It is all about Creole cuisine as top French food critic visits Reunion
FRENCH FOOD CRITIC PLANS VISIT TO REUNION TO SAMPLE CREOLE CREATIONS (Posted 11th February 2014) Gilles Pudlowski, a famous French food critic and writer for Le Point, Version Femina and Cuisines and Wines of France, will be visiting Ile de la Reunion, the French Indian Ocean island from 25th to 28th of February. He is […]
RwandAir to resume Juba flights on 01st March
RWANDAIR SET FOR RESUMPTION OF JUBA SERVICES EFFECTIVE 01ST MARCH (Posted 11th February 2014) RwandAir has just announced that their Juba services, suspended since the outbreak of hostilities between the two opposing sides in South Sudan, will resume their full schedule between Kigali and Juba as of 01st of March. The airline will from that […]
IRT names new tourism ambassador
REUNION TOURISM NAMES GEORGE COLSON TOURISM AMBASSADOR (Posted 11th February 2014) The Chairman of the National Union of Travel Agents, George Colson, was last weekend named Ile de la Reunion’s Tourism Ambassador, in recognition of his work to promote this French Indian Ocean island. SNAV just concluded its 7th meeting on La Reunion with over […]
It’s Jazz time in Dubai
EMIRATES REELS IN VISITORS WITH FESTIVAL ACTIVITIES (Posted 11th February 2014) Yesterday it was the announcement that Emirates, Dubai’s award winning airline, was the main sponsor of the ‘Festival of Literature’ and today more news emerged that the airline will be the main sponsor of the ‘Dubai Jazz Festival – a Unique Take on Jazz, […]
Want to name a new born rhino – ask Angie!
KEEN TO NAME A YOUNG BORN RHINO – ZIWA GOT THE ANSWER FOR YOU (Posted 11th February 2014) A couple, wishing to remain anonymous but whose contribution to the rhino conservation nevertheless needs a mention and a standing ovation, has named the third of Kori’s calves Waribe – meaning ‘Unite’ or ‘Coming together’ in Alur, […]
BusiWeek’s Asiimwe appointed new UTB boss
UGANDA TOURISM BOARD GETS NEW BOSS (Posted 10th February 2014) Cuthbert Baguma will be succeeded at the helm of the Uganda Tourism Board by Mr. Stephen Asiimwe, who was appointed as CEO of Tourism Uganda last week and introduced by the Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities Maria Mutagamba. Joining UTB from the private sector, […]
New railway line seeks to take 250 acres out of Tsavo national park
NEW RAILWAYS’ HUNGER FOR LAND TRIGGERS CONSERVATION CONCERNS (Posted 10th February 2014) Emerging news of gazette notices about compulsory acquisition of land for the construction of the new standard gauge railway between Mombasa and Nairobi, affecting land inside the Tsavo National Park to the tune of over 250 acres, has triggered the alarm bells among […]
Seychelles undeterred by latest snub from Mauritius
MAURITIUS SNUBS SEYCHELLES AGAIN (Posted 10th February 2014) A regular source from Port Louis described the latest spat between Mauritius and the Seychelles as a diplomatic form of one island giving the other the proverbial finger, when it became known that the Mauritius Minister for Culture M. Choonee had earlier on confirmed that there will […]
Emirates ‘Literature Festival’ set for InterContinental Dubai Festival City
EMIRATES ANNOUNCES ‘FESTIVAL OF LITERATURE’ FOR MARCH (Posted 10th February 2014) The InterContinental Hotel Dubai Festival City will be the venue for the upcoming Emirates’s Festival of Literature, which will take place in four weeks time from 04th to 08th or March. Patron of the annual event, which has grown in leaps and bounds in […]
RwandAir signs maintenance agreements for new aircraft
A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES AT RWANDAIR (Posted 09th February 2014) When on the 03rd of March RwandAir’s latest acquisition, a Bombardier Q400 dual class turboprop aircraft will join the fleet in Kigali, a new technical support agreement will just have come into effect, which the airline signed a few weeks ago with Ethiopian Airlines […]
IATA renews U7’s IOSA Certification
AIR UGANDA RECEIVES THUMBS UP BY IATA AS IOSA CERTIFICATION RENEWED (Posted 09th February 2014) According to information received has Air Uganda recently completed their latest IATA safety audit, resulting in a two year renewal of their IOSA Certification. The IATA Operational Safety Audit is presently the non plus ultra for airlines to show full […]
Seychelles ‘Garden of Eden’ – or rather Eden Island
EDEN ISLAND’S SUCCESS IS THE SEYCHELLES’ SUCCESS TOO (Posted 08th February 2014) Eden Island, manmade though by first time visitors often mistaken as a ‘real island’ continues to be the success story it was intended to become, when the idea was first launched a few years ago. Now largely complete, with shopping, offices, apartments, condominiums, […]
Ethiopian eyeing the B777X – seeks to launch another partner airline in Kinshasa
ETHIOPIAN PONDERING NEXT MOVE ON SINGLE AND TWIN AISLE AIRCRAFT ORDERS (Posted 08th February 2014) More B787 Dreamliners, if only they could get them, a keen interest in Boeing’s latest bird, the B777X and up to 20 single aisle orders within a few months, the message could not have been clearer by Ethiopian Airlines that […]
Conservation Action Trust South Africa speaks out on the rhino controversy
Written by Don Pinnock, this is an article worth sharing. Horn of contention Rhino economics is a hotly contested field, but a new international research report says that those who wish to open trade in horn could be leading rhinos to destruction. By Don Pinnock. Rhinos have horns that are useful to rhinos alone. As […]
Reunion hosts SNAV Tourism Conference
7TH SNAV MEETING IN PROGRESS ON THE ILE DE LA REUNION (Posted 08th February 2014) For the past three days, and until tomorrow, Sunday 09th of February, will over 300 delegates, who have assembled on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion, discuss all matters related to tourism, a backbone of the island’s economy. The […]
Sauti Za Busara 2014 – Five Days and counting
SAUTI ZA BUSARA – FIVE DAYS TO GO (Posted 08th February 2014) When a reader wrote to me after my last article about Sauti Za Busara and said ‘You make too much hype about that concert’ I responded ‘There cannot be enough hype about what has become Africa’s foremost festival of music, performing arts and […]
Burundi Tourism Minister quits
Three Burundi Minsters quit coalition bringing government to verge of collapse(Posted 07th February 2014) Victoire Ndikumana, Minister of Posts, Commerce, Industry and Tourism resigned from government on Wednesday only one day after Communal Development Minister Jean-Claude Ndihokubwayo and Information, Communication, Telecommunications and Parliament Relations Minister Leocadie Nihazi had quit their ministerial posts. The resignation of […]
Kenya / Tanzania joint elephant census underway
TSAVO / MKOMANZI WILDLIFE CENSUS TO COST 22 MILLION KENYA SHILLINGS (Posted 07th February 2014) An elephant population survey is now underway in the transboundary ecosystem of Tsavo West National Park, the Taita Hills Game Reserve and the Mkomanzi National Park across the border in Tanzania. This survey also affirms to ongoing close partnership and […]
Nairobi is ‘jazzing it’
NAIROBI’S INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL JUST TWO WEEKS AWAY (Posted 07th February 2014) Safaricom, Kenya’s leading mobile communications company, will once again be the main sponsor of this now annual event, when Jazz comes to Kenya. Participants come of course from within Kenya, where Jazz has become immensely popular in recent years but also from further […]
News from Porini Safari Camps
More news from some of East Africa’s finest … Featured Article – A hidden gem in bustling Nairobi by Aleema Noormohamed ( Marketing Executive, Porini Safari Camps) Born in Canada, bred in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and having lived in Kenya for the last 20 years, travel is in my blood. I made a […]
UCOTA February E-Newsletter
Enjoy the latest edition of UCOTA’s monthly newsletter! Uganda Community Tourism Association E-newsletter – February 2014 Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Like us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend The Uganda Community Tourism Association’s mission is to spearhead sustainable community-based tourism in collaboration with stakeholders, aiming […]
Reunion Tourism welcomes new partners
NEW PARTNERS JOIN ILE DE LA REUNION TOURISM (Posted 07th February 2014) The Reunion Tourism Office central reservation department has yesterday welcomed new service providers to their extensive list of existing partners, affirming that tourism remains a growth sector on this French Indian Ocean island. New are the Villa Oté, a colonial style guest house […]
UWA ranger killed in exchange of fire with poachers
UGANDA WILDLIFE AUTHORITY MOURNS NICHOLAS MBARAGA AHEBWA (Posted 06th February 2014) The board, management and staff of Uganda Wildlife Authority are mourning for ranger Nicholas Mbaraga Ahebwa, who was killed earlier this week in a shootout with suspected poachers in the Semliki Toro Game Reserve. Nicholas was on patrol with other rangers when the poachers […]
LAM confirms order for 3 B737-700NG
LAM MOZAMBIQUE ANNOUNCES ORDER FOR THREE B737-700NG’S (Posted 06th February 2014) Mozambique’s national airline LAM announced yesterday the firm purchase of three Boeing B737-700NG aircraft with an option for another three. The deal is worth about 228 million US Dollars if the three options are converted into firm orders. The new aircrafts, no delivery dates […]
Qatar Airways liveried new A350XWB lands at new HIA airport in Doha
QATAR AIRWAYS WELCOMES FIRST A350 ARRIVAL IN DOHA (Posted 06th February 2014) Qatar Airways, the launch customer for the world’s latest high performance wide bodied plane, yesterday welcomed the first ever arrival of this aircraft type at their new hub at Doha’s Hamad International Airport, where it was showcased to Qatari government officials, management, staff […]
Low fine for poaching magistrate in trouble as Kenya’s DPP appeals sentence
1 MILLION SHILLINGS FINE APPEALED, CHINESE MAN REARRESTED WHILE TRYING TO FLEE (Posted 06th February 2014) A report a few days ago, that one Zhang Chunsheng was convicted in a magistrates court of one count only, after pleading guilty to several charges brought against him, saw prompt results as an outcry of disgust and outrage […]
Emirates 5 years of A380 flights – a journey of discovery
EMIRATES AND THE A380 – 5 GIANT YEARS OF A GIANT IN THE SKY (Posted 06th February 2014) Ugandans as well as Kenyans and Tanzanians, connected to the world by Emirates, can now look back at 5 years of being able to fly from Dubai to their final destination with the Airbus A380, the largest […]
RwandAir’s latest ‘bird’ is soon ready to fly home
RWANDAIR’S BRAND NEW BOMBARDIER Q400 IS TAKING SHAPE (Posted 05th February 2014) RwandAir’s latest acquisition, due for delivery within a month from now, is steadily gaining ‘shape’ as the outfitting of the cabin and the installation of the cockpit, engines and systems is slowly nearing completion. This is the first owned Bombardier Q400 of RwandAir […]
Sharp growth brings with it congestion and frustration at Entebbe International Airport
ENTEBBE PASSENGER GROWTH A DOUBLE EDGED SWORD (Posted 05th February 2014) Details about the passenger growth at Entebbe International Airport have now been released by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority which besides being regulator are also owner and operator of Uganda’s main international airport. During 2013 an increase in passengers of 8.5 percent was recorded, […]
IRT’s China workshop paves the way for better destination marketing
REUNION TOURISM TARGETS CHINESE MARKET (Posted 05th February 2014) IRT, in full Ile de la Reunion Tourism, on Monday held a workshop session at their offices with Prof. Dr. Arlt, Founder and Director of the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute, to gain insight into the do’s and don’ts when marketing the island to the Chinese […]
