Happy Holidays from Serena Hotels
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Gamewatchers Safaris Extends Seasons Greetings Good wishes from all of us at Gamewatchers Wishing you a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! We wish you and your family a wonderful Christmas season and a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year in 2017. With warmest regards from Jake, Mohanjeet and all of the team at […]
Kafunta Safaris from Zambia wishes you readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Seasons Greetings from Zambia’s Kafunta Safaris Kafunta Safaris, Box 83, Mfuwe, Zambia
Fasttrack services come to the Seychelles International Airport
FIRST AND BUSINESS CLASS PASSENGERS GET EXTRA SERVICES WHEN FLYING IN AND OUT OF SEYCHELLES (Posted 20th December 2016) The Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports & Marine, Mr. Alain St. Ange and the Minister for Internal Affairs, Ms. Mitcy Larue jointly chaired a meeting at the Seychelles International Airport on Friday the 16th of […]
Etihad Airways signs codeshare deal with Precision Air of Tanzania
ETIHAD CODESHARE DEAL SEEN AS ENDORSEMENT OF PRECISION AIR’S QUALITY OPERATIONS (Posted 20th December 2016) In a move that extends its reach across East Africa, Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, earlier today announced that it has entered into a codeshare agreement with Precision Air, Tanzania’s leading domestic airline. Under the […]
The Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Internet of Elephants team up to develop online games for wildlife conservation
A novel way to promote conservation Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Internet of Elephants team up to develop online games for wildlife conservation Making a difference: Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Internet of Elephants (IoE) are pleased to announce their joint commitment to create new revenue streams for wildlife conservation. This first of its […]
STB Chairperson meets Tourism Minister
FIRST FORMAL MEETING BETWEEN NEW SEYCHELLES TOURISM BOARD CHAIR AND TOURISM MINISTER ‘A SUCCESS‘ (Posted 20th December 2016) Kathy Mason, the newly appointed Chairperson of the Seychelles Tourism Board this week met with Alain St. Ange, the island’s Minister responsible for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine in the presence of Mrs. Sherin Francis, the […]
Tanzania’s tourism minister in another humiliating climbdown
TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS SAY THEY LOST CONFIDENCE IN THEIR MINISTER (Posted 20th December 2016) ‘The meeting with our Minister was shambles‘ ranted a regular Arusha based contributor before adding ‘He got no grip on the industry, he does not understand tourism and his insistence earlier in the year that tourism must be subjected to VAT shows […]
Quo Vadis Mauritius Tourism
MAURITIUS TOURISM MINISTER RESIGNS FROM GOVERNMENT (Posted 20th December 2016) There was apparently no pleasure left at all for Deputy Prime Minister Xavier-Luc Duval, who also held the portfolio of Tourism in the government of Mauritius, when he resigned from his post yesterday and walked out of the ruling coalition with 10 other of his […]
Corporate Council on Africa News
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Ethiopian Airlines to start direct and non-stop services to Singapore EthioSports Ethiopian Airlines – Ethiopian Airlines, the largest and fastest growing African airline, is pleased to announce that it will start a direct and non-stop services to Singapore as of June 2017 using the ultra…Read more>> U.S.- AFRICA RELATIONS Africa: […]
The Northern Rangelands Trust wishes all my readers Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays from the Northern Rangelands Trust Happy holidays from NRT 2016 HIGHLIGHTS NRT Happy holidays from the Northern Rangelands Trust! Join us in looking back on a handful of highlights from 2016. If you haven’t already, why not download our 2015 State of Conservancies? report for some holiday reading? Here we present data and […]
Lillian Gaitho’s thoughts on ‘Christmas on a Shoe String Budget’
Christmas On Shoe-String Budget: Make Merry on the Cheap! The festive season does not only call for time to spend time with friends and family, but also our budgets tend to pack in extra pennies to foot the bills that come with the season. However, budget estimates for the festivity are not always met; while […]
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Zambia Tourism!
Seasons Greetings from the Zambia Tourism Agency Seasons Greetings We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Hear more from us by liking our social media pages using the social links below.
Amadeus Africa names ‘2016 Mover & Shaker’
KENYA’S PATRICK MAINA KAMANGA NAMED AS 2016 AMADEUS MOVER & SHAKER (Posted 19th December 2016) Mr. Patrick Maina Kamanga, the CEO of Deans Travel Centre was honoured by Amadeus with the prestigious title of 2016 Amadeus Mover & Shaper. Amadeus recently launched an interactive campaign to identify the ‘Movers & Shapers’ of the travel industry […]
Singapore next on the Ethiopian Airlines horizon
COME JUNE 2017 IT WILL BE SINGAPORE HERE WE COME (Posted 19th December 2016) Ethiopian Airlines will as of 02nd of June next year launch nonstop flights from Addis Ababa to Singapore, one of the South East’s most important commercial, financial and even aviation hubs. The flights will be operated with a two class Boeing […]
Air Seychelles expands codeshare with Alitalia to Madagascar and South Africa
CODESHARE AGREEMENT OPENS MADAGASCAR TO ITALIANS (Posted 19th December 2016) Air Seychelles and Alitalia, both Etihad partner airlines, have just inked an expanded codeshare deal under which Alitalia passengers can now connect on Mahe to both Antananarivo and Johannesburg and soon thereafter even Durban. Under the agreement, Alitalia will place its AZ flight code on […]
Ruaha to become part of Coastal Aviation’s new schedule from June 2017
RUAHA VIA SERENGETI FLIGHTS OPEN UP ANOTHER WILDERNESS AREA FOR TOURISTS (Posted 19th December 2016) A new routing, just announced by Coastal Aviation, will make visits from June next year to Ruaha, one of the less explored wilderness areas in central Tanzania, more accessible for tourists. A nine seater Pilatus PC 12 aircraft will be […]
Red Rocks completes 5 successful years of cultural heritage preservation
An interesting analysis of the past five years of Red Rocks, an eco tourism initiative outside Musanze, formerly known as Ruhengeri. I am glad to note that after a difficult start Greg Bakunzi has become a landmark location for visitors to this part of Rwanda and that the variety of activities he introduced over the […]
Search is on for a new CEO at Air Mauritius
OUSTER OF FORMER CEO TRIGGERS HEAD HUNT FOR NEW BOSS AT AIR MAURITIUS (Posted 19th December 2016) Following the ouster of former CEO Megh Pillay during a turbulent board meeting at the end of October has the search for a permanent successor gained pace. While Mr. Raja Buton, who had previously acted as CEO, was […]
Amended aviation deal allows for more flights from Kenya to India
NEW DEAL SHOULD SEE KENYA AIRWAYS CARRY MORE INDIAN VISITORS (Posted 19th December 2016) Kenya’s drive to attract more tourist visitors from India to the country have received a boost, when news broke that an amended aviation deal has been signed between Kenya and India to permit the designated airlines from both countries seven more […]
The Role of the African Diaspora in the Growth of Tourism in Africa
In ATQ News This Week: The Role of the African Diaspora in the growth of Tourism in 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 […]
Kenya Ports Authority launches construction of new cruise terminal
MOMBASA PORT FINALLY SET TO GET A DEDICATED CRUISE TERMINAL (Posted 17th December 2016) Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Tourism Mr. Najib Balala yesterday officially launched the construction of a dedicated cruise ship terminal at the Port of Mombasa. The estimated cost of 350 million Kenya Shillings, equivalent to about 35 million US Dollars, will be […]
Ever seen a more extensive Festive Season programme than this? Only at Serena, where else?
The Best is Getting Better
NAIROBI SERENA HOTEL SET TO UNDERGO MAJOR MODERNIZATION AND REFURBISHMENT (Posted 17th December 2016)
Outsiders will never be able to save the Serengeti.
SERENGETI WATCH News Update Meet the people who can Name | Company | Phone | Email | Website Outsiders can’t save the Serengeti. These people can. Journalists at one of our recent workshops. These include lectures, mentoring, discussions, and field trips. To save their wildlife heritage, East Africans need to know what’s at stake and […]
Tourisme et Gastronomie News Updates
La Newsletter – Tourisme et Gastronomie 2ème édition de Meeting Morocco (12-13 janvier 2017) La 1ère édition de « Meeting Morocco » a été un succès sur toute la ligne. Tenue en janvier 2016 au Palais des Congrès du PGP, elle a réellement permis aux exposants de faire des affaires sur place, sinon des promesses […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
HEALTH Kenya’s War on Malaria Wins Accolade Daily Nation Kenya’s improvement in malaria surveillance places it at a vantage position to being one of the three pilot countries in Sub-Saharan Africa… Read more>> AGRIBUSINESS Why Africa’s Farmers Are the Most Hit By Climate Change Monitor This year, the most important and urgent developments for millions […]
Etihad signs major deal with Lufthansa Group
ETIHAD AIRWAYS AND LUFTHANSA INK MAJOR CODE SHARE AND AIRCRAFT LEASING DEAL (Posted 17th December 2016) Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates and Lufthansa German Airlines, part of Europe’s largest airline group, today announced the conclusion of an extensive codeshare agreement. The arrangement is set to start in January 2017, subject […]
2017 International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development
World Tourism Organization: 2017 is the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development
Change of guard at Brussels Airlines in Uganda
IT IS WELCOME TO GEERT AND GOOD BYE TO SEBASTIAAN AS BRUSSELS AIRLINES CHANGES COUNTRY MANAGERS (Posted 17th December 2016) (From left to right Mr. Sebastiaan Spijkers, this correspondent and Mr. Geert Lemmen) A change of guard is underway at many of the Brussels Airlines African stations. As shown in a recent YouTube upload is […]
