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Reunion’s Volcano Museum reopens, bigger and better
VOLCANO MUSEUM REOPENS ON REUNION (Posted 20th August 2014) After three years of renovations and modernization has the Volcano Museum on the foothills of the Piton de la Fournaise opened its doors again. Originally launched in 1992 had the ‘Volcano House’ attracted tens of thousands of visitors, all keen to learn more about the inner […]
Security concerns lead to cancellation of the 2014 Arusha Safari Marathon
ARUSHA’S SAFARI MARATHON FALLS VICTIM TO SECURITY CONCERNS (Posted 19th August 2014) In a terse email just received from the organizers of the annual Safari Marathon in Arusha did sad news emerge for athletics supporters and marathon enthusiasts. Start quote: Dear participants, fans and sponsors; we regret to inform you that Safari Marathon – 2014 […]
Entebbe to Mwanza will cost 170 US Dollars
AURIC AIR ANNOUNCES FARE FOR ENTEBBE TO MWANZA FLIGHTS (Posted 19th August 2014) Travelers from Entebbe to Mwanza and vice versa will have to pay US Dollars 170 per sector, all taxes included, when Auric Air launches their first international route on the 01st of September. The new route will introduce the presently fastest way […]
Grand Anse’ BBC relay station set to be closed for good
GOING AND SOON TO BE GONE – BBC SET TO CLOSE SEYCHELLES’ SHORT WAVE STATION (Posted 19th August 2014) For many visitors to the Seychelles’ main island of Mahe are the transmission masts of the BBC’s Indian Ocean Short Wave Relay Station on Grand Anse’ a fixture, a place they remember from driving by when […]
New hotel projects in Nairobi show medium and long term market confidence
CITY LODGE AIMS FOR SECOND NAIROBI HOTEL (Posted 19th August 2014) After recently completing the full acquisition of the Fairview Hotel in Nairobi, following the approval by the Kenyan competition watchdog, has City Lodge now announced plans to open a second hotel in Nairobi’s suburb of Runda, near the main UN complex. The new hotel […]
COFEK tries to have Kenyan court stop West Africa flights
CONSUMER ORGANISATION GOES TO COURT TO STOP KENYA AIRWAYS’ NIGERIA FLIGHTS (Posted 19th August 2014) News just in from Nairobi talk of COFEK, Kenya’s Consumer Federation, going to court yesterday to seek an injunction against national airline Kenya Airways to stop them from flight operations to Nigeria and all other remaining West Africa destinations, following […]
Tsunami warning systems to be tested in September
SEPTEMBER 09TH AND 10TH ANNOUNCED FOR TSUNAMI WARNING EXERCISE (Posted 19th August 2014) A major Indian Ocean wide tsunami alert and disaster preparedness exercise will take place next month, once again testing systems, communications, command and control structure and how effective alerts are to arrange for a timely evacuation of people from the shorelines to […]
New opportunities for investors to put up posh island resorts
TANZANIA SEEKS TOURISM INVESTORS FOR SMALL ISLANDS (Posted 19th August 2014) Information has come to light from Dar es Salaam that the Tanzanian government is in the final stage of selecting an investor for a tourism project on some islands not too far from the country’s commercial capital and main port city. Among the companies […]
Aldabra goes high tech to reduce carbon footprint
ALDABRA RESEARCH STATION GOES GREEN WITH NEW SOLAR INSTALLATIONS (Posted 18th August 2014) The Aldabra Atoll, one of the Seychelles’ two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, has just completed work on the installation of state of the art electrical equipment and solar panels. The investment in the latest technology is aimed to use the abundant sunlight […]
Cocktails – Made in Nairobi
COCKTAILS ANYONE – LOOK NO FURTHER THAN ‘EAT OUT’S’ COCKTAIL WEEK (Posted 18th August 2014) Nairobi, East Africa’s regional aviation hub, is well known for offering superb golfing with several championship courses, a racing course at Ngong where those who love betting on horses can have a field day every weekend and of course it […]
Leave running up Kilimanjaro to the professionals …
NEW KILIMANJARO CLIMBING SPEED RECORD SET (Posted 18th August 2014) What takes ordinary mortals between 5 and 7 days, to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro and come back down the mountain again, was reduced last week to just 6 hours, 56 minutes and 24 seconds by Swiss Ecuadorian Karl Egloff who ran the distance, going up the […]
Tourism becomes Tanzania’s number one foreign exchange source
BANK OF TANZANIA ANNOUNCES RECORD TOURISM EARNINGS (Posted 18th August 2014) Information from the Bank of Tanzania confirms that the country earned nearly two billion US Dollars from tourism receipts in the year between July 2013 and June 2014. The figure of 1.973 billion is contained in the monthly BoT publication ‘Monthly Economic Review’ which […]
George Adamson – 03rd February 1906 to 20th August 1989
‘BORN FREE’ HERO REMEMBERED (Posted 18th August 2014) George Adamson’s life and work will once again take centre stage when on the 20th of August, the 25th anniversary of his death at the hand of shifta bandits near his camp in Kora, he will be remembered in Kenya and across the world. His nick name […]
Flying to Mombasa at 1.950/- Shillings? Not even walking is cheaper …
THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE CHEAPEST FARES (Posted 18th August 2014) Flying for a song comes to mind when Jambojet yesterday evening announced the sale of 5.000 seats in September at a cost of just 1.950/- Kenya Shillings, one way, all taxes included, for their destinations of Nairobi, Mombasa, Eldoret and Kisumu. While bookings must […]
Better safe than sorry – Seychelles now requires advance Visa from West African visitors
SEYCHELLES INTRODUCES VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR VISITORS FROM WEST AFRICA (Posted 17th August 2014) The Seychelles have with immediate effect introduced Visa requirements for visitors from West Africa and have listed a number of countries, not only those affected by the current Ebola outbreak but also countries bordering them. Visitors, citizens and persons living there alike, […]
Another brand new C208B makes it a full 10 in the Auric fleet
AURIC AIR TAKES DELIVERY OF ANOTHER BRAND NEW CESSNA B208B-EX (Posted 17th August 2014) Auric Air, a privately owned airline operating from three ‘hubs’ in Tanzania, Mwanza, their original base, Dar es Salaam and Arusha, has announced their first international route, when on 01st of September flights from Mwanza, via Bukoba will be launched to […]
Flights to Liberia and Sierra Leone will be halted says Kenya Airways
KENYA AIRWAYS TEMPORARILY HALTS FLIGHTS TO LIBERIA AND SIERRA LEONE (Posted 17th August 2014) Kenya Airways late yesterday yielded to growing pressure from the Kenyan public which has expressed concern over flights into the West African Ebola zone, as well as acted upon advice from the Kenyan Ministry of Health and suspended operations to Liberia […]
CargoHub Digital Edition
For those with a keen interest on aviation, passenger and cargo,here is a little gem I am happy to share … the latest edition of the CargoHub Magazine Having trouble reading this newsletter? Click here to see it in your browser. CargoHub Magazine a Dutch oriented magazine for global freight industry Dear Prof. Dr. Wolfgang […]
Ugandan Birds of a feather
A shared post courtesy of Charlotte Beauvoisin, a fellowKampalean, with her take on one of Uganda’s main nature based events, the BIG BIRDING DAY … read on and enjoy, and better even, mark it in your calendar and be part of the next birdwatching event. Did you know that there are over 1.000 species of […]
Fly Brussels Airlines to the ATA World Congress in Uganda
BRUSSELS AIRLINES OFFERS SPECIAL FARES FOR ATA CONGRESS PARTICIPANTS (Posted 16th August 2014) Africa Travel Association members from North America will get preferential fares when flying with Brussels Airlines from either New York or Washington DC via Brussels to Entebbe, Uganda’s main international airport. Fares start from under 1.000 US Dollars return when traveling from […]
Rwanda and Seychelles – united in celebrating Assumption Day
TWO COUNTRIES 1.500 MILES APART – UNITED IN CELEBRATING ASSUMPTION DAY (Posted 15th August 2014) While in a few hours the Feast of Assumption will go underway on the island of La Digue / Seychelles, reported here in previous articles, will equally, some 1.500 miles distant, the Rwandan Catholics assemble in Kibeho, a small town […]
New Travel Guide for Ethiopia nearing completion
NEW ETHIOPIAN TOURISM GUIDE WILL LAUNCH AT WTM 2014 (Posted 14th August 2014) Safari Communications’ Denis Gathanju has confirmed that a new tourism guide is now being developed for Ethiopia, a country rich in tourism attractions but sadly little known about further abroad. Lack of information is often cited when explaining the underperformance of the […]
Kenya still got what it takes – a definite YES from a ‘Serena Sister’
KENYA REMAINS A DESTINATION OF CHOICE FOR MANY INSPITE OF CURRENT CHALLENGES (Posted 15th August 2014) A story of a lifelong love for Kenya came to light yesterday when Serena Hotel’s corporate communications department shared news of the imminent return visit of one Hildegaard Isler, who has been visiting the East African country year after […]
Damned if you do and damned if you don’t – West Africa flights continue
KENYA AIRWAYS TO CONTINUE FLIGHTS INTO THE EBOLA ZONE – FOR NOW (Posted 15th August 2014) Reactions to Kenya Airways’ decision to continue flights to West Africa came in swift and sharpish the moment the airline posted the decision taken yesterday on their Facebook page. As reported a day earlier did several members of parliament […]
Can Uganda’s aviation industry recover from the damage done by the UCAA?
UGANDAN AVIATION AT CROSS ROADS (Posted 15th August 2014) June 17th is a day which is likely to be remembered in Ugandan aviation circles as a day of infamy, when the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority grounded all locally registered airlines from flights beyond the country’s borders, amended, in some cases backdated, existing AOC’s, aka Air […]
Say again, Maloya what ???
EVER HEARD OF MALOYA – LOOK NO FURTHER THAN REUNION (Posted 14th August 2014) One never stops learning and when coming across the word ‘Maloya’ no one can be blamed for resorting to Google or Bing to lift the veil of ignorance. Since October 2009 is Maloya listed in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of […]
Looking for deals to get to Mombasa? Look no further!
FLYING CHEAP IN KENYA (Posted 14th August 2014) Since the arrival earlier this year of Jambojet, Kenya Airways’ inhouse low cost carrier, has flying become affordable for many and certainly a lot cheaper for those booking well in advance. When the airline started off early booking fares, all taxes included, started at 2.850/- Kenya Shillings […]
Kenya Airways to announce decision on West Africa flights later today
KENYA AIRWAYS TAKES FRESH LOOK AT WEST AFRICA FLIGHTS AFTER WHO WARNING (Posted 14th August 2014) Following reports that several members of parliament in Nairobi had demanded that national airline Kenya Airways halt flights to West African countries affected by the current Ebola outbreak has the airline confirmed that a new risk assessment will be […]
Press Release: Mock Ivory Burn sends clear signal to South Africa
I know many readers always look forward to receiving thelatest updates from the Conservation Action Trust Here we go with their next ‘edition’ … MEDIA RELEASE 13 August 2014 View this email in your browser Press Release: Mock Ivory Burn sends clear signal to South Africa (Cape Town, South Africa – August 13, 2014) All […]
