Posted 24th December 2013) In time for the holiday season has RwandAir launched their latest version of their website www.rwandair.com offering the latest technology for proactive features. Now integrated in to the website are RwandAir’s social media pages from Twitter, YouTube and Facebook, allowing passengers and supporters of Rwanda’s national […]

Air Austral announces return to the Seychelles in 2014

AIR AUSTRAL ANNOUNCES A RETURN TO THE SEYCHELLES (Posted 23rd December 2013) From the 23rd of June onwards, in other words in six months from today, will Air Austral make a return to the Seychelles with direct flights from Roland Garros International Airport in St. Denis, Reunion’s capital, to Mahe, the main island of the […]

Christmas ‘pilgrimage’ underway as East Africans travel to their rural homes

CHRISTMAS RUSH EAST AFRICA STYLE – DISCOUNT IN SHOPS VERSUS HIKED FARES (Posted 23rd December 2013) As East Africans count down the hours to the Christmas holiday and do their final preparations to travel to what we call here ‘upcountry’, visiting their rural homes and extended families, like every year the paradoxes of the cost […]

Captain of illfated LAM flight accused of deliberately crashing the plane

GRUESOME DETAILS BEGIN TO EMERGE ABOUT LAM CRASH IN NAMIBIA (Posted 22nd December 2013) Reports are beginning to emerge about the last minutes of the ill fated LAM flight TM 470, which crashed enroute from Maputo to Luanda, killing all 33 passengers and crew on board on 29th November. Detailed readings taken from the flight […]

Best Western Plus opens hotel in Mombasa

BEST WESTERN EYES EXPANSION ACROSS EASTERN AFRICA (Posted 22nd December 2013) The world’s largest chain hotel operation, Best Western, is reportedly eyeing to expand their footprint across East Africa, where after the opening earlier in the week of a hotel in Mombasa, they now have three properties, one in Nairobi and one in Dar es […]

Ethiopian prepares to return fire damaged B787 back into service

ETHIOPIAN PLANS TO PUT FIRE DAMAGED B787 BACK INTO SERVICE (Posted 22nd December 2013) Information was confirmed yesterday that the B787 Dreamliner of Ethiopian Airlines, which suffered severe structural damage during a fire, while parked at Heathrow earlier in the year, has undertaken test flights with the aim to restore the certificate of airworthiness before […]

Kagesheki made scapegoat and sacked

KAGESHEKI SACKING CALLED THE ULTIMATE ACT OF COVER UP (Posted 21st December 2013) Amb. Khamis Kagesheki was sacked yesterday evening by Tanzania’s president Kikwete alongside three other cabinet colleagues, allegedly over the mishandling of anti poaching operations. Reactions were swift and united in calling this the ultimate act of a coverup, as Kagesheki was known […]

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The Managing Editor of ATCNews is Mrs. Esther C. Goossens.

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