Complete Refurbishment at Elephant Pepper Camp

And to end today’s news broadcast, here is good newsfrom Stefano & Liz Cheli who will tell you all about what has been happening at their award winning Elephant Pepper Camp. ELEPHANT PEPPER CAMP HAS A FABULOUS NEW LOOK Extensive refurbishments were carried out at Elephant Pepper Camp early this year, and the results are […]

Reunion, special in every way

REUNION CERTIFIES 42 COMPANIES AS QUALITY OF SERVICES RANKS TOP ON THE ISLAND (Posted 30th September 2014) Last Friday did fourty two hotels, resorts and service providers receive Reunion’s coveted quality label QTIR, which was developed and enhanced over the years to give qualified businesses in the tourism industry a seal of approval visible for […]

Kampala’s culture scene grows from strength to strength

CLASSICAL MUSIC IN KAMPALA – COURTESY OF SERENA HOTELS AND BRUSSELS AIRLINES (Posted 30th September 2014) Music gourmets in Kampala will no doubt look forward to a night out at the Kampala Serena, where courtesy of Brussels Airlines Alexander Gurning will perform a classical piano concert. The proceeds of the night will largely go to […]

From Joan to Jennifer – Change of Guard at the Sheraton’s sales office

HANDOVER COMPLETES CHANGE OF GUARD AT THE SHERATON KAMPALA SALES OFFICE (On the left Joan Kasozi and on the right Jenifer Musiime, Sheraton Kampala’s new Director of Sales & Marketing) The handover is complete and tomorrow (by the time you read this it will be today of course) is going to be the last day […]

Derek Houston visit to Uganda 04 -06 October

Derek Houston of Houston Marketing is once again returning to Uganda and will be in country from the 04th until the 07th of October. He has invited the Ugandan’ tourism fraternity to take advantage of his and his colleagues presence to update them on a series of events, trade fairs and roadshows planned for later […]

Kenya Tourism takes their fight for tourists to France

KENYA TOURISM ASSURES FRENCH MARKET OF VISITOR SAFETY (Posted 30th September 2014) Top Resa, France’s premier tourism trade show, which ended in Paris last week, saw a significant presence from the Kenya private sector and the tourism board, courting one of Europe’s biggest source markets for tourists travelling abroad. With Kenya Airways now flying five […]

First two, now four and more to come – Fastjet flights from Dar to Entebbe double

FASTJET DOUBLES ENTEBBE FLIGHTS ON THE BACK OF IMPROVED HALF YEAR RESULTS (Posted 30th September 2014) Effective yesterday has Fastjet increased the number of flights between Dar es Salaam and Entebbe from the initial two to now four per week to meet steadily rising demand for nonstop travel between Uganda and Tanzania. Until the launch […]

Runway expansion the main reason for Kamembe airport closure

KAMEMBE FLIGHT SUSPENSION – QUESTIONS ASKED AND ANSWERED (Posted 29th September 2014) When earlier last week details emerged that RwandAir would temporarily suspend flights to Kamemebe, its presently only domestic destination, many questions were asked about the reasons with much speculation involved, inspite of the mention of runway repairs. The speculation was very likely based […]

Nairobi to Mombasa by Jambojet at just 22 US Dollars? Yes You Can!

CATCH THOSE CHEAP FARES WHEN FLYING ACROSS KENYA (Posted 29th September 2014) Domestic tourism in Kenya just got another shot in the arm when Jambojet, Kenya Airways’ low cost subsidiary, announced that 5.000 seats will be available as of midnight at a cost of 1.950 Kenya Shillings for a one way trip, all taxes included. […]

Tourism remains a cornerstone of Rwanda’s economic development

RWANDA AIMS TO TRIPLE TOURISM REVENUE (Posted 29th September 2014) On the occasion of World Tourism Day did Rwanda give the clearest signal yet that tourism will remain at the very core of the country’s economic development in coming years. Already the number one foreign exchange earner, this year revenues of over 300 million US […]

A new airline for Seychelles – not by a long shot by the look of it

LACK OF PROGRESS BY SEYCHELLES AIRLINES APPROVAL PROCESS RAISES ‘CONCERNS’ (Posted 28th September 2014) There has been a constant stream of messages and emails from contacts in the Seychelles of late, over the fate of the application launched by the owners of Intershore Aviation, owners of the Seychelles Airlines trade name. With months gone by […]

Refusal to sign the EAC Environment Protocol by Tanzania seen as sinister move

TANZANIA’S REFUSAL TO SIGN ENVIRONMENT PROTOCOL EARNS HER SPOILER STATUS (Posted 28th September 2014) Environmentalists in particular but basically a broad cross section of the East African business community and civil society promptly condemned Tanzania when news emerged that the country refused to sign the East African Community’s environmental and natural resource management protocol. The […]

Kenya’s MKTE 2014 or Tanzania’s SITE – a new rivalry is born

MKTE 2014 OR SITE OR BOTH? (Posted 28th September 2014) SITE, seen within some of Tanzania’s tourism circles as an internal rival to the private sector’s Karibu Travel Market Tanzania, a hugely successful regional tourism trade show supported by exhibitors and participants from within Tanzania plus the entire region and since the 2014 edition held […]

The Pearl Guide’s Best of September 2014

News from Uganda, what to do and where to govia The Pearl Guide Uganda Best of September 2014 Enabling you to make the most of Uganda with the best reviews, features, photography and more.. Experience premium Uganda. The Pearl Guide App releases Event Ticketing Feature Thanks to the latest version of The Pearl Guide App, […]

How is American business doing in Uganda?

AMCHAM EXPO ENDS ON A HIGH (Posted 27th September 2014) Sheraton Kampala’s Rwenzori Ballroom was filled to capacity with nearly 50 exhibitors earlier this week, and notably a few companies with close ties to the country’s tourism industry. Apart from the Sheraton, which of course is one of the best known American global hotel brands, […]

More 4 star beds for Dar es Salaam as new Best Western Plus opens its doors

BEST WESTERN PLUS OPENS IN DAR ES SALAAM (Posted 26th September 2014) A new 4 star Best Western Plus has officially opened its doors earlier this week in the Tanzanian commercial capital of Dar es Salaam. The 90 room Best Western Plus Colosseum is located along Nkrumah Road and close to the Milimani Convention Centre, […]

AVI AFRIQUE Summit 2014 Register now

And more aviation news – my readers never seem to getenough of those … If this message is not displaying properly, click here to launch your browser . Book your free seat for the AVI AFRIQUE Summit! Following on the success of the two previous AVI AFRIQUE summits, Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited […]

Xplore Travel Fair, Concours d’Elegance, Rift Valley Odyssey & Oktoberfest

Going to Kenya or staying in Kenya?Here is the latest update what is going one vis a vis cultural, music, shows, culinary and sporting events, brought to you by the KenyaBuzz e-Weekly Having trouble viewing this email? Click here September 26th – October 2nd Click here for more Two Hours of Sunset images Zonk out […]

Kamembe airport closes in November for runway repairs

RWANDAIR ANNOUNCES SUSPENSION OF KAMEMBE FLIGHTS DURING RUNWAY REPAIRS (Posted 26th September 2014) RwandAir yesterday confirmed that effective 01st of November flights to Kamembe airport will be suspended, following a recommendation by the Rwanda Civil Aviation Authority. It is understood that the single runway at the airport will be undergoing major works and be re-surfaced […]

Reunion’s market presence in Europe the key for continued success

REUNION TOURISM RETURNS TO BELGIUM, LUXEMBURG AND SWITZERLAND (Posted 25th September 2014) Before IRT, Ile de la Reunion Tourisme made an appearance at the Top Resa Travel Trade Show in Paris was a return to Switzerland, Luxemburg and Belgium on the cards, to make sure that previous sales and marketing efforts in these key markets […]

Rwanda and Germany put pen to paper for new aviation deal

RWANDA SIGNS NEW BASA WITH GERMANY (Posted 25th September 2014) The Rwandan government has yesterday signed a new bilateral air services agreement with the Federal Republic of Germany after successfully completing negotiations on mutual access by airlines from each country to the other. While presently there are no direct flights between the two countries, all […]

Magical Kenya awaits your visit

KENYA TOURISM ANNOUNCES VALUE ADDED PROGRAMME FOR MAGICAL KENYA EXPO (Posted 25th September 2014) The Kenya Tourism Board, now in the final run in towards the 2014 edition of the Magical Kenya Travel Expo, has now announced the added programme components which will add value for the 150 hosted buyers, other invited guests, exhibitors and […]

Hassanali Showcase In Harare

African fashion anyone ? Check out where Mustafa Hassanaliis taking his creations next … Mustafa Hassanali Tanzania’s Pan African fashion designer shall showcase his MEREMETA NA HASSANALI, collection launched during his 15Th Anniversary Celebration in #Harare, on 26th September 2014 at the Annual #Zimbabwe Fashion Week. #Zimbabwe shall become his 19th Country Globally to show […]