Early bird fees for ATA’s Nairobi Congress available till 31st of August ONLY
REGISTER BY AUGUST 31ST FOR EARLY BIRD RATES FOR ATA’S 40TH ANNUAL WORLD CONGRESS IN KENYA Register by August 31st for special early bird rates! Early bird registration is $400/person for ATA members. After this date, ATA members can register for $500/person, while the non-member registration fee is $600/person. Find more information on ATA’s 40th […]
One airline goes nonstop while another goes one-stop.
KLM SET TO DITCH NONSTOP FLIGHTS TO ENTEBBE IN FAVOUR OF ROUTING VIA KIGALI (Posted 26th August 2015) Information is emerging that at the start of the 2015/16 Winter schedule will KLM discontinue the selected nonstop services introduced earlier this year from Amsterdam to Entebbe and revert to a fully triangular routing with a stopover […]
EACJ’s Appeals Division hands down decision on Serengeti Highway case
EAST AFRICAN COURT OF JUSTICE’S APPEAL DIVISION AFFIRMS LOWER COURT RULING AGAINST THE SERENGETI HIGHWAY (Posted 26th August 2015) In a recent decision handed down did the Appeals Division of the Arusha based East African Court of Justice uphold three of four points from the ruling of the lower court in regard of a permanent […]
Eruption chasers head to Reunion again
ANOTHER SPECTACULAR ERUPTION AS THE PITON DE LA FOURNAISE MAKES IT FOUR THIS YEAR (Posted 26th August 2015) An unprecedented fourth major eruption this year has seen the French island of Reunion once again make headlines as more visitors, in particular volcano spotters, head there. More recently did the island make headlines when debris from […]
Lillian Gaitho’s midweek thoughts on the latest technology gadgets
Travel can be a curse, or so the saying goes, but there is help on the way … some of the latest gadgets on the market make the life of frequent travellers easier … Read on what Lillian Gaitho has discovered and shares with you tonight, in particular the wrist worn ‘live translator’ which comes […]
No 497 Wildlife Trade News: 25th August 2015
That never ending story of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … in the spotlight today …………………… Row over Chinese loggers reflects poor understanding of Myanmar http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150824000001&cid=1501 No 497 Wildlife Trade News: 25th August 2015 Black Markets in China Still Driving World’s Tiniest Porpoise to Extinction http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/08/24/black-markets-in-china-still-driving-worlds-tiniest-porpoise-to-extinction/?smid=tw-share&_r=0 Pangolins in Peril: rallying the world […]
Regional tourism cooperation the key to success
East African countries commit to advance regional tourism cooperation The first UNWTO East Africa Tourism Development Forum brought together Tourism Ministers and representatives from East Africa and the Vanilla Islands to explore areas of further regional cooperation (Mombasa, Kenya, 20-22 August 2015). In an effort to unlock the tourism potential of East Africa, the first […]
No ‘Sauti Za Busara’ in 2016 as soul searching begins
Blame is already being directed against the government in Zanzibar and in Dar es Salaam for failing to support Eastern Africa’s single most important performing arts, music and film festival. The cancellation of the 2016 event is a damning indictment of ‘official Tanzania’s’ failure to support the event which year after year drew growing crowds […]
Kenyan hospitality businesses show renewed confidence
SUN AFRICA HOTELS CONFIRMS PLANS TO REBUILD THE LAKE BARINGO CLUB (Posted 25th August 2015) The Lake Baringo Club of Sun Africa Hotels, submerged like a number of other lakeside properties when the lake levels started to rise three years ago, is according to the company’s Group CEO Mr. Rahul Sood being rebuilt, naturally above […]
Runway condition at Mbuji-Mayi’s Bipemba Airport is an accident waiting to happen
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO KORONGO B737 CAUSES LONGER FLIGHT SUSPENSION (Posted 25th August 2015) The damage caused recently to a Korongo Airlines B737 aircraft at Bipemba Airport in Mbuji-Mayi, when loose runway tarmac slabs hit the stabilizers of the plane as it sped down the runway for takeoff, appears to be more extensive than initially thought. […]
Serena Hotels set to invest for a brighter future
SERENA HOTELS SIGN FINANCE DEAL WITH FRANCE’S PROPARCO (Posted 25th August 2015) Serena Hotels and Proparco last evening signed a 20 million US Dollar financing deal which East Africa’s leading hotel group will use to expand and refurbish its Kenyan portfolio of resorts, safari lodges and hotels. Serena’s Kenyan flagship property, the Nairobi Serena Hotel, […]
Fastjet announces another special one day sale
How to book Plan your trip Destinations FAQs Our famous One Day Sale is back! Calling all fastjetters! Our famous One Day Sale is back on Friday 28th August starting at 8am EAT and finishing at midnight. We’re releasing 35,000 sale price tickets across our routes: Flights between Dar es Salaam and Mwanza, Mbeya & […]
No 496 Wildlife Trade News: 24th August 2015
Another dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … in the spotlight today …………………… Rich Russian Poachers Are Stripping the Land of Wildlife. extracts: It’s as lucrative a business as it is destructive: tiger pelts, illegal caviar and bear bile, the latter used for traditional Chinese medicine, fetch enormous prices abroad. Saudi […]
Additional B737-800NG boosts airline’s fleet
AIR MADAGASCAR LEASES B737-800NG IN FLEET EXPANSION EXERCISE (Posted 24th August 2015) Air Madagascar last week took delivery of a Boeing B737-800NG, MSN 40965 registered as 5R-EBA and configured with a two class cabin offering 8 Business Class and 156 Economy Class seats. The leased aircraft arrived in Antananarivo on Thursday and will from early […]
Does ‘Low Cost’ automatically mean ‘Low Reliability?
ANOTHER ORDEAL FOR JAMBOJET PASSENGERS (Posted 24th August 2015) Some 80 Jambojet passengers booked on a flight from Mombasa to Nairobi on Saturday suffered another intolerable delay, when the inbound flight from Nairobi arrived hours late at Moi International Airport. Staff on duty reportedly fobbed off passengers’ questions with regular foggy airline responses like ‘soon’ […]
Seychelles makes an impact at the UNWTO Mombasa tourism forum
The Mombasa Forum organised by the UNWTO for East Africa Tourism Development from the 20 to the 22 August heard closing remarks by Dr. Taleb Rifai, the Secretary General of the UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organisation) and also by Minister Alain St. Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture. At this Mombasa […]
Ugandan communities get big bucks from wildlife based tourism
UWA GIVES COMMUNITIES AROUND QUEEN ELIZABETH PARK A COOL 1.5 MILLION DOLLARS (Posted 24th August 2015) The Uganda Wildlife Authority last week disbursed nearly 514 million Uganda Shillings, equivalent to 1.5 million US Dollars, to communities bordering the Queen Elizabeth National Park. Seven districts benefitted from the income revenue sharing scheme – 20 percent must […]
Codeshare with All Nippon unlocks the Hong Kong to Tokyo route for Ethiopian
ETHIOPIAN SECURES HONG KONG TO TOKYO TRAFFIC RIGHTS (Posted 23rd August 2015) According to information received has Ethiopian Airlines earlier this month secured 5th freedom traffic rights on their flights from Addis Ababa via Hong Kong to Tokyo Narita, presently the only direct connection from Japan to Africa. The three times a week service, operated […]
Powergrab in Burundi now threatens donor support for East African Community
EAC FACES STARK CHOICES AS DONORS WANT TO SEE BURUNDI EXCLUDED FROM FUNDED PROGRAMMES (Posted 23rd August 2015) Following the clandestine swearing in of Burundi’s regime leader Nkurunziza for an illegal third term in office have development partners and donors began to react. Confirmation was received from sources in Arusha close to the East African […]
UNWTO East Africa Tourism conference ends in Mombasa
Update courtesy of Minister Alain St. Ange, Seychelles Kenya, Uganda & Seychelles Tourism Ministers join UNWTO conference session on Innovation for East Africa Position for Global Competitiveness Phyllis Kandie, the Cabinet Secretary at the Ministry of East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism of Kenya, Agnes Egunyu, the State Minister at the Ministry of Tourism, Wildlife […]
Help rescue this iconic music and performing arts festival in Zanzibar
SAUTI ZA BUSARA NEEDS YOUR HELP (Posted 22nd August 2015) Eastern Africa’s most important music, film, performing arts and culture festival, an institution in its own right now, Sauti Za Busara, is likely to shelve the 2016 edition of the festival due to lack of funding. I have covered the festival from a very fledgling […]
Enjoy Travel Africa’s ‘Shamwari News’ for August
Jambo! Welcome to another issue of our e-newsletter Shamwari, for readers ofTravel Africa magazine. hear your stories…and we’ve even got a limited number of the games for sale! Subscribe, or renew your subscription, by clicking here HerdTracker App With the migration underway in Kenya and Tanzania, this clever little appHerdTracker is just what you need […]
Long waits for the channel crossing on Friday afternoon cause traffic chaos
MORE FERRY BREAKDOWNS FRUSTRATE COMMUTERS AND INFURIATE TOURISM OPERATORS (Posted 22nd August 2015) The breakdown of two ferries at once during the Friday evening rush-hour, when commuters are both streaming from and to the island of Mombasa, has once again caused havoc at the landing sites. Only last week did one of the ferries come […]
Wildlife Direct joins scores of conservationists in condemning the Feisal bond ruling
(Tilted justice – nothing unusual in Kenya) Already are voices gathering strength to have Mombasa Magistrate Davis Karani investigated not only by the judicial authorities but also by the country’s anti corruption body, following his turncoat ruling that Feisal, one of the accused in a major ivory smuggling case, should be released on a 10 […]
Lillian Gaitho this weekend takes a look at Kenya’s Lake Victoria islands
Lillian is back with a vengeance and has picked one of Kenya’s lesser known destinations for a review this weekend. She is today looking at the Rusinga and Mbasa islands with emphasis on the Rusinga Island Lodge. Access is by road from Nairobi to Kisumu or, faster and safer, with the multiple daily flights by […]
South Sudan’s regime announces weekend airport closure for Juba
JUBA’S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DUE FOR WEEKEND CLOSURE WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT (Posted 21st August 2015) Air traffic on weekends in and out of South Sudan’s capital city of Juba will effective tomorrow come to a crashing halt, as the international airport is going to be closed, ostensibly for ‘repairs’ according to official reasons given to airlines. […]
No 493 Wildlife Trade News: 21st August 2015
More doses of bad news about poaching, in particular in Tanzania where the elephant herds are being decimated at will, but also from other environmental and wildlife crime hotspots in the spotlight today …………………… Tanzania turns a blind eye to poaching as elephant populations tumble As illegal poaching escalates in national parks from Selous to […]
Dr. Taleb Rifai talks of a prosperous future for East African and Indian Ocean islands tourism
Opening address by Dr. Taleb Rifai, Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization On behalf of the World Tourism Organization, it is a great pleasure to welcome you all to the UNWTO East Africa Tourism Development Forum. I wish to thank the government of Kenya for the kind invitation to host this significant […]
UNWTO reflects on ‘Brand Africa’ meeting in Ghana
Brand Africa – partnerships key to build brand equity for Africa The UNWTO Regional Conference on Enhancing Brand Africa – Fostering Tourism Development concluded with a call for stronger regional cooperation and increased partnerships as means to build a stronger brand value for Africa (Accra, Ghana 17-19 August 2015). Hosted by the Government of Ghana, […]
News updates from Diani
Diani’s award winning beaches and resorts, over the past two years suffering from a serious downturn in tourist arrivals, faces additional challenges too from unscrupulous developers and in particular of late the threat of destroying the beaches through dredging of sand.Without the advocacy of the South Coast Resident’s Association the latter issue would probably have […]
