Exciting Team News at Cheli & Peacock Safaris

Cheli & Peacock Safaris announces key changes in personnel ABOUT US | ITINERARIES | SAFARI INFO | CONTACT US Some Very Exciting Team News at Cheli & Peacock CEO – Gary Segal: We have spent a great deal of time thinking about the kind of person we need to take this business forward. We’ve talked […]

Speculation is mounting that Ethiopian Airlines could take over Nigeria’s Arik Air

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES SEEKS FURTHER EXPANSION IN WEST AFRICA AS TALKS OVER THE FUTURE OF ARIK AIR ARE ON (Posted 31st August 2017) Information is emerging that Ethiopian Airlines appears to be in direct negotiations with the Nigerian government, aiming to take over the management of the financially crippled Arik Air, which in recent years had […]

Brussels Airport News

Brussels Airport News Updates – For passengers of Brussels Airlines and other airlines flying to the European capital … Newsletter Brussels Airport Newsletter August 2017 Extra weekly flight to Mumbai As of 29 October, Brussels Airlines will offer an extra weekly flight to Mumbai on Saturdays. From then onwards, Brussels Airlines will fly to Mumbai […]

Corporate Council on Africa News Updates

CCA IN THE NEWS East Africa: Regional Cooperation Key to Growth of Tourism – Kagame AllAfrica Kagame was speaking Tuesday at the opening of the 41st Annual World Tourism Conference which is currently underway in Kigali….Read more>> South African Airways Vacations® Expands Air-Inclusive Product Portfolio with 15 New Properties throughout Africa South African Airways – […]

Another Antonov 26 accident in South Sudan

ANOTHER CRASH IN SOUTH SUDAN FURTHER DENTS THE COUNTRY’S AVIATION SAFETY RECORD (Posted 30th August 2017) (Picture courtesy of Aviation Herald) Information is emerging from South Sudan that yet another UN chartered Antonov 26 aircraft was involved in a landing incident. The aircraft, operating for UNHCR and carrying a full cargo of relief goods, overshot […]

FlyDubai flies into the red again

FLYING INTO THE RED POSES CHALLENGES FOR FLYDUBAI (Posted 30th August 2017) While FlyDubai is apparently still planning to expand their East Africa services, in particular to their Tanzanian destinations Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar, have news emerged that Dubai’s low cost airline has again incurred significant losses. Earlier in the year it was reported here that […]

Ethiopian Airlines announces nonstop flights to Sao Paulo

SAO PAULO NONSTOP FROM ADDIS ABABA (Posted 29th August 2017) Ethiopian Airlines will effective 16th of September cut out the current stop in Lome for their current four weekly flights between Addis Ababa and Sao Paulo, Brazil’s manufacturing and service industry capital and the largest city in the Southern hemisphere. The service operates every Monday, […]

Reunion’s regional booking platform announces new terms for newcomers

REUNION TOURISM LAUNCHES NEW PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS FOR THEIR REGIONAL BOOKING PLATFORM (Posted 29th August 2017) From August 23rd to August 29th were tourism professionals from La Réunion invited to take part in information meetings on the changes proposed by the regional reservation platform of the island of La Réunion Tourisme (IRT). Four information meetings on […]

Zambia’s Kafunta Safaris shares their latest news

News updates from Zambia’s Kafunta Safaris Like Tweet Forward Newsletter August 2017 Dear ATC Readers, It’s heating up here in the Luangwa Valley as we are switching to summer, and the safari season has reached its very peak! August has been a busy month, with several interesting sightings of leopard and lion cubs. The wild […]

Magical Kenya captures attention well ahead of #MKTE2017

1.500 MEETINGS ALREADY BOOKED FOR MKTE 2017 (Posted 29th August 2017) A record 1,500 pre-scheduled Business to Business (B2B) meetings between Kenyan Tourism Trade and Travel Agents from key source markets will take place during this year’s Magical Kenya Trade Expo (MKTE). The event, which seeks to afford the Kenyan tourism trade a chance to […]

Zimbabwe events updates

SANGANAI ON COURSE IN BULAWAYO AS HARARE GEARS UP FOR CARNIVAL (Posted 29th August 2017) The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority has once again confirmed that their annual international tourism trade show Sanganai Hlanganani will take place as planned in Bulawaya, aka the City of Kings, between the 27th of September to the 01st of October. Sanganai […]

Flight Data Management Course – 18th and 19th of September – Nairobi / Kenya

AviAssist Foundation offers more courses in Kenya Flight Data Management Course (FDM) 18 & 19 September 2017, Wilson Airport, Nairobi, Kenya Register now for this unique in-region training – Only a limited number of places is still available. Don’t get disappointed by registering too late! A registration form is attached. Understand Flight Data Collection & […]

Laikipia – Be Informed, Stay Engaged!

News Updates from the Laikipia Wildlife Forum Dear ATC Readers, Meet the CIDP Team (from left to right): Margaret Wambua, Stanley Ngatia and Peter Hetz from LWF; Gabriel Nyausi from NRT, John Gitonga from Mpala, Hussein Wario, FAO, and Omar Jibril, National ASAL Stakeholder Coordinator. Absent from the photo is AHADI representative, Lucy Kimani. On […]

Qatar Airways CEO elected to chair IATA’s Board of Governors

QATAR AIRWAYS’ AKBAR AL BAKER ELECTED TO TOP IATA POSITION (Posted 27th August 2017) Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Mr. Akbar Al Baker, has been elected Chairman of the Board of Governors (BoG) of prestigious global aviation industry body International Air Transport Association (IATA), effective June 2018. The rotating one-year term will commence at the […]

Alain St. Ange’s Tourism Report – Edition 12

Enjoy the 12th edition of the Alain St. Ange tourism report, available via the link below to eliminate previous ‘sizing’ problems when reproducing it here in its original format. http://mailchi.mp/977e3c93025c/saint-ange-tourism-report-12th-edition

COMESA Business Council publishes sectoral reports

COMESA BUSINESS COUNCIL AFFIRMS RELEVANCE AS REPORTS ARE PUBLISHED (Posted 27th August 2017) The COMESA Business Council is the recognized apex business organization in the region, representing private sector interests at the highest levels of decision making in the region. The CBC provides key market driven services to its membership, namely- business advocacy, business support […]

Seychelles Tourism Board heads to Korea

SEYCHELLES FOCUSES ON SOUTH KOREA (Posted 27th August 2017) Mrs. Sherin Francis, the CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board is heading to Seoul in South Korea for what is being described as a ‘major mission’ for the period 28th of August to the 02nd of September. The working visit by Mrs. Francis coincides with the […]

Alan Root – a giant among East Africa’s film makers

ALAN ROOT – REST IN PEACE AS YOUR LEGACY LIVES ON (Posted 27th August 2017) Alan Root, an icon amongst his film making and photographing peers, passed on yesterday aged 80. For me it has been ages since I last met Alan and longer still when I was first introduced to him at a function […]

New rhino birth on Ziwa brings overall number to 21

RHINO BIRTH MAKES BREAKING NEWS (Posted 26th August 2017)   Two hours ago was another rhino baby born on the Rhino Fund Uganda / Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, bringing the overall number to 21 which include 9 females, 11 males and the latest addition, sex still to be determined by the monitoring team.Notably is the mother […]

Reunion installs more webcams on island’s beaches

… LIVE FROM THE BEACH OF ROCHES NOIRES … (Posted 26th August 2017) A fourth webcam has just been installed on the beach of Roches Noires in Saint-Gilles-les-Bains. This project was made possible thanks to the collaboration of the Reunion Island Tourism (IRT) and Tamarun which open today a window on the Indian Ocean. A […]

Seychelles Tourism Board relocates to new offices at Mont Fleuri

SEYCHELLES TOURISM ANNOUNCES MOVE TO NEW OFFICES AT MONT FLEURI’S BOTANICAL HOUSE (Posted 26th August 2017) Come Monday will the Seychelles Tourism Board move offices from the convenient location of Espace Building near the ferry port to the more distant Botanical House at Mont Fleuri, it was learned. The move will take several days and […]

Election conduct strengthens tourism sector confidence

Tourism stakeholders react to sector’s performance post elections With diminutive effect from the elections anxiety, Kenya’s tourism sector has withstood the pressures of uncertainties that resulted to some tourists having to hold their travel plans. As one of the most volatile sectors, tourism stakeholders remain obliged to Kenyans for choosing peace during a considerably fraught […]