Part two Of Lillian’s Weekend ‘Double Pack’ deals with …
Honeymoons? HONEYMOONS??? Oh, well, it is her topic after all and the best to those aspiring to tie the knot and submit to ball and chain … Top Honeymoon Destinations in East Africa For the intrepid traveler, East Africa offers the ultimate fun field at any given season. From vast stretches of sunny and sandy […]
Beach Crazy? Read on for Lillian’s recommendations this week
Here comes a double pack from Lillian, delayed for posting due to my travels during the week … Enjoy … I sure went beach crazy in Mombasa and did not have to go all the way to Mozambique … Beach Crazy? This Five Sandy Townships of Mozambique Will Spoil You! Whatever your origin, landing in […]
No 418 Wildlife Trade News: 30th May
Some good news this Sunday but still … you get your daily dose of bad news too … in the spotlight today …………………… Moment £3million turned to dust: Chinese authorities put half a tonne of ivory into grinder after it was seized from smugglers (NA comment: A good start, better late than never, but China […]
Rhino Charge 2015 again a huge crowdpuller as event goes underway shortly
IT IS ‘READY STEADY GO‘ FOR THE 2015 RHINO CHARGE(Posted 31st May 2015) All systems are go for the start of the annual Rhino Charge in Northern Kenya, where 64 participants, only one had to pull out at the last moment, will be required to visit 13 control point scattered over approximately 100 square kilometres […]
Madagascar successfully stages fourth ITM
MADAGASCAR’S ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL TOURISM FAIR ANOTHER SUCCESS (Posted 31st May 2015) Each of the Vanilla Island Organization members has at least one key event or festival, which is turned into a Vanilla Island event on the annual calendar, supported by all other members. For Madagascar it is the ITM, the International Tourism Fair Madagascar, which […]
Which Vanilla Islands airline has started their short haul fleet renewal?
AIR MADAGASCAR’S SHORT HAUL FLEET RENEWAL PROGRAMME NOW WELL UNDERWAY (Posted 31st May 2015) Air Madagascar has since the beginning of the year taken delivery of the first of two brand new state of the art ATR72-600 aircraft as part of a short haul fleet renewal. The new aircraft arrived at the airline’s hub at […]
Negotiations underway to grant Brussels the coveted US ‘Preclearance’ status
BRUSSELS AIRLINES PASSENGERS WILL BENEFIT FROM EXPANDED US ‘PRECLEARANCE’ (Posted 31st May 2015) Negotiations are underway between the US Government through the Department of Homeland Security and several foreign countries’ airports, including Brussels, to implement a ‘pre-clearance’ modus operandum for passengers flying from there to the United States of America. Brussels Airlines flies daily from […]
Which airline in the region can expect a major cash boost soon? Read on to find out!
BAILOUT OR COMPENSATION – EITHER WAY DOES KENYA AIRWAYS EXPECT 4.2 BILLION SHILLINGS (Posted 31st May 2015) When at the height of the Ebola hysteria in Eastern Africa the Kenyan government bowed to pressure from social media and a clearly highly incited yet poorly informed public and suspended Kenya Airways’ services to much of West […]
Kenya Tourism continues to diversify as cultural festivals gain momentum
LAKE TURKANA CULTURAL FESTIVAL 2015 NEARS A THRILLING FINALE (Posted 31st May 2015) The Lake Turkana Cultural Festival is now in full swing and hundreds of spectators from across the country have joined the local communities to celebrate the culture and traditions of this part of Kenya. Supported by the Marsabit County Government, the Kenya […]
Lake Kivu power project nears production threshold
MORE CLEAN POWER FOR RWANDA – GOOD NEWS FOR DEVELOPMENT (Posted 31st May 2015) While in Rwanda during the last week did news emerge that another 25 MW of power will become available in July, when the long awaited Methane gas plant on Lake Kivu will begin production. This will be the first of eventually […]
UNWTO’s World Committee on Tourism Ethics wants binding international convention
The transformation of the Global Code of Ethics into a full international convention as a means to boost the responsibility of governments in this field and advance the impact of the Code was the main topic discussed at the 15th meeting of the WTCE. Alongside this issue, the WCTE looked into the level of implementation […]
ESHOT: Rhino Charge 2015 – Update #2 (29th May) to Media Houses
The secret is out … read on to find out where the 2015 Rhino Ark is taking place … Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser RHINO ARK CHARITABLE TRUST R H I N O C H A R G E Rhino Charge 2015 The Samburu host community of this year’s […]
RhiNEWS: Increase in Nepal’s rhinos, synthetic rhino horn debate, Kenyan translocations & more
More news from Save the Rhino International Welcome to RhiNEWS May 2015, bringing you updates from Save the Rhino and global rhino news Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. MAY 2015 With your support, during the last year Save the Rhino International has given out £848,853 in grants to the […]
Combining Routes Africa and Middle East – not a universally liked solution
ROUTES AFRICA COMBINES WITH MIDDLE EAST FOR MEETING IN BAHRAIN (Posted 30th May 2015) The hitherto individual Routes Africa and Routes Middle East events have been bundled this year for a combined Routes Middle East & Africa meeting. The aviation conference due to kick off tomorrow in the capital of the Kingdom of Bahrain, Manama. […]
Flights to this airport resume on 15th of June – read on to find out all about it
IT IS OFFICIAL – RWANDAIR RESUMES KAMEMBE FLIGHTS ON JUNE 15TH (Posted 30th May 2015) As the expansion and resurfacing of the runway at Kamembe Airport have been completed and only the runway markings now need finishing, has RwandAir now set a date for the return of daily flights. After the Rwanda CAA gave the […]
Third party competitive threats bring Wilson Airport rivals closer together
SAFARILINK AND AIR KENYA TEAM UP FOR UKUNDA FLIGHTS (Posted 29th May 2015) Safarilink and Air Kenya have now reacted to the launch of flights by Jambojet, Kenya Airways’ low cost subsidiary, to the Ukunda aerodrome, after that airline started to offer flights twice a day. Air Kenya, flying every morning from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport, […]
Kwita Izina 2015 moves to September
RWANDA SETS SEPTEMBER DATE FOR KWITA IZINA 2015 (Posted 29th May 2015) The Rwanda Development Board’s Tourism and Conservation Department has just confirmed that their annual Festival of the Gorillas, Kwita Izina, will this year take place on the 05th September instead of the hitherto usual date in the second half of June. The weeklong […]
Destination Mombasa – a choice for conferences as much as for vacations
INTERNATIONAL RADIOLOGISTS AND PHARMA SUPPLIERS HEADING TO MOMBASA (Posted 29th May 2015) Readers will recall the scandalous news a few weeks ago when Skal International succumbed to fear and showed some real cowardice when the organization pulled their annual congress from Mombasa, which was due for October this year. The Skal congress’ headquarter hotel was […]
Good news for tourists from Uganda
TOURIST SAFETY RANKS TOP AS UGANDA ADDS A FURTHER 400 TOURISM POLICE OFFICERS (Posted 29th May 2015) Formally launched on 28th of February 2012 with an initial contingent of 120 officers, has the Uganda Tourism Police since grown in size. The Commandant of the Tourism Police, ACP Wilson Omoding, has now confirmed that a further […]
No 416 Wildlife Trade News: 28th May
Your daily dose of bad news … about the global poaching crisis, wildlife and environmental crimes of massive proportions … in the spotlight today …………………… Rhino horns seized in Mozambique’s ‘biggest bust’ stolen Cape Town – Sixty-five rhino horns that were seized in an operation heralded as "Mozambique’s biggest breakthrough in the war on illegal […]
Sun Africa Hotels launches new hotel management company in Kenya
THERE IS NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENT TO EXPLORE NEW OPPORTUNITIES (28th May 2015) In a breaking news development can it now be revealed that Sun Africa Hotels has branched out into hotel management with a new brand named ‘SUN 101’. The hotel group, managed on behalf of the owners by Mr. Rahul Sood, himself […]
Try again and try harder … as Kenya fails another CAT I audit
NO CAT I CERTIFICATION AS KENYA DOES BETTER IN FAA AUDIT BUT NOT WELL ENOUGH (Posted 28th May 2015) The results of the April 2015 audit about Kenya’s quest to achieve the coveted FAA Cat I certification for Jomo Kenyatta International Airport have now appeared in the public domain as KAA’s Corporate Communications Department remained […]
Travel Africa Shamwari
Some splendid reads about Africa … In fact, some of the very best reads you can find about Africa! Welcome to another issue of our e-newsletter, Shamwari, for readers of Travel Africa magazine. Our ideas and we’ll add them to the Ideas Bank for everyone to share. Travel Africa Book Club Read any great Africa-related […]
Consolidation in Kajjansi? Read on to find out!
DID KAMPALA EXECUTIVE AVIATION ACQUIRE KAFTC’S ASSETS? (Posted 28th May 2015) A Kajjansi based aviation source yesterday evening confirmed a much speculated over acquisition which further consolidates Uganda’s airline sector. From this and previous reports it appears that Kampala Executive Aviation has acquired the assets of the Kampala Aero Club and Flight Training Centre, in […]
Latest News & Offers from Kenya
News from Porini Camps … Jake Grives-Cook makes a case why one should visit Kenya NOW and of course stay in the award winning Porini camps … enjoy the read and the pictures! View of Porini Lion Camp – image by Philip Edwards Jambo from all of us at Gamewatchers in Nairobi ! As our […]
Rhino deaths prompt suspension of relocation programme
RHINO RELOCATION TO SERA HALTED AFTER DEATH OF THREE EASTERN BLACK RHINOS (Posted 28th May 2015) The conservation fraternity in Kenya is in shock since news emerged yesterday that three of the Eastern Black rhinos which were relocated to the Sera Community Conservancy had died. Kenya Wildlife Service Corporate Communications Director Paul Udoto confirmed at […]
New Swiss / Kenyan training partnership goes ‘live’
NEW SWISS / KENYAN HOSPITALITY COLLEGE COMMENCES COURSES (Posted 28th May 2015) (Some of the BIHC faculty staff and students at last Saturday’s induction ceremony) As the Kenya Red Cross Society completes its first fifty years of service to the nation can the organization put another feather in its already richly decorated cap. A few […]
No 415 Wildlife Trade News: 27th May
And still more bad news … Depressing, isn’t it? Please note: Today’s news consists of current as well as recent news. in the spotlight today …………………… As Animal Poaching Surges, Organized Crime Plays Bigger Role Rhino horn and ivory trafficking may be the soft underbelly of international criminal syndicates, says law enforcement veteran. EXTRACT: “Some […]
Fourty Four and counting as this airline eventually eyes 50+ African destinations
TURKISH MAKES IT A WHOPPING 44 AFRICA DESTINATIONS (Posted 27thMay 2015) The addition of Bamako yesterday brought the number of Turkish Airlines’ African destinations to now 44, spread across 28 countries. This makes Turkish the largest foreign carrier in terms of destinations, only rivalled by African airlines like Ethiopian Airlines and Kenya Airways at present. […]
United they fly, divided they fail …
GROUNDBREAKING AGREEMENT AMONG VANILLA ISLAND AIRLINES IN THE MAKING (Posted 27th May 2015) June 18th is D-Day for the national airlines of the Vanilla Island group, when they are expected to sign, what has been described, as a ground breaking cooperation agreement in the capital of Madagascar, Antananarivo. Among the signatories will be Air Seychelles, […]
