Bangkok flight date changes free of charge says Kenya Airways
KENYA AIRWAYS WAVES CHARGES FOR BANGKOK FLIGHT CHANGES (Posted 15th January 2014) The ongoing political turmoil in Bangkok, Thailand’s capital city, is not only costing that country very dearly in terms of loss of tourist arrivals, trade and commerce but has also now affected airlines flying there. Kenya Airways has now taken the reluctance of […]
Africa Travel Week seminar comes to Kampala
REED EXHIBITIONS SET TO UPDATE UGANDA’S TOURISM SECTOR ON WTM AFRICA (Posted 15th January 2014) Derek Houston, the Africa Representative of Reed Exhibitions, is set to introduce the concept of the Africa Travel Week, which includes among other components the World Travel Market Africa, held in Cape Town between 28th April and 03rd of May […]
Sheraton Kampala change of guard this Thursday
SHERATON KAMPALA BIDS FAREWELL TO CHRIS POLLARD AND WELCOMES IAN DUNCAN (Posted 15th January 2014) (Ian Duncan, the new General Manager of the Sheraton Kampala Hotel) When Chris Pollard arrived at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel, a long agenda of ‘things to do’ awaited him and as coincidences play out, I was one of the first […]
Seychelles among the Lonely Planet’s top ten for 2014
LONELY PLANET PICKS SEYCHELLES AS ONE OF THEIR TOP TEN FOR 2014 (Posted 15th January 2014) The Seychelles, for long a dream destination and associated with the rich and famous and the who is who in sports, show biz and politics, has just earned the seal of approval from the Lonely Planet Guides, when it […]
UCOTA January 2014 Monthly E-Newsletter
The successful reproduction here of informative newsletters and media releases continues in the new year, starting off with the UCOTA news from Uganda, which offer valuable insight into the grassroots of tourism in our country, where UCOTA has for a very long time been the advocate of communities and champion of grass root participation in […]
FastJet sets new passenger and revenue records in December
HOLIDAY SEASON BRINGS FASTJET NEW PASSENGER AND REVENUE RECORD (Posted 15th January 2014) FastJet’s passenger statistics and information provided on revenues achieved shows a new record for December last year, just 13 months into the operations of the startup airline. 37.458 passengers flew with the airline driving the loadfactor to an average 71 percent for […]
Arusha incident report sheds light on crew’s actions
REPORT ABOUT ETHIOPIAN’S ARUSHA MISHAP NOW AVAILABLE (Posted 14th January 2014) Just received from a regular reader of my blog, and I do acknowledge Mr. Richard Gomes’ as the source of this information, the findings shown below refer to the Arusha incident of Ethiopian Airlines’. The information is relayed here without any alterations or additional […]
France meets Kenya at the Nairobi Serena’s Mandhari Restaurant
THE BEST OF FRANCE COMES TO THE BEST IN NAIROBI (Posted 14th January 2014) Aficionados of fine cuisine, especially French cuisine, have much to look forward to in Nairobi, as the Nairobi Serena Hotel will feature the Michelin star rated chef Arnaud Fayne from the highly acclaimed Auberge du Jeu de Paume at their Mandhari […]
ATTA’s annual ‘Winter Networking Event’ set for February 06th
ATTA PREPARES FOR ‘WINTER NETWORKING EVENT’ (Posted 14th January 2014) The Africa Travel and Tourism Association, in short ATTA, is getting ready for their annual ‘Winter Networking Event’ which will take place during the Destination Travel Show in London on February 06th, starting at 18.00 hrs or half an hour after the end of business […]
Air Seychelles and Vanilla Island Organisation ink partnership deal
AIR SEYCHELLES SIGNS COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE VANILLA ISLANDS (Posted 13th January 2014) Air Seychelles announced earlier today that they have signed a wide reaching partnership and cooperation agreement with the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands Organization. The deal was signed as a large delegation from the fellow Vanilla Island La Reunion was in the Seychelles […]
30th of March is RwandAir’s D-Day for Douala flights
RWANDAIR ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF DOUALA FLIGHTS ON 30TH MARCH (Posted 13th January 2014) RwandAir has just confirmed that Douala, the airline’s 16th destination overall and 5th in West Africa, will see the launch flight take off from Kigali on March 30th. The aircraft used on the route will be a CRJ900NextGen, featuring 7 seats […]
KWS hikes park entrance fees driving the cost of safaris up even more
KWS RAISES PARK ENTRANCE FEES AMID CONCERNS OF FUELING FURTHER DOWNTURN (Posted 13th January 2014) A section of tourism stakeholders has condemned the rise in park entrance fees, as just gazetted retrospectively to 23rd December 2013, as the wrong message and the wrong move at a time when tourism is in a state of decline. […]
Uganda ponders new wildlife law as elephant poaching numbers drop to 11 last year
UGANDA’S CABINET PONDERING NEW WILDLIFE BILL AS ELEPHANT POACHING DROPS (Posted 13th January 2014) Uganda, unlike most of her East African neighbours, has a success story to tell when it comes to protecting the elephant which are found in several of the 10 national parks across the country. According to recent comments made by Charles […]
Constance Lemuria joins elite global hotel ranks
CONSTANCE LEMURIA JOINS THE ELITE ‘CLUB’ OF THE WORLD’S LEADING HOTELS (Posted 12th January 2014) Praslin’s – arguably – best resort, the Constance Lemuria, has just passed the audit for admission to one of the world’s finest and most exclusive ‘clubs’, the Leading Hotels of the World. After scoring over 88 percent affirmative ‘ticks’ in […]
Zanzibar celebrates Revolution Day
ZANZIBAR COMMEMORATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REVOLUTION (Posted 12th January 2014) Zanzibar today, Sunday 12th January, celebrates the Golden Jubilee of the revolution which 50 years ago overthrew the Sultan’s government, after Britain had finally agreed to independence a few weeks earlier on 10th December 1963. The Omani Sultans had for over150 years maintained their […]
Routes Africa 2014 heads to Victoria Falls
ROUTES LOOKING FORWARD TO 2014 EVENTS AFTER RECORD BREAKING YEAR 2013 (Posted 11th January 2014) Routes, the global network of conferences for the aviation industry, is looking back at an extraordinary year when at all their key events new attendance records were established. Over 5,600 delegates attended the six forums that Routes organised around the […]
30 percent drop in crime rate good for Seychelles tourism
DROPPING CRIME RATE GOOD NEWS FOR SEYCHELLES TOURISM (Posted 10th January 2014) Seychelles’ Minister for Home Affairs and Transport, Joel Morgan, earlier this week, on the occasion of honouring long serving police officers and recognizing their often challenging work, revealed a significant drop in crimes recorded in 2013 when he reportedly said: ‘By being pro-active, […]
Diani’s Kongo Mosque regatta on for Saturday
KONGO MOSQUE REGATTA READY TO SAIL (Posted 10th January 2014) Tomorrow, Saturday 11th January is D-Day for the Kongo Mosque Regatta, which is held in conjunction with the South Coast Community Eco Tourism Association. The event promises a fun day out at the beach, or for sailors on the ocean, as the ‘arrival’ of the […]
Bike for Africa comes to Uganda
BRUSSELS AIRLINES BRINGS ‘BIKE FOR AFRICA’ TO UGANDA (Posted 10th January 2014) Supported by the Brussels Airlines Foundation will a group of cyclists from Belgium come to Uganda between the 29th of January and the 05th of February to raise funds for children’s projects in the country. They plan to cover a distance of about […]
WTM Africa Hosted Buyer Programme ‘sells’ like hot cakes
WORLD TRAVEL MARKET AFRICA PREPARATION GATHERS MOMENTUM (Posted 10th January 2014) The first ever edition of the World Travel Market Africa has received phenomenal initial interest from the global travel industry’s leading buyers with the introduction of Reed Travel Exhibitions’ world-renowned Hosted Buyer programme. Registration for WTM Africa’s Hosted Buyer programme only opened last week […]
AVIASSIST heads to Entebbe for certification workshops
AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION COURSE SET FOR ENTEBBE (Posted 10th January 2014) The AVIASSIST Foundation, in conjunction with CASSOA, the Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency of the East African Community, will be holding a rare airworthiness certification course in Uganda between 10th and 12th of March this year. The information availed shows that only 20 […]
Online hotel marketing solutions provider HLS comes to Uganda
A hosted piece from Mamerito Ssenfuma of Guide2Uganda HOTEL LINK SOLUTIONS NOW AVAILABLE IN UGANDA (Posted 10th January 2014) Hotel Link Solutions (HLS), a leading global provider of accommodation digital marketing solutions, successfully entered Uganda market. This new company in the East Africa region, brings product line of advanced digital online marketing solutions to hotels, […]
LUX* Maldives wins as ‘Leading All Inclusive Resort’
Though technically an issue covering the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands, newsfrom the Maldives are by and large beyond the geographical area of my reporting. Nevertheless, as I have stayed at a LUX Resort on the island of Reunion last year, this one is worth sharing. Congrats to LUX Maldives and their entire staff for this […]
Zurich becomes Emirates’ 25th A380 destination
SWITZERLAND BY A380 – NOW POSSIBLE WITH EMIRATES (Posted 09th January 2014) East Africans traveling to Switzerland now finally have the chance to fly one sector of that journey with the giant Airbus A380, as Emirates, Dubai’s award winning airline launched their latest destination to be served with the world’s largest passenger aircraft. This switch […]
Only five weeks until Sauti za Busara 2014
More about Sauti za Busara … enjoy the read, the pictures and the videos … Only five weeks until Sauti za Busara 2014 This newsletter is sent to 65,578 subscribers Email not displaying correctly, view it in your browser Do not reply to this email address. If you would like to get in touch please […]
UWA puts gorilla permit sales on line
UGANDAN TOUR OPERATORS GRUDGINLY ACCEPT ON LINE GORILLA PERMIT SALE (Posted 09th January 2014) In what was described as an internal debate of some vigour has the Association of Uganda Tour Operators apparently accepted that the Uganda Wildlife Authority’s on line sale of the prized gorilla permits can go ahead after all. Sections of the […]
FastJet spreads distribution network
FASTJET WIDENS REACH BY SIGNING ON TO NEW DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS (Posted 09th January 2014) FastJet yesterday announced the signing of two additional distribution agreements that will allow travel agents worldwide to access and sell its flights. The first agreement, signed recently with Skyscanner, the award-winning global travel search and comparison company, will enable consumers to […]
Seychelles stand at Indonesian trade show gives free exposure to African destinations
SEYCHELLES OFFERS AFRICAN COUNTRIES A SHOWCASE PLATFORM IN INDONESIA (Posted 09th January 2014) Seychelles’ Pan African spirit once again showed when the Special Envoy of the Seychelles to ASEAN Mr. Nico Barito invited fellow African countries to use the Seychelles’ stand to display posters and brochures and provide information about trade and investment opportunities. The […]
Njaramba out – Tumbo in as Mombasa tourism stakeholders do ‘SMH’
MOMBASA COUNTY TOURISM SECRETARY’S ‘DEMOTION’ RUFFLES FEATHERS (Posted 08th January 2014) Kenya coast tourism stakeholders were largely perplexed when news broke yesterday that the Mombasa county governor had sent his tourism secretary packing and move to the agriculture portfolio, generally seen as a demotion and swiftly bringing condemnation for the governor’s action. In the immediate […]
5 dead and several missing after falling off ferry boat from Pemba to Zanzibar
ANOTHER MARITIME DISASTER NARROWLY AVOIDED (Posted 08th January 2014) At least 5 passengers on the inter island ferry MV Kilimanjaro II died on Sunday after falling overboard with an unspecified number of people still reported missing. Information received from Unguja, Zanzibar’s main island, to where the ferry was heading after leaving the sister island of […]
