IATA reports record load factors for February
STRONG DEMAND FOR AIR TRAVEL BOOSTS LOADFACTORS (Posted 06th April 2017) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for February showing a second month of strong demand growth to begin 2017. Total revenue passenger kilometers (RPKs) rose 4.8%, compared to the same month last year. Although this was below growth achieved […]
Changes at the helm of RwandAir
JOHN MIRENGE BOWS OUT AFTER SUCCESSFUL SPELL AT RWANDAIR (Posted 06th April 2017) When John Mirenge took on the responsibility as CEO of RwandAir was the airline little more than a virtual carrier, with not one plane owned and few routes to impress the market in Eastern Africa. During his spell as CEO however he […]
World Bank lets down the rafting industry in Uganda
DECISION DEFERRED BY A YEAR MEANS THAT JUSTICE DELAYED IS JUSTICE DENIED (Posted 06th April 2017) The Ugandan rafting industry, an integral part of the country’s tourism industry, is perplexed, as are wide sections of the conservation fraternity, when news broke that the recommendation of the Inspection Panel to launch a formal investigation into the […]
Qatar Airways gets recognized for new amenity kits across all travel classes
QATAR AIRWAYS QUADRUPLE WINNER AT TRAVELPLUS AIRLINE AMENITY BAG AWARDS (Posted 06th April 2017) Qatar Airways excelled in four categories of the TravelPlus Airline Amenity Bag Awards held in Hamburg, Germany last night. The airline’s new range of on-board products won the awards for First Class Female Amenity Kit, Business Class Middle East Amenity Kit, […]
Wild Nature meet Rich Culture on Reunion Island
Reunion Island remains a high profile destination The Wild Nature and Rich Culture of Reunion Island Seemingly hidden within the currents of the Indian Ocean is a little tropical gem which calls to the heart of every traveller looking for the ultimate experience. With far reaching mountainous landscapes and strikingly beautiful terrains, Reunion Island holds […]
Your news update from the Northern Rangelands Trust
Northern Rangelands Trust News Updates for ATC News Readers WILD FRONTIERS "Just borrow a camel" What happens when conservancy elders, many of whom have had very little formal education, meet corporate leadership training? Find out how conservancy management is being transformed Rescue of Sera Rhino Calf A black rhino calf, only the second to be […]
According to ATQ News is Makoko the Venice of Africa
ATQ News from Nigeria and beyond for readers of ATC News Nigerian Journalists have applauded the appointment of former Director General, Nigeria Tourism Development Commission, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe and other professionals into key areas in the industry. The four new trends that are changing the way we travel in 2017 Zimbabwe’s Tourism Chief presents posthumous […]
IACC and Meeting Professionals Internationals form new alliance
GLOBAL MEETING BODIES EMBRACE CLOSE PARTNERSHIP (Posted 06th April 2017) IACC, the only association to certify conference and meetings-focused venues on a global basis, and Meeting Professionals International (MPI), the leading global association for meeting professionals, have announced a five-year global partnership for the mutual benefit of their members. The two associations will share event […]
More from Maria about her travels to the Azores islands
Another travel report from my friend Maria about another visit to Portugal and the Azores … When Is Too Much Of A Good Thing, Bad? It began the way any obsession does – with a single occurrence. We — my daughter, Melisa, along with her husband, Andy, arrived in Sao Miguel, the largest of the […]
Great things happen at Sheraton Kampala Hotel ‘at 50’
SHERATON KAMPALA AT 50 … Read on to get all their latest news updates …
Like it or don’t like it but respect it you must says US 7th Circuit Court of Appeals!
Candidates for SG of UNWTO should hear this or get out of the race as US court rules LGBT workers protected from discrimination under Civil Rights Act For the first time, a US federal court has extended civil rights protections to LGBT employees under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The LGBT issue has become […]
UNWTO News 61
World Tourism Organization News Updates for ATC Readers UNWTO appoints Shaikha Mai Bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa as Ambassador of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development The President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities and Chairperson of the Board of the Arab Regional Centre for World Heritage, Shaika Mai Bint Mohammed Al-Khalifa, has […]
Tourism Tattler’s latest edition – right here for ATC Readers
Drakenstein Shines at Tourism Awards continue reading #INDABA2017 Hits The Road continue reading Final Falke Full Moon Hike continue reading Cape Town Upstaged | Round 1 continue reading IGLTA Issues Statement on UNWTO SG continue reading TBCSA Responds to Cabinet Reshuffle continue reading Air Seychelles Starts Flights to Durban continue reading Africa’s Last Defender up for […]
Lillian Gaitho’s pre Easter travel thoughts
Easter Insights: Five Guides to Buying your Travel Insurance Holiday trips, however well planned and promising can play out in the worst unexpected. My previous experiences include luggage loading and flying off to Cape Town, while I blissfully headed for Durban! Away from this, cancelled flights, terrorist attacks, and illness can throw into total disarray […]
IIPT April News
International Institute for Peace Through Tourism News Updates for ATC Readers April 2017 UNWTO-IIPT Global Summit Website Now Open for Registration The UNWTO – IIPT Global Summit website is now open for registration at: http://unwto.iiptsummit.org/. The official conference of the UN International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development will begin with the Welcome Reception, Sunday […]
Kenya Airways eyes fifth flight to Seychelles after new MoU is signed
NEW SEYCHELLES – KENYA DEAL WILL BRING NUMBER OF FLIGHTS TO FIVE A WEEK (Posted 06th April 2017) After signing a new partnership deal between the Seychelles and Kenya, which included the two countries’s tourism boards and Kenya Airways, have news emerged that the present four flights a week between Nairobi and Mahe, the Seychelles’ […]
Environment Tribunal halts SGR work on route through the Nairobi National Park
KENYA’S ENVIRONMENT TRIBUNAL STOPS SGR WORK (Posted 06th April 2017) Serious doubts over the conclusions drawn by the Environmental Impact Assessment for the second phase of the new Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya have now apparently led to the halt of any work until a thorough review of the EIA and other aspects related to […]
Rift Valley Railways gets termination letter from Kenya Railways
THE END OF THE RAIL ROAD FOR RVR? (Posted 06th April 2017) Sources from Nairobi have suggested that political motives led to the termination of the concession agreement for Rift Valley Railways, served on the company by Kenya Railways but notably not Uganda Railways, the other partner in the equation. ‘You know how our minds […]
RwandAir’s reach now extends to Mumbai
RWANDAIR NOW CONNECTS TO INDIA (Posted 06th April 2017) (It is thumbs up from the Captain of RwandAir’s B737-800NG named Kalisimbi before taking off on the inaugural flight to Mumbai) RwandAir’s expansion out of Africa has taken root when the airline two days ago launched their service to India’s main commercial hub, Mumbai. The aircraft […]
Precision Air Entebbe schedule now available
FLYING BETWEEN TANZANIA AND UGANDA SOON MADE EASIER (Posted 06th April 2017) In an apparent slight change to traffic days earlier announced here will Precision Air now operate their new flights between Dar es Salaam and Entebbe and Kilimanjaro and Entebbe on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Two of the services on ATR 72 aircraft […]
