#Fastjet (Virtual) General Meeting takes company out of the London Stock Exchange
FASTJET SET TO EXIT LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (Posted 13th August 2020) Solenta Aviation has finally succeeded to extend their stranglehold over Fastjet PLC to a point where they will totally control the company, after a virtual General Meeting of the company resolved – against most of the votes of small scale private shareholders – to […]
#Seychelles outlines once again requirements for arriving tourists
ENJOY YOUR SEYCHELLES VACATION AS LONG AS YOU MEET HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (Posted 13th August 2020) As the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic that brought tourism and travel to a standstill, Seychelles is focused on resuming operations within the ‘new normal’ context. Seychelles has so far, recorded a very low number of cases […]
6.0 Earthquake shakes Tanzania and Eastern African region
MAJOR EARTHQUAKE REPORTED FROM OFFSHORE TANZANIA (Posted 12th August 2020) One of the strongest earthquakes of recent times in Eastern Africa has shaken Tanzania and the wider Eastern African region, with the tremors felt in Mombasa and further into Kenya. Reaching a 6 on the open ended Richter Scale is the quake indeed one of […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Ethiopian Airlines To Offer Ghana-US Repatriation Flight Simple Flying Ethiopian Airlines has informed the United States Embassy in Accra, Ghana, that it is laying on a special commercial flight from Ghana to Ethiopia. The flight, scheduled for Thursday, August 13, will depart from Kotoka International Airport (ACC) for Addis Ababa […]
#COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 12th of August 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 20.601.887 Cases and 747.452 Deaths as of today, 12th of August 2020 13.504.743 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.62 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
The Saint Ange Tourism Report Special Edition Issue 7 with Zilwa Publications
WELCOME TO THE 7TH SPECIAL EDITION OF THE SAINT ANGE TOURISM REPORT TOGETHER WITH ZILWA PUBLICATION (Posted 12th August 2020) "ONE SEYCHELLES is neither left nor right, we are steering straight through the middle. Our only direction is forwards, not sideways." A handful of aggressively vocal individuals hailing mainly from one political party have recently […]
Hoteliers’ strategies to emerge from the #COVID19 downturn
Re-opening? Be COVID-ready with eHotelier’s dedicated courses INSIGHTS Strategic reopening considerations: A look at post-COVID-19 hotel industry changes If you reopen your property, where will potential guests travel from and what will they want from their stay? Will people even book and what can be done to increase demand? COVID 19: Making your hotel business […]
TravelComments.com – South African National Parks: Kruger National Park to partially open some of its camps for accommodation!
Following the announcement by the Minister of Tourism that intra-provincial travel will now be open to residents of South Africa, South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that Kruger National Park (KNP) will partially open some of its camps for accommodation as from 14 August 2020. Travellers are only permitted to overnight in their province […]
#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
#COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 11th of August 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 20.317.430 Cases and 740.296 Deaths as of today, 11th of August 2020 13.241.904 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.64 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
New book on #Nairobi published by Architect Anders Ese
NAIROBI – THEN AND NOW … A NEW BOOK BY ANDERS ESE (Posted 11th August 2020) Writes the author Anders Ese as his new book about Nairobi is released: It’s taken a while, and been an amazing project to work on, but now it’s finally complete. The City Makers of Nairobi is now a bonafide […]
#ElewanaCollection offers huge rebate for new business
25 PERCENT REBATE ON AGENT NET RATES CREATE INCENTIVE TO BOOK NOW (Posted 11th August 2020) The Elewana Collection is offering a 25% reduction on all accommodation net rates when booking The Elewana Collection properties. This offer applies to bookings made between 10th of August and 15th of December 2020 for all 16 properties: Kenya […]
#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
IT Hospitality publishes White Paper on communication logistics
HOW BEST TO COMMUNICATE WITHIN A HOTEL BUSINESS A guest contribution by Frederic Van Lennep (Posted 11th August 2020) IT Hospitality hosted a discussion with Nigel Bateson, Executive Vice President of Otrum AS and Peter Vinke, Director Key Accounts, Philips Professional Display Solutions during the #AfricaTomorrow virtual conference on 21st July organized by Bench Events. […]
#IATA publishes updated travel information
IATA UPDATES TRAVEL INFORMATION FOR COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD (Posted 11th August 2020) For the latest information about travel requirements click on the following link and scroll through the pages / enter the country of departure and destination to get up to date information on documentary requirements as well as on health and safety directives. […]
#COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 10th of August 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 20.074.993 Cases and 734.888 Deaths as of today, 10th of August 2020 12.931.626 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.66 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
Houston Marketing switches provider platform to offer lower fees to Spotlight Workshops
SMART OUTSOURCING ALLOWS HOUSTON MARKETING TO LOWER PARTICIPATION FEES (Posted 10th August 2020) SPOTLIGHT Workshops & Expo’s are going VIRTUAL on 10 September Derek Houston of Houston Marketing South Africa has launched a Virtual Spotlight Workshop costing only $150 per exhibitor As Regional and Domestic Travel is likely to be the first market sector to […]
#AviaDevEurope opens virtual meeting diary for participants
DIE NOT MACHT ERFINDERISCH – OR IN ENGLISH A CHALLENGE PROMPTS RESOURCEFUL REACTIONS (Posted 10th August 2020) Select your virtual meetings for AviaDev Europe The virtual online meeting platform for AviaDev Europe is now open. We are delighted to confirm the addition of Croatia Airlines, Tailwind Airlines and Royal Air Maroc to our line up […]
#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
#Fancourt set for September relaunch
BOOK NOW OFFERS STAY PLAY GOLF EAT HAVE FUN EVENTS FANCOURT WELCOMES GUESTS FROM 01 SEPTEMBER 2020 We’re delighted to announce that Fancourt, under South Africa’s advanced Level 3 Lockdown, will be opening our hotel doors to local travellers from Tuesday, 01 September. This is a fabulous milestone, as it means domestic and international leisure […]
#WTMAfrica2021 – Driven by Innovation
07 – 09 April 2021, Cape Town, South Africa ATW Connect COVID-19 Articles Contact Us Webinars CATCH-UP: COVID-19 crisis sparks innovation across travel Industry experts shared technological innovations and their learnings from the COVID-19 crisis at the first Travel Forward ONLINE Conference, the leading travel technology event, co-located with Word Travel Market. Catch up on […]
Ewaso Lion Updates
Ewaso Lions Video Newsletter August 2020 This August, we have lots to share with you from the field. Despite the challenges of dealing with conflict, Jeneria is brimming with pride at ushering in the new generation of warriors. Shivani was out monitoring lions and gives an exciting update on this and on the Kura’s Pride […]
Laikipia Wildlife Forum News Updates
July Edition 2020 TOURISM Covid Continues To Take A Bite Out Of Tourism We are not doing well in the Laikipia landscape when it comes to tourism. The drop-off in revenue supporting lodges, tented camps, hotels, and eateries is close to 90% across the board. Article continues here WATER EMU SACCO Board Learns To Do […]
Canned Lion Hunting – not a sport for civilised people! In fact NOT A SPORT AT ALL!
CANNED LION HUNTING COMES UNDER RENEWED FIRE AS LORD ASHCROFT PUBLISHES HIS BOOK (Posted 10th August 2020) You May Have Heard about Lion Farming in South Africa – now you can read the truth in the launch of a new book titled UNFAIR GAME by Lord Ashcroft Please click to view the YouTube film linked […]
Mohammed Hersi’s take on the controversy over Nairobi National Park
MOHAMMED HERSI TAKES AIM AT THOSE WHO THINK THAT NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK IS USELESS (Posted 10th August 2020) In another contribution does Mohammed Hersi, Chairman of the Kenya Tourism Federation and Director of Group Operations for the companies owning Pollmans Tours deal with the notion that the land of the Nairobi National Park is ‘useless‘ […]
#MountKenyaTrust launches ‘Ranger Challenge’
Mount Kenya Trust and Wildlife Protectors Across Africa Unite to Defend Decades of Conservation Progress. On World Ranger Day, July 31st, the Wildlife Ranger Challenge was launched. More than 50 ranger teams across Africa, along with NGOs Tusk and NATURAL STATE are launching The Wildlife Ranger Challenge, a multi-million-pound fundraising initiative to support the men […]
Qatar Airways relaunches Houston, Philadelphia and Adelaide
QATAR AIRWAYS CONTINUES TO LEAD THE AVIATION RECOVERY ON A GLOBAL SCALE (Posted 10th August 2020) The airline will offer 56 weekly flights to eight U.S. gateways by mid-September, maintaining its position as the largest international carrier operating services to and from the U.S. The national carrier of the State of Qatar will also increase […]
#DiaryofaMuzungu today looks at traditional Ugandan dishes
VIRTUALLY EDIBLE – FOR SOME AT LEAST … By Charlotte Beauvoisin from the Edge of the Forest (Posted 09th August 2020) A virtual food tour of Uganda Regular readers of Diary of a Muzungu know I’m always up for an adventure – and this one is in my tastebuds! I was delighted when expat blogger […]
#COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 09th of August 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 19,874,737 Cases and 730.790 Deaths as of today, 09th of August 2020 12.773.459 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.67 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
Tourism Training Opportunity in #Uganda
DEADLINE NEARING SO HASTE IS ESSENTIAL (Posted 08th August 2020) Matoke Tours is introducing a specialist training program for Adventure Travel Guides. We are looking for experienced tour guides with a passion for active and cultural tourism, who want to gain in-depth knowledge about adventure tourism. The deadline for submitting the application form is Sunday […]
