Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Ethiopian Airlines Launches Two New Cargo Routes to Europe Aviation tribune Ethiopian Airlines – “With the largest and most modern dedicated Freighter fleet and the largest Cargo Network connecting African countries with their major trading partners around . .. Read more>> Tanzania, Ethiopia leaders announce plans to link countries via […]
ATA Passport to Africa News
News updates from the Africa Travel Association Read the March-April 2017 ATA Passport to Africa Newsletter Welcome to ATA’s March-April Newsletter! ATA Passport to Africa features the latest member and Africa travel industry news. If you are an ATA member and would like to share your stories, please email us. We look forward to hearing […]
Uganda expected to drop VAT and other taxes on hotels
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER SAY UGANDA’S HOTELIERS (Posted 03rd April 2017) Information is emerging from government circles that, following President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s directive to remove VAT from upcountry hotels and safari lodges last year, this may become reality in the next financial year. Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities Minister Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu is quoted to […]
ATQ News to launch Top 100 Tourism Personalities in West Africa Compilation at Accra Weizo in 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 wide range […]
Kenya anticipates major increase in travelers from Nigeria
CHANGING TRAVEL HABITS IN AFRICA SET TO BENEFIT KENYA (Posted 03rd April 2017) Kenya is projected to record and increase of over 30% in tourist arrivals from Nigeria and Ghana towards the end of the year as travelers shift their travel plans towards more exploring the African continent. According to the UNWTO tourism highlights for […]
Laikipia Nature Conservancy – Mukutan Retreat – after
Brainless thugs and criminals incited by equally brainless ‘politicians’ after votes in the August elections … I bemoan and mourn the losses of lives and properties but just as much the loss of reputation Kenya is suffering from these conservancy invasions which are impacting heavily on tourism in this part of the country and this […]
Fastjet undergoing fleet changes
FASTJET FLEET CHANGE UPDATES (Posted 02nd April 2017) Information is emerging about the ongoing and upcoming fleet changes of Fastjet, an airline with aspirations to become a pan Africa Low Cost Carrier, in short LCC. As reported here at the time, does Fastjet presently operate a wetleased Embraer E190 from Air Bulgaria and this lease […]
Seychelles delegation named for State Visit to Kenya
SEYCHELLES – KENYA TIES EXPECTED TO PROSPER AFTER UPCOMING STATE VISIT (Posted 01st April 2017) The upcoming State Visit by Seychelles’ President Danny Rollen Faure to Kenya, on invitation of his counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta, is expected to result in a number of agreements being signed by the two countries. A pointer to the topics on […]
Indian Ocean Commission boosts St. Ange candidacy for UNWTO
IOC MINISTERS ENDORSE ST. ANGE AS THEIR CHOICE CANDIDATE FOR UNWTO’S TOP JOB (Posted 01st April 2017) Last month did Ministers from Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion and Seychelles sitting as the Indian Ocean Commission endorse the Seychelles bid for Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). Mauritius, the seat of the Indian […]
Supersonic booms over Uganda suggest secret test flights of new generation aircraft
SUPERSONIC TRAVEL GETS BOOST FROM TRIALS OVER THE UGANDAN SKIES (Posted 01st April 2017) In remoter parts of Uganda were supersonic booms heard overnight and it was learned from usually unreliable sources that a next generation supersonic aircraft had arrived late yesterday evening and then, after refuelling at Entebbe International Airport, commenced test flight operations […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
Nigeria: Abuja Airport Runway Now 57.5% Completed – Minister Footprint 2 Africa The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has disclosed that the reconstruction of the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, has reached 57.5 per cent… Read more>> Report ranks Rwanda third in science, technology and innovation capacity in Africa New […]
Kenya Airways launches ‘Air Pass’
PRE-PURCHASED BUT NOT PRE-BOOKED DOES KENYA AIRWAYS’ NEW AIRPASS KNOCK COST OF TRAVEL DOWN (Posted 31st March 2017) Kenya Airways, in collaboration with Optiontown, presents their new product Flight Pass that allows passengers to conveniently pre-purchase flights at a very low cost and book flights later when they want to travel. The more credits one […]
Skyward launches Wilson Mombasa Lamu services
WILSON MOMBASA LAMU BECOMES A REALITY (Posted 31st March 2017) As of today do passengers traveling from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport have more choices to fly to Mombasa and notably Lamu, as do passengers from Mombasa now have a choice to fly on a daily scheduled service using a Bombardier Dash 8-300 aircraft to Lamu. The […]
Lillian Gaitho’s weekend thoughts again focus on travel over Easter
Easter escape: 6 last-minute Easter break road trips for families that won’t break the bank This year, Easter comes with an additional gift for families on school-term break; if you have some days saved up from your annual leave, then you can easily extend the holiday to catch up with Labor Day! Not possible? Then […]
News updates about Brussels Airport
Brussels Airport News – Rebroadcast for readers of ATC News especially those flying with Brussels Airlines to the European capital and beyond … A Smurfing Family Lane at screening Together with the Smurfs, we’ll be giving families leaving on holiday from Brussels Airport a proper send-off this Easter. On 29-30-31 March and 1 April, the […]
A little big taste of Africa
Travel Africa Extra Magazine – Reproduced here for the readers of ATC News Welcome to the March issue of Travel Africa Extra, our monthly compendium of information, stories, interviews and advice for readers of Travel Africa magazine, delivered to you by email at the end of each month. Please feel free to share this mini-mag […]
The Nesbitt Castle is undergoing major upgrades to return in a new shine
The Nesbitt Castle | Bulawayo is closing for major refurbishments Hotel News Hotel News Highlights from The Nesbitt Castle blog this past month. Follow us on our social media platforms for instant updates as they happen! Room & Restaurant Closure for Refurbishment The Nesbitt Castle is closing our rooms and restaurant side of our business […]
Nairobi Now – Updates for next week’s activities
Nairobi Now News Updates for Next Week’s Events An exhibition on FOOD WASTE With artists from IKV Internationaler Künstlerverein e.V., Hawa Artists and the participation of the German Embassy in Nairobi. Opening: March 28, 2017 Venue: National Museum Until: April 28, 2017 Due to global … Nairobi Now News Updates Welcome to this week’s Nairobi […]
Coastal Aviation extends the FAST Class promotion Serengeti – Ruaha
Coastal Aviation Schedule Updates Coastal Aviation promotion Dear Reader of ATC News, following the great interest observed towards our new Pilatus PC12 route between the Serengeti and Ruaha National Park (FAST class) we decided to extend the ongoing through fare promotion for any booking made before 30 June 2017 (valid for travel from 1st of […]
Brussels Airlines adds Mumbai
BRUSSELS TO MUMBAI FLIGHTS FINALLY A REALITY (Posted 31st March 2017) Mumbai, India’s economic powerhouse city, is now connected five times a week with the European capital of Brussels. After Jet Airway over a year ago shifted their European hub to Amsterdam was Brussels not directly connected to India. Brussels Airlines’ flight now changes that, […]
Belgian Travel Agents enjoy Reunion’s hospitality and sights
REUNION MAKES BIG IMPRESSION ON BELGIAN TRAVEL AGENTS (Posted 31st March 2017) Rainbow gathered travel agents from the Belgian market to discover the island of La Reunion with the support of the IRT and its service providers during a just ended tour of the island. Twelve Belgian travel professionals representing their respective travel agencies (Suntour […]
Rwanda now requires insurance from package tourists
MEDICAL EVACUATION INSURANCE NOW A MUST FOR PACKAGE TOURISTS COMING TO RWANDA (Posted 31st March 2017) It was confirmed overnight that following changes in the relevant tourism laws and regulations in Rwanda, safari and tour operators now must include an evacuation insurance package for their clients, the cost of which is of course being passed […]
Air Seychelles in double destination launch
DUESSELDORF COMPLETES NEW DESTINATION DOUBLE FOR AIR SEYCHELLES (Posted 31st March 2017) When the Seychelles government a few years ago decided to sell a 40 percent stake in national airline Air Seychelles to Abu Dhabi’s flag carrier Etihad, were political opportunists on the islands swift to cry sell out and give away. Yet, at the […]
Partner Invitation to World Travel Market Africa
Africa Travel Association partners with World Travel Market Africa REGISTER NOW Registration is open for one of the leading global travel trade events! In 2016, WTM Africa saw almost 5,000 travel professionals network and conduct business. WTM Africa will take place from 19-21 April 2017 at the CTICC in Cape Town, South Africa. Register for […]
Expect a culinary surprise at Sovereign Suites in Limuru
NEW CHEF – NEW MENUS – NEW DINING EXPERIENCE (Posted 30th March 2017) A few days ago I mentioned that a number of articles dedicated to travel across our region will be forthcoming and before I embark on my next escapades across East Africa I now hasten to make good of this promise. https://atcnews.org/2017/03/18/journeys-across-eastern-africa/ My […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
PROJECTS Off-Grid Solar Project, Kenya Bidding for the project is expected to commence in April 2017… Read more>> INFRASTRUCTURE How can Africans trade more with other Africans? African Business Magazine In response, the trend is increasingly towards localisation – a global company leverages its well-recognised brand but adapts it to the local conditions of the […]
UNWTO welcomes ‘Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism Day’
22ND OF MAY DECLARED GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DAY (Posted 30th March 2017) The Convention on Biological Diversity of the United Nations has chosen ‘Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism’ as the theme for the International Day for Biological Diversity. The celebration takes places annually on 22 May. The decision aims at supporting the International Year […]
Gulf Airlines defeat US electronics ban by offering premiums guests laptops on board
QATAR AIRWAYS BRIDGES CONNECTIVITY GAP ON BOARD BY OFFERING TABLETS ON BOARD (Posted 30th March 2017) US carriers are said to be livid over gestures made by the leading Gulf airlines like Qatar Airways to offer their premium guests on board laptops on loan, allowing uninterrupted work by busy executives flying on their aircraft. Qatar […]
Durban now an Air Seychelles destination
DURBAN FLIGHTS LAUNCHED WITH BIG FANFARE (Posted 30th March 2017) Air Seychelles, an Etihad partner airline, has earlier today launched their long awaited flights between Mahe and Durban, the airline’s second destination in South Africa. The twice a week nonstop flights, every Thursday and Saturday, are operated with an Airbus A320, offering 16 business class […]
Uganda’s CAA boss sacked
TIME HAS FINALLY RAN OUT FOR UGANDA’S CAA BOSS (Posted 30th March 2017) ‘He and many others should have been fired the moment they killed Air Uganda. That was a low point in Uganda’s aviation history and marked an abyss in relations between the industry and the regulators‘ commented a regular aviation source from Entebbe […]
