Airbus test aircraft lands in Entebbe with humanitarian relief goods on board
Airbus Foundation and IFRC fly relief goods to Uganda (Posted 09th March 2017) The Airbus Foundation has used an Airbus A330 test aircraft to transport 17 tonnes of relief equipment and specialized water and sanitation equipment from East Midlands Airport, United Kingdom, to Entebbe, Uganda. The goods are destined to assist the increasing number of […]
Discover the Secrets of Nature at Lansdown Resort in Aburi Ghana
More ATQ News from Nigeria, West Africa and beyond Aviation:"Dubai airports ban "Ghana Must Go" Bags Campaign for UNWTO’s top position shifts to Nigeria ‘ Nigeria ladies have attitude problem’-Morachi Seychelles Associations endorse Alain St. Agnes for Sec. Gen. UNWTO "Blackwater" founder makes heavy investments in Kenya airlines Discover the secret of Nature at Lansdown […]
IATA publishes February 2017 Financial Monitor
IATA SHARES FEBRUARY DATA (Posted 09th February 2017) February report of the Airlines Financial Monitor. Key points: The latest financial results for Q4 2016 show that the decline in profitability, which began in the third quarter of 2016, continued across most regions in the fourth quarter, albeit from historically high levels. Global airline share prices […]
The Good Safari Guide is wondering … Have they missed anyone?
Have we missed anywhere? Can you help us.. The shiny, new Good Safari Guide website has just gone live, listing the 300+ best safari lodges in Africa. We’ve rarely overlooked a great safari lodge since 2005 when the Good Safari Guide began, and we don’t want to start now. So we’d love your help.. Do […]
Dian Fossey – Remembered at the Virunga Lodge
Keen on gorilla tourism? Then read the Volcanoes Safaris News update: Remembering Dian Fossey at Virunga Lodge LUXURY LODGES Kyambura Gorge | Bwindi | Mount Gahinga | Virunga Remembering Dian Fossey at Virunga Lodge On 02 March we celebrated the opening of the new Dian Fossey Map Room at our Virunga Lodge. This stunning space […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CORPORATE COUNCIL ON AFRICA PRESENTS… U.S. -Africa Business Summit 2017 June 13-16, 2017 Washington, DC | Omni Shoreham Hotel On June 13-16, 2017 the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) will convene business and government leaders at its 11th biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Washington, DC. The 2017 Summit will be one of the first opportunities […]
Macedonia also wades into UNWTO elections and gives St. Ange the thumbs up
MACEDONIA’S LELA KRSTEVSKA ENDORSES ALAIN ST. ANGE (Posted 09th March 2017) Woman’s Day 2017 at ITB in Berlin was the occasion for the IIPT India to hold the 2nd Edition of the successful "Celebrating Her" Conference in the Palais Am Funkturm. Following that conference many gathered on the Seychelles Stand at ITB to see Lela […]
Uganda showcases the country at ITB in Germany
DEMAND IS GROWING FROM GERMAN MARKET FOR UGANDA SAFARIS (Posted 09th March 2017) Thirty Ugandan tourism businesses and Government organisations are participating in the ITB 2017 international tourism expo in Berlin, Germany, from 08th to the 12th of March. The team’s stand is found ITB Stand Hall adjoining to partners Kenya and Rwanda and the […]
Air Mauritius nominated for a Changi Airline Award
FINGERS CROSSED FOR AIR MAURITIUS AHEAD OF THE CHANGI AIRLINE AWARDS IN SINGAPORE (Posted 09th March 2017) Air Mauritius is one of the nominees for Best Airline Marketing Award for the upcoming 12th edition of the Changi Airline Awards 2017 to be held in Singapore on the 27th of April 2017. The final award winner […]
All ladies crew takes Brussels Airlines A320 to Berlin
BRUSSELS AIRLINES’ ALL LADIES CREW FLY ITB EXHIBITORS TO BERLIN (Posted 09th March 2017) On the occasion of the International Women’s Day, Brussels Airlines yesterday operated its Berlin flight with all female cockpit and cabin crew members. Under the slogan #BeBoldForChange, International Women’s day is organized all over the world today to emphasize once again […]
Qatar Airways launches patented new Business Class Seat
WHO NEEDS FIRST CLASS ANY LONGER WHEN QATAR AIRWAYS OFFERS THE BEST SEAT IN THE SKY? (Posted 09th March 2017) Qatar Airways yesterday hosted a packed press conference on the opening day of the world’s largest tourism trade fair, ITB Berlin, to unveil its highly anticipated and revolutionary new Business Class experience to the world’s […]
UBER Kenya under yet more pressure as drivers walk away from talks
UBER BOSSES RECENT NOTORIETY COSTS COMPANY DEARLY IN KENYA (Posted 09th March 2017) Reports from Nairobi suggest that the present phase of negotiations between taxi hailing giant UBER and their Kenyan drivers have come to naught when representatives of the drivers walked away from the talks. Yet new demands by the local management of UBER […]
Berlin ITB welcomes Kenya’s tourism who is who
BALALA HEADS KENYAN DELEGATION TO ITB 2017 (Posted 09th March 2017) Over 40 Kenyan travel trade stakeholders are showcasing their tourism offerings at this year’s International Tourism Bourse, in short ITB in Germany. This comes against the backdrop of a rise of 10.4 percent in arrivals for the last year. The Kenyan delegation led by […]
