Santa delivers cheap fares to Kenyans – courtesy of Emirates
EMIRATES GIVES KENYAN TRAVELERS CHEAP FARES FOR CHRISTMAS (Posted 23rd December 2014) Dubai for as little as US Dollars 448 in Economy Class or US Dollars 1.238 in Business Class is among the amazing deals Emirates, Dubai’s award winning national airline, has put on the market yesterday in Nairobi. Valid for travel up to the […]
Tanzanian camp becomes East Africa’s only nominee for the UNWTO Ulysses Awards
ISOITOK CAMP MANYARA IS ONE OF ONLY TWO UNWTO ULYSSES AWARD NOMINEES (Posted 23rd December 2014) Isoitok Camp Manyara Africa had only two nominees for the UNWTO Ulysses Awards this year, and notably was a company from Tanzania one of them, in the Category for Innovation for Enterprises. Every year since 2003, the UNWTO Awards […]
No 301 Wildlife Trade News 22nd December 2014
The daily dose of bad news from around the world, about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … in the spotlight, again, today ……………………while we await to see if there will be any clarification from the CITES Secretariat. Zim defends sale of elephants. (NA comment: Trying to apportion blame elsewhere, as usual) http://www.chronicle.co.zw/zim-defends-sale-of-live-elephants/ Furore over Zim […]
Paramotoring Uganda’s skies
PARAMOTORING UGANDA – EXPLORING THE PEARL OF AFRICA FROM A DIFFERENT ANGLE (Posted 23rd December 2014) (Jean Michel Hausman, Pilot, Producer and Director of the film: ‘Paramotor Tour of Uganda 2014’) When I met Jean Michel earlier this year together with the then Brussels Airlines’ Manager for Uganda, Benjamin Puissant, who had requested for the […]
Happy Festive Season & New Year 2015
Mustafa Hassanali, the architect of the Swahili Fashion Week & Awards wishes you all … well read on … SWAHILI FASHON WEEK & AWARDS East & Central Africa’s Largest Fashion event and Awards. Wish you all a very fashion forward Festive Season and a productive, profitable, prosperous New Year 2015 to you and your family. […]
Seychelles’ Tourism Minister speaks to the media via video link
MINISTER ST. ANGE SPEAKS OUT BEFORE CHRISTMAS ON SEYCHELLES’ TOURISM (Posted 23rd December 2014) Seychelles Minister takes time off his break to hold video press conference to discuss the island’s tourism industry saying it is time for the Nation as a whole to embrace tourism Only days after the Seychelles Hospitality and Tourism Association had […]
East Africa’s airports – where some are gems and some are not …
EAST AFRICA’S AIRPORTS – THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY (Posted 22nd December 2014) (Artist’s impression of the remodeled Kigali International Airport) As the year comes to an end it is perhaps the time to look back, and forward, about airport experiences in the region and recall what airports are going to see major […]
When rather than if is the question about McDonalds market entry in Kenya
‘RONALD MCDONALD IS HEADING TO KENYA – WILL THE TOURISTS FOLLOW? For those who earlier this year expressed their interest in climbing on the McDonalds bandwagon and who hoped to bring the world’s best known fast food brand first to the Kenyan capital, perhaps in one of Nairobi’s new supermalls or at the airport’s new […]
Quo Vadis Kenya tourism come 2015?
WILL KENYA’S DILEMMA CONTINUE INTO 2015 OR IS CHANGE IN THE AIR (Posted 21st December 2014) While the jury is still out on the extent of the downturn of tourism in Kenya during the past year, one thing is certain and beyond argument, this downturn is the sharpest in history and appears to be the […]
Spearfishing – another blood sport which needs stopping
SPEAR FISHING – ANOTHER BLACK MARK ON TANZANIA’S REPUTATION (Posted 21st December 2014) ‘There is nothing ethical about spear fishing, like there is nothing ethical about hunting’ told me a conservation source during a recent visit to Dar es Salaam, when following up on a growing number of complaints about this form of ‘under water […]
Please Help Ewaso Lions This Holiday Season
An update and request for help from he Ewaso Lions … If you’re having trouble viewing this email, view it on the web. CLICK HERE TO DONATE December 2014 Please Help Ewaso Lions This Holiday Season As 2015 quickly approaches, all of us at Ewaso Lions want to thank you for your support. This year […]
No 300 Wildlife Trade News 20th December 2014
Your daily dose of bad news … edition 300 at which stage I think thanks to the authors are in order … in the spotlight, again, today ……………………while we await clarification from the CITES Secretariat. Row over possible baby elephant move http://citizen.co.za/296809/row-possible-baby-elephant-move/ Kenya: Cry for Baby Elephants Wildlife Direct CEO Paula Kahumbu said: "Elephants have […]
Tanzania’s Met Agency spends 2.2 million US Dollars on new radar station
MWANZA GETS NEW WEATHER RADAR (Posted 20th December 2014) Airlines flying to Mwanza, Tanzania’s second largest city located on the Southern end of Lake Victoria, will soon be able to get more timely and more accurate weather forecasts, when the newly installed radar system goes operational in early January. Served domestically by Fastjet with an […]
Seychelles tourism private sector up in arms over ‘bad budget’
TROUBLE IN PARADISE? (Posted 20th December 2014) The main engine of Seychelles’ economy, tourism, appears to be stuttering and spluttering right now as the country’s tourism industry is on edge to find out, if at the end of the year another arrival record will have been set or if the record numbers of 2013 will […]
Volcanoes Safaris: The Joy of Travel
The team from Volcanoes Safaris sends you Season’s Greetings UK : +44 (0) 870 870 8480 US Toll free : 1-866-599-APES (2737) Mail : salesug About Lodges Safaris VSPT Blog Enquire Happy Holidays from Volcanoes Safaris As the year draws to a close, the thoughtful traveller weighs up the many attractions the world has to […]
No 299 Wildlife Trade News 19th December 2014
More bad news about poaching, environmental and wildlife crimes in the spotlight, again, today ……………………the plot thickens Baby elephant export plan in Zimbabwe raised international outcry http://world.einnews.com/article__detail/240451332?lcode=sMqsa0jdrmsk4ziH7pNBzNYfguUYalDD4Xg-V14_P_k%3D Zimbabwe Reportedly Plans to Export ‘a Hundred’ Baby Elephants to China http://www.newsweek.com/zimbabwe-reportedly-plans-export-hundreds-baby-elephants-china-293126 Trade in live elephants from Zimbabwe – Public statement of the CITES Secretariat http://cites.org/eng/zw_elephants (NA comment: […]
Africa lags behind as global travel is expected to exceed 1.1 billion in 2014
GROWTH IN TRAVEL TO AFRICA TO REMAIN MARGINAL IN 2014 (Posted 19th December 2014) Travel to Africa in 2014 will remain at the bottom of the global growth rate with just 3 percent, and this figure is largely driven by a strong recovery across the continent’s North African destinations in particular to Egypt which has […]
Echappees Belles completes film shoot on Reunion
FILM TEAM CONCLUDES 10 DAY SHOOT OF REUNION’S ATTRACTIONS (Posted 19th December 2014) A film and sound team of 7 plus popular travel show presenter Raphael de Casabianca just left the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion where they spent 10 days to cover the attractions for a 90 minute documentary film which will make […]
Protea Kampala earns accolade as best business hotel in Uganda’s capital
PROTEA KAMPALA WINS AWARD AS BEST BUSINESS HOTEL IN TOWN (Posted 19th December 2014) Ugandan hotels, resorts and lodges have yet to make a major impact when it comes to the international award scene, apart from Serena’s two properties having in the past bagged major honours. This time it is the Protea Kampala Hotel which […]
Post incident trauma care high on the agenda for 2015
AVI ASSIST TAKES AIM TO IMPROVE AIRPORT TRAUMA CARE ACROSS AFRICA IN 2015 (Posted 19th December 2014) AviAssist, which is closely affiliated with the Flight Safety Foundation, is an independent, non-profit organization that seeks to inspire and promotes professionalism in African aviation safety. It does so in close coordination with ICAO, stakeholders and safety support […]
Ol Pejeta Will you help put the Happy in our New Year?
Will you put the HAPPY in the New Year? Asks the Ol Pejeta Conservancy … Dear Friend of Ol Pejeta: Support Ol Pejeta by making a donation or by visiting our new online giving center If you are reading this it’s because you are one of our valued supporters. We’re ending the year with an […]
RhiNEWS: Rhino round-up 2014
End of yar update from Save the Rhino International Welcome to December RhiNEWS, where we bring you a round-up of the top rhino news stories of 2014 Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. RhiNEWS December 2014 We would like to wish all our supporters a Merry Christmas and a Happy […]
VSPT: Holiday Greetings from the Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust
It is Merry Christmas from Volcanoes Safaris UG Tel: +256 (0) 414 346 464/5 Mail: vsptstaff AboutVirungaKyamburaBwindiGahingaSupportContact Holiday greetings from the Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust! 2014 has been extremely busy year for the Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust (VSPT). We launched many new exciting community projects as well as celebrated the continued success of our existing […]
No 298 Wildlife Trade News 18th December 2014
Your daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes from around the world … that said, the pictures below are showing just how bad this elephant baby export is. I wouldn’t treat a stray dog as badly but then, I also don’t eat stray dogs if you get my meaning … in […]
Awards, Awards and more Awards
SERENGETI SERENA GETS ANOTHER AWARD IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS (Posted 18th December 2014) Serena’s carpenters will no doubt be busy to build another extension to their trophy cabinet as only a few days ago did news break of East Africa’s leading hotel, resort and safari lodge group bagging another award. The Serengeti Serena Safari Lodge […]
Security stepped up across Eastern Africa to ensure safe and secure holidays
THE FESTIVE SEASON IS ‘BONANZA TIME’ FOR HOTELS BUT ALSO FOR THEIR CLIENTS (Posted 18th December 2014) The festive season is the time of year when hospitality businesses around the world are pulling out all stops to offer their customers special meals and special deals. It is no different here in East Africa though there […]
Brussels Airlines reaches out to the African market place
BRUSSELS AIRLINES – DOING BUSINESS WITH AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 18th December 2014) For an airline like Brussels Airlines, which is heavily invested in flights to Africa, one of Europe’s best connected carrier to the African continent in fact, it is important to stay in close contact with their clients, through the country sales […]
Celebrating the abolition of slavery in Reunion
REUNION GETTING INTO GEAR FOR 5TH EDITION OF THE FESTIVAL ‘LIBERTE METISSE’ (Posted 18th December 2014) The abolition of slavery is at the very centre of Reunion’s arguably biggest festival of the year, which is going to be celebrated from tomorrow until Sunday at Etang Sale les Bains. Launched in 2010 by this French region, […]
Season’s Greetings from the Why I Love Kenya team
At this time of year I get plenty of Season’s Greetings but this particular one from Kenya just has to be shared with you all … THANK YOU and ASANTE SANA David Stogdale and everyone at KTF, the various tourism trade associations and at KTB for the good work you do under very difficult and […]
UCOTA Wishes you Merry Christmas and Happy new year
Season’s Greetings from our friends at the Uganda Community Tourism Association | Pearls of Uganda MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Dear Partners, Greetings, hopefully this finds you well. Thank you for being with us through out the journey this year, it has been a fantastic […]
