Lillian Gaitho’s thoughts on Travel and Technology
NO ONE CAN ANY LONGER AFFORD TO NEGLECT THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES (Posted 20th April 2016) Image: http://www.roomerhotelsystem.com/ At Accor Hotels, guest check-in begins two days ahead of time; with a personalized SMS reminding the guest to prepare their check-in nitty gritty for a smooth and faster process. On the morning of the check-in date, this […]
Nairobi transit becomes a trap for ivory smugglers
ANOTHER CHINESE ARRESTED AT JKIA AS ADDED SURVEILLANCE MEASURES BITE (Posted 20th April 2016) Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is increasingly becoming a trap location for ivory smugglers no matter the amount or kind of illicit loot they ship or carry. On Monday night this week yet another Chinese traveler, arriving from the Democratic Republic […]
Lillian Gaitho is checking out Nairobi’s roof top bars
A BAR WITH A VIEW MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE (Posted 20th April 2016) Lillian is back in the proverbial saddle and has started to notch up her writing output again. This week she is looking at the bar scene in Nairobi, but not just ordinary bars … bars which have a view … read on […]
Adventurous Seychelles
Adventurous Seychelles It’s true that the Seychelles is known for its tranquility, beauty and charm. But did you know that you can also experience an extreme and adventurous Seychelles? The very mountains and ocean that hold the secret to your relaxation is also the key to the adventures that await you on this magical island. […]
Ol Pejeta’s latest Wildlife and Community News
Dear Friend of Ol Pejeta: Ol Pejeta wins gold at Sustainable Tourism Awards! Ol Pejeta is an "outstanding example of how tourism can be used by conservationists to protect habitats and species and to uplift local communities" said the judges at the African Sustainable Tourism Awards as Ol Pejeta was awarded Best for Wildlife Conservation. […]
Driving African Economies through the Power of Aviation
Driving African Economies through the Power of Aviation Aviation in National Economic Planning, Public-Private Partnerships and Funding Aviation main focus of IATA’s Aviation Day Africa Conference Agenda The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced the theme for the 2016 Aviation Day Africa (Abuja, Nigeria, May 23 – May 24, 2016): "Driving African Economies through the […]
Wakanow opens UK office
AFRICA’S ONLINE TRAVEL MARKET LEADER EXPANDS INTO THE UK (Posted 19th April 2016 from the Avani Barbarons Resort on Mahe / Seychelles) African online travel market leader Wakanow has made good of their promise made a few months ago, that they were set for global expansion. Victoria Onwubiko, the company’s Chief Marketing Officer, earlier today […]
‘Fantala’ hits remote Seychelles’ island
FARQUHAR HIT BY TROPICAL CYCLONE ‘FANTALA‘ (Posted 19th April 2016 from the Avani Barbarons Resort on Mahe) The core of the Seychelles archipelago is located outside the Indian Ocean’s geographical area where cyclones strike but some of the more remote islands, like the Aldabra atoll or the island of Farguhar, which, closer to Madagascar than […]
Kenya Airways returns to targeted expansion with Cape Town flights
OPERATION PRIDE YIELDS FIRST RESULT WITH ADDITION OF CAPE TOWN SERVICE (Posted 19th April 2016) Come July will Kenya Airways launch a three times a week service from Nairobi via Livingstone Zambia to Cape Town, connecting two of Africa’s most iconic cities. An Embraer E190 aircraft will operate on the route every Wednesday, Friday and […]
Pemba to become a new Precision Air destination
PRECISION AIR ANNOUNCES PEMBA FLIGHTS FROM END MAY (Posted 19th April 2016) Precision Air, Tanzania’s only publicly quoted airline, has confirmed that Pemba, the second largest island of the Zanzibar archipelago, will be added to their domestic network come 24th of May, using an ATR turboprop aircraft. The island will initially be served three times […]
Qatar Airways to set new standards at Arabian Travel Market 2016
NEW STAND SIGNALS INTENT TO CONQUER (Posted 19th April 2016) Qatar Airways is preparing to bring its unique offering to the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the Middle East’s leading travel trade fair taking place in Dubai from 25-28 April 2016. This year, Qatar Airways will showcase the award-winning service and hospitality that the airline is […]
70 Years and counting – Ethiopian Airlines’s story of success
ETHIOPIAN RULES THE AFRICAN SKIES (Posted 19th April 2016) Ethiopian Airlines is celebrating its 70years of highly successful air transport services to, from and within the continent of Africa. With its strong mission as the erstwhile Pan-African airline of bringing Africa together and closer to the world, Ethiopian has expanded air connectivity within Africa and […]
Kenya Airways nips critics in the bud with forensic audit
OPERATION PRIDE’S FORENSIC AUDIT GOES UNDERWAY (Posted 18th April 2016) Critics, some civil and others not so civil, of Kenya Airways’ will find that the wind has just been taken out of their sails when news broke earlier today that the airline has commissioned a forensic audit in circumstances of how the losses of last […]
Have you signed up for the Eastern African HOTEL INVESTMENT FORUM
It is now only six months to go until the annual Africa Hotel Investment Forum takes place at the Radisson Blu Hotel and Conference Centre in Kigali / Rwanda, alongside an aviation development conference, to add ‘spice’ and substance to the meeting. Follow the link below to sign up! Key Topics announced for the Africa […]
West Africa HOTEL INVESTMENT FORUM
Ahead of the AHIF in Kigali / Rwanda later in the year is the West African Hotel Investment Forum taking place in Lome, Togo from the 21st to the 22nd June. Don’t miss it! HOTEL DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA JUMPS 30% TO 64,000 ROOMS The number of planned hotel rooms in Africa has soared to 64,000 […]
Illuminating lions and other predators? A novel way to protect livestock and help man / wildlife co-existance
LET THERE BE LIGHT … (Posted 18th April 2016) Animal conservation issues have been ongoing in Africa for decades. One of the most difficult issues to tackle are those involving human/wildlife conflict. In rural villages surrounding conservation areas, wild animals and farmers, or those who are raising livestock, are often attempting to occupy the same […]
NEW Travel Africa App!
Jambo! We’re very pleased to let you know that we’ve created a new App for all Travel Africa magazine readers! This will make Travel Africa available to you on all platforms and mobile devices, enabling you to enjoy more of the world’s most exciting continent wherever you may roam! Whether you are a new user […]
South Korean Royal Dance to feature at the Seychelles Carnival
SOUTH KOREAN ROYAL DANCE PERFORMANCE COMES TO THE CARNIVAL IN SEYCHELLES (Posted 18th April 2016) South Korea, a country with a documented 4.300 years history, will join the 6th edition of Carnival International de Victoria in the Seychelles. South Korea has also confirmed that they will be using this coming carnival to showcase their Korean […]
Ever heard of the Suri Stick Fighters of South Sudan?
IF PEACE PREVAILS, AND ONLY IF, CAN SOUTH SUDAN OFFER SPECTACULAR TRIPS (Posted 18th April 2016) Little is known outside South Sudan of the great variety of tribes and ancient tribal customs. Bahr el Jebel Safaris, South Sudan’s premier safari and expedition operator, is now offering an insight and has prepared a trip itinerary which […]
ATQ News from Nigeria and the rest of West Africa
Here comes the next edition of ATQ News, courtesy of Lagos based Ikechi Uko ATQnews.com a member of Travel Media Group. This is the online platform for African Travel Quarterly (ATQ), the first Travel magazine in West Africa which solely focuses on travel and tourism issues. It started publishing offline about 10 years ago. ATQnews.com […]
Notting Hill holds Carnival Workshop ahead of Seychelles Carnival Festival
NOTTING HILL PARTNERS WITH CEPS TO TRAIN SEYCHELLOIS (Posted 18th April 2016) Seychellois will again have one more reason to look forward to this year’s Carnival International de Victoria, as one of the main ‘actors‘, UK based Notting Hill, is again partnering with a local organization to provide hands on training aimed to provide skills […]
Malawi’s main airport faces sanction as SAA halts flights
WHAT’S NEXT FOR LILONGWE’S KAMUZU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (Posted 18th April 2016) Reports came in over the weekend that South African Airways has halted flights to Lilongwe, Malawi’s main international airport, known in aviation circles as LLW (IATA) or FWKI (ICAO). The reasons given were of an unsettling nature, citing safety concerns: ‘which are currently not […]
Air Austral finally ditches the A380, prepares for B787-8 debut
AIR AUSTRAL DREAMLINERS SET FOR LAUNCH IN EARLY JUNE (Posted 17th April 2016) Information at hand suggests that Air Austral, the home airline of the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion, will commence B787 Dreamliner operations on the 05th of June with an inaugural service from the island’s main airport, Roland Garros International, to mainland […]
Latest News from Zambia Tourism
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, please submit. The Lungwebungu Fishing Safari The […]
Have you registered for the Rwanda Tanzania Trade Fair in May??
TANZANIA RWANDA TRADE FORUM 2016 The First ever Tanzania Rwanda Trade Forum will be held in Kigali on the 6th of May 2016 organised by 361 Degrees together with Rwanda Private Sector Federation (PSF), Tanzania Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (TCCIA) and Tanzania Trade Development Authority (TANTRADE) that is aimed at bringing together high […]
The Victoria Carnival concept has fired up the imagination of Seychelloise business community
MINISTER ST. ANGE MEETS TOURISM AND BUSINESS COMMUNITY AHEAD OF THE ARCHIPELAGO’S TRADE MARK CARNIVAL (Posted 14th April 2016) Minister Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture joined Sherin Naiken, the CEO of the island’s Tourism Board to say thank you to the Seychelles Tourism Trade and also to the Business Community […]
More premium lounges for Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
TURKISH SET TO OPEN NEW PREMIUM LOUNGE AT JKIA NEXT MONTH (Posted 14th April 2016) A site inspection earlier this week by Kenya Airport Authority, Turkish Airlines and Turkish Embassy staff gave a clear indication how far the construction of the new Turkish Airlines premium lounge has advanced in recent weeks. Hot on the heels […]
Qatar Airways celebrates Boston flights
QATAR AIRWAYS GROUP CEO MEETS THE MEDIA IN BOSTON (Posted 14th April 2016) Qatar Airways, which in East Africa flies to six airports in three of the East African Community countries, earlier in the week launched flights from Doha to Boston, adding yet another US city to their growing list of international destinations. Subsequently did […]
Media Invitation – IATA Annual General Meeting 1-3 June 2016 Dublin
It is a pleasure to invite you to register to attend the 72nd IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit taking place in Dublin, Ireland, from Wednesday 1 June to Friday 3 June 2016. Program Highlights This year’s AGM takes place against a backdrop of generally rising industry financial health but also […]
Nigeria NOC reappoints Wakanow to sell tickets for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics
FOLLOWING SUCCESS FOR LONDON OLYMPICS DOES NIGERIAN NOC SIGN NEW DEAL WITH WAKANOW (Posted 14th April 2016) (Wakanow CEO Obinna Ekezie at the signing ceremony yesterday in Lagos) The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) yesterday unveiled tour and hospitality services provider, Wakanow, as the country’s sole authorised ticket provider for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games scheduled […]
