And the winner is … Levi Kato of Wilderness’ Clouds Mountain Gorilla Lodge
SILVERCHEF COMPETITION 2016 RAISES CULINARY STANDARDS (Posted 11th June 2016) This year’s Silverchef competition, held at Cephas Inn in the South Western Ugandan town of Kabale, for the first time involved chefs from neighbouring Rwanda, which geographically of course also is part of the Gorilla Highlands. The Gorilla Highlands concept relies on bringing people together, […]
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How travel agents can create unforgettable trips for Halal travellers. Ramadan Kareem to those celebrating the holy month of Islam! Amadeus recently commissioned a research paper to help travel agents better understand halal tourism, one of the fastest growing travel sectors in the world. Read More Expand your network with the Remote Ticketing Solution Amadeus […]
WIN free return flights with fastjet!
There is really nothing like flying to places for free … and here is a chance to put this to the test … Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. How to book Plan your trip Destinations FAQs Fancy winning a pair of return tickets on a route of your choice? Would you […]
Hippo cull leaves many questions unanswered as Born Free issues protest
ZAMBIA SANCTIONS THE CULLING OF 2000 HIPPOS (Posted 11th June 2016) The Born Free Foundation has condemned Zambia’s plan to kill 400 hippopotamuses a year over the next five years in the Luangwa River Valley, an area world-famous as a wildlife stronghold. According to reports, the cull, which has already started, was sanctioned by the […]
347 graduates join aviation sector after completing their courses
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES AVIATION ACADEMY GRADUATION DAY SEES NEARLY 350 STUDENTS COMPLETE THEIR COURSES (Posted 11th June 2016) One of Ethiopian Airlines’ ventures, their aviation academy at the Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, added its own excitement to the 70th anniversary of the airline when 347 students from various courses graduated, now able to join […]
Seychelles and Czech Republic sign new aviation deal
NEW BILATERAL AIR SERVICE AGREEMENT TO SET STAGE FOR FUTURE FLIGHTS (Posted 10th June 2016) Information from Victoria, the capital of the Seychelles, talks about a new aviation deal which was signed earlier this week between the Czech Republic and the archipelago’s government. Minister Joel Morgan, Minister for Transport and Foreign Affairs, and the Czech […]
Measuring tourism’s impact on national economies
UNWTO HOSTS KEY MEETING TO DISCUSS ECONOMIC MONITORING AND IMPACT OF TOURISM (Posted 10th June 2016) Under the title ‘Advancing the Measurement of Sustainable Tourism Development’, UNWTO Member States, NGOs, academic institutions and other public and private sector entities discussed approaches to effectively measure, monitor and assess tourism performance and impacts at destination level. This […]
S!TE 2016 hangs in the balance
TO TRADE FAIR OR NOT TO TRADE FAIR AS QUESTION IS ASKED HOW MANY ARE TOO MANY (Posted 10th June 2016) Word is emerging from usually reliable sources that the Swahili International Tourism Expo 2016 may not take place this year. Only just concluded, in Arusha and Moshi, were the traditionally largest international tourist trade […]
Take me to the river…. and read on what that is all about
"Traveling – it leaves you speechless, then turns you into a storyteller" – Ibn Battuta Take me to the river It’s 1 January 1993 in Zaire. In part one of an epic journey through what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Travel Africa’s Publication Manager Phil Clisby recounts what can only be considered […]
Seychelles’ Tourism Minister in India to promote his paradise islands
SEYCHELLES TOURISM WORKS THE INDIAN MARKET (Posted 10th June 2016) The highly respected political icon of the State of Tamil Nadu, Mr Muthuvelan Karunanidhi on Wednesday this week welcomed Minister Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture to his offices. The Seychelles Minister and his delegation were in Chennai on a working […]
Rival service to UBER in the making
UBER’S SUCCESS DRIVES COMPETITION TO NEW LEVELS (Posted 10th June 2016) News from Nairobi suggests that UBER will very soon have to face competition of a new kind. Safaricom, Kenya’s largest mobile phone and data company, appears to have joined forces with a new taxi outfit by the name of Littlecabs, which is emerging from […]
RegGee’s back at Forties! Sunday 12 June – 2PM
News from Diani, News from Forty Thieves & Co! RegGee’s Gig Sunday 12 June 2PM – Forty Thieves RegGee’s Sunday gig at Forties After a short escape to TZ, RegGee’s back in Diani Come many greet him, dance, sing, rock and funk Sunday from 2PM at Forty Thieves UEFA 2016 Watch the games LIVE at […]
UNWTO Calendar of Events 2016
New Technologies and their impact on the tourism sector
UNWTO DISCUSSES THE IMPACT OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES ON THE SECTOR (Posted 09th June 2016) Over 400 participants from 26 countries gathered in the city of Nara, Japan, to discuss the impact that new technologies are having on the tourism sector and how these can help the sector to further develop at the UNWTO International Conference […]
Fastjet appoints new CEO
NICO BEZUIDENHOUT JOINS FASTJET AS CEO AFTER A DECADE AT MANGO (Posted 09th June 2016) The Board of Directors of Fastjet PLC, a publicly quoted company at the London Stock Exchange, earlier today announced the appointment of Nico Bezuidenhout as the new CEO, replacing Ed Winter who left the airline earlier in the year. Nico […]
Lillian Gaitho’s thoughts on classy accommodation as the week slowly comes to an end
6 Idyllic Season Stays That Will Make You Want to Re-think your Saving Plan You know what they say about money, that it can buy you just about anything? Well, some say it cannot buy you happiness or love, but every new day, sources prove otherwise. I mean, all aspects factored in, who wouldn’t make […]
Amadeus releases report on ‘Halal Travel’
NEW REPORT SUGGESTS ‘HALAL TRAVEL‘ TO REACH 150 MILLION BY 2020 (Posted 09th June 2016) ‘Halal Travel 2016‘, a report conducted by UK-based research firm Context Consulting and commissioned by Amadeus, was presented today at Dubai’s Arabian Travel Market. The study gives an insight into the current needs and future expectations of this travel group […]
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Kenya Golf Trophy 2016
NAS SET TO SPONSOR THE KENYA GOLF TROPHY ONCE AGAIN (Posted 09th June 2016) The 05th edition of the Kenya Golf Trophy 2016, Kenya’s and indeed Africa’s largest corporate amateur golf tournament, will again be held at Muthaiga Golf Club on Friday the 14th of October. This year’s event, which has been growing in strength […]
News from ‘Further Down South’ – courtesy of Gill Staden’s ‘The Livingstone bi-Weekly’
Before the newsletter, here are some videos you might like to watch: Chiawa Camp, Lower Zambezi We were lucky enough to have an elephant bull decide to join us for breakfast at Old Mondoro. Maybe a good thing he did not continue up the stairs. https://www.facebook.com/315403998605738/videos/904657256347073/ New Working Dogs in Lower Zambezi 5 weeks ago, […]
Boeing B787 Supplier meetings hosted by Ethiopian Airlines
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES HOSTS BOEING EVENT IN ADDIS ABABA (Posted 09th June 2016) Ethiopian Airlines, the largest African airline, in collaboration with the Boeing Company is pleased to announce that it will host ‘Africa 787 Supplier Technical Summit’ from 07th -09th June 2016. This technical summit is for the entire African region and includes Ethiopian Airlines, […]
A Procession of African Royalty to be Presented at 2016 African Diaspora World Tourism Awards
African Diaspora Tourism Explorer African Royalty Procession to be Presented at the 2016 African Diaspora Tourism Awards As the August 26-28 date for the 2016 African Diaspora World Tourism Awards & Travel Expo approaches, plans have been made to include a "Royal Procession" as a part of the week-end events. This will be a presentation […]
Pro Sky chooses Reunion for 2016 trip
Pro Sky chose the island of Reunion for its annual MICE event (Posted 09th June 2016) Fifty French MICE agencies were invited by Sky Pro for exploring the island of Reunion, in partnership with the Reunion Island Tourism Office (IRT), the regional airline Air Austral, the Palm Resort Hotel & Spa and local DMCs. The […]
Kenya’s tourism industry benefits from new budget measures
VAT REMOVAL FROM PARK FEES MAKES SAFARIS MORE AFFORDABLE (Posted 09th June 2016) The 2016/17 budget reading in the Kenyan parliament yesterday has met one of the key demands of the country’s tourism industry, when Cabinet Secretary for Finance Henry Rotich proposed to remove VAT on park entrance fees, which three years ago raised the […]
Monkey business causes blackout
MAJOR BLACKOUT CAUSED BY MONKEY (Posted 09th June 2016) Information is emerging that it was a monkey which was responsible for the 5 hour nationwide power outage in Kenya yesterday, which left businesses reeling from the added cost of running expensive generators without any recourse to recover such expenses. The Gitaru power facility, supposedly secured […]
Morocco’s Minister of Tourism named Travel Personality of the Year
www.worldtourismwire.com Updates and comments on activities by UNWTO, WTTC, PATA, ETOA, ICTP and other global organization leading the global travel & tourism industry www.worldtourismwire.com 08 JUNE 2016 Morocco’s Minister of Tourism named Travel Personality of the Year June 8, 2016 At a ceremony in Dubai attended by travel and tourism industry professionals and representatives from […]
Kenya Tourism invests in marketing and courting key producer markets
THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT, BUT … (Posted 08th June 2016) Kenya’s Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala once again expressed his views that the country’s tourism industry is heading for brighter times ahead, when revealing the various statistics for the 2015 arrivals at the airports of Nairobi and Mombasa and the various land borders with mainly […]
Seychelles well represented at Madagascar Tourism Fair
VANILLA ISLAND TOURISM DELEGATIONS MEET ON THE SIDELINES OF THE ANNUAL MADAGASCAR TOURISM FAIR (Posted 08th June 2016) Senior Seychelles Tourism Consultant, Mr. Glynn Burridge, who is also the author of ‘KOLONY‘, travelled to Madagascar last week to represent the Seychelles’ Minister for Tourism & Culture, Alain St.Ange at a special ministers’ meeting of the […]
Serena’s Godwin Joshua – A man of his word
SERENA MANAGER ADOPTS ALBINO CHILD AFTER VISIT TO ORPHANAGE IN LAMADI (Posted 08th June 2016) When last in the Serengeti, at Kirawira Serena in the Grumeti sector of the park, did time permit to visit the town of Lamadi, located on the shores of Lake Victoria. My primary purpose at the time was to do […]
The latest Tourism Tattler Newsletter for June 2016
The official travel trade journal of Africa’s premium tourism trade associations NEWSLETTER ISSUE 06 – JUNE 2016 This months’ front cover features the awesome Storms River Mouth on South Africa’s breathtaking Garden Route. Explore this untouched playground by kayak, lilo, scuba or snorkel with Untouched Adventures. Read more about Untouched Adventures on pages 05 and […]
