The new Goma Serena Hotel – a week and counting to opening
SERENA HOTELS PREPARE FOR THE OPENING OF THE GOMA SERENA HOTEL (Posted 08th September 2020) The intended opening delayed by the outbreak of the global #COVID19 pandemic – it was initially scheduled for May this year – is the latest addition to the Serena Portfolio now just days away from welcoming its first guests. The […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 07th of September 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 27.339.205 Cases and 893.799 Deaths as of today, 07th of September 2020 19.412.342 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.26 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
#Zambia Tourism News Updates
THE LATEST FROM ZAMBIATOURISM.COM Zambia Travel Report – South Luangwa National Park Andrew Muswala of Travel and Leisure Zambia shares with us his most recent travel report, covering some of Zambia’s most incredible spots & lodges in South Luangwa National Park Tafika Camp Sunset I have been privileged to begin my nine-day solo safari adventure […]
TravelComments.com – Namibia: Eurowings to return to Namibia!
German budget carrier Eurowings, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Lufthansa Group, has announced the return to Namibia. Effective 19th of September 2020, the airline will offer three weekly flights between Frankfurt Airport (FRA) in Frankfurt and Hosea Kutako International Airport (WDH) in Windhoek. Flights between to Windhoek will be operated on Tuesdays, Thursdays and […]
#BreakingNews #Aviation #PiborAccident #Update
ADDED INFORMATION RECEIVED HELPS CLARIFY SOME OF THE DETAILS OF THIS SAD ACCIDENT (Posted 07th September 2020) ATCNews welcomes feedback from readers, more so when it helps to put facts right and avail additional information about an event covered. The recent accident at Pibor airfield, which cost the live of a young boy, prompted a […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
TravelComments.com – Coronavirus pandemic: Mozambique enters “situation of public calamity” for an indefinite period!
The President of Mozambique, Filipe Nyusi, announced in a televised speech to the nation on 04 September 2020 that from today (07 September 2020) the “state of emergency” in Mozambique is getting replaced by a “situation of public calamity” for an indefinite period as a way to maintain the COVID-19 preventive measures. According to the […]
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Seychelles Islands Foundation takes over Fond Ferdinand Nature Reserve
FOND FERDINAND COMES UNDER #SIF MANAGEMENT (Posted 07th September 2020) Effective 01st of September has the Fond Ferdinand Nature Reserve, located on Praslin Island, come under the management of the Seychelles Islands Foundation. The change was prompted by the retirement of the Chief Executive of Fond Ferdinand, giving SIF the dual task of managing the […]
… More from the Edge of Kibale Forest
CHARLOTTE BEAUVOISIN, AKA NAGAWA, SHARES SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT TRAVEL TO AND WITHIN UGANDA (Posted 07th September 2020) (The Black and White Casqued Hornbill is a noisy – but shy – bird. I just love how this one looked at me! Kibale Forest Edge) Dear ATCNews Readers – greetings from the Edge of Kibale Forest […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 06th of September 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 27.145.735 Cases and 884.948 Deaths as of today, 06th of September 2020 19.263.538 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.26 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
#Laikipia News Updates
August Edition 2020 TOURISM Nanyuki@100 This year, Nanyuki celebrates its 100th anniversary. The County Government is keen to link this celebration to a string of events over the next four months. Here are some of them………….. Article continues here WATER Man On A Mission EMU-SACCO Membership Recruitment Two years ago, water users in our Basin […]
Africa Tourism Association News Updates
SEPTEMBER 2 0 2 0 TOYIN ABIODUN ON HOW TO REVIVE THE GLOBAL TOURISM INDUSTRY POST COVID-19 Toyin Abiodun, recently appointed as member of the World Tourism Forum Institute International Council spoke to CNBC Africa for more on her new role and the recovery of global tourism…. READ MORE SLOWLY BUT SURELY: TOURISM’S RENEWAL IN […]
#PoriniCamps and #GameWatchers News Updates and Great Deals
Dear ATCNews readers, Greetings from Kenya where international flights resumed last month and our camps are open and welcoming visitors. The Porini Safari Camps re-opened a couple of months ago and our guests have been enjoying some exceptionally good wildlife-viewing in and around our conservancies. The Masai Mara is currently hosting vast numbers of Wildebeest […]
Locusts remain a threat to food security in much of Africa
LOCUSTS NOW ALSO CAUSE HAVOC IN SOUTHERN AFRICA (Posted 06th September 2020) Immediate action can prevent disaster in Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe Following the appearance of locusts across the Horn of Africa and Eastern Africa earlier this year have swarms now also began to appear in parts of Souther Africa. Outbreaks of African Migratory […]
Lack of airport security blamed for death on runway
CHILD KILLED BY LANDING AIRCRAFT IN PIBOR / SOUTH SUDAN (Posted 05th September 2020) (Aircraft file photo and aerial view of Pibor) A Kenyan registered Dornier 228 aircraft, 5Y-BRX, deployed in South Sudan for passenger and cargo flights operated by Southern Sudan Air Connections, earlier today struck a child which was playing on the runway […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 05th of September 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 26.861.335 Cases and 880.131 Deaths as of today, 05th of September 2020 18.977.917 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.27 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
#IndiaOutbound’s latest news updates
About India Outbound Magazine India Outbound, a brand of Media India Group, is India’s only B2B travel media platform, that encompasses a print magazine, a website, an online TV channel and dynamic social media platforms, entirely dedicated to the promotion of foreign destinations and products in India. India Outbound is a niche platform not just […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 04th of September 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 26.548.024 Cases and 874.442 Deaths as of today, 04th of September 2020 18.732.521 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.29 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
#BrusselsAirlines speeds up pending ticket refunds
BRUSSELS AIRLINES FAST TRACKS REFUND CLAIMS (Posted 04th September 2020) COVID-19 pandemic caused unprecedented volumes of refund request 31% of refund requests filed so far have been processed Pending refund requests expected to be resolved by the end of October Every customer who is entitled to a refund will be reimbursed Brussels Airlines sincerely apologizes […]
#UNDP survey suggests gender poverty gap will widen in Africa
#COVID19 TRIGGERS WIDENING OF POVERTY GAP BETWEEN MEN AND WOMAN (Posted 04th September 2020) Poverty rate for women was expected to decrease by 2.7 per cent between 2019 and 2021, but projections now point to an increase of 9.1 per cent due to pandemic The pandemic will push 47 million more women and girls below […]
#Akwaaba set for first ever virtual conference
AKWAABA TRAVEL MARKET GOES VIRTUAL (Posted 04th September 2020) The 4th edition of the African Travel and Tourism Conference is scheduled to take place as a virtual event on September 21, 2020. Organised as part of the annual Akwaaba African Travel Market, the leading Pan-African Tourism Expo, the African Travel and Tourism Conference is in […]
The Diary of a Muzungu’s latest – From the Edge of Kibale Forest
… WHEN CHARLOTTE ENJOYS THE SIGHT OF BUSH BUCKS WITHOUT PAYING BIG BUCKS (Posted 04th September 2020) In the eleventh of a series, Charlotte Beauvoisin shares some of her #LockdownDiaries from Kibale Forest in Western Uganda. Scroll down to read the first stories. Bushbuck It’s pitch black on the edge of Kibale Forest. I’m woken […]
The F.O.M.O. Travel Show explores Villa Rosa Kempinski’s 5 star luxury
JOIN ACHOLA ROSARIO FOR HER FIVE STAR LUXURY WEEKEND AT EAST AFRICA’S BEST 5 STAR HOTEL (Posted 04th September 2020) The day I got the call I could barely sleep I was so excited. For the last 2 years, every time I drove down Waiyaki way in Westlands and passed the dusky rose-colored building, I […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 03rd of September 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 26.246.022 Cases and 868.623 Deaths as of today, 03rd of September 2020 18.498.216 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.31 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
LWF offers special birding course in Laikipia in December
Special course focused on BIRDS – December 2020 Washington Wachira, one of the top ornithologists in East Africa will facilitate a three-day training course for Professional Safari Guides and anyone else with a particular interest in knowing more about Ornithology on the 4th,5th,6th of December 2020 at Suyian Soul, Laikipia. Washington has led hundreds of […]
#Zambia Tourism to host key webinar to update the global travel community
ZAMBIA SET TO EXPLAIN INTRODUCTION OF SAFE TRAVEL PROTOCOLS FOR VISITORS (Posted 03rd September 2020) Zambia’s Tourism Agency will host a Zoom Webinar tomorrow, 04th of September at 09.30 hrs Zambia time and interested members of the travel trade, keen to learn what measures the country has put into place to make travel to Zambia […]
#AviaDevEurope – Programme now available for download
TWO WEEKS AND COUNTING FOR EUROPE’S MAIN ROUTE DEVELOPMENT VIRTUAL CONFERENCE (Posted 03rd September 2020) AviaDev Programme will provide insight and inspiration AviaDev Europe brings together regional airports, airlines, destinations and industry suppliers. AviaDev offers attendees the ability to pre-arrange meetings online in a secure setting, offering the best chance to make a real valuable […]
TravelComments.com – World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC): The Western Cape receives globally recognised “Safe Travels Stamp”!
The Western Cape province of South Africa has been awarded the prestigious “Safe Travels Stamp” by the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). This follows announcements by Stellenbosch, the V&A Waterfront, Paarl, Wellington and Cape Town that also got the “safe travels” nod from the WTTC. The “Safe Travels Stamp” is the first ever global […]
