Chris Diaz puts Kenyan marketing on the global map
KENYA AIRWAYS MARKETING DIRECTOR VOTED INTO THE WORLD TOP 100 MARKETERS RANKS (Posted 28th November 2016) Brand Kenya Director Chris Diaz has been recognised amongst the top 100 global marketing leaders who are influencing high standards in their profession and are respected thought leaders in the sector around the world. Mr. Chris Diaz, who has […]
Reunion Island was the 2016 venue of the Mercedes Open Golf Championship
Reunion Island Tourism News Reunion Island hosts the Mercedes Open Golf Championship The Mercedes Open Golf Championship just concluded in Reunion Island where the tournament was played until yesterday at the Golf de Bassin Bleu course near St. Gilles les Bains. This event is part of the French international professional and amateur doubles series and […]
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More news from Tourisme et Gastronomie COP22 : La qualité du savoir-faire professionnel marocain Tout le monde s’accorde à dire que COP22 aura été une réussite à tous les niveaux, délégations étrangères ayant pris part, médias de tous bords même les plus intraitables et société civile. Le Message Royal adressé à tous ceux qui, de […]
New Victoria Falls Airport opens the 7Wonders product to more people
The latest ATQ News from West Africa … 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 features reports that cover a wide […]
Nairobi operations resume after yet another closure due to runway incident
BELLY LANDING PROMPTS CLOSURE OF EAST AFRICA’S KEY AIRPORT ON SUNDAY (Posted 27th November 2016) The botched landing of an incoming aircraft from Somalia with just handful of passengers on board, at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport earlier in the afternoon again prompted a closure of Kenya’s main aviation hub and flight diversions of incoming […]
Fastjet in major route cut to stop financial bleeding
FASTJET SET TO CUT ROUTES FROM TANZANIA AND ZIMBABWE (Posted 27th November 2016) The new regime at Fastjet under Nico Bezuidenhout is now at a stage that major decisions and action are taking shape, all aimed to have the airline show profit sooner rather than later. First came the news that the company headquarters will […]
Africa expected to benefit from findings of the COTRI Market Report series
CHINA OUTBOUND TOURISM RESEARCH INSTITUTE PUTS REPORT FINDINGS ON THE MARKET (Posted 25th November 2016) COTRI, short for the China Outbound Tourism Research Institute, is generally considered as THE authority on research into the Chinese outbound market. The Director of the Institute, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Georg Arlt, has now decided to make the report findings […]
Jon Howell’s take on the just concluded AFRAA AGA in Victoria Falls
AFRAA AGA 2016 – key takeaways and opportunities Published on November 24, 2016 Jon Howell ? Managing Director, AviaDev at Bench Events Limited For those of you who were not fortunate enough to be in Victoria Falls for AFRAA’s AGA this week, please allow me to share my key takeaways. The theme of the conference […]
UBER Kenya targeted with new price war
UBER KENYA’S PROBLEMS GROW AS MAIN RIVAL DROPS TARIFFS EVEN FURTHER (Posted 25th November 2016) Sharply lower yields, following their decision a few weeks ago to drop tariffs and increasing problems with discontented drivers whose income was sharply reduced as a result have now been compounded by a rival’s decision to drop rates from previously […]
Nairobi’s main airport issues airspace closure notice for 25th November, 07th and 12th December
AS KENYA PREPARES FOR INDEPENDENCE DAY WILL JKIA BE SUBJECT TO THREE TEMPORARY CLOSURES (Posted 25th November 2016) Preparations are ongoing for the celebrations of Kenya’s Independence Day on the 12th of December. Subsequently, in order to allow Kenya’s air force to train for their fly by maneuvers on the day, will Jomo Kenyatta International […]
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More news from Tourisme et Gastronomie Concours de « l’Assiette Gourm’Hand » : Consécration marocaine Ce concours est réservé aux jeunes cuisiniers en situation de Handicap mental. Il est organisé chaque année à Bailleul dans la région des «Hauts de France ». Il réunissait pour la quatorzième fois des équipes venant de la Belgique, du […]
Mbuvi Ngunze set to leave Kenya Airways next year
MAJOR CHANGE COMING UP AT KENYA AIRWAYS BY Q1 OF NEXT YEAR (Posted 24th November 2016) Kenya Airways’ chairman of the board Mr. Michael Joseph announced a short while ago that the company’s Group Managing Director and CEO Mr. Mbuvi Ngunze will leave the airline at the end of the first quarter of 2017. It […]
21st Edition of Mégavalanche on Reunion Island goes underway this weekend
Reunion Island Tourism informs about: The 21st Edition of Mégavalanche 21st Edition of Mégavalanche on Reunion Island (Posted 24th November 2016) The twenty-first edition of Mégavalanche, the ultimate downhill mountain bike race, will take place on the west coast of Reunion Island from 26th to 27 th November this year. Megavalanche is a mass-start downhill […]
Happy Holidays from the Sheraton Kampala to all my readers …
I thought I share with my readers the Christmas and New Year greetings from my friends at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel … Happy Holidays from them and from me – there will be plenty more to follow …
Carlson Rezidor’s ‘Park Inn’ due to open in Nairobi early next year
CARLSON REZIDOR TO OPEN ITS SECOND NAIROBI HOTEL IN FEBRUARY 2017 (Posted 24th November 2016) Carlson Rezidor has confirmed that their second brand, Park Inn, will launch in February next year in Nairobi. The upcoming four-star Park Inn hotel widens the Carlson Rezidor’s footprint in Kenya where the firm already runs the five star Radisson […]
GTTP hosts students from Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa to present research findings
GLOBAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM PARTNERSHIP INVITES STUDENTS FROM AFRICA TO SHOWCASE THEIR RESEARCH FINDINGS (Posted 24th November 2016) The Global Travel and Tourism Partnership (GTTP) announced that 20 high school and vocational students from 10 countries have been selected as 2016 Student Research Competition winners out of some 2,000 entries. The students will present their […]
AFRAA names Ethiopian as African Airline of the Year
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES RECEIVES AFRAA’S TOP AWARD FOR FIFTH YEAR RUNNING (Posted 24th November 2016) At the end of the 48th Annual General Assembly of AFRAA, the African Airline Association, did the organization once again name Ethiopian Airlines as their choice for African Airlines of the Year. The AFRAA annual awards recognize excellence in service delivery, […]
Black Friday offers now habitually include travel deals
BIG BARGAINS ON TRAVEL AS BLACK FRIDAY LOOMS (Posted 24th November 2016) Kenya and Africa at large are starting to embrace the Western tradition where, on what is called ‘Black Friday‘ different retailers are offering massive holiday promotions. Africa’s leading eCommerce firm Jumia joined the throng for the second year running and kicked off an […]
Swissport Tanzania CEO retires after 22 years
TANZANIA’S MAIN AIRPORT HANDLING COMPANY SEES CHANGE OF GUARD (Posted 24th November 2016) Swissport Tanzania, a publicly quoted company at the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange, is the largest ground handling company offering services at Tanzania’s key airports. Long serving CEO Mr. Gaudence Temu, who oversaw the transition of the company into what it is […]
Controversy erupts over ‘official data’ as stakeholders dismiss figures as fantasy
UGANDA’S TOURISM PRIVATE SECTOR DISPUTE GOVERNMENT GROWTH STATISTICS (Posted 24th November 2016) Ugandan tour and safari operators but also the hotel association have jointly dismissed the figures presented by the Ministry of Tourism about sectoral growth for 2015, with one regular commentator calling them ‘pure fantasy‘ and ‘far from reflecting the truth on the ground […]
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More from Tourisme et Gastronomie Grande messe de l’aérien à Casablanca L’AACO-Arab Air Carriers Organization tient sa 49èmeAssemblée Générale Annuelle à Casablanca du 28 au 30 novembre 2016 à Casablanca. La 49ème AGA est placé sous le Haut Patronage de Sa Majesté le Roi Mohammed VI et est organisé par la Royal Air Maroc. Cet […]
UNWTO Congress will take a hard look at links between cultural and creative tourism
UNWTO TO DISCUSS TOURISM LINKS AT CONGRESS IN SOFIA / BULGARIA (Posted 23rd November 2016) The World Tourism Organization and the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Bulgaria will jointly host the International Congress on World Civilizations and Creative Tourism from the 29th of November to the 01st of December this year in Sofia, […]
AU passport expected to spur travel
EXPENDITURE FOR TRAVEL EXPECTED TO RISE BY A QUARTER WHEN TRAVEL ACROSS AFRICA IS EASED (Posted 23rd November 2016) Travellers from four countries – South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Egypt were surveyed, with those having flown in the past 24 months saying they would spend 24 percent more with the introduction of the passport. New […]
AFRAA recognizes Kenya Airways’ Outstanding Service
KENYA AIRWAYS PLAYS LEADING ROLE IN AFRAA (Posted 23rd November 2016) Kenya Airways has been awarded this year’s African Airlines Association (AFRAA) Outstanding Service Award for its service delivery, innovation and competitiveness in the African aviation industry. The airline was awarded at the recently concluded 48th AFRAA Annual General Assembly (AGM) held in Victoria Falls, […]
Fair Trade Tourism signs mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with Ecotourism Kenya
Fair Trade Tourism signs mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with Ecotourism Kenya Ecotourism Kenya announced yet another achievement for Eco-rating Certification. The Kenya based organization received another boost with the signing of a mutual recognition agreement (MRA) between Fair Trade Tourism and Ecotourism Kenya. Sustainable tourism in Africa has received another great boost with the signing […]
Seychelles – Abu Dhabi cooperation continues to benefit the islands
PRESIDENT FAURE UNDERTAKES FIRST WORKING VISIT TO ABU DHABI (Posted 23rd November 2016) State House Victoria has confirmed that President Danny Rollen Faure has concluded a working visit to Abu Dhabi where he met His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi. During their meeting yesterday, President Faure and […]
The eTN publisher asks: Did you receive my email I sent yesterday?
From: Juergen Steinmetz, eTN Publisher I sent you an email two days ago, did you receive it? Would you like to reach travel agents, tour operators, press, social media, traveling public, tourism executives, Google News receivers, social media, etc ? Black Friday already started here at eTurboNews Reach out to our audience and beyond and […]
Travel Africa magazine, the gift that keeps on giving!
More from the Travel Africa Magazine "Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better" Albert Einstein Jambo! Welcome to another issue of our e-newsletter, Shamwari, for readers of Travel Africa magazine, and for those looking for great gifts for friends and family! Savage Kingdom Arriving in the Delta at four days old, […]
RwandAir’s CEO John Mirenge takes over AFRAA presidency
RWANDAIR SELECTED TO HOST NEXT AFRAA AGA IN 2017 (Posted 23rd November 2016) Information received from Victoria Falls, where AFRAA, the African Airlines Association is holding their Annual General Assembly, has confirmed that Mr. John Mirenge, CEO of RwandAir, has been elected as the next AFRAA President. He will hold the rotating presidency for one […]
Construction delays hit new hotel projects in Kenya
SEVERAL HOTEL PROJECTS IN NAIROBI DELAY OPENING DUE TO CONSTRUCTION BOTTLENECKS (Posted 22nd November 2016) Several new hotel projects in Kenya’s capital Nairobi are reportedly delayed as construction and finishing bottlenecks have caused havoc to their projected soft opening timeframes initially given. Among then is the new Hilton Garden Inn near Jomo Kenyatta International Airport […]
