#Seychelles provides backdrop of new UK TV series
NEW BRITISH TV SERIES SHOT ENTIRELY ON LOCATION IN THE SEYCHELLES (Posted 27th September 2017) The wonderful backdrop and scenery of Seychelles have convinced producers of an upcoming UK television series that the popular holiday destination is also a perfect filming location. Kerry Waddel, the producer of High and Dry – a new comedy series […]
#UNWTO launches #WorldTourismDay2017 competition
WORLD TOURISM DAY CELEBRATED THE WORLD OVER (Posted 27th September 2017) With the aim of promoting responsible travel, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has launched a travellers’ competition ahead of World Tourism Day. The initiative is part of the ‘Travel.Enjoy.Respect’ campaign taking place within the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017. A one-month […]
#EcoTourism #Kenya releases Eco Warrior 2017 award nominees shortlist
AND THE ECOTOURISM WARRIORS 2017 WILL BE … (Posted 26th September 2017) Ecotourism Kenya has earlier today announced the short list for the 12th edition of the Eco Warrior Awards which recognize innovations and leadership in responsible tourism. The finalists consist of Kenyan tourism initiatives with good practices that have been able to translate the […]
The WTM London team has everything covered…
World Travel Market London – They got it all covered … 06th to 08th of November 2017 Excel, London Register Travel Discounts Find Exhibitors Are You A Buyer? ATC Readers, find what you’ve been looking for… This year at WTM London we have exhibitors covering over 30 product categories across the whole travel industry. Just […]
#Swaziland Tourism launches Excellence Awards to promote high quality tourism
Swaziland Tourism News Updates 26th of September 2017 Swaziland recognising brilliance – Tourism Excellence Awards The tourism sector in Swaziland has shown a substantial increase over the past few years with development initiatives and efforts being placed towards leveraging opportunities within the sector. The Swaziland Tourism Authority (STA) has, as an effort to recognise and […]
#Seychelles Tourism at Top Resa
HUGE INTEREST EXPECTED FROM FRENCH TRAVEL TRADE IN #SEYCHELLES’ (Posted 26th September 2017) France’s premier tourism trade show, TOP RESA opens its doors this morning and will attract an estimated 30.000 tourism trade visitors and consumers to the exhibition halls. Among many other countries will the Seychelles tourism industry team be led by Minister Maurice […]
#Ethiopian Airlines signs codeshare deal with #Brazil’s #Azul
ETHIOPIAN / AZUL CODE SHARE DEAL BENEFITS TRAVELERS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS (Posted 26th September 2017) Ethiopian Airlines can, effective 01st of October this year, place its code in Azul’s operations from São Paulo (Guarulhos) to Belo Horizonte, Curitiba, Goiania, Porto Alegre, Cuiabá, Foz do Iguaçu and Florianopolis. The routes offer fast and convenient connections […]
#LatitudeHotels eyes #EastAfrica as expansion in #Malawi and #Zambia continues
MALAWIAN HOTEL GROUP ON EXPANSION DRIVE (Posted 26th September 2017) As a unique African lifestyle brand does The Latitude Hotels Group combine the very best of the local community in which it is based, with all the conveniences the discerning traveller comes to expect in this day and age in regard of creature comforts.The company […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
TOURISM Opportunity for Investment in Ethiopia’s Hospitality SectorAfrica.com Known to primarily depend on agriculture as the country’s main economic mainstay, Ethiopia is now focusing more on hospitality in a bid to reduce over-reliance on agriculture. Seeing as hospitality is also the new economic frontier, … Read more>> SA Go All Out in Bid For 2023 […]
Voices In Conservation
LWF – Invitation – Voices In Conservation Dear ATC Readers, The Conservation Alliance of Kenya invites you a CAK Voices in Conservation talk, hosted by African Wildlife Foundation entitled: Wildlife Trends in Kenya and Implications for the future Featuring: Dr. Joseph O. Ogutu; Senior Statistician at Biostatistics Unit, Institute of Crop Science, University of Hohenheim; […]
Carnival #Calabar on Charm offensive at #Akwaaba African Travel Market
More ATQ News from Nigeria and beyond ATQnews.com a member of Travel Media Group. This is the online platform for African Travel Quarterly (ATQ), the first Travel magazine in West Africa which solely focuses on travel and tourism issues. It started publishing offline about 10 years ago. ATQnews.com features reports that cover a wide range […]
Four Points by #Sheraton global beer tour descends on #Nairobi
IT IS ALL ABOUT FOUR POINTS BEST BREWS AROUND THE WORLD (Posted 25th September 2017) Four Points by Sheraton, a #Marriott International (www.Marriott.com) hotel brand known for its love of beer, embarked on the Nairobi leg of it’s global trip discovering the world’s Best Brews. The journey kicked off at the new Four Points Hurlingham […]
Gishwati National Park – Two years and counting …
FUNDS NEEDED TO MAKE GISHWATI – MUKURA OPERATIONAL (Posted 25th September 2017) When the law making the Gishwati – Mukura forest system a national park, was assented to and gazetted on 01st of February 2016, was much applause heard about Rwanda’s commitment to preserve, protect and in fact expand some of their remaining forest areas […]
The ‘Smurfs’ will fly for Brussels Airlines through the European skies
#BRUSSELSAIRLINES NEXT BRANDED #AIRBUS #A320 WILL FLY THE ‘SMURFS‘ THROUGH THE SKIES (Posted 25th February 2017) Brussels Airlines aficionados have voted over the past nearly two weeks and decided that the ‘Smurfs‘ will adorn the airline’s next and fifth branded plane from March next year, after a new livery has been painted on the Airbus […]
Alain St. Ange’s Tourism Report – Edition 16
ENJOY THE 16TH EDITION OF ALAIN ST. ANGE’S TOURISM REPORT (Posted 24th September 2017) Reproduced here with the express permission of the author is the 16th edition of Alain St. Ange’s tourism report, covering the paradise islands of the Seychelles and other Indian Ocean islands known as the Vanilla Islands! Enjoy the read by clicking […]
#AirMauritius first #Airbus #A350 takes to the skies
AIR MAURITIUS’ FIRST STATE OF THE ART A350-900 PERFORMS MAIDEN FLIGHT (Posted 23rd September 2017) (Picture courtesy of Airbus) Airbus has confirmed that Air Mauritius’ first A350-900 has taken to the skies to perform the maiden flight over the Mediterranean to check out systems and evaluate performance. Presently registered in France as F-WZNN will the […]
Reunion Tourism ready for Top Resa in Paris
REUNION TOURISM HEADS TO THE TOP RESA TOURISM TRADE SHOW IN PARIS (Posted 23rd September 2017) Top Résa is THE meeting place for tourism and travel professionals in France. With thousands of participants every year, the show offers an incomparable showcase for international destinations and tourism professionals interested in the French market place. This year, […]
What next for this hotel in Kampala?
HILTON – GONE QUORVUS COLLECTION – GONE … AND SO THE SAGA CONTINUES … (Posted 23rd September 2017) Some hotel owners in Kampala enjoy the dubious reputation of being notoriously difficult to work for, requiring managers to have the ability to bend like a leaf of grass in the wind, wherever it blows from as […]
All one needs to know about what is happening in Nairobi – right here, right now
Nairobi Now – The latest updates of where and when the action takes place in Kenya’s capital Nairobi Now Dear ATC Readers, Welcome to this week’s Nairobi Now newsletter! You can always access Nairobi Now and get in touch with us through twitter, facebook or the blog. Also, email us to submit […]
Today is #WorldRhinoDay
#OlPejeta Conservancy News on World Rhino Day CELEBRATING WORLD RHINO DAY SEPTEMBER 22nd, 2017 NAME A RHINO ON WORLD RHINO DAY! There is no better gift than one that lasts a lifetime, and here on Ol Pejeta, we’re offering you the chance to give your kids, friends or relatives one of the most unique gifts […]
S!TE 2017 – News Updates
S!TE-News Updates Swahili International Tourism Expo (S!TE) is Tanzania’s leading International indoor Tourism Expo, innovated & hosted by Tanzania Tourist Board. The Expo will be held from October 13th- 15th 2017 at Julius Nyerere International Convention Center (JNICC), in the heart of Dar-es-Salaam for the 3rd time. S!TE 2017 is hosting approximately 150 exhibitors from […]
#Seychelles spearheads the plight of small island nations over climate change
RISING SEA LEVELS A REAL AND PRESENT DANGER TO SMALL ISLAND NATIONS SAYS #SEYCHELLES PRESIDENT (Posted 22nd September 2017) President Danny Faure has urged the international community to take far more seriously the need to upscale the urgent action needed to prevent, prepare for, adapt to and recover from increasingly destructive climate-related disasters. The President […]
It is Bottomless Brunch & Bubbly Sunday again …
Make a date with Le Chateau | Brasserie Belge for their monthly ‘Bottomless Brunch’ There’s no better way to end the month than with unlimited brunch, unlimited wine – good food, good friends and good music. Sunday Brunch Delicious and fun, brunch brings us together like no other meal… Gather with family and friends and […]
Dubai Tourism celebrate successful return to #Akwaaba African Travel Market
Another dose of ATQ News from Nigeria and beyond 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. Seychellois chef joins the Seychelles Tourism Board to promote Creole food in South Korea UN investigates Africa’s Ties to North […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
TOURISM World Tourism Day, The state of Namibian tourism Africanews As the United Nations General Assembly affirmed when announcing the adoption of 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, tourism can contribute to all the three dimensions of sustainable development…. Watch more>> RwandAir to host AFRAA Annual General Assembly in November 2017 […]
#Namibia’s President turns chief salesman of his country
VISIT NAMIBIA – INVEST IN NAMIBIA AS NAMIBIA’S PRESIDENT SINGS A DIFFERENT TUNE AT THE UNGA (Posted 21st September 2017) ‘Africa’s best-kept secret is Namibia. I personally welcome you‘ is Namibia’s President Dr. Hage Geingob quoted to have said at the UN’s General Assembly in New York. Unlike many of his fellow presidents, many of […]
#Kenya presidential election re-run pushed to 26th of October
NEW DATE SET FOR KENYA’S PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RE-RUN (Posted 21st September 2017) ‘We are alert but not alarmed‘ said a regular source from Nairobi a few minutes ago when passing the information that the initial date set by Kenya’s IEBC, short for Independent Election and Boundaries Commission has been pushed further into October. This indicates […]
#Nigeria Travel Week launch now less than two months away
PREPARATIONS FOR THE NIGERIA TRAVEL WEEK ON COURSE FOR A MEMORABLE LAUNCH EVENT (Posted 21st September 2017) Nigerian tourism is set to turn the corner as the organizers of Nigeria Travel Week unveil an exciting annual tourism event to debut in November 2017. Speaking about the new tourism project, the Managing Director of Avantgarde Tours […]
UNWTO News from the world of tourism
UNWTO News Updates 22nd UNWTO General Assembly in China: a week of important achievements The approval of the Chengdu Declaration on Tourism and the Sustainable Development Goals, the adoption of the Framework Convention on Tourism Ethics and the appointment by consensus of Zurab Pololikashvili as Secretary-General for 2018-2021 were only some of the achievements of […]
Save the Date: UNWTO & WTM Minister’s Summit on 07th November 2017
MARK YOUR DIARY FOR THE UNWTO MINISTERS’SUMMIT AT WORLD TRAVEL MARKET LONDON 2017
