#EthiopianAirlines takes delivery of two more #Bombardier Q400’s
ETHIOPIAN’S FLEET GROWS AS TWO MORE AIRCRAFT DELIVERED (Posted 05th January 2018) The Bombardier Q400 fleet of Ethiopian has just increased from the previous 14 to 16 after Chorus Aviation Capital delivered two more of these aircraft on a long term operating lease. Six more of these aircraft are on firm order with Bombardier, a […]
#Ethiopia tackles poaching as government cracks down on menace
POACHING IN ETHIOPIA DECLINES BUT CHALLENGES REMAIN (Posted 05th January 2018) EWCA’s Directors Timer Girma – EWCA standing for the Ethiopian Wildlife Development and Conservation Authority – has stated that poaching has been declining across the country’s protected areas though challenges remain. In particular poaching of elephants in his words requires a more sustained effort […]
Politics regardless has #Kenya’s tourism sector shown sustained growth
7.8 PERCENT INCREASE FOR KENYA’S TOURISM INDUSTRY AS VISITORS KEPT COMING (Posted 05th January 2018) Statistics just released suggest that Kenya’s tourism industry during the first ten months of last year grew by 7.8 percent on a year on year basis. While the rise in visitor numbers during the first six months of the year […]
Change is coming at Air Seychelles
APPREHENSION AMONG STAFF AS AIR SEYCHELLES LOOKS AT A YEAR OF CHANGE (Posted 04th January 2018) The new year at Air Seychelles started with the departure of former CEO Roy Kinnear, who will take up a position as Chief Commercial Officer of Flybe in the UK as his successor Remco Althuis has taken charge of […]
Tourism Tattler’s First Edition of 2018
THE LATEST EDITION OF THE TOURISM TATTLER IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR ATC READERS WITH LINKS TO KEY ARTICLES Weekly Travel News Update Wed 03 January 2018 Editor’s Top 10 Picks: Why Content Marketing is King in 2018 Continue Reading Why Youth are Winners in African Football Continue Reading […]
#Moevenpick confirms 2018 opening of their long overdue #Nairobi hotel
MOEVENPICK NAIROBI SET FOR 2018 OPENING AS ADDIS ABABA LOOKS AT 2020 (Posted 04th January 2018) The long overdue opening of the Moevenpick Hotel in Nairobi’s Westlands suburb is finally expected to take place this year, though no date has been set as yet. It is the interior finish to Moevenpick standards which has reportedly […]
Change at the helm of #Atta
CHRIS MEARS TAKES ON CEO ROLE AS NIGEL VERE NICOLL BECOMES THE ORGANIZATION’S FIRST PRESIDENT (Posted 04th January 2018) As reported here in early October last year have major changes taken place at the head office of Atta, the Africa Travel and Tourism Association, of which ATCNews is a media member. Chris Mears has stepped […]
Precision Air takes pole position for on time departures
96 PERCENT OF PRECISION AIR FLIGHTS REPORTED TO BE ON TIME (Posted 03rd January 2018) Tanzania’s Precision Air, the only publicly traded airline on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange, has taken the African lead in on time performance in 2017 with 95.8 percent of all flights leaving on time – by IATA definition within […]
News updates from the #MountKenyaTrust
2018 is going to be an exciting year with several events around the corner – the Tropic Air 10to4 (February) and the all-new Safarilink Mount Kenya Festival(March)! The festival is about celebrating our mountain with proceeds to the Trust and the KWS Mountain Rescue Team. You’ll find out more below. Despite a difficult start to […]
#MountainSlayers reveal their plans for 2018 climbs across Uganda and Africa
#UGANDA’S DOMESTIC TOURISM GETS BOOST AS MOUNTAINEERING GROUP TARGET MULTIPLE LOCATIONS IN 2018 (Posted 03rd January 2018) Ugandans, in particular younger Ugandans, have clearly discovered their own country as a vacation and getaway spot, given the successful outings last year by several groups, some trips undertaken in conjunction with the Uganda Wildlife Authority. The Big […]
Public pressure leads to change in booking window for #MadarakaExpress
A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BUT NOT NEARLY ENOUGH (Posted 03rd January 2018) Information received this morning from Nairobi suggests that Kenya Railways has finally yielded to public pressure and in particular pressure from the travel and tourism fraternity, and doubled the advance booking period. Effective immediately will passengers now be able to book […]
4G rollout in #Rwanda now covers 95 percent of the country
HIGH SPEED CONNECTIVITY NO LONGER AN ISSUE FOR VISITORS TO RWANDA (Posted 03rd January 2017) Visitors to Rwanda can now enjoy – after purchasing a local service provider’s SIM Card – 4G internet services across much of the country. While Kigali and key centres have seen coverage quality rise first is now 95 percent of […]
Derek Houston announces date for Arusha Spotlight Workshop
WORKSHOP OPPORTUNITY IN #ARUSHA FOR B2B MEETINGS WITH REGIONAL TOURISM COMPANIES (Posted 02nd January 2018) Firstly may I wish you a Happy New year and hope it will be a great year for tourism to Uganda! I am sure that Ugandan Hotels , lodges and operators receive good international bookings via Arusha and Moshi based […]
The best #CarnivalCalabar in 10 years
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 […]
#IATA Training opportunities in the new year
Air Navigation Courses Locations Dates Business Transformation for ANS Providers Brussels, Beligum 26 Feb – 2 Mar Aeronautical Information Management (AIM) Singapore 26 Feb – 2 Mar Air Transportation Management Miami, US 12 – 16 Mar Airline Management Courses Locations Dates Airline Business Foundations Amsterdam, Netherlands 29 Jan – 2 Feb Airline Business Models and […]
Inaugural message from the new #UNWTO Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili
THE ROAD AHEAD: TOGETHER FOR A MORE COMPETITIVE AND RESPONSIBLE TOURISM SECTOR (Posted 02nd January 2018) New Year Message by UNWTO Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili Dear all It is with a sense of pride and humility that I assume my post as Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) for the period 2018-2021. I would like […]
Updates from #AWindoOnZambia
ZAMBIA TOURISM AND CONSERVATION NEWS UPDATES (Posted 02nd January 2017) Just received from Gill Staden, who also writes the ‘LIVINGSTONE BI-WEEKLY‘ were some great photos and videos from around Zambia taken in December. Enjoy the views and for more information also look up www.zambiatourism.com https://awindowonzambia.com/december-2017/
Full game census report from Northern #Kenya now available
KENYA’S ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES MINISTRY REVEALS CENSUS RESULTS (Posted 02nd January 2017) Announcement by Cabinet Secretary Prof. Judi Wakhungu on the results of the wildlife census in five counties of northern Kenya: “Kenya hosts a precious Natural Resource heritage, including wildlife that is the back bone of tourism development and also providing significant support […]
Not yet decided where to go in #Kampala tonight to celebrate the New Year?
How about Le Chateau Brasserie Belge …
Save the #Serengeti …
#SERENGETIWATCH NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT … The Serengeti ecosystem extends from #Tanzania to #Kenya and includes areas within and without the Serengeti National Park and #MasaiMara Reserve. The area along the Kenya-Tanzania border is particularly important. The ecosystem is surrounded by growing human population. Dots in blue on the Tanzanian side represent settlements. Pink and green […]
#KafuntaSafaris news from Zambia
YEAR END NEWS FROM #ZAMBIA’S KAFUNTA SAFARIS Kafunta Safaris – Newsletter Welcome to our Newsletter! Happy Holidays!! We hope you had a merry Christmas, and that you are looking forward to festive New Year celebrations! We already wish you a wonderful 2018, and we recommend adding an African safari to your new year resolutions! Anke, […]
Just published: The St. Ange Tourism Report Edition 30
ENJOY THE LATEST EDITION OF THE #ST.ANGE TOURISM REPORT FRESH FROM THE #SEYCHELLES AND THE OTHER #INDIANOCEAN ISLANDS (Posted 31st December 2017) In this issue: 1. Seychelles featured from space. 2. Airbnb – ‘Duty of Care’ questioned in a Seychelles booking, 3. VOYAGES AFRIQ Magazine set to have a dedicated page as contribution from "Saint […]
15 years of #BrusselsAirlines – a major success story
AS 15TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR COMES TO AN END IS BRUSSELS AIRLINES LOOKING AT A BRIGHT FUTURE (Posted 30th December 2017) Brussels Airlines started 2017 with an anniversary celebration on 15th of February. For the occasion, the airline produced an anniversary video called “We Go The Extra Smile for You Since 15 Years”, a remake of […]
#Nyali Sun Africa Beach Hotel & Spa reopens Noons Nightclub
HERSI LED SUN AFRICA HOTELS DELIVER ANOTHER PROMISE AT THEIR NEW NYALI PROPERTY (Posted 30th December 2017) Opening today at the Nyali Sun Africa Hotel & Spa is the hotel’s night club named ‘Noons‘ which had been closed for many moons. Since Sun Africa Hotels took over the Nyali in September this year has this […]
#Fastjet #Tanzania the destination for the new #ATR72
NEW ATR 72-600 BIRD DESTINED FOR FASTJET TANZANIA (Posted 30th November 2017) Several aviation sources in Tanzania have now confirmed that it will be the Tanzanian operation of Fastjet which is to take delivery of an ATR72-600. On 23rd of December did these news first break but there was uncertainty over the ultimate destination of […]
End Year Message from the #UNWTO Secretary General
Madrid, Spain, 29 December 2017 Dear Friends, We have come to the end of a very special year for UNWTO and for the global tourism community. In late 2015, the United Nations General Assembly declared 2017 as the ‘International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development’. This was, without doubt, a global recognition of tourism as […]
An outlook on #Tourism in #Uganda and the wider Eastern African region
UGANDA’S TOURISM INDUSTRY IN 2018 – CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES (Posted 29th December 2017) The global outlook given by tourism world body UNWTO for next year is confident that the anticipated new traveller record for 2017 will be bettered again. Travel to Africa however continues to underperform and raising the percentage of visitors to the continent […]
#EgyptAir converts LOI into firm order for 12 #Bombardier CS300 aircraft
BRIGHT END OF YEAR FOR BOMBARDIER AS EGYPT AIR SIGNS FIRM PURCHASE AGREEMENT (Posted 29th December 2017) Bombardier Commercial Aircraft and EgyptAir Holding Company announced earlier today that the two parties have now executed a firm agreement for the sale and purchase of 12 CS300 aircraft along with purchase rights for an additional 12 CS300 […]
No lesson learned from last year as Jambojet again suffers aircraft trouble
JAMBOJET AND THE FESTIVE SEASON MEANS DRAMA GALORE FOR PASSENGERS – AGAIN (Posted 29th December 2017) Just like a year ago, when Jambojet was caught up in a social media s*** storm of the highest order when cancellations and delays hit the airline as a result of technical problems and not having enough aircraft available […]
U-turns continue at #KenyaRailways
NOW IT IS NOT AND NOW IT IS AS KENYA RAILWAYS DOES ANOTHER U-TURN FOR #MADARAKAEXPRESS OPERATIONS (Posted 28th December 2017) (Also under criticism is the claim of ‘Connecting Nations’ while the SGR operation only links the two cities of Nairobi and Mombasa) True to the form shown since the launch of operations of the […]
