#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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
U.S.- AFRICA RELATIONS Doing Business in Africa Delegation Visits Ethiopian Airlines & Announces Closer U.S.-Ethiopian Business Partnership: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia June 25, 2018 Ethiopian Airlines- Press Release U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce Gilbert Kaplan led a large delegation of U.S. businesses and officials from across the U.S. government on a visit to Ethiopian Airlines. Under […]
#BrusselsAirlines looks forward to another record weekend
MORE THAN 100.000 PASSENGERS WILL BOARD A BRUSSELS AIRLINES FLIGHT THIS WEEKEND (Posted 27th June 2018) Brussels Airlines is getting ready for a busy holiday period, welcoming over 100,000 guests during the first summer peak this weekend. This summer the airline will fly even more passengers thanks to the addition of 26 new leisure destinations […]
#AlainSaintAnge on consulting mission to five African countries
#ETHIOPIA #GHANA #KENYA #CONGO #SOUTHAFRICA ON ALAIN ST. ANGE’S VISITING SCHEDULE (Posted 27th June 2018) Alain St.Ange of Saint Ange Tourism Consultants has embarked on a working mission that will take him in June and July to five mainland African countries working alongside Tourism Ministries and their Promotional Boards, Private Sector Organisations and other tourism […]
#UNWTO suggests the greater use of technology
#SUSTAINABLE #TOURISM MANAGEMENT REQUIRES THE USE OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES (Posted 27th June 2018) As the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) held its 2nd World Conference on Smart Destinations in the Spanish city of Oviedo (25-27 June 2018), Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili emphasized how new technologies can and should enable a more universal approach to sustainable tourism. “Technology […]
#Fastjet’s share price takes a heavy beating
76 PERCENT DROP IN SHARE VALUE FOLLOWING FASTJET’S ANNOUNCEMENT EARLIER TODAY (Posted 27th June 2018) Following a report filed here in the early hours of the day (https://atcnews.org/2018/06/27/fastjet-says-they-need-more-funding-or-else/) has the company’s share price taken an unprecedented dive, as the graph shown above amply demonstrates. No word has come out of Solenta Aviation, a 28 percent […]
#NairobiSerenaHotel – back with a bang … and more news from Serena Hotels …
SERENA HOTELS NEWSLETTER Nairobi Serena Hotel: Back with a Bang! The Nairobi Serena Hotel is back with a bang! The excitement in the air is enough to keep you on the edge of your seat. True to our word on remaining committed to offer unmatched guest experiences, we can only whisper what to expect … […]
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INDUSTRY ANALYSIS “It’s time to disrupt the disruptors” – Uber Elevate has ambitious plans to take us all into the air Just ten years ago and the name Uber was little known outside of perhaps the minds of a small group of individuals that were seeking….. More European Bank for Reconstruction & Development takes a […]
