#AviaDev2018 sees B2B sessions strike deals
TRAVEL COMMERCE SOLUTIONS SIGNS DEAL WITH WI-FLY ON THE SIDELINES OF AVIADEV2018 (Posted 14th June 2018) Travel Commerce Solutions Ltd which specialise in providing a 360° digital retailing, merchandising and order management have confirmed that Wi-Fly Connexion will be using their platform from quarter 4 of 2018 for a start-up airline based in South Africa, […]
S!TE 2018 spaces can now be booked
BOOKING NOW OPEN! The 4th Swahili International Tourism Expo is Tanzania’s leading International indoor Tourism Expo, innovated & hosted by Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) The Expo will be held from October 12th – 14th, 2018 at Julius Nyerere International Conference Center. The S!TE 2018 dates are well chosen to be between MKTE (03. to 05.10.18) […]
#Seychelles’s island of #Praslin to stage Food and Art Festival again
PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY IN THE SEYCHELLES TO RELAUNCH THE PRASLIN CULINARY FESTIVAL (Posted 14th June 2018) It was learned from a regular source in Victoria, the Seychelles capital, that the National Arts Council plans to re-launch the Praslin Culinary Festival this year with exact dates yet to be confirmed. https://atcnews.org/2014/09/01/food-and-arts-a-winning-combination-for-a-new-festival-on-praslin/ https://atcnews.org/2015/09/21/three-major-festivals-in-october-only-in-the-seychelles/ https://atcnews.org/2016/07/22/praslins-culinary-arts-fiesta-postponed-until-after-the-general-elections/ Tourism is for the […]
Is #Etihad leaving Dar es Salaam
SPECULATION IS RIFE IN #TANZANIA THAT ETIHAD MAY DITCH THE DESTINATION LIKE THEY DID WITH ENTEBBE (Posted 14th June 2018) With Etihad remaining silent is the Tanzanian travel and tourism grapevine busy discussing the true or not true of suggestions that, like Etihad did in Uganda earlier this year, the airline may also pull out […]
#Zambia and #Zimbabwe hold first joint tourism committee session
JOINT #TOURISM #FACILITATION KEY TO SUCCESS AS ZIMBABWE AND ZAMBIA GET DOWN TO BUSINESS (Posted 14th June 2018) As was reported here last month have the two countries agreed to set up a joint tourism facilitation committee when representatives held a bilateral meeting in Livingstone, Zambia with a view to strengthen collaboration in tourism development […]
Bench Events gives advance glimpse into the #AHIF2018 programme
PREPARATION FOR THE AFRICA HOTEL INVESTMENT FORUM GO INTO HIGH GEAR (Posted 14th June 2018) The Africa Hotel Investment Forum this year returns to Nairobi / Kenya, hot on the heels of the annual Magical Kenya Travel Expo. The event was initially launched in Kenya before visiting Addis Ababa twice followed by making appearances in […]
#AviaDev2018’s highlights of Day One
AVIADEV DELEGATES END PRODUCTIVE DAY WITH AN AFRICAN FOOD SAFARI (Posted 14th June 2018) Following the opening cocktails the night before, where it rained drinks and snowed food so to speak, was it all down to business at 09.00 hrs local time sharp, when AviaDev2018 kicked off in earnest. Using Jon Howell’s words, did the […]
Technology key to future success for tourism industry
DIGITALIZATION AND INNOVATION ON TOP OF EUROPE’S TOURISM AGENDA (Posted 13th June 2018) The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) stressed the importance of tourism and technology providing opportunities for innovation and creating the jobs of the future, in its 63rd European Commission meeting held in Prague, Czech Republic (11-13 June 2018). As UNWTO and its European […]
W Hospitality Group 2018 report out
TREVOR WARD’S ‘W HOSPITALITY GROUP AND HOTEL PARTNERS‘ PUBLISHES STATE OF THE INDUSTRY REPORT (Posted 13th June 2018) Trevor Ward earlier today announced the publication of the 2018 edition of their annual Hotel Chain Development Pipelines in Africa report. As in previous years have they analysed the data by brand, by company, by country and […]
#QatarAirways launches two new destinations
ANTALYA AND MALAGA – TWO NEW DESTINATIONS LAUNCHED IN A SINGLE DAY (Posted 13th June 2018) First to see a Qatar Airways aircraft touch down this morning was Malaga / Spain, later followed by Antalya / Turkey, as the five star airline launched two new destinations – illegal airspace blockade notwithstanding. The flight marks Qatar […]
#AirSeychelles publishes new resident fares to and from Praslin
AIR SEYCHELLES INTRODUCES NEW RESIDENT FARES FOR DOMESTIC TRAVEL (Posted 13th June 2018) Following the discussion at the National Assembly held on Tuesday, 12th of June, Air Seychelles has introduced the new resident domestic fares for travel between Mahe and Praslin. Effective Thursday, 14 June 2018, residents of Seychelles and expatriates who hold a Gainful […]
A guest post by #MohammedHersi about #EthiopianAirlines second daily flight to #Mombasa
Allowing other airlines into Mombasa will not hurt KQ. It will wake them up. Mohammed Hersi Connectivity is key to the success of any destination. Mombasa and Kenya coast has traditionally been a charter destination. At one time during our peak times Mombasa was attracting 42 charters a week from continental Europe. This was in […]
#Mozambique’s north now off limits for tourists following strong FCO travel advisory
#UK FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH OFFICE SUGGESTS ONLY ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL TRAVEL TO CABO DELGADO PROVINCE (Posted 13th June 2018) UK’s foreign office has just upped the language of travel advisories for northern Mozambique, now saying that only essential travel should be taken to these parts of the country as a result of increased activity by radical […]
#BrusselsAirlines flies Belgian national football team to #Russia for #FifaWorldCup2018
Brussels Airlines flies Red Devils and their fans to Russia Today, Brussels Airlines’ official Red Devils aircraft Trident brings the Belgian national football team and its delegation to Moscow for the World Cup in Russia. On June 16th the airline also starts operating its fan flights bringing the world’s best fans to Sochi, Moscow and […]
The latest edition of the Tourism Tattler – courtesy of Publisher Des Langkilde
Weekly Travel News Update Wednesday 13th of June 2018 Editor’s Top 10 Picks: Responsible Tourism in Africa Continue Reading #SpiritofKnysna Campaign Launched Continue Reading Isibindi Achieves Fair Trade Certification Continue Reading Porsche 911 Speedster Concept Car Continue Reading SAB Foundation Awards Tourist Guide Continue Reading Aquila Translocates Rogue Hippo Continue Reading Plea to Stop Zambia […]
The Livingstone biWeekly – more tourism news from ‘Further Down South’
Courtesy of Gill Staden, here comes another edition of the #Livingstone bi-Weekly covering events in #Zambia, #Zimbabwe and beyond (Posted 13th June 2018) ATCNews.org readers can once again enjoy a fresh hot off the press update on Zambia and other neighbouring countries in Southern Africa … Gill is also the author of the book ‘Beyond […]
Is a new ‘threesome’ of African airlines in the making?
KENYA AIRWAYS – SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS – AIR MAURITIUS – A NEW PARTNERSHIP ON THE HORIZON? (Posted 13th June 2018) On the sidelines of #AviaDev2018 in Cape Town was some ‘buzz’ felt over suggestions that two of Africa’s big loss making airlines, Kenya Airways and South African Airways, may be seeking to join hands with […]
#BrusselsAirlines continues to grow as May data reveal
BRUSSELS AIRLINES CARRIES 5.3 PERCENT MORE PASSENGERS IN MAY DESPITE TWO STRIKE DAYS (Posted 13th June 2018) Two strike action days notwithstanding has Belgium’s Brussels Airlines again shown an uninterrupted growth trend with overall 5.3 percent more passengers uplifted in May this year. Compared to the same month last year, Brussels Airlines performed 7.3% less […]
#RusingaFestival Edition 7 to take place on December 20th and 21st
RUSINGA FESTIVAL – KENYA’S PREMIER PRE FESTIVE SEASON EVENT AT THE LAKE SIDE (Posted 13th June 2018) It is now just over six months to go before the annual Rusinga Festival kicks off in Western Kenya, an event which has over the years grown in leaps and bounds and has become a major and of […]
#AviaDev2018 welcomed to #CapeTown by Executive Mayor Patricia de Ville
CAPE TOWN MAYOR AND WESGRO CEO WELCOME AVIADEV DELEGATES (Posted 13th June 2018) The #Bombardier and #EthiopianAirlines sponsored welcome evening turned out to be a great launch platform for the delegates of one of Africa’s most important aviation conferences with proceedings proper launching in a few hours in the conference centre of the Tsogo Sun […]
#RwandAir ups capacity on #CapeTown route already
RWANDAIR SWITCHES TO B737-800 ON CAPE TOWN ROUTE (Posted 12th June 2018) When RwandAir launched the route to Cape Town on the 16th last month was the initial aircraft of choice a Bombardier CRJ900, flying out of Kigali via Harare to the ‘Mother City‘. https://atcnews.org/2018/05/03/rwandair-counts-down-to-cape-town-launch/ While in Cape Town for the #AviaDev2018 conference was it […]
#IATA releases May data
BEFITTINGLY DOES THIS ARTICLE COME FROM CAPE TOWN WHERE #AVIADEV2018 KICKED OFF TODAY IATA SHARES KEY MAY DATA ON THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF THE #AVIATION SECTOR IATA is pleased to share the May report of the Airlines Financial Monitor. Key points: The latest airline financial data continue to show that industry profitability improved in Q1 […]
#RwandAir and #NAS form joint venture company at #KigaliAirport
NEW PREMIUM LOUNGES COMING AT KIGALI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (Posted 11th June 2018) National Aviation Services, one of the fastest growing aviation services provider in the emerging markets, announced a joint venture agreement with Rwanda’s national airline RwandAir. The Joint Venture, NAS RwandAir Limited, will be the exclusive lounge management company at Kigali International Airport (KIA). […]
#GoPlaces publishes June / July issue of their travel, hospitality and lifestyle magazine
Second 9 holes at the Lake Victoria Serena to be ready by Oktober
#GOLF IN #UGANDA TO GET A MASSIVE BOOST AS SECOND 9 HOLES NEAR COMPLETION (Posted 11th June 2018) The Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa will soon have double reason for celebrations. Work on the second 9 holes of the already famous golf course has advanced well and they are due to be formally […]
Transformation of the #NairobiSerenaHotel almost finished
The wait is almost over now says Serena Hotels … It has been a long time coming and we must say we couldn’t be more excited at the anticipated completion of phase one of the expansion and refurbishment program of Nairobi Serena Hotel. We know you missed us but you will be blown away by […]
#Ghana Tourism to host delegates for #Accra #Weizo on a Fam Trip to #VoltaRegion
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 […]
#EthiopianAirlines launches #Chicago flights
CHICAGO BECOMES ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES 4TH US GATEWAY (Posted 11th June 2018) Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Airline yesterday started services to Chicago. The inaugural flight to Chicago was announced at a colorful ceremony held at the VIP Salon of Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in the presence […]
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The Saint Ange Tourism Report – Volume 2 Edition 23 of 2018
ENJOY THE LATEST EDITION OF THE #SAINTANGE TOURISM REPORT FRESH FROM THE #SEYCHELLES AND THE OTHER #INDIANOCEAN ISLANDS (Posted 10th June 2018) Welcome to the latest edition of the St. Ange Tourism Report. The Editorial this week highlights: a) the First Anniversary of the Saint Ange Tourism Report. b) Taleb Rifai on a flying visit […]
