Asmara makes FlyDubai’s Africa destinations 13 in total
FLY DUBAI COMMENCES ASMARA FLIGHTS (Posted 26th October 2015) Flights from Dubai’s International Airport commenced yesterday to the FlyDubai’s 13th destination in the wider Eastern African region, Asmara, the capital city of Eritrea. The flight landed yesterday at the Asmara International Airport where senior Eritrean officials including Tesfaslassie Berhane, Minister of Transportation and Communication, Askalu […]
Lillian Gaitho’s week opener … of particular interest surely for travelling ladies
If there are two things you can bank on, when it comes to Lillian, it is her consistency in writing and the interesting topics she picks. This week she takes a look at how to make travel for solo ladies easier and safer, and kudos for that … Top Seven Tips for Ladies Travelling Solo […]
Happy Tenth Anniversary to Safari Trails …
Not that you might find a great deal of new news in Safari Trails’ newsletter – you might have read that much earlier on my blog – but I do recognize their effort and in particular applaud them for reaching 10 years in business during very trying times … A decade of connecting the world […]
New wide body order opens new opportunities for RwandAir
RWANDAIR CONSIDERING TO ROUTE FLIGHTS TO INDIA AND CHINA VIA DUBAI (Posted 26th October 2015) Information received from an aviation source in Dubai suggests that RwandAir, due to receive two Airbus A330 wide body aircraft next year, may consider routing the planned flights to Guangzhou and Mumbai via Dubai. Plans by RwandAir to launch Mumbai […]
Rwandan government launches aviation umbrella company to streamline the sector
RWANDAN GOVERNMENT PROPOSES NEW AVIATION STRUCTURE (Posted 26th October 2015) Reports coming out of Kigali suggest that Rwanda’s aviation industry is set for a new structure, following the formation of a new holding company named as ATL Limited. ATL, according to information received, stands for Aviation, Travel and Logistics and the company will act as […]
Ethiopian eyes New York for mid 2016 launch
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES ON SEEMINGLY RELENTLESS EXPANSION DRIVE (Posted 26th October 2015) The doubling of the long haul fleet by Ethiopian Airlines in the space of just five years has laid the foundation for a global expansion in destinations in Asia, Europe and North America. With the upcoming delivery of 14 Airbus A350’s to Ethiopian Airlines […]
Bahr-el-Jebel Safaris offers four remaining expedition spaces for South Sudan next March
Interested to see the great migration in South Sudan, the least seen natural spectacle on the planet? Check out this offer by BEJS which just sent out this message: 4 spaces still exist on the March 2-16,2016 safari to see the great Kob and Tiang migration of South Sudan. Travel by 4×4 across the roadless […]
Hundreds of motorists and thousands of commuters stuck at ferry crossing, AGAIN
FERRY BREAKDOWN INFLICTS YET MORE MISERY ON COAST DWELLERS (Posted 26th October 2015) Long suffering Mombasa and South Coast residents as well as tourists got another dose of mischief from the Kenya Ferry Services company last Friday, when several ferries at once went out of service with technical problems. On both sides of the Likoni […]
Happy Birthday Emirates
AS EMIRATES TURNS 30 IS NO END IN SIGHT FOR CONTINUED GROWTH (Posted 25th October 2015) Today, thirty years ago, did a fledgling young airline take to the skies when flight EK 600 took off from Dubai to Karachi. An initial fleet of wet-leased aircraft was made up of a Boeing B737-300 and an Airbus […]
New Visa rules in South Africa aimed at bringing in more tourists
SOUTH AFRICA REVERSES VISA RULES AFTER ARRIVALS TAKE A HIT (Posted 25th October 2015) While discussing various issues surrounding the low level of intra African travel at this year’s Sanganani Tourism Trade Fair in Harare did the Ministerial Panel also respond to questions asked by the audience and the assembled media and in particular did […]
Kenya very much still got what it takes to be a top ranked destination
SUN AFRICA HOTELS SWEEPS THE BOARD AT ‘WORLD LUXURY HOTEL AWARDS’ (Posted 25th October 2015) The annual ‘World Luxury Hotel Awards’, held this year at the Harbour Grand Hotel in Hong Kong, once again proved to be a source of multiple trophies for Kenya’s Sun Africa Hotels. Rahul Sood, Group CEO of the company, was […]
Three weeks to go to the Kenya Golf Trophy and prizes keep pouring in
Kenya Golf Trophy 2015: A Prize Bonanza (Posted 24th October 2015) The JW Seagon Bupa Kenya Golf Trophy, to be held in 3 weeks’ time at Muthaiga Golf Club onFriday the 13thof November will indeed be bigger and better than the previous years with already more than 33 prizes received from sponsors mainly from Kenya’s […]
No 544 Wildlife Trade News: 24th October 2015
Bad news don’t know weekends … More about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … in the spotlight today…………… The CITES International law that is killing South Africa’s rhinos. The law that prevents legal trade of rhino horn is allowing illegal poaching to flourish. http://uk.blastingnews.com/world/2015/10/the-cites-international-law-that-is-killing-south-africa-s-rhinos-00613841.html ‘Why is Hong Kong keeping this trade alive?’: Chinese actress Li […]
Air Seychelles goes wireless on their new Airbus A330-200
AIR SEYCHELLES LAUNCHES INFLIGHT CONNECTIVITY (Posted 24th October 2015) The arrival yesterday of an Airbus A330-200, registered as S7-ADB on the local SCAA aircraft registry, also signaled the march into the latest inflight technology, connectivity to the internet. The airline immediately launched a new marketing campaign to promote the uptake of the new service, which […]
Another first for Uganda
UGANDA DUE FOR ANOTHER AFRICAN FIRST AS SMILE PREPARES TO LAUNCH ‘VOLTE’ (Posted 24th October 2015) Voice calls on Uganda’s various telecommunication networks are often a gamble as connections are filled with static noises, sentences only come across in part like in garbles and then, at the cost of the caller, do calls often involuntarily […]
36 hours and counting to Lufthansa’s return to Kenya
LUFTHANSA READIES FOR NAIROBI RETURN (Posted 24th October 2015) The last Brussels Airlines flight has left Nairobi amid a tearful goodbye from many, former staff and faithful passengers included, who fancied the ‘Savoir Vivre’ in the air. Brussels Airlines will now in a route exchange with Lufthansa serve Accra / Ghana while the German national […]
Outgoing AFRAA President Fatima Beyina-Moussa takes stock of her year in office
(Posted 23rd October 2015) A year as President of AFRAA Fatima Beyina-Moussa, CEO of ECAir, Equatorial Congo Airlines (www.flyecair.com), the national airline of the Republic of the Congo, and outgoing President of AFRAA, the African Airlines Association, an office she held since November 2014 is coming to the end of her term in office. Two […]
04th UNWTO Conference on Tourism and Media
(Posted 23rd October 2015) 4th UNWTO International Conference on Tourism and the Media The next major UNWTO event is the upcoming 4th UNWTO International Conference on Tourism and the Media, to be held on 12-13 November 2015 in Tunis, Tunisia, an event which may be of interest to you. Organized by the World Tourism Organization […]
It is blood sweat and tears for the ultra trailers running the Grand Raid on Reunion
GRAND RAID UNDERWAY ON REUNION ISLAND (Posted 23rd October 2015) Fourty three nationalities are represented this year at Reunion’s three cross country races, which are stages under the banner of ‘Grand Raid’ and comprises of three main races, the ‘Diagonal of Fools’ (163 km, 2.633 registered, 2403 men and 230 women) , the ‘Bourbon Trail’ […]
Codeshare deals aim at higher passenger numbers
AIR MAURITIUS IN CODE SHARE DEAL WITH HONG KONG AIRLINES (Posted 23rd October 2015) Air Mauritius and Hong Kong Airlines are now operating the twice a week flights between Mauritius and Hong Kong on a codeshared basis after the Chinese airline, following regulatory approvals, put their HX flight number on the Air Mauritius service. Flights […]
Have your measure tape ready if you want to smoke in Uganda
50 METRES RULE LEAVES HOSPITALITY BUSINESSES SCRATCH THEIR COMBINED HEADS (Posted 23rd October 2015) ‘The Law is an Ass’ is a familiar saying and no doubt referred to legislation which on second look suddenly no longer made sense and yet remained in the statute books. A similar case is now emerging in Uganda where the […]
Five weeks and counting to the Pope’s arrival in Uganda
FRANTIC RACE TO GET READY FOR THE POPE’S VISIT (Posted 23rd October 2015) With just five weeks to go until Pope Francis arrives in Uganda – the third Pope to visit the country after Pope Paul VI’s visit in 1969 and Pope John Paul II’nd in 1993 – are preparations said to reach fever stage. […]
No 542 Wildlife Trade News: 22nd October 2015
Bad news never stop it seems … More about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … in the spotlight today…………… ‘Ivory laundry of the world’: traders in Hong Kong offer poached ivory for sale extract: The Washington Post’s own investigation also found ivory freely on sale in Hong Kong to mainland Chinese tourists, with some traders […]
IATA invites for the Africa Aero Political Forum during the AFRAA AGA in Brazzaville
Family vacation coming up? Lillian Gaitho shares her thoughts on that …
Travel Tips: Booking the Best for your Family Vacation image by http://bit.ly/1LOfQXi Once the kids have arrived, top priorities for dream vacations take a shift from long couple massages and star lit safaris to kid menus and baby feeding chairs! Your needs take a new twist from happy and efficient staff to a family friendly […]
Planet Earth Institute appoints Mauritius’ President as Vice Chair and Trustee
President of Mauritius appointed Vice Chairman and Trustee of the Planet Earth Institute (Posted 22nd October 2015) The President of Mauritius, HE Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, has been appointed Vice Chairman and Trustee of the Planet Earth Institute (PEI), an international NGO and charity working for the ‘scientific independence of Africa’. Her Excellency will host the […]
New destination makes it 11 overall for Tanzania’s Precision Air
MUSOMA ‘RECONNECTS’ WITH THE REST OF TANZANIA (Posted 22nd October 2015) Precision Air has resumed scheduled flights to the Lake Victoria town of Musoma after a lengthy absence from the route due to the state of the airport’s runway. Flights from Dar es Salaam to Musoma are operated nonstop while the return service to Dar […]
More flights from South Africa to the Seychelles during the year end peak season
AIR SEYCHELLES ANNOUNCES EXTRA FLIGHTS TO JOHANNESBURG (Posted 22nd October 2015) While confirming an adjustment in departure times for the three times a week service from Mahe to Johannesburg – times will shift from a 08.10 hrs ETD to 09.25 hrs ETD effective 01st November – has Air Seychelles also announced that a fourth weekly […]
Reunion bags two of thirteen of the 2015 French Business Awards for the Environment
TWO RESORTS ON REUNION BAG MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL AWARDS (Posted 22nd October 2015) On the occasion of the 28th edition of the French Business Awards for Environment were the Palm Hotel & Spa ***** and the Iloha Seaview Hotel each awarded the grand prize of the category management and initiatives for sustainable development. This trophy rewards […]
Cabinet Secretary Kandie’s opening address of the MDR Forum in Nairobi earlier today
SPEECH BY CABINET SECRETARY FOR EAST FRICAN AFFAIRS COMMERCE AND TOURISM DURING NAIROBI TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS AND MDR SUMMIT HELD AT CROWNE PLAZA, NAIROBI 21st October 2015 Directors of KTB KTB Managing Director, CEOs of Various Institutions Present, Stakeholders in the sector, MDRs, Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives me great pleasure to join you this morning […]
