Brussels Airport News April 2017
Brussels Airport’s latest news updates … Especially for passengers of Brussels Airlines flying from Entebbe, Kigali and Bujumbura … New Destinations 26/03 re-launch Atlanta (Delta Air Lines) 30/03 Mumbai (Brussels Airlines) 31/03 Yerevan (Brussels Airlines) 01/04 Funchal (Brussels Airlines) 10/04 Larnaca (Cobalt Air) 28/04 Araxos (TUI fly) 28/04 Tivat (TUI fly) 29/04 Volos (TUI fly) […]
Vanilla Islands join hands with Turkish Airlines to promote the destination in Eastern Europe
ROADSHOW IN EASTERN EUROPE A SUCCESS FOR THE VANILLA ISLANDS GROUP (Posted 13th April 2017) Turkish Airlines and the Vanilla Islands organised a roadshow in Eastern Europe in order to develop sales for flights leaving from the region. From 03rd to 06th of April a delegation composed of around twenty tourism professionals from Mauritius, Seychelles, […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS GE, Boeing Partner to Promote Aviation Training in Africa Footprint to Africa General Electric and The Boeing Company – General Electric (GE), Boeing and Kenya Airways have jointly initiated capacity building in aviation training schools in the East Africa region….Read more>> INFRASTRUCTURE Nigeria’s main international airport reopens next week after […]
Chinese tourists spend 12 percent more money abroad in 2016
CHINESE OUTBOUND SPENDING GOES UP BY 12 PERCENT ACCORDING TO UNWTO (Posted 13th April 2017) 2016 results on expenditure from major outbound markets reflect increasing demand for international tourism across the world, as reported in the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. With a 12% increase in spending, China continued to lead international outbound tourism, followed […]
SABENA, SN Brussels and then Brussels Airlines – excellence in the skies over Uganda
15TH FLIGHT ANNIVERSARY OF RECONNECTING BRUSSELS WITH ENTEBBE (Posted 13th April 2017) It was this aircraft, an Airbus A330-300, registered as OO-SFO, which on the 26th of April 2002 took off from Zaventem to relaunch long haul flights to Africa after the demise of good old SABENA a year earlier. The aircraft, originally owned by […]
ATQ news reports: Office of the Airport Authority catches fire amidst Staff Audit in Nigeria
More ATQ News from Nigeria and beyond Chinese Initiatives to help Industrialise Africa, may see more Rails, Roads and Airports Gay and Lesbian group want to influence choice of Tourism Election of SG Cameroon war against Anglophones continues as activist speaks from prison CNN’S Richard Quest to anchor Indaba ministerial platform Deportees from Libya “Our […]
Etihad Uganda launches 8th edition of ‘Boss out of town’
ETIHAD IN UGANDA WORKING TOWARDS GREATER VISIBILITY WITH ‘BOSS OUT OF TOWN‘ CAMPAIGN (Posted 13th April 2017) Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, together with Sanyu FM, one of Uganda’s leading radio station, has launched the 8th edition of the ‘Boss out of Town’ campaign that aims to reward admired business […]
ST. Ange addresses the World Islamic Economic Forum Advisory Board
ST. ANGE KEEPS THE MOMENTUM GOING FOR THE UNWTO TOP JOB (Posted 13th May 2017) During the auspicious occasion of the International Advisory Board of World Islamic Economic Forum (WIEF IAP) meeting held at the Eden Bleu Hotel in Seychelles yesterday, which was co-hosted by the FORSEAA (Forum of Small Medium Economic AFRICA ASEAN), Mr. […]
Ugandan hoteliers partner with Sanofi Pasteur to boost hygiene solutions
UHOA PROMOTES BEST PRACTICE FOR FOOD HANDLING IN UGANDA (Posted 13th April 2017) UHOA is partnering with Sanofi Pasteur to provide a training and sensitization on food handling in the hotel sector. A one day training session will take place on Wednesday 26th of April at the Golf Course Hotel starting at 8am. Said UHOA’s […]
Cast your vote for your favourites at the 24th World Travel Awards!
A little help from friends has never harmed, yes? Gamewatchers Safaris needs your vote … Please vote to help support conservation WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS 2017 – VOTE NOW ! Dear ATC Reader, We are honoured to have been nominated again in the World Travel Awards – the "Oscars of the Travel Industry"! Now in its […]
East or West, home’s best, even for Chimps!
Chimpanzee News updates from Uganda Baby Chimp Integration and Kyewunyo’s return to forest Kyewunyo and her baby girl. Kyewunyo, born and raised on Ngamba Island, had a daughter on 17th February 2016. She and her daughter have been in the holding facility since then, but on the 18th March 2017 at 07:40 am they were […]
Royal Air Maroc set to raise flights from three to four a week
RISING DEMAND LEADS TO MORE FLIGHTS (Posted 13th April 2017) Royal Air Maroc, which launched flights between Casablanca (CMN) and Nairobi (NBO) in April last year, has seen their market share increase in a short period of time. Entering the market with initially two weekly flights has this since then risen to three a week. […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
TOURISM How big is Airbnb’s business in Africa? How We Made It In Africa In Africa, South Africa is by far the biggest Airbnb market, accounting for almost half the listings on the continent…. Read more>> Africa’s Hospitality Market – Year in Review 2016 HTI Consulting Cape Town, Luanda and Dar es Salaam saw lots […]
