Sustainability – a key agenda point for UNWTO at ITB Berlin

UNWTO ACTIVITIES AT ITB 2017 (Posted 02nd March 2017) UNWTO activities at the 51th edition of ITB, taking place from 08th to 12th of March in Berlin, include the 07th UNWTO Silk Road Ministers Meeting, events on the New Platform Tourism Services (or the so- called sharing economy), Child Protection and Indigenous Tourism. Expected to […]

The Monthly Trumpet

Save the Elephants News Updates Building Momentum on Ivory Trade Bans As China’s legal ivory trade draws to a close in 2017, pressure is increasing on other markets to follow suit. Vietnam (whose rampant illegal trade we exposed last year) has pledged a clamp down, the European Union looks set to ban ivory exports from […]

Corporate Council on Africa News Update

CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Ethiopia: Ethiopian Airlines Wins African Cargo Airline of the Year Award Nazret Ethiopian Airlines- Ethiopian Airlines, the largest cargo operator in Africa, has been awarded the African Cargo Airline of the Year Award during the 2017 Air Cargo Africa Conference held in Johannesburg from 21st to 23rd February 2017… Read […]

South African roadshows in overdrive as Seychelles courts top African market

GUANGDONG IN SEYCHELLES TO SIGN PARTNERSHIP DEALS (Posted 02nd March 2017) Led by the Vice-Director General of the tourism administration of Guangdong Province Zhang Zhenlin, did a delegation visit the Seychelles a few days ago. The group consisted of the governors from the Tourism Administration of Guangdong Province, representatives from travel agencies, tourism attractions and […]

Rhino sale bombshell hidden in new draft regulations

Conservation Action Trust decries the pathetic attitude of the South African government Rhino sale bombshell hidden in new draft regulations 27 February 2017 | Daily Maverick | Don Pinnock | Free to publish credit CAT Photo by Steve Evans via Flickr. The public has until March 10 to respond to draft regulations by the South […]

Best Western seeks to rapidly expand their Kenyan footprint

BEST WESTERN ON THE PROWL IN NAIROBI (Posted 02nd March 2017) For the hospitality industry’s global players has Nairobi become a hotspot of hotel developments in recent years. Kenya’s MICE sector has been growing in leaps and bounds and in a way became the backbone of the increase in visitor arrivals in Nairobi over the […]

The ServicMag calls for your vote …

THE SERVICEMAG RECOGNIZES EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN IN THE SERVICES SECTOR (Posted 02nd March 2017) The ServiceMag celebrates and recognises individuals and organisations in the Service sector for delivering outstanding service experiences and demonstrating excellence. For several years now, The ServiceMag has regularly organised events to appreciate service champions. This year, from March 01st to 08th, we […]

Corporate Council on Africa News Updates

INFRASTRUCTURE First impressions of east Africa’s largest shopping mall How We Made It In Africa The mall, which has 67,000m2 of gross lettable space, is part of a larger development that will eventually also comprise residential, office, leisure and hospitality components….. Read more>> Top Investment Opportunities in Africa .com Africa Mauritius, the Seychelles, Namibia, South […]

St. Ange UNWTO candidacy based on success, success and more success

MASSIVE BOOST FOR SEYCHELLES TOURISM AS NUMBERS SHOOT UP BY 25 PERCENT (Posted 02nd March 2017) The foundations laid by immediate former Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine Mr. Alain St. Ange and his team at the Seychelles Tourism Board continue to bear fruits, as the latest statistics from Victoria indicate. Arrival numbers […]