Precision Air reduces operational losses as full year financial results are published
PRECISION AIR PASSES LATEST IOSA AUDIT (Posted 26th August 2016) Precision Air Services earlier today reaffirmed its progress towards recovery after it recorded a more than 50 per cent drop in operating loss from TShs 53B to TShs 25B as per the audited and published group financial statements for the year to 31 March 2016. […]
Safarious offers a unique experience for one selected photographer / writer
Opportunity for wildlife photography enthusiast and keen writer Opportunity for wildlife photography enthusiast and keen writer Penda are hosting a wildlife photography workshop with National Geographic photographer Tyrone Turner at South Africa’s Djuma Private Game Reserve within the Greater Kruger National Park area. We are looking for a photography enthusiast and keen writer to attend […]
Windhoek joins the growing network of Ethiopian Airlines
53 DESTINATIONS IN AFRICA AND COUNTING (Posted 26th August 2016) Come October 04th will Ethiopian Airlines commence nonstop flights between Addis Ababa and the Namibian capital of Windhoek. The daily service will use a Boeing B737-800NG in a two class configuration of 138 seats in economy and 15 in business class. This latest addition will […]
Seychelles ‘Festival of the Ocean’ visitors got plenty to see
AS SUBIOS COMES OF AGE WILL THE ‘SEYCHELLES FESTIVAL OF THE OCEAN‘ CARRY ON THE TRADITION (Posted 26th August 2016) When ‘SUBIOS‘, short for sub Indian Ocean Seychelles, was launched 21 years ago, no one could know what a success the festival would become. Marine life aficionados from around the world over the past two […]
Cycling gains support in East Africa
EAST AFRICAN COMMUNITY CYCLING CHALLENGE NOW WELL UNDERWAY (Posted 26th August 2016) A month long cycling tour across the five East African states is now well underway and over the next week or so set to return from Kenya to Uganda, where the 2.880 km race started on the 01st of August. Teams from Uganda […]
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TICAD VI FILLS ALL OF NAIROBI’S HOTELS (Posted 26th August 2016) The long awaited Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development is going underway tomorrow morning and Nairobi’s international airport has been a beehive of activity as some 10.000 delegates and participants from around the world have began to arrive in Kenya. It is understood […]
Terrorism and tourism safety
Dr. Taleb Rifai speaks out on terrorism and tourism safety www.worldtourismwire.com UNWTO, WTTC, PATA, ETOA, ICTP WORLDTOURISMWIREindependent- outspoken25 August 2016 home about child protection people opinion news events contact Dr. Taleb Rifai speaks out on terrorism and tourism safety August 25, 2016 Dr. Taleb Rifai, secretary-general of the World Tourism Organization, was interviewed by Elena Sevillano, […]
Zambia – Let’s Explore
The Best of Zambia – a very unique photo safari
Will you attend the Akwaaba African Travel Market in Lagos this year?
Your personal invitation to attend the 12th edition of Akwaaba in Lagos / Nigeria 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 […]
Travel Trends in Kenya’s domestic tourism market
Here comes Lillian Gaitho’s weekend contribution, taking a look at the travel trends in Kenya’s domestic market Key Trends in Domestic Tourism Report identifies need for industry players to customize products to the dynamics of the Kenyan customer The Jumia Travel Report on domestic tourism in Kenya saw the launch of the first in depth […]
One month to World Rhino Day
News from Save the Rhino International AUGUST It’s less than a month until World Rhino Day, on 22nd September, and with CITES CoP17 just around the corner, all of us at Rhino HQ are gearing up for a busy few months. As we reach a crossroads for the future of all five rhino species, we […]
Market share fight among cab companies gets even hotter
SAFARICOM BACKED ‘LITTLE CABS‘ RATTLES COMPETITORS WITH NEW INITIATIVES (Posted 25th August 2016) Having a partner like Safaricom, Kenya’s leading mobile communications and mobile money company, clearly has its benefits as competitors like UBER and others are presently finding out at their expense. Little Cabs has widened their scope by giving clients without smart phones, […]
Challenges remain for Kenya’s hospitality industry
TPS EAST AFRICA CONFIDENT OF BETTER FULL YEAR RESULTS (Posted 25th August 2016) TPS East Africa Limited, the company which is better known as Serena Hotels, has just announced the H1 results for the current financial year and, while posting a sharp reduction in losses compared to a year ago, is still facing challenges from […]
Cancellation of 2016 African Diaspora World Tourism Awards and Travel Expo event!
The organizers of the African Diaspora World Tourism Awards announce the cancellation of the event after key sponsors did fail to come through. African Diaspora Tourism Explorer Cancellation of 2016 Awards Event ! ! Pleased be advised that with much disappointment and heartfelt regret, the 2016 African Diaspora World Tourism Awards and Travel Expo that […]
Etihad too now eyes capacity increase for the Big Apple
SECOND DAILY FLIGHT TO USE #AIRBUS #A380 TOO COME JUNE NEXT YEAR (Posted 25th August 2016) Etihad Airways, the national airline of Abu Dhabi, will follow suit in upping capacity to New York as done by other Gulf carriers, and from June 2017 switch their second daily flight from a Boeing B777-300ER also to an […]
Dubai Tourism courts East African travelers
EAST AFRICA ROADSHOW SEES OVER A DOZEN COMPANIES JOIN HANDS TO PROMOTE TRAVEL TO DUBAI (Posted 24th August 2016) Kampala, Nairobi and the Dar es Salaam are the cities visited by a delegation from Dubai Tourism working hand in hand with key partners like Emirates, FlyDubai and Kenya Airways, DMC’s from Dubai like Alpha Tours […]
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Seychelles – one country where the tourism minister takes his private sector seriously
MINISTER ST. ANGE CONTINUES HIS ENGAGEMENT WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR (Posted 24th August 2016) The Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture Alain St.Ange said earlier this week that domestic tourism is on the rise across the country and there is a need to encourage more tourism establishments to promote it. Minister St.Ange said this after […]
This airline is now recruiting before getting new aircraft next month
AIR TANZANIA REVIVAL GATHERS PACE AS NEW JOBS ARE ADVERTISED (Posted 24th August 2016) First came the announcement that the Tanzanian government had bought two brand new Bombardier Q400NG aircraft for its national airline. Then news hit the headlines that two top managers got themselves suspended before the CEO job was advertised in the local […]
Legal drone use in Kenya comes one step closer
NEW REGULATIONS FRAMEWORK FOR UAV’S AWAIT FINAL SECURITY CLEARANCE IN KENYA (Posted 24th August 2016) (Military UAV in action – picture courtesy of Wikipedia) Kenya is expected to catch up very soon with Rwanda, which, as in many other areas broke ground for Africa when the country provided a regulatory regime and then licensed the […]
Three special Seychelles’ islands make it into the Conde Nast ‘Top 22’
SEYCHELLES – TRULY ANOTHER WORLD (Posted 23rd August 2016) Three of the overall 115 Seychelles islands have made the Condé Nast Traveller’s list of ‘The World’s 22 Most Incredible Private Islands‘, namely Denis Private Island, North Island and Frégate Island Private. North Island in particular has come to global prominence following the honeymoon taken there […]
INVITE: Fifth Annual AVI AFRIQUE Africa Aviation Innovation Summit
JOIN US: Aviation innovation, collaboration and safety come together at the AVI AFRIQUE Summit 2016 This year’s AVI AFRIQUE Africa Aviation Innovation Summit is teaming up with another two key events on the aviation calendar to deliver not one, but three days of expert discussions, seminars and showcases. Air Traffic and Navigation Services SOC Limited […]
First of two Bombardier Q400NG’s gets new livery
AIR TANZANIA’S FIRST BOMBARDIER Q400 SPORTS THE GIRAFFE ON ITS TAIL (Posted 23rd August 2016) The first of two Bombardier Q400NG aircraft ordered by the Tanzanian government for national airline Air Tanzania is now getting its livery painted on hull, engines and tail, soon to be followed by the second aircraft which will be delivered […]
How tourism benefits the grass root communities around the Masai Mara
MAASAI RIENTA WOMEN’S SELF HELP GROUP – ESCAPING POVERTY THROUGH TOURISM (Posted 23rd August 2016) This cooperative initiative is geared towards safeguarding the Maasai traditional handicraft skills as well as empowering Maasai women, in particular but not only single mothers and widow Maasai women, around Mararienda village, Mara North Conservancy, Kenya. The income generating activities […]
Air Mauritius now firmly in profit territory again
FROM 10 MILLION EURO LOSS IN Q1 OF 2015 TO 2 MILLION EURO PROFIT IN Q1 THIS YEAR (Posted 23rd August 2016) A year ago did Air Mauritius post a nearly 10 million Euros loss in Q1 but favourable fuel prices, cost cuts, improved load factors to 77.2 percent and growing traffic numbers from and […]
Reunion courts Chinese market
IRT ORGANIZES FAM TRIP FOR CHINESE TRAVEL MEDIA (Posted 22nd August 2016) The Chinese market is a priority market for the destination Reunion. Multiplying the trade and promotion with the Middle Kingdom, the Reunion Island Tourism Board (IRT) under the leadership of the French Region of Reunion, has this week welcomed media and social personalities […]
Enter this dynamic new photo competition!
A call by ‘Safarious’ for hobby and professional photographers Enter this dynamic new photo competition! Send in your most outstanding photos of Conflicts in Nature by 29 August to win tickets to the Wild Shots Photography Symposium in Johannesburg or Cape Town. CLICK HERE FOR CONTEST DETAILS – Good luck!
UNWTO prepares for next ‘Barometer’ edition
UNWTO has now started the preparation of the forthcoming issue of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. The organization very much appreciates the commitment of tourism operators to participate in the UNWTO Panel of Tourism Experts and hopes to count again on the sector’s valuable cooperation. UNWTO would like to ask readers to please complete the […]
Nepal brings accessible tourism to World Tourism Day 2016
www.worldtourismwire.com UNWTO, WTTC, PATA, ETOA, ICTP WORLDTOURISMWIREindependent- outspoken 22 August 2016 home about child protection people opinion news events contact Nepal brings accessible tourism to World Tourism Day 2016 Ever since its inception, World Tourism Day is celebrated on September 27 to foster awareness among the international community of the importance of tourism and its […]
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