Seychelles Carnival on Sky News
SKY NEWS BROADCASTS SCENES FROM THE CARNIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE VICTORIA (Posted 29th April 2016) Sky News will tonight, and again tomorrow morning at 09.00 hrs East African time, screen scenes from the Seychelles Carnival which concluded last Sunday. The clip can also be seens via the following link: http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/3000/2016/04/2C2904161604291345517914619340557143000.mp4 This sixth edition of the annual […]
Two senior Kenya Airways staff take leave to facilitate union talks
TO LEAVE OR NOT TO LEAVE … (Posted 29th April 2016) News broke late this afternoon that two senior Kenya Airways executives, the Director Corporate Quality, Safety, Security and Environment Mr. Alex Avedi and the Director Flight Operations Capt. Paul Mwangi, took a voluntary leave, ostensibly to facilitate further talks with what must be the […]
Saving Ngamba I sland Chimpanzee Sanctuary
Ngamba Island thanks well wishers for swift financial support … Update on donations recieved Saving Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Uganda Please accept our heartfelt appreciations for the contribution made towards saving us when the El Nino rains in January 2016. This was a crisis that threatened the destruction of the home of the 49 chimpanzees […]
The Kampala Restaurant Week Returns : Volume II
More about the list of participants and what to expect during the first 11 days in June when #KRW2016 takes place … In this Vol.II Newsletter, we continue with our list of who’s on board and what they’re serving this Kampala Restaurant Week! However, stop the presses as we’re thrilled to announce Tusker Lite as […]
Reunion shines in Seychelles, Paris, China and India
REUNION MARKETS THE ISLAND ON MULTIPLE FRONTS (Posted 29th April 2016) Vanilla Islands member Reunion had a splendid return to the Seychelles where the island was once again ho-host of the 2016 edition of the Carnival International de Victoria. Many opportunities arose for the Reunion team to speak with the international media and a lunch […]
Kenya Airways operations return to normal
ALL KENYA AIRWAYS FLIGHTS DEPART ON SCHEDULE AS PILOTS RETURN TO WORK (Posted 29th April 2016) Effective 06.00 hrs this morning were all flight operations of Kenya Airways back to normal after pilots, which yesterday staged a strike in defiance of a court order prohibiting them from walking off their jobs, returned to work. The […]
Farquhar takes an unprecedented three hits from cyclone Fantala
MASSIVE DAMAGE ON FARQUHAR AFTER FANTALA MAKES TWO RETURN VISITS (Posted 29th April 2016) (Picture courtesy of Mr. David Savy’s FB page) As reported earlier here did Tropical Cyclone Fantala, now known to be the strongest such storm in recorded history, hit the Seychelles island of Farquhar with windspeeds of over 350 km per hour, […]
News from the Conservation Action Trust
Anti-poaching lessons from Tanzania 26 April 2016 | SA Breaking News | Don Pinnock | FREE TO PUBLISH CREDIT CAT A multipronged Tanzanian project has reduced elephant poaching numbers by two thirds within six years. It’s a model for all Africa. When elephant poachers enter a protected area they’re armed, alert and dangerous. Back […]
Invitation to Magical Kenya Media and Tour Operator Training Session
It is clear that Magical Kenya is pulling out all the stops for the upcoming INDABA tourism fair and right they are … Discover the sports and adventure tourism activities that Kenya has to offer and start selling these packages to your customers. Win a FAM trip to Kenya All you have to do is […]
New Tourism Minister for South Sudan appointed in unity government
CAUTIOUS HOPE FOR TOURISM REVIVAL IN SOUTH SUDAN AS UNITY GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED (Posted 29th April 2016) Following the return of the head of the SPLM-IO, Dr. Riek Machar, to the South Sudan capital of Juba earlier in the week and his subsequent immediate swearing in as the country’s First Vice President, was a new government […]
Strike by pilots seen as Contempt of Court
PILOTS UNION FACES CONTEMPT OF COURT CHARGES (Posted 28th April 2016) The agreement signed yesterday by Kenya Airways and the pilots union KALPA, under the watchful eyes of the Kenyan Attorney General and the Cabinet Secretary for Transport and Infrastructure, proved to be no more than a ruse by the pilot union’s ringleaders to mislead […]
Emirates Renews its Support for the Seychelles Tourism Industry
EMIRATES CONTINUES PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SEYCHELLES (Posted 28th April 2016) Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, yesterday renewed its support to jointly promote tourism in the Seychelles by extending its global marketing agreement with the Tourism Board of the archipelago. The MoU was signed by Orhan Abbas, Emirates’ Senior Vice President, Commercial Operations for Africa; […]
Seychelles rated as one of the world’s safest countries
SAFE, SAFER, SEYCHELLES (Posted 28th April 2016) The assessment by British officials that the Seychelles is one of the world’s safest countries to travel to, was welcome news as the paradise islands wound up the annual Carnival International de Victoria and the tourism board staff then headed to the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai. 23 […]
Lillian Gaitho takes a look at the upcoming long weekend of International Labour Day
Who does not like long weekends and the chance to get away for a couple of days, relax, recharge one’s inner batteries and explore upcountry, and in this case do a bit of #TembeaKenya. Lillian’s latest contribution focuses exactly on this, so read on and find out all about her thoughts … Celebrating Workers Day […]
Qatar Airways plans a surprise for the launch of Atlanta flights
INAUGURAL ATLANTA FLIGHT TO BE OPERATED BY QATAR AIRWAYS’ AIRBUS A380 (Posted 28th April 2016) Information received from the Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, where Qatar Airways is represented with their new exhibition stand, suggests that when the airline launches flights to Atlanta on the 01st of June, they will operate a one off Airbus […]
Weekend fun with Colobus Conservation
Weekend fun with Colobus Colobus Conservation has a fun-filled and busy weekend ahead and we would love for you to come and join us. Firstly we will be hosting our annual tree sale on the 29th and 30th August at Chandarana carpark. This will be the third tree sale we have hosted. Several local tree […]
Air Asia announces plans for flights to Mauritius
MORE FAR EAST AIR LINKS COMING TO MAURITIUS (Posted 28th April 2016) It has now been confirmed that Air Asia will launch an initial four flights a week between Kuala Lumpur and Mauritius, effective October this year. The Mauritius Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism Xavier-Luc Duval made the announcement earlier in the week, […]
Eden Island hits 500 sold units
SEYCHELLES’ FIRST ARTIFICIAL RESIDENTIAL ISLAND AND MARINA A HUGE SUCCESS (Posted 28th April 2016) Eden Island, located between the Seychelles’ capital of Victoria and the International Airport, dates back to the year 2001, when the company was reportedly incorporated and first steps taken to, after a thorough environmental impact assessment, create an artificial island sitting […]
Uganda Wildlife Authority News Updates
Welcome to the April 2016 issue of the UWA e-Newsletter! UWA e-Newsletter as you will notice has now changed, it is now more interactive and dynamic. Follow this link to access it It is an essential source of news and knowledge about UWA’s Conservation efforts, tourism products/activities and general institutional updates. Remember with this format […]
Airline strike risk averted as Kenyan government intervenes
KENYA AIRWAYS GETS ANTI STRIKE COURT ORDER BEFORE FRESH TALKS DEFERRED STRIKE NOTICE TILL 01ST OF JUNE (Posted 27th April 2016) Earlier today did Kenya’s national airline Kenya Airways succeed in court, obtaining a court order to prevent KALPA, the Kenya Airline Pilots Association, from instigating a strike. The combative if not outright militant union […]
Jambojet opens sales office in Lamu
KENYA’S LEADING LOW COST CARRIER OPENS LAMU SALES OFFICE (Posted 27th April 2016) (Jambojet’s new Lamu premises, opened today) Jambojet earlier today opened their new office in Lamu, similar to what the airline did last year when in July they launched their sales office in Diani. With daily flights from Nairobi to Lamu – the […]
News from further down South – The Livingstone bi-Weekly
Gill Staden was active again putting a lot of news together fromwhat I call further down South, covering Zambia, Zimbabwe and the neighbouring countries. Enjoy the read! https://thelivingstoneweekly.files.wordpress.com/2016/04/tlbw27apr16-compressed-1.pdf Inside: Flying over the Falls in a microlight Flying down the gorge in a helicopter Livingstone riot Shoprite prices Sioma pontoon breakdown New signs along the road […]
Qatar Airways – they just keep winning awards
WINNER ONCE MORE … (Posted 27th April 2016) Qatar Airways has been announced as the winner of two prestigious accolades at the Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2016 – Airline with the Best Business Class, and Best Airport Lounge in the Middle East for the Al Mourjan Business Lounge in Hamad International Airport. Award winners […]
Commercial drones will soon become a reality in Kenya
ASTRAL AVIATION FIRST OFF THE BLOCKS IN DESIRE TO LAUNCH COMMERCIAL UAV’S (Posted 27th April 2016) Astral Aviation’s CEO Sanjeev Gadhia is the first of Kenya’s major airlines to come out openly to advocate for the use of commercial UAV’s, aka drones. He spoke up earlier in the week after the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority […]
Afterthoughts on the Seychelles Carnival
‘WE WANT MORE‘ SAY PRALINOIS AFTER A FIRST GLIMPSE AT THE CARNIVAL (Posted 27th April 2016) (Pictures of the Praslin event by this correspondent) For the past five years that the Carnaval International de Victoria has been organised in Seychelles, it has always been held in the heart of the capital Victoria. But this year, […]
Burn Ivory, Ban Ivory
KENYA’S IVORY BURN PUT PRESSURE ON OTHER COUNTRIES (Posted 27th April 2016) (Almost complete as 8 of a planned 10 piles of ivory are ready for the historic burn on 30th April – Picture courtesy of Paul Udoto, Corporate Communications Manager, Kenya Wildlife Service) The wait is almost over when on Saturday, 30th April some […]
Kenya pilots union again shows complete lack of comprehension
IS ANOTHER WILDCAT STRIKE IN THE MAKING BY KALPA? (Posted 26th April 2016) Recently, after the bombing of Brussels Airport and ten anxious days of waiting for the facility to be declared ready for reopening and flights to resume, the Belgian air traffic controllers decided to inflict more pain on the people of Belgium through […]
A Swazi Winter Adventure
A Swazi Winter Adventure Winter is fast approaching and its time to dust off the winter woolies and boots and grab a cup of hot cocoa and enjoy a crackling fire at your lodge in the Kingdom of Swaziland. Yes, Swaziland is the perfect winter destination because it is so close by. A mere four […]
Uganda’s hotel owners demand change in tourism marketing funding
LOW OCCUPANCIES, HIGH TAXES AND LITTLE MONEY FOR TOURISM MARKETING – THE PERFECT STORM? (Posted 26th april 2016) Just a few weeks ago did Ms. Jean Byamugisha, Executive Director of the Uganda Hotel Owners Association, during an exchange of emails lament the fact that low occupancies, especially in upcountry hotels and safari lodges in and […]
Tanzania Rwanda Trade Forum coming up
Opportunities for trade and travel at the Tanzania Rwanda Trade Forum 2016 on the 20th of May in Kigali – Don’t miss it! The First Tanzania Rwanda Trade Forum Press Conference was held on Monday 25th April at Habari Maelezo in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Speaking at this media Briefing, seated from left to right […]
