The Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News

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#CoastalAviation News Updates

? My apologies for the squares and lines which some mail systems seem to incorporate when republishing content! They also ‘eat’ email addresses in the process so shame on them! Dear Partners, A lot has been going on since the last time I wrote to you! We have put together a short YouTube based clip […]

#EthiopianAirlines – more votes of confidence

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES CHOSEN AS OFFICIAL CARRIER FOR WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY (Posted 29th March 2019)     Ethiopian Airlines earlier today announced that it has been chosen as the Official Carrier for the 2019 World Press Freedom Day Global Conference to be held in Addis Ababa from May 01st to 03rd. The conference is jointly […]

Knowledge and good advice, the difference between a hotel’s success and failure

HVS BRINGS THEIR EXPERTISE TO NAIROBI (Posted 29th March 2019) HVS, the largest global hospitality consultancy, will be hosting a seminar to help guide hotel owners and developers through the challenges of hotel ownership. To be held at the Park Inn Hotel, Nairobi on 21-22 May 2019 the seminar will provide delegates a challenging educational […]

The MICE Evolution – by Imelda Ndomo

EAST AFRICA TOURISM – THE MICE EVOLUTION By Guest Writer Imelda Ndomo (Posted 29th March 2019) (Kigali Convention Centre) It is often said, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) Nairobi is East and central Africa region’s gateway and hub. But to the man on the street, this statement may be more meaningful broken down to say, […]

Illegal blood ivory trade continues unabated

VIETNAMESE CUSTOM OFFICIALS SEIZE 9 TONS OF BLOOD IVORY FROM CONGO (Posted 29th March 2019) Customs officials at Da Nang’s Tien Sa Port in central Vietnam on Tuesday seized 9.12 tons of elephant tusks hidden in timber containers. This is the biggest ivory seizure in recent years, police say. Police, border guards and customs officials […]

Lionscape Coalition launched in South Africa

LEADING ECOTOURISM OPERATORS JOIN FORCES TO LAUNCH THE LIONSCAPE COALITION (Posted 28th March 2019) In partnership with the Lion Recovery Fund, Africa’s leading ecotourism operators, &Beyond, Conservation Travel Foundation by Ultimate Safaris, Singita and Wilderness Safaris, have joined forces to launch the Lionscape Coalition – an innovative initiative that has seen four commercial competitors come […]

#Nairobi Now – All there is to know ahead of a visit to #Kenya

NAIROBI NOW’S LATEST UPDATES ABOUT THE WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN IN KENYA (Posted 28th March 2019) Dear ATC Readers, Welcome to this week’s Nairobi Now newsletter! You can always access Nairobi Now and get in touch with them through twitter, facebook or the blog. Also, email them to submit your events or suggest new ideas […]

The 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

Sarit Centre Expo – Get the best deals for Kenya with Safarilink

The 2019 March Holidays Expo at the Sarit Centre is already underway all through until Sunday! Please remember to visit or contact us to take advantage of the very nice deals with fares ranging from as low as $120 for the Coast and $210 for safaris, all return inclusive of taxes – see details attached! […]

#UNWTO looks at the challenges of demographic change

DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES POSE A MAJOR CHALLENGE FOR THE FUTURE (Posted 27th March 2019) The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) held today in Segovia, the forum "Facing the Demographic Challenge through Tourism and Innovation", whose opening was attended by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez; Spain’s Minister of Industry, Trade and Tourism, María Reyes Maroto; the President of […]

The 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

#Akagera News

Akagera News: January – March 2019 Picture by © SCOTT RAMSAY Hello and welcome to our first quarterly newsletter of 2019, 2018 ended on a high as Akagera National Park recorded over US$2 million in tourism revenue for the year, making the park over 75% self-financing. More than 44,000 tourists visited the park in 2018, […]

#Rodrigues airport likely to remain closed for at least another day

NO FLIGHTS AS YET TO RODRIGUES AS AIRPORT REMAINS CLOSED FOR NOW (Posted 27th March 2019) Air Mauritius has issued a further bulletin regarding flights to the island of Rodrigues. The Plaine Corail Airport, for now at least, remains closed and only once authorities have cleared the resumption of operations can definitive answers be given […]

African Parks continue their relief efforts in Mozambique

Dear Friends, On Friday last week, African Parks deployed a team from Bazaruto Archipelago National Park to support relief efforts around the Buzi river, west of Beira, in the wake of the catastrophic devastation inflicted by Cyclone Idai. Over the last four days our teams have been deeply embedded in rescue operations alongside other organisations. […]

#WTMLatinAmerica2019

There’s still time to take part! WTM Latin America has innovation, training and not-to-be-missed business opportunities for you. You can register for free entry up until 1 April, so don’t miss this opportunity. Find out what Google has in store for you Once again the specialists from Google will be at WTM Latin America, dealing […]

#EthiopianAirlines named ‘African Champion’

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES CONTINUES TO SOAR HIGH (Posted 26th March 2019) (Group CEO Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam while receiving the Award) Ethiopian Airlines earlier today won the prestigious African Champion of the Year Award at the ongoing Africa CEO Forum in Kigali which is being attended by more than 1,800 delegates. The AFRICA CEO FORUM is the […]

The 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

#ReunionIsland reports a new visitor record for 2018

Tourism figures 2018: the balance sheet March 26, 2019 Reunion tourism still progressing Despite a difficult end to the year, 2018 was profitable and even historic for Reunion tourism as more than 574,000 outside visitors were welcomed . This is 4.1% more than in fiscal 2017, which had already had an unprecedented inflow of visitors. […]

#EATHE2019 launches marketing for November event

East Africa Tourism and Hospitality Expo 2019 key to Africa’s growth EATHE 2019 is an important opportunity for stakeholders in the sector to meet and discuss opportunities and common challenges at a policy level and it all kicked off at the EATHE 2019 Floor opening, which took place on 22nd of March in the auditorium […]

#Seychelles Ministry of Tourism recognizes hospitality staff excellence

14 OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEES HONOURED AND RECOGNIZED IN THE SEYCHELLES (Posted 26th March 2019) Hospitality staff from a range of establishments on Mahe and Praslin were awarded certificates and commemorative shields for being outstanding employees and a credit to the businesses where they work. The Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports & Marine Didier Dogley and […]

Cyclone Joaninha keeps #Rodrigues airport closed

ANOTHER DAY WITHOUT FLIGHTS TO RODRIGUES AS JOANINHA RAGES ON (Posted 26th March 2019) Air Mauritius confirmed that due to the prevailing cyclone conditions around Rodrigues island will flights from Mauritius to Rodrigues continue to be halted for at least another day. Plaine Corail Airport has been closed for the past several days as the […]

#VoyagesAfriq named best tourism publication in #Ghana for 2018

Ghana: VoyagesAfriq is 2018 Tourism Oriented Media of the Year Ghana – March 25, 2019 Courtesy of Mr. Kojo Bentum-Williams VoyagesAfriq was adjudged Tourism Oriented Media of Year – Online at the 2018 National Tourism Awards. The Pan-African Tourism Media company beat off competition from myjoyonline and citinewsroom to emerge winner of the category. This […]

Ghana’s Africa World Airlines denies ordering Chinese made airplanes

Another edition of #ATQNews 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 […]

The Saint Ange Tourism Report, Volume 3 Edition 12

ENJOY THE LATEST EDITION OF THE #SAINTANGE TOURISM REPORT FRESH FROM THE #SEYCHELLES AND THE OTHER #INDIANOCEAN ISLANDS (Posted 25th March 2019) The Editorial this week highlights: a. World Happiest Countries list revealed by UN. b. The World Tourism & Travel Council’s (WTTC) 2019 Summit is coming with Former President Barack Obama of the USA […]

#AviaDevAfrica2019 now open for B2B Meeting Requests

Meeting system now open for registered delegates Registered attendees of AviaDev can now start making those important route development meetings with a view to increasing their connectivity. With senior planning officers from 27 airlines ready to discuss new routes this is your last chance to ensure your destination is part of these discussions. Airports participating […]

#EthiopianAirlines CEO speaks out on #ET302

STRAIGHT TALK FROM ETHIOPIAN’S CEO TEWOLDE GEBREMARIAM – CALM, COLLECTED AND WITHOUT FINGER POINTING (Posted 25th March 2019) By Tewolde GebreMariam Group CEO, Ethiopian Airlines It has been more than two weeks since the tragic crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302. The heartbreak for the families of the passengers and crew who perished will be […]

Ethiopian Airlines becomes Entebbe’s most frequent ‘visitor’

SIX FLIGHTS A DAY NOW CONNECT ADDIS ABABA WITH ENTEBBE (Posted 25th March 2019) In 2013, when current country manager Abebe Angessa moved to Uganda, only two flights a day connected Uganda with Ethiopia. Today, 6 years later, have the number of daily services risen to six overall. Four of these flights are straight Addis […]

Cyclone Joaninha shuts down air traffic to and from Rodrigues

NO FLIGHTS TO RODRIGUES TODAY AS CYCLONE JOANINHA BATTERS THE ISLAND (Posted 25th March 2019) Air Mauritius has confirmed that today, 25th of March, no flights to or from Rodrigues will take place due to the weather conditions associated with Cyclone Joaninha. Flights were already halted yesterday, Sunday due to the high windspeeds as the […]

CNN does it again – disrespecting Africa

FOULMOUTHING AFRICA IS IN CNN’S FABRIC (Posted 25th March 2019) When in 2015 CNN referred to Kenya as a ‘Hotbed of Terror‘ ahead of a visit by President Obama to Nairobi, advertising revenues from the continent almost instantly collapsed for the network. Drowing in acid comments from across not just Africa but from the rest […]