Wildlife or livestock – one over the other or both?
TODAY’S CHOICES WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF WILDLIFE BASED TOURISM (Posted 18th March 2016) Since the arrival of Kitili Mbathi as Director General of the Kenya Wildlife Service, has a shift in reaction to the perennial invasion of the Tsavo ecosytem by cattle herders taken hold. Where previously KWS staff stood by almost helplessly as […]
Major work to start at Entebbe International Airport by mid year
PASSENGER TERMINAL UPGRADE RINGS IN PHASE ONE OF ENTEBBE OVERHAUL (Posted 17th March 2016) Come July this year should work at the main passenger terminal of Entebbe International Airport have started, according to a source based at the airport. The congestion at the check in area during peak periods of operations have been for long […]
Hamad International named best Middle East Airport by Skytrax
HIA CAPTURES COVETED SKYTRAX ‘BEST AIRPORT‘ AWARD FOR SECOND YEAR RUNNING (Posted 17th March 2016) Travelers from Qatar Airways’ East Africa destinations Entebbe, Kigali, Nairobi, Kilimanjaro, Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar have yet another reason to continue flying with their favourite five star airline. QR’s hub, Hamad International Airport, has for the second year running […]
Amuka Lodge founder succumbs to long illness
JOHAN GENADE RIP (Posted 16th March 2016) Losing a friend is never an easy thing to come to terms with and in this case it is made worse by the fact that we worked closely together over many years to advance the breeding programme for Uganda’s rhinos at Ziwa. Johan Genade, the late husband of […]
Shareholder bully gets his way at Fastjet
STELIOS HAJI-IOANNOU’S TIRADE AGAINST FASTJET BOARD SEES ED WINTER EXIT THIS WEEK (Posted 16th March 2016) ‘Ed and Krista are two fundamentally decent people and their stepping aside is to spare the company a very turbulent period with board room wrangles when Fastjet in fact needs all hands on deck and concentrate on sorting out […]
IATA Urges African States to Adopt a Global Carbon Emissions Offsetting Standard
AFRICAN AIRLINES PONDER GOING GREEN (Posted 16th March 2016) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is urging governments to support the adoption of a global offsetting scheme for carbon emissions at the 39th tri-annual Assembly of the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in Montreal later this year. IATA’s call comes seven months ahead of […]
Vanilla Islands update on cruise business between the islands
The Vanilla Islands at The Seatrade in Fort Lauderdale Following the signing of an agreement with the Costa Cruise company, and the announcement of very strong growth in Indian Ocean cruises, the Vanilla Islands [Seychelles, Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius, Comoros, Mayotte and Maldives] are pursuing further development of this industry. At present, the association is promoting […]
Travel Africa asks readers: Help us choose the next cover
Jambo! Welcome to another issue of our e-newsletter, Shamwari, for readers of Travel Africa magazine. The Spring edition goes to print next week Here’s an idea of what’s included in this issue: • Botswana’s great zebra migration • Travelling with kids in Madagascar • What’s cool in Cape Town? • The fascinating Great Zimbabwe • […]
UNWTO continues to fight against child exploitation
TOURISM PRIVATE SECTOR AGAINST CHILD EXPLOITATION (Posted 15th March 2016) The 31st Meeting of the World Tourism Network on Child Protection, held on the occasion of ITB Berlin, focused on the role and initiatives of the private sector to fight Child Exploitation in tourism. Awareness raising, training of staff and the implementation of measures along […]
Air Seychelles set to migrate to Sabre this month
AIR SEYCHELLES – OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW (Posted 15th March 2016) On Saturday this week, 19th of March, will Air Seychelles at the airports of Mahe and Praslin embark on the migration from their present check in and reservation system to a state of the art SABRE installation. The airline, […]
Campi ya Kanzi news updates, fresh from the Chyulu Hills
We want to take a moment to let you know how thankful we are for helping us continue to bring our guests the Real Africa for the last 20 years! We continue to grow and would like to share the NEW RESIDENT options that we offer! Wellness Weekend Yoga Safari with HANNAH STRAND & TRICIA […]
Latest News from Zambia Tourism
Enjoy some news from ‘further down south’ Everything you need to know about Tourism in Zambia! Explore The Real Africa We have all the latest news from Zambia that you need to hear about! Remember that if you have any articles or news stories that you think we need to hear about on Zambia Tourism, […]
Ngamba Island welcomes another baby
Good news from the Uganda Chimpanzee Trust with the birth of another chimp baby recently on Ngamba Island. Read on to find out what has been going on there in recent weeks. It’s a baby girl for Kyewunyo. In this case we are allowed to say like mother like daughter because Kyewunyo (Surprise) just like […]
Fastjet set for doubly daily flights between Dar es Salaam and Nairobi
FASTJET DOUBLES NAIROBI FLIGHTS (Posted 15th March 2016) Effective 21st of March, in time for the busy Easter traveling season, will Fastjet Tanzania add a second daily flight between Dar es Salaam and Nairobi. This will give cost conscious travelers between the two cities the long awaited option of day trips, cutting out the need […]
Ever tried ‘Home or Farm Stay’ in Uganda?
DISCOVER THE ‘HIDDEN’ UGANDA WITH A VIRTUAL VISIT TO THE NSHENYI CULTURAL VILLAGE (Posted 15th March 2016) My friend Maria Baryamujura, well known to my readers over her work at COBATI, the Community Based Tourism Initiative and Ashoka Fellow, more recently tried to get me to come with her to visit the Nshenyi Cultural Village. […]
Karibu Travel Market Tanzania secures airline support
KARIBU TRAVEL MARKET NOW OFFERS REBATED TICKETS TO EXHIBITORS (Posted 15th March 2016) The organizers of the annual Karibu Travel Market Tanzania, which this year will be held between 27th and 29th of May, have secured vital airline support, Mr. Sirili Akko, CEO of TATO, the Tanzania Association of Tour Operators confirmed. The show has […]
Two French tourists die as their plane crashes in Kenya
FATAL PLANE CRASH KILLS PILOT AND PASSENGER (Posted 14th March 2016) (Picture courtesy of ‘Pilots Kenya’ via their Facebook page) A private aircraft registered in France as F-JSCZ crashed earlier today, almost immediately after attempting to take off from the Sera Conservancy in Northern Kenya, killing the pilot and passenger, both reportedly French nationals. Among […]
Reunion promotes the island in mainland France
ONE DAY – ONE CITY – ONE WORKSHOPAS REUNION COURTS THE FRENCH MARKET (Posted 14th March 2016) Starting tomorrow will Reunion Tourism and participating private sector stakeholders from the island begin a roadshow across France, covering such cities as Marseille, Lyon and Paris. Following the just ended ITB in Berlin, where Reunion registered substantial additional […]
Gorilla Highlands Silverchef competition will include Rwandan chefs for 2016 edition
CEPHAS INN KABALE NAMED AS VENUE FOR SILVERCHEF 2016 (Posted 14th March 2016) Gorilla Highlands’ chief Miha Logar has now confirmed that the second edition of the #GHSilverchef competition will this year take place at the Cephas Inn / Kabale on Saturday, 28th of May. The overwhelming success of the inaugural event, hosted last November […]
Special deal from the Tourism Tattler ahead of WTM-Africa / Indaba 2016
Some of you will have enjoyed the opportunity to read here from the Tourism Tattler’s digital edition when re-broadcast. TT now offers a special deal for attendees of WTM Africa and Indaba 2016. Read on to take advantage of this special offer. Tourism Tattler Travel Trade Journal Special Offer for WTM-Africa & Indaba 2016 Dear […]
More information about elephant collaring in Kenya’s Tsavo Park
ELEPHANT COLLARING TO PROVIDE CRUCIAL DATA (Posted 14th March 2016) 10 elephants regularly found near the Standard Gauge Railway will be fitted with advanced satellite radio tracking collars in the Tsavo ecosystem. This exercise will be conducted from 14th to 17th March 2016 and is the start of a joint project initiated by the Kenya […]
Three more rangers gunned down in Virunga National Park
EASTERN CONGO’S RAGING RESOURCE CONFLICT CLAIMS LIVES OF THREE MORE GAME RANGERS (Posted 14th March 2016) Much of the constant fighting in Eastern Congo is about control of this region’s rich mineral resources but also about control over land and people. Suffering for decades and made worse when in 1994 Rwanda’s genocide militias sought – […]
UNWTO leads global condemnation of Grand Bassam terror attack
WORLD TOURISM BODY AFFIRMS ABIDJAN CONFERENCE AFTER GRAND BASSAM TERROR STRIKE (Posted 14th March 2016) On behalf of the international tourism community, UNWTO yesterday strongly condemned the attack at a hotel in the town of Grand Bassam, in Côte d’Ivoire and conveys its heartfelt sympathy to the families of the victims. ‘We are appalled by […]
Britain offers Uganda 1.5 million Pounds for conservation
UGANDA TO BENEFIT FROM EXTRA CONSERVATION FUNDS (Posted 13th March 2016) One of Uganda’s foremost conservation NGO’s the Uganda Conservation Foundation, will receive funding to the tune of half a million pounds, together with the Tusk Trust, a UK based conservation group. This is part of an overall funding by the British government of 1.5 […]
Lion Kids Camp for Herders, Lion Sightings and more from Ewaso Lions
Promoting Human-Lion Coexistence in Northern Kenya CLICK HERE TO DONATE February/March 2016 The First Lion Kids Camp for Herders In February, we held a special version of our conservation education Lion Kids Camp. Our previous five Camps were all for Kenyan students. For this Camp, we focused on a new and important demographic: young Samburu […]
ATQ News asks: Does Uganda have the most expensive visa in East Africa?
Courtesy of Ikechi Uko comes another edition of ATQ News from Lagos / Nigeria Home | About Us | Contact Us Ethiopian All Female Flight: Daughters of Lucy flies to Kigali Ethiopian Airlines will mark International Women’s day, March 8, with an All-Women Operated Flight dispatched on the Addis Ababa – Kigali route. The flight […]
Two weeks and counting as Brussels Airlines prepares for Toronto launch
It is now just two weeks before Brussels Airlines will launch the much awaited flights to Toronto, which will give East Africans traveling from Entebbe and Kigali to Canada another one-stop option to reach one of North America’s most vibrant cities.This coincides also with Brussels Airlines adding a fifth weekly flight between the European capital […]
More collared elephant to provide crucial movement data
KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE LAUNCHES COLLARING EXERCISE FOR ELEPHANT ALONG NEW RAILWAY LINE (Posted 13th March 2016) Following increasing reports on elephant straying into farms along the new Standard Gauge Railway line from Mombasa to Nairobi in the area around Voi and Mtito Andei, has the Kenya Wildlife Service taken the decision to increase monitoring and […]
Meet one of Reunion’s talented ‘home grown’ chefs – and a lady chef for that matter
INTERVIEW WITH ONE OF REUNION’S UPCOMING CHEFS AND PROMOTERS OF CREOLE CUISINE (Posted 12th March 2016) You are a Head Reunion Disciple Escoffier, tell us about your background? I was born in Reunion Saint-Andre. I was often at the side of my grandmother when she was cooking and I liked it well. With my parents, […]
The ‘mess’ called South Sudan
SOUTH SUDAN’S REGIME COMES UNDER INCREASING INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE OVER ALLEGED CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY (Posted 12th March 2016) When a recent article here reflected the broad opposition to the admission of South Sudan to the East African Community, by businesses hurt through non payment of invoices, Ugandan and Kenyan traders upset over constant harassment and by […]
