Stella Obinwa of Dubai Tourism wins Travel Personality of the year West Africa
More ATQ News from Nigeria and beyond Nigerian Journalists have applauded the appointment of former Director General, Nigeria Tourism Development Commission, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe and other professionals into key areas in the industry. Rwanda disqualifies only Female Presidential election Candidate Will Govt Bailout South African Airways with R9B by July ending or allow it default? […]
Brussels Airport News for July 2017
Brussels Airport News Updates on new flights and new services in and out of the European capital Newsletter Brussels Airport Newsletter July 2017 The summer season is in full flight Brussels Airport has welcomed 14 new routes in the past three months. This summer, you will therefore have even more choice of numerous sunny destinations. […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
INFRASTRUCTURE Rapid Railway Yet Slow Ports Forbes Africa The inauguration of a $3.2-billion Chinese-funded railway, linking the port of Mombasa to the Kenyan capital Nairobi with future extension to the border with Uganda, promises to be a game changer. But only if sticky issues, such as…. Read more>> TOURISM Kenya Airways gets air traffic rights […]
Summary Report on Waste Management & Mazingira Innovation Awards 2017
STTA Kenya Green Tourism Conference report updates Dear Green Tourism Summit Africa Participants and Dear ATC Readers, We are happy to share with you this report of the Mazingira Innovation Awards 2017 that focused on waste management practices of lodges and camps in the Mara. The Awards were held on the 3rd day of the […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Boeing signs 737 deal with Algeria’s state-owned Tassili Airlines St. Louis Business Journal Boeing won the sale for the older model single-aisle jets after responding to a public tender call, Algerie Presse Service (APS) said a report late Sunday…. Read more>> INFRASTRUCTURE Infrastructure expansion tops City of Kigali priorities The […]
Culture – The essence of Swaziland’s beauty
Swaziland Tourism promotes Culture 13th of July 2017 Culture – The essence of Swaziland’s beauty Swaziland is known, not only for its picturesque landscapes but also for having a rich and deeply rooted culture which emanates from years of ideas and customs, dating as far back as the fifteenth century. To this day, Swaziland is […]
Register Now as Time is of Essence | 41st Annual World Tourism Conference
The Corporate Council on Africa invites you for ATA41 41st Annual World Tourism Conference 28-31 August, 2017 | Kigali, Rwanda #ATARwanda REGISTER NOW | VIEW PROGRAM The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) and Africa Travel Association (ATA) are proud to present the 41st Annual World Tourism Conference in Kigali, Rwanda. In collaboration with the Rwanda […]
What happened to the Lamu flights by Jambojet
JAMBO JET’S WEBSITE SHOWS ‘NO FLIGHTS‘ TO AND FROM LAMU (Posted 10th July 2017) Travelers trying to use Jambojet’s website to book flights to Lamu have been bewildered that no available flights are showing or can be booked, leaving plenty of open questions. The airline has up to this moment not issued any statement that […]
Seychelles Tourism maps out 2018 marketing strategy
PRIVATE SECTOR INPUT KEY TO CONTINUED SUCCESS IN MARKETING THE SEYCHELLES (Posted 10th July 2017) The Seychelles Tourism Board earlier this month sat down with trade partners to discuss and map out a new marketing strategy that will guide the country’s tourism industry in 2018. The deliberations took place during the mid-year marketing meeting held […]
Atta – African Travel and Tourism Association – News Updates
African Travel and Tourism Association … and while at it, why not join up and become part of Africa’s largest tourism business network … Dear ATC Readers Please find below this week’s summary of the Atta members news featuring news from across the African continent and beyond. Atta Members Weekly News Summary 10 July 2017 […]
America’s rebel Footballer who rejected US anthem visit Ghana
More ATQ News 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 […]
First Precision Air agent’s fam trip to Zanzibar returns today
PRECISION AIR TAKES UGANDAN TRAVEL AGENTS TO ZANZIBAR TO PROMOTE THEIR NEW ROUTE (Posted 10th July 2017) After launching the Dar es Salaam – Kilimanjaro – Entebbe route on the 01st of July has Precision Air and their PSA in Kampala, Uganda Travel Bureau, wasted no time to put promotional efforts into overdrive. First out […]
Uganda and Kenya to jointly source finance for SGR construction
SGR EXTENSION TO KAMPALA A STEP CLOSER AS UGANDA AND KENYA AGREE ON JOINT FINANCE SOURCING (Posted 10th July 2017) The construction of the remaining section of the new Standard Gauge Railway, between the Kenyan Rift Valley, the border with Uganda and then on to Kampala, has come a step closer after the two partner […]
New Tanzania App now available via Google Play Store
ZANTEL LAUNCHES NEW TANZANIA APP (Posted 10th July 2017) Zantel has reportedly launched a new mobile app for Android giving visitors and locals both the opportunity to get information about restaurants, hotels, attractions and visitor hot spots but also details about embassy locations and contacts, shopping venues night clubs and casinos. The new app, available […]
St. Ange’s tourism report edition 4
Edition 4. Saint Ange Tourism Report 9th July 2017 By Alain St.Ange of SAINT ANGE CONSULTANCY Welcome to Edition #4 of 2017. Your feedback and words of appreciation have really been encouraging. In the coming weeks, I will take up the points raised and open up a dialogue on it all. To the online newswires […]
Seychelles bags key World Travel Awards
SEYCHELLES – LEADING CRUISE DESTINATION, LEADING TOURISM BOARD AND LEADING INDIAN OCEAN AIRLINE (Posted 08th July 2017) Destination Seychelles has done it again and won big at the World Travel Awards Ceremony held in the Maldives resort of Sun Aqua Vilu Reef this evening. The archipelago was named as the Indian Ocean’s leading cruise destination […]
Akagera News
Akagera National Park News Updates © VYSAKH R NAMBIAR The most significant news this quarter is the translocation of eighteen Eastern black rhinoceroses to Akagera, and Rwanda, over the first week in May, ten years after the last individual was documented in the country. This was a historic move for the nation and the species […]
Qatar Airways CEO holds press conference in Dublin
DAILY QATAR AIRWAYS FLIGHT TO DUBLIN GETS BOOST THROUGH CEO HOSTED MEDIA EVENT (Posted 08th July 2017) Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Mr. Akbar Al Baker, personally flew to the Irish capital of Dublin to host a press conference celebrating the airline’s new direct service between Doha and the Republic if Ireland. Mr. Al Baker […]
Angola’s Eco Tur offers new tour packages
NEW ITINERARIES FOR LUBANGO AND NAMIBE (Posted 08th July 2017) The main news: EcoTur has arranged a new trip (by air leaving Friday night returning Sunday afternoon) enabling those of you who want to visit Lubango and Namibe. Please see attached the brochure. First dates 14.15.16 July Other upcoming trips (please reply to this email […]
News from Kenya’s Campi Ya Kanzi
CAMPI YA KANZI NEWS AIR SAFARI, ELEPHANTS, MARATHON and more! Our Newest Updates! Jambo ATC Readers, The last couple of months have been extremely beautiful and we received a delicious amount of rain this past spring. In that time, we’ve hosted wonderful guests, been on some epic air adventures, training for a marathon and have […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA IN THE NEWS Mozambique is rising. Now it is time to soar- President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi Twenty years ago, in 1997, President Joaquim Chissano arrived in Washington DC to attend the Corporate Council on Africa’s First Biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit….. Read more>> TOURISM Big jump in African tourists BBC Africans are increasingly driving the […]
SafetyFocus Magazine June-August 2017 out now!
AviAssist Foundation’s Safety Focus Magazine now ‘live‘ Africa’s aviation safety promotion magazine is now live. Click on the cover above or here to access the magazine at Issuu Once you’ve downloaded the issue, you can read it offline at your leisure. And don’t forget to visit the websites of our advertisers as it is their […]
S.E.E. Africa Magazine featuring Uganda now available
THE PEARL OF AFRICA IS THE FEATURE COUNTRY IN S.E.E. AFRICA’S SECOND EDITION (Posted 07th July 2017) The second edition of S.E.E. AFRICA® the flagship magazine publication of Afro Tourism is finally out – and it’s loaded! Picking up from where the first edition stopped, S.E.E. AFRICA (Vol ii) takes it a step higher with […]
Fastjet to restore full services in and out of Zimbabwe plus some more
FASTJET’S ZIMBABWE OPERATIONS SET TO BENEFIT FROM SECOND ERJ145 (Posted 07th July 2017) Fastjet Zimbabwe has received a second Embraer ERJ145 from partner Solenta Aviation in South Africa and is preparing to enter the new aircraft into service. As a result has an announcement gone out already that the suspended Johannesburg to Victoria Falls flights […]
Nairobi Now new updates
Nairobi Now – where you get to know all there is to know about your stay in the Kenyan capital Opening: July 7, 2017 Venue: Simba Corp Apire Centre, Waiyaki Way Time: 6-8 pm Until: July 23, 2017 About It’s horrible when people are only interested in buying labels, because it doesn’t bring them the […]
Air Seychelles regretfully announces the suspension of Durban flights
DURBAN GETS DROPPED AS ROUTE FAILS TO PERFORM (Posted 07th July 2017) Air Seychelles has taken the decision to suspend its service between Durban and Seychelles, effective 27th of July. The performance of the twice-weekly operation and its contribution to inbound tourism in the Seychelles did not meet company expectations. Roy Kinnear, Chief Executive Officer […]
Emirates expands free WiFi facilities on board
EMIRATES ADDS MORE FREE MB’S FOR TRAVELERS (Posted 07th July 2017) Inflight Wi-Fi usage, already popular from the start when few airlines offered the service on board, has grown tremendously.Emirates has equipped much of its fleet with the technology to allow guests connect while on board and yesterday announced a doubling of the free 10 […]
Minimum wage rise hits hotel sector in Zanzibar
ZANZIBAR TOURISM INVESTORS CALL CRISIS MEETING OVER RISE IN MINIMUM WAGES (Posted 07th July 2017) The newly announced increase in minimum wages for Zanzibar from the previous 200.000 TShs to now 300.000 TShs has raised the alarm bells among the island’s tourism industry, as they are already saddled with extreme rises for other tourism products […]
Kenya Tourism focuses on domestic market ahead of school holidays
DOMESTIC MARKET KEY TO KENYA’S TOURISM FUTURE (Posted 07th July 2017) Kenya’s Tourism Board has rolled out promotional activities at key shopping malls across the country targeting domestic travelers ahead of the August holidays KTB Chief Executive Officer Dr. Betty Radier says the ground activation programs are part of the campaigns to spur the growth […]
Ethiopian set to add Kaduna as fifth city in Nigeria
ETHIOPIAN’S KADUNA FLIGHTS TO INCREASE CONNECTIONS TO NIGERIA TO 23 FLIGHTS A WEEK (Posted 07th July 2017) Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest airline, has finalized preparations to start a three times a week scheduled service to Kaduna, Nigeria, as of August 01st. Kaduna, located in north-western Nigeria, is a trade center and a major transportation hub […]
