Bangui set for more air connections as one of Africa’s leading airlines returns
KENYA AIRWAYS CONFIRMS A RETURN TO BANGUI (Posted 21st October 2015) Kenya Airways earlier today announced their imminent return to the Central African Republic capital of Bangui. Flight to the CAR were suspended over growing civil unrest in 2013 and with the situation now much calmer has Kenya’s national carrier opted to re-start flights. Using […]
We need better statistics UNWTO tells member governments
On World Statistics Day UNWTO calls for more and better tourism data (Posted 21st October 2015) UNWTO called today on the occasion of World Statistics Day for improved investment and coordination in data collection in the tourism sector Under the theme ‘Better Data. Better Lives‘ the UN World Statistics Day is celebrated to raise awareness […]
Find out about the top 10 innovations transforming the global MICE industry at IBTM in Barcelona
IBTM WORLD 2015 ANNOUNCES THE TOP 10 INNOVATIONS SET TO TRANSFORM THE GLOBAL MEETINGS AND EVENTS INDUSTRY Visit the Innovation Zone at ibtm world 2015 www.ibtmworld.com/visit ibtm world (www.ibtmworld.com) has announced the Top 10 Innovations set to be showcased in this year’s Innovation Zone. The following companies were shortlisted from over 60 international applicants who […]
More air traffic leads to airport improvements leads to more air traffic
TANZANIA AIRPORT AUTHORITY HAS BIG PLANS FOR MBEYA’S SONGWE AIRPORT (Posted 21st October 2015) One of the positive legacies left by the Kikwete presidency – Tanzania goes to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president after Jakaya Kikwete served his two terms of office – is the modernization of the country’s aviation infrastructure. […]
A breath of relief as the US lift anti travel advisories against Malindi
US LIFTS TRAVEL EMBARGO AGAINST MALINDI (Posted 21st October 2015) Tourism stakeholders in Malindi have welcomed the lifting of anti-travel advisories by the US government against the town, which had alongside the UK anti travel advisory for the same area led to tourists staying away, leaving hotels and resorts struggling for clients. The recent change […]
IRT and Reunion National Parks tell hikers not to litter the Mafate trails
REUNION’S MAFATE TRAILS AIM AT ZERO WASTE (Posted 21st October 2015) Reunion’s national park body has launched a new campaign of ‘No Littering’ along the hundreds of kilometres of trails leading into the interior of the island known as Mafate. In conjunction with IRT, short for Ile de la Reunion Tourisme, are hikers and cyclists […]
Another major Chinese airline at the verge of launching flights to Africa
AIR CHINA SET TO LAUNCH BEIJING – ADDIS ABABA FLIGHTS (Posted 21st October 2015) Star Alliance member Air China will by end October launch flights from Beijing to the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, initially offering a three times a week service. The route will reportedly be operated with a long range Boeing B777. It was […]
Travel Africa – publishers of some of the continent’s best written magazines
Jambo! Welcome to another issue of our e-newsletter, Shamwari. Our Autumn issue (72) has been dispatched, so subscribers should be receiving it shortly. We really hope you enjoy this bumper edition, and that your copy has good binding! As always, we’d welcome your comments on the areas we’ve covered in this issue. The magazine is […]
3G Direct Pay offers Ugandan travel trade a half day seminar on safe e-transactions
Don’t miss this opportunity to sign up to 3G Direct Pay’s Kampala Seminar on the 27th of October at the Protea Hotel from 09.00 till 12.30 hrs, followed by a lunch, courtesy of 3G Direct Pay. Seminar How to Be A Leader in The Online Arena YOUR ULTIMATE PAYMENTS SOLUTION 3G Direct Pay Limited Invites […]
Jambojet now flies three times a day from Nairobi to Eldoret
A few years ago hardly any airline flew to Eldoret exceptby charter. Today, Jambojet flies three times a day from Nairobi to Eldoret – a sign how low air fares see travelers shift from the bus to the aircraft, which is safer and faster.
12th UNWTO Awards seek nominations and applications
You think your tourism project or initiative measures up to the best in the world? You think it got what it takes to be selected by UNWTO as a global showcase? If the answer is yes, read on and get cracking … UNWTO encourages tourism initiatives from around the world to apply to the 12th […]
NCIP Presidents furious about implementation delays by aviation bureaucrats
RWANDAIR WELCOMES NEW ‘COALITION OF THE WILLING’ AVIATION DEAL (Posted 20th October 2015) When the next summit of the Northern Corridor Integration Projects, in short NCIP, countries takes place in Kigali will the heads of state look very closely at the state of airspace integration, after expressing their indignation at the just concluded Nairobi summit […]
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Championship golfing adds a new attraction to the Pearl of Africa
THE NEW FACE OF GOLF IN UGANDA (Posted 19th October 2015) (Big investments needed to stage a play with this small ball) Golf is a popular sport across Eastern Africa and in particular in Kenya have new high quality championship courses sprang up over the past two decades while the rest of the region lagged […]
Mombasa Hotel Show 2015 timely as tourism industry set for revival
MOMBASA HOTEL SHOW CONFIRMED FOR END NOVEMBER (Posted 19th October 2015) The Mombasa Hotel Show is returning for its second edition, due to be held from the 27th to the 29th of November at the City Mall in Mombasa. Slujan Events is organizing the exhibition for which some 2.500 visitors are expected to interact with […]
Seychelles – always out promoting the islands somewhere …
(Posted 19th October 2015) SEYCHELLES TARGETS THE TRAVEL TRADE IN IRELAND The Seychelles Tourism Board’s, UK and Ireland Office and members of the island’s Travel Trade launched another marketing foray into the Irish market last week, with a series of Train and Dine events – in Cork, Limerick and Belfast. The delegation comprising Tinaz Wadia […]
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Lake Bogoria – see it through Lillian Gaitho’s eyes
Here comes part two of the Monday double pack prepared by Lillian Gaitho, to kick your week off with something to look forward to and do next weekend … Lake Bogoria; of Healing Geysers and Flightless Flamingoes image by http://bit.ly/1Rc6JQf Lake Bogoria is one of the hyper saline lakes in the Rift Valley region, and […]
A Monday double pack from Lillian Gaitho should get readers focused on the week ahead
Lillian today looks at the fine balance between the advance of new technologies and what role humans continue to play in the new age of automation and cost cutting … Emerging Trends in Tourism: Striking Balance between the Human Role and Technology Severin Sea Lodge – Ecotourism Enterprise of the Year – 2014. The latest […]
Northern Corridor Integration Project countries set for expansion
NORTHERN CORRIDOR INTEGRATION PROJECT COUNTRIES WELCOME CONGO DR (Posted 19th October 2015) The Nairobi summit of the Northern Corridor Integration Project countries of host country Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan discussed a range of issues regarding the implementation of the various infrastructure projects which are now under construction or in the final planning stages. […]
No 538 Wildlife Trade News: 18th October 2015
More bad than good news though Karl Ammann’s report makes very interesting reading. in the spotlight today…………… KARL AMMANN, WILDLIFE TRADE INVESTIGATOR, SENDS THIS ON-THE-SPOT REPORT. HOW CHINESE IVORY BUYERS ARE EASILY BUYING IVORY WHILE INCREASINGLY PUSHING THE BLAME ONTO THE VIETNAMESE. “Based on very recent research of developing demand characteristics in Myanmar, Laos and […]
TAWA launch speeches – taken with many grains of salt
TAWA INAUGURATION – TOO LATE FOR TENS OF THOUSANDS OF ELEPHANT (Posted 18th October 2015) The formal launch over the weekend by outgoing President Kikwete of the Tanzania Wildlife Authority has evoked more criticism than praise from conservationists it seems. While the principle to have a strong authority dealing with a range of conservation and […]
Time to go into overdrive to promote the country even harder say Kenyan tourism stakeholders
TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS CAUTION GOVERNMENT ON OVER TAXATION (Posted 18th October 2015) ‘As you know we still have an issue with lower arrival figures into our international airports’ started a regular but reluctant to be named source met at the just concluded Magical Kenya Travel Expo in Diani south of Mombasa. ‘There has been a lot […]
Heli crash in Tanzania kills ruling party MP seeking re-election
TANZANIAN ELECTION CAMPAIGN’S LAST DAYS OVERSHADOWED BY HELICOPTER CRASH (Posted 18th October 2015) (A helicopter used in the Tanzanian election campaign painted in ruling party colours) A Eurocopter AS350B3, shown above after receiving a campaign paint job, crashed during a flight from Dar es Salaam to the South West of Tanzania, killing all four on […]
Reunion – on top of the vacation charts in France
REUNION – FRANCE’S NUMBER ONE DOMESTIC DESTINATION (Posted 18th October 2015) (Reunion’s main airport Roland Garros International at St. Denis, the island’s capital) The latest ‘travel barometer’ availed by IRT, Ile de la Reunion Tourisme, for August shows some amazing upturn in journeys and passenger numbers from the French mainland. The data reaffirm the optimism […]
EcoTourism’s Eco Warrior Award Gala was a night to remember
ECOTOURISM HANDS SAFARILINK SECOND CONSECUTIVE TROPHY AS ‘ECO WARRIOR’ (Posted 17th October 2015) One of the highlights of the more recent editions of the Magical Kenya Travel Expo, the EcoTourism Eco Warrior Awards – sponsored by the Kenya Tourism Board as a platinum supporter – yesterday night once again brought out the crowds. El Nino […]
Africa is not Ebola campaign earns Brussels Airlines a big award
BRUSSELS AIRLINES GETS ‘CLINTON GLOBAL CITIZEN AWARD 2015’ (Posted 17th October 2015) Together with a select group of 23 organizations has Brussels Airlines been honoured for its leadership and response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa and its continued effort to improve the health and well-being of the affected communities. ‘In difficult operational circumstances […]
Lies exposed but expect neither sackings nor resignations
KCAA DID WRITE TO FASTJET CONFIRMING THAT AN ASL WILL BE ISSUED UPON FEE PAYMENT (Posted 17th October 2015) It is now ascertained that the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority did indeed write a letter to Fastjet, confirming that they will be issued with an air service license, once the required payment of US Dollars 1.600 […]
ATA’s October Newsletter is out …
October 2015 Welcome to ATA’s October Newsletter! ATA’s Passport to Africa, our monthly newsletter, features the latest member and Africa travel industry news. If you are an ATA member and would like to share your stories, please email us at info. There is Still Time to Register for ATA’s 40th Annual Congress, November 9 – […]
Tonight at Leisure Lodge, Diani alongside the #MKTE2015 Expo
THE 10TH ECO WARRIOR AWARDS & GALA DINNER 16TH, OCTOBER, 2015 LEISURE LODGE, DIANI KENYA Share Tweet Forward to Friend +1 Share SUSTAINABLE TOURISM – Keeping the Magic Alive Ecotourism Kenya will hold its 10th Edition of the Eco-Warriors Award Ceremony Gala Night on Friday 16th October 2015. The Eco-warrior Awards is a Kenyan Tourism […]
