Social media product marketing brought to a near standstill in #Uganda
FOOD DELIVERY SERVICES AND BOOKING PLATFORMS USING FACEBOOK PAGES BEGIN TO COUNT THEIR LOSSES WHILE TOURISTS UNABLE TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES (Posted 01st July 2018) Businesses in Uganda, using Facebook pages as the main mean to reach their target clientele, be it for booking bus tickets, food deliveries, product purchases and deliveries and more, are […]
#AirTanzania’s #Boeing #B787 getting ready for delivery
AIR TANZANIA’S B787 UNDERGOING FINAL TESTS BEFORE DELIVERY (Posted 01st July 2018) (Picture courtesy of Boeing) Final preparations are underway now for Air Tanzania’s new Boeing B787-8 delivery, thought to take place as early as next weekend. Ground tests and test flights have reportedly been almost completed, signalling that the hand over of the aircraft […]
Congo oh Congo
#CONGO’S #ILLEGITIMATE #REGIME NOW PLANS TO RAPE NATIONAL PARKS FOR #OIL GAINS (Posted 01st July 2018) News from Kinshasa have raised the heat among the global conservation fraternity, when it became known yesterday that the illegitimate Kabila regime in Congo – which according to political pundits is now looking at their own endgame – has […]
Reprieve for #CapeTown as rains fill up the reservoirs
NO DAY ZERO FOR CAPE TOWN IN 2018 AND 2019 (Posted 30th June 2018) Cape Town’s Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson earlier this week made a happy announcement – in particular for the hard hit tourism industry working overdrive to bring conference and leisure tourists into one of Africa’s most iconic cities – that there will […]
#GTVC Ministerial Council decisions promote conservation
BEST PRACTICES THE KEY TO IMPROVED CONSERVATION APPROACH FOR THE GORILLA HIGHLANDS (Posted 30th June 2018) The Extra-Ordinary Council of Minister of the GVTC (Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration) convened yesterday in Kigali to discuss both the five-year transboundary strategic plan as well as the GVTC’s budgetary requirements. The GVTC is comprised of Uganda, the Democratic […]
#UNWTO expands partnership to include the IE Business School
UNWTO’S LATEST PARTNERSHIP TO BENEFIT INDUSTRY (Posted 30th June 2018) The World Tourism Organization UNWTO and IE Business School, one of the world’s leading executive education centers, have agreed to join forces to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the tourism sector. Both will promote the role of academia within tourism innovation. UNWTO has invited IE […]
#Kwajoni Airfield still not operational
Coastal Aviation has just pointed out that they are continuing to use the Tanga Airfield instead of the Kwajoni airfield, until further notice: Dear ATC Readers, Following our previous statement released on 17th April 2018, all Coastal flights to Kwajoni airfield are still diverted to Tanga airport, due to the airstrip conditions. Kwajoni cannot be […]
#SerenaHotels gets a record 25 nominations for the 2018 #WorldTravelAwards
SERENA HOTELS RECEIVES A WHOPPING 25 NOMINATIONS FOR #WTA2018 (Posted 29th June 2018) Properties from around Serena Hotels’s five African countries of operation, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique and Rwanda, have received nominations for the upcoming World Travel Awards, aka Travel Oscars, in what must be a record number for the hotel group. Serena has in […]
#KampalaSerenaHotel starts plastic hanger buy back scheme
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE AS SERENA TAKES THE LEAD AGAIN by Janet Maina (Posted 29th June 2018) June 05th is marked by the United Nations as World Environment Day, a day set aside since 1974 to promote “worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment.” This year’s theme was “beat plastic pollution.” According to […]
Changes at the helm of #ICCA
ICCA CEO MARTIN SIRK TO LEAVE THE ORGANIZATION NEXT MONTH (Posted 29th June 2018) The Board of the International Congress and Convention Association ICCA earlier today announced the departure of long-serving CEO, Martin Sirk, who will step down from his position with the association at the end of July 2018. With Sirk’s departure, the ICCA […]
The latest Blue Swan Daily
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS European business travellers feel safer in taxis than in ride-sharing services New research commissioned by Carlson Wagonlit Travel, shows business travellers around the world feel marginally safer in taxis than in ride-sharing services. In fact, around….. More Australian business travellers feel safer in taxis than in ride-sharing services – and it is a […]
#Fastjet raises additional share capital
10 MILLION US DOLLARS CAPITAL INJECTION BOOST FASTJET’S FORTUNES (Posted 29th June 2018) Following overnight negotiations between the top Fastjet management and shareholders has agreement been reached to inject additional capital into the company of not less than 10 million US Dollars. Through other measures can an additional 2.1 million US Dollars be raised. Highlights […]
#Fastjet publishes 2017 results after reaching agreement with shareholders
FASTJET’S LOSSES HALVED FOR 2017 AS MANAGEMENT PAINTS ROSIER PICTURE FOR THE FUTURE (Posted 29th June 2018) Just in are the results Fastjet PLC has filed this morning, a regulatory requirement by the London Stock Exchange where the company is listed. The report covers the financial year between 01st of January and the 31st of […]
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More #Zambia News from #KafuntaSafaris
Dear all! First thing first! We will be celebrating our 20th birthday on 4th of July, and we will be running a fun contest with exciting prizes to win. So stay tuned and watch your inbox on July 4th! Meet our newest staff We’ve had a few new recruits this year to add to our […]
#Kenya government tries afresh to sell shares in hotels
#NAIROBIHILTON AND #NAIROBIINTERCONTINENTAL – GOVERNMENT AGAIN ATTEMPTS TO SELL SHARES (Posted 29th June 2018) Information was received from Nairobi that the Kenyan government is once again attempting to sell of shares in hotel companies, they have in the past held through the Kenya Tourist Development Corporation and more recently through the Tourism Finance Corporation. Hotels […]
#AirTanzania seeks #IOSA certification
AIR TANZANIA UNDERGOING #IATA OPERATIONAL SAFETY AUDIT (Posted 29th June 2018) (Mock up impression of an Air Tanzania Boeing B787-8) Ahead of receiving three new jet aircraft before the end of the year, one Boeing B787-8 and two Bombardier / Airbus CS300’s, is Air Tanzania undergoing another attempt to secure IOSA certification. IATA’s operational safety […]
#PortBell to #Mwanza ferry route resumes services
#LAKEVICTORIA FERRIES RESUME OPERATIONS TO LINK #UGANDA TO CENTRAL RAIL CORRIDOR (Posted 29th June 2018) (MV Kaawa seen here in a state of disrepair at Port Bell, Kampala’s lakeside harbour) After a break of a decade will railferries once again begin to ply the route between the Tanzanian port of Mwanza and Port Bell in […]
#KLARestaurantWeek set for first ten days in August
KAMPALA’S CULINARY DISCOVERY TOUR #KRW2018 TO RUN FROM 01ST TO 11TH OF AUGUST (Posted 29th June 2018) 40 top restaurants across Kampala, leading hotels included, will for the first eleven days once again offer city dwellers as well as visitors from abroad the opportunity to sample their chefs’ creativity, when the 2018 edition of the […]
#Mozambique will host the 2019 edition of the US – Africa Business Council
The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) will hold the 2019 U.S -Africa Business Summit in Maputo, Mozambique. The CCA Summit has been considered the essential conference on US-Africa business and investment since its inception in 1997 and will be in its 12th iteration next year. After a round of bidding from several African countries, the […]
#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 June 2018) 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 their blog. Also, email them to submit your events or suggest new ideas […]
#Fastjet assures public that operations will continue
NO INTERRUPTION EXPECTED IN FASTJET OPERATIONS IN #TANZANIA #ZAMBIA #ZIMBABWE #MOZAMBIQUE AND #SOUTHAFRICA (Posted 28th June 2018) Following the mandated announcement by Fastjet PLC yesterday about their need to raise additional capital – the company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and subject to stringent disclosure rules – has the share value dramatically declined. […]
The Voortrekker Monument is turning 80 this year
News Updates from The #Voortrekkermonument TOUR OPERATOR’S NEWSLETTER July 2018 Dear colleagues in tourism, On July 1, 2018, a year after construction began, the contractors and project team TOUR OPERATOR’S NEWSLETTER July 2018 Dear ATC Readers and colleagues in tourism On July 1, 2018, a year after construction began, the contractors and project team will […]
The latest Blue Swan Daily
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS London Heathrow’s controversial third runway is cleared for take-off by British MPs… but the big question is will it actually get off the ground? It has taken a long time coming – many decades in fact – but London’s largest airport and one of the world’s main international gateways,….. More An often-overlooked South […]
#IATA releases latest #AirCargo data
IATA PUBLISHES Q2 OF 2018 CARGO DATA (Posted 28th June 2018) Key points: Year-on-year growth in air freight tonne kilometres (FTKs) slowed to 4.0% in the three months ended April, with freight volumes now having broadly tracked sideways in seasonally adjusted (SA) terms over the past six months. The best of the upturn in air […]
#STTAKenya shares Green Summit Resolution
4TH GREEN TOURISM SUMMIT AFRICA DECLARATION ON MODELLING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE FOR TOURISM IN AFRICA (Posted 28th of June 2018) PREAMBLE Acknowledging the need for transformation to new leadership, i.e. change in mindsets in positioning Africa’s tourism within the global sustainability revolution. Taking note that transformation to new leadership will guide transformations in policy, communities, […]
#Atta reports total success with their inaugural edition of ‘Experience #Africa’
‘EXPERIENCE AFRICA‘ TURNS INTO KEY PLATFORM FOR DOING TOURISM BUSINESS WITH AFRICA (Posted 28th June 2018) The first ever three day marketing event organized by Atta in London ended yesterday evening on a high note. Atta reported that some 3.700 meetings were arranged during the exhibition, bringing together well over 100 suppliers from Africa with […]
#Emirates increases baggage allowances for flights to key African cities
EMIRATES’ ECONOMY CLASS PASSENGERS GET EXTRA BAGGAGE BONUS (Posted 28th June 2018) Emirates has announced that they will up weight limits for economy class passengers to and from selected destinations in Africa. This includes the highly competitive route to Nairobi to where the airline operates three daily flights, further denting the competitiveness of Kenya Airways […]
#Hwange’s Little Makalolo Camp reopens
#ZIMBABWE’S TOURISM SECTOR WELCOMES ‘LITTLE MAKALOLO CAMP‘ BACK (Posted 28th June 2018) Wilderness Safaris’ Little Makalolo – one of the original bush camps situated in an exclusive private concession in the heart of Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe – has reopened after the rebuild of its main guest area and an extensive refurbishment of its […]
#Silverstone Air to launch Masai Mara scheduled flights
ANOTHER AIRLINE JOINS THE MASAI MARA ROUTE (Posted 28th June 2018) Silverstone Air, a sister company to Skyward Express, has announced that effective 10th of July they will launch scheduled daily flights between Wilson Airport and the Masai Mara airfields. The service is scheduled to leave Wilson at 11.00 hrs and after stopping at key […]
