Ethihad promotes Abu Dhabi stopover package to see the city’s attractions
DISCOVER ABU DHABI WITH ETIHAD’S STOPOVER OFFERS (Posted 28th April 2017) Passengers flying out of Entebbe with Etihad Airways to connect in Abu Dhabi to their final destinations, now have the opportunity to discover the many attractions of the UAE’s capital city. Etihad Airways has thrown down the gauntlet to the millions of guests who […]
Uganda promotes ‘The Pearl of Africa’ in North America
NORTH AMERICAN ROADSHOW AIMS TO PROMOTE TRAVEL TO UGANDA (Posted 28th April 2017) This month, the Uganda Tourism Board has been spreading the word about Uganda’s diverse and awe-inspiring travel experiences across the United States and Canada as part of a multi-city roadshow organized by North American marketing firm PHG Consulting. A delegation including the […]
#WeStandWithLaikipians
Joan Wandegi’s latest updates from troubled Laikipia Kuki Gallman is one of the founders of LWF. Some 25 years ago she joined a group of concerned Laikipia landowners to address conservation and the sharing of benefits that come from the protection of wildlife on private lands. She is a pioneer and a devoted conservationist. This […]
Budget crisis in Natal parks
Conservation Action Trust News Updates Poaching and budget crises spur dehorning move in Africa’s “rhino conservation cradle” Cape Town – It would have been unthinkable just a few years ago that rhinos would be dehorned for their own protection in a park as large and famous as the Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park in KwaZulu-Natal. The 96 000 […]
Lillian Gaitho’s weekend thoughts this week focus on ‘Traveling like a Pro’
Travel Like a Pro: How to create a personalized experience Mass marketing is nothing new in the travel industry, and travel agents are known to design and sell “packages” heavily dependent on group rates, unfortunately taking up bare minimal in terms of individual preferences. More than not, this will lead to differences arising in the […]
Help the Rhino Runners smash their target! ???
Save the Rhino News Updates Meet our marathon heroes! April 2017 A huge thank you and congratulations to each and every member of the incredible 2017 Save the Rhino London Marathon team! The sun shone on our 54 rhino heroes as we celebrated their success. We’d also like to give a rhino-sized thank you to […]
Serena give their luxurious Selous properties a rainy season makeover
THE SELOUS – WHERE NOT ONE BUT TWO OF SERENA’S LUXURIOUS CAMPS AWAIT YOU (Posted 28th April 2017) After every rainy season, a new sense of life, beauty and peace is restored back into the Selous. The dust and the winds have died down and in their place has a green and lush landscape taken […]
WTM Africa’s Sustainable Tourism Awards hand Amboseli Serena a Silver Trophy
ONCE A WINNER ALWAYS A WINNER (Posted 28th April 2017) While in Cape Town for the Africa Travel Week 2017 – which comprises World Travel Market Africa, IBTM Africa and ILTM Africa – did the exhibition organizers Reed also organize the now annual Sustainable Tourism Awards Ceremony. This special event honours best environmental practice, proven […]
Nigerian Youths to Discuss Tourism at NATOP Tourism Summit
ATQ News from Nigeria and beyond courtesy of Ikechi Uko ”We lost N3Billion over 3 down Aircraft and Cancelled 25 Flights” Says Air Peace Boss Africa and its Candidates for Tourism SG in the showdown for Votes Sahrawi is the only African Country without Independence Zambia hosts Football’s Under 20 Africa Cup of Nations Is […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
TOURISM Qatar Airways Announces Launch of Direct Flights to Three New African Cities Footprint to Africa The State-owned carrier will introduce flights to Mombasa, Kenya; Abidjan, Ivory Coast; and Accra, Ghana among an additional 12 new destinations…. Read more>> Culinary tourism in Africa Africanews At a time when the economic growth of Africa is bleak, […]
MASAI MARA / Can it be saved?
SERENGETI WATCH asks if the Masai Mara can be saved … What is happening in the Masai Mara Reserve right now will decide its future Dear ATC Reader, We are either witnessing the demise of Kenya’s Masai Mara Reserve, or a renaissance that will save it. Massive Challenges Facing the Mara The iconic Masai Mara […]
Corporate Council on Africa US – Africa Business Summit
Corporate Council on Africa’s 11th Biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit www.ccausafricasummit.com June 13-16, 2017 Omni Shoreham Hotel | Washington, DC #AfricaBizSummit About the U.S.-Africa Business Summit The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) will convene business and government leaders at its 11th biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Washington, DC to discuss the challenges of doing business in […]
Qatar Airways eyes Mombasa for a second time
COME 2018 COME MOMBASA FOR QATAR AIRWAYS, OR WILL IT … (Posted 27th April 2017) When some years ago Qatar Airways announced plans to fly to Mombasa it was part of an Eastern African rollout which at the time wanted to combine an extra flight into Nairobi with Kilimanjaro International – located between Moshi and […]
Swaziland – A Wedding and Honeymoon destination in Southern Africa
Swaziland Tourism News Updates Getting Married in Swaziland followed by Honeymoon Bliss in Swaziland Rugged mountains and breathtaking countryside, the Kingdom of Swaziland is a honeymoon dream. Home to Africa’s last absolute monarch, this is a small landlocked country that is best known not only for its wide wilderness but also for its romantic side. […]
The latest edition of the Tourism Tattler for ATC News readers
Editor’s Top Picks: Growth in Medical Tourism to South Africa continue reading BON Hotel Midrand Event Showcase continue reading 8 Reasons Why Travel Is Good for Health continue reading The Peninsula Offsets Carbon Footprint continue reading What Corporate Social Investment Means continue reading Drak Sun Renovates Lakeview Restaurant continue reading ORTIA Suspends 35 Staff Over […]
Air Seychelles too records double digit passenger rise in Q1 of 2017
12 PERCENT RISE IN PASSENGER NUMBERS HAS AIR SEYCHELLES LOOK AT ANOTHER RECORD YEAR (Posted 27th April 2017) Air Seychelles passenger numbers on a year on year comparison are up by 12 percent in the first three months of 2017. While last year 128.000 passengers were counted on Air Seychelles flights has this number risen […]
St. Ange remains in the running head held high as fake news fail to make an impact
‘CAMPAIGN CONTINUES‘ SAYS ST. ANGE AS HE DISMISSED FAKE NEWS SMEAR CAMPAIGN (Posted 27th April 2017) Alain St. Ange stood firm in the face of emerging fake news from the campaign of one of his rivals, which again, like back in January, made unfounded allegations and insinuations bordering on character assassination. St. Ange in communications […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
TOURISM InterContinental Hotels Group set to open a new hotel in Zimbabwe Construction Review Online InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the leading global hotel companies recently announced that it has made four new hotel signings as well as six new hotel openings… Read more>> Ethiopia: City Promoting Sport Tourism All Africa Tewodros noted that […]
UNWTO looks at travel by Chinese to Africa
HIGH VALUE HIGH VOLUME TOURISM FROM CHINA TO AFRICA PROMPTS UNWTO TO CHECK THE TRENDS (Posted 26th April 2017) The capital city of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, has recently hosted the 59th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Africa. Held between 18-21 April, the Commission included a High-level Meeting on Chinese Outbound Tourism to Africa, where […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS South African Airways & Hawaiian Airlines Launch New Interline Partnership South African Airways – South African Airways (SAA), the national carrier of South Africa and Hawaiian Airlines, Hawaii’s largest and longest serving carrier, announced today that they have… Read more>> TOURISM Construction of US$ 17m Tsogo Sun hotels in Mozambique […]
Reunion and Seychelles Tourism move closer
35 KEY TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS FROM REUNION VISIT SEYCHELLES (Posted 25th April 2017) A group of 35 trade decision makers from Reunion Island met local partners at the Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Hotel during a ‘meet and exchange’ programme hosted by the Seychelles Tourism Board. The aim of the workshop was to give local groups the […]
Wildlife Direct condemns escalating violence in Laikipia
MORE KENYANS SPEAK OUT AGAINST LAIKIPIA VIOLENCE (Posted 25th April 2017) Following the death of Tristan Voorspruy of Sosian and repeated aggression against tourist lodges in the wider Laikipia area – the luxurious Mukatan Retreat of Kuki Gallman was burned down not much later as one of several which faced the same fate incidentally costing […]
Ghana drops VAT on Domestic Flights as Ten Investors seek Licenses
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 wide range […]
Mountain Dispatches January to March 2017
Mount Kenya Trust Quarterly Update Share Tweet Forward to Friend :MOUNTAIN DISPATCHES News from the Mount Kenya Trust January to March 2017 Dear Friends, Despite difficult drought times for Mt Kenya and the region as a whole, we have been able to continue our work effectively and hold two very successful events in February and […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
TOURISM Tourism trends in Africa: mobile is the game-changer Traveller 24 Travel into Africa for business and leisure is on the rise, with 39 million inbound trips expected annually in Africa by 2020…. Read more>> Uber Central, Uber’s Multiple Vehicle Request Service, Is Now Available To All Businesses iAfrikan Uber have announced the availability of […]
Atta – The African Travel and Tourism Association – News Summary
African Travel and Tourism Association’s News Updates … … and while reading think about joining the association where everything is about Africa Weekly members news summary from Atta – The African Travel and Tourism Association Dear ATC Readers, Please find below this week’s summary of the Atta members news featuring news from across the African […]
Nigerian gospel singer thrills her Seychellois audience
NIGERIA’S AWARD WINNING GOSPEL SINGER SINACH IS IN SEYCHELLES (Posted 24th April 2017) Sinach, born Osinachi Kalu is an award winning Nigerian Gospel Singer and songwriter. She has gained more and more recognition in Seychelles where she is performing during a two day stop. Sinach is reputed to have written to date well over 300 […]
Busy weeks ahead for UNWTO Candidate Alain St. Ange
TRAVEL DAILY ASIA GIVES ST. ANGE YET MORE VISIBILITY AS LEADING CANDIDATE FOR UNWTO TOP JOB (Posted 24th April 2017) Travel Daily Asia has come out with a long interview on Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Candidate for Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation just in time for the WTTC Summit taking place […]
World Travel Awards News April 2017
World Travel Awards 2017 Updates NEWSLETTER April 2017 Sun Aqua Vilu Reef to welcome World Travel Awards Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony The five-star Sun Aqua Vilu Reef resort has been selected to host the prestigious Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2017. The event will take place on Meedhuffushi Island in the Maldives’ South Nilandhe Atol on […]
Kenya’s new Convention Bureau set to launch by mid year
KENYA’S NATIONAL CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION BUREAU BECOMING A REALITY (Posted 24th April 2017) Kenya’s Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala over the weekend confirmed that the government has adopted a report submitted a few weeks ago by key stakeholders from the industry, that a dedicated Convention and Exhibition Bureau is to be set up. The function […]
