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 […]
Sarit Centre domestic tourism expo underway in Nairobi as Karen Tourism Expo opens tomorrow
SARIT CENTRE AND KAREN 2017 DOMESTIC TOURISM EXPOS PERFECTLY TIMED AHEAD OF EASTER HOLIDAYS (Posted 30th March 2017) The annual Sarit Centre Domestic Tourism Expo is underway and will continue until the 02nd of April with over 75 exhibitors showcasing their offerings. This year the show dates are perfectly timed to sell last minute vacations […]
Seychelles tourism arrivals on a high growth curve
ARRIVALS CROSS THE 80.000 THRESHOLD BEFORE THE THE END OF Q1 (Posted 30th March 2017) The Seychelles have for the first time crossed the 80.000 arrivals threshold before the end of the first quarter and notably so in a year when Easter, a very travel intensive period, falls in mid April. Arrival numbers as of […]
Rhino poaching on European soil shocks the world
Save the Rhino News Updates March 2017 This month’s shocking incident of a rhino poached at Parc zoologique de Thoiry in France is the first of its kind on European soil. In the early hours of Tuesday 7 March, keepers found the carcass of Vince, a four-year-old white rhinoceros, with its horn removed with a […]
Rwanda’s Akagera National Park in the news …
Akagera National Park News Updates © VYSAKH R NAMBIAR Welcome to the Akagera newsletter for the first quarter 2017. It was a rough end to 2016 in many ways; we lost Max, one of the canine unit dogs, to tsetse-transmitted trypanosomiasis and one the seven lions brought to the park in 2015, Garuka, was found […]
Kafunte News Updates
Kafunta Safaris News Updates from South Luangwa … and exciting news it is from one of Zambia’s best safari destinations … Like Tweet Forward Two months have passed since our last newsletter, and we are now only a few days away from reopening Kafunta River Lodge for the 2017 season! We are really excited and […]
Not all is well in Laikipia
KUKI GALLMAN’S LODGE BURNED DOWN BY CONSERVANCY INVADERS (Posted 29th March 2017) (The Mukutan Retreat – no more) Mukutan Retreat on the Laikipia Conservancy was burned down earlier today according to information received from Kenya. The lodge is owned by renowned artist and conservationists Kuki Gallman and the burning and conservancy invasion is therefore bound […]
The latest Tourism Tattler News
Weekly Trade News Update Thu 23 – Wed 29 March 2017 Editor’s Top Picks: Mantis to Launch St Helena Hotel continue reading HVS Launches THINC Africa 2017 continue reading SA Tourism CEO Launches Indaba 2017 continue reading SAA Plummets to R4.5 Billion Loss continue reading Saxon Hotel Appoints New S&M Director continue reading Kenya […]
ATQ News reports Jacinta Nzioka of Kenya Tourism Board inducted into World Tourism Forum
More ATQ News from Nigeria and beyond NTDC collaborates INTERPOL When Seychelles hosted Taleb Rifai at ITB Berlin Who is “the 21st Century Explorer”? A TV interview #TalkWithGaetano AIR CÔTE D’IVOIRE ramps up ACCRA Ghana flights to 11 per week ‘South Africa grew arrivals by 12% from Nigeria and 6% from Ghana’ – Hloni Pitso […]
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>> TOURISM Rwanda’s airline to start flights to London CNBC Africa Rwanda’s airline will start three weekly flights to London’s Gatwick airport on May 26 and it expects to exceed one million passengers on all its routes in the […]
New Chairman announced for Fastjet Board of Directors
RASHID WALLY NAMED CHAIRMAN OF THE FASTJET PLC BOARD (Posted 29th March 2017) Following the recruitment of Nico Bezuidenhout as CEO of pan African low cost carrier Fastjet – he came from South African Airways own LCC Mango after serving twice as interim CEO of SAA – have two other senior figures, formerly from SAA, […]
Gulf Air launches new ‘Flight Status’ service
GULF AIR UPGRADES FLIGHT STATUS INFORMATION SERVICE FOR PASSENGERS (Posted 28th March 2017) Gulf Air, the Kingdom of Bahrain’s national carrier, in partnership with OAG, the leading global provider of digital flight information, has launched an online Flight Status Facility on the airline’s official website gulfair.com providing booked passengers with real-time information on their Gulf […]
Qatar Airways once again named as ‘Airline of the Year’
AIR TRANSPORT NEWS NAMES QATAR AIRWAYS AS THEIR ‘AIRLINE OF THE YEAR 2017‘ (Posted 28th March 2017) Qatar Airways accepted the ‘Airline of the Year’ award at the 2017 Air Transport Awards, as the airline was once again recognised for its innovation, service, hospitality and leading product design. The awards ceremony, held at an exclusive […]
IATA urges US and UK government for find alternatives for electronics ban
IATA’S CALL REFLECTS SENTIMENTS OF GLOBAL AIRLINES AND TRAVELERS AS US AND UK STAND ISOLATED (Posted 28th March 2017) The International Air Transport Association, in short IATA, called on governments to urgently find alternatives to recently announced measures by the United States and the United Kingdom to restrict the carry-on of large electronic items on […]
London becomes RwandAir’s second intercontinental destination
RWANDAIR CONFIRMS LONDON GATWICK LAUNCH DATE (Posted 28th March 2017) Following the earlier announcement of flights from Kigali to Harare on the 01st of April and to Mumbai / India on the 03rd of April has RwandAir just confirmed that London Gatwick services will commence on the 26th of May. London will be RwandAir’s second […]
How about an Easter Holiday in Swaziland
Swaziland Tourism is ready for your Easter visit Prepping you for your Easter Holiday to Swaziland The Kingdom of Swaziland is as it is officially known, is the smallest country in Africa, at no more than 200 kilometers north to south and 130 kilometers east to west. Despite its size, Swaziland is a diverse country […]
Air Seychelles takes delivery of second Airbus A330
NEW AIRBUS A330 BRINGS AIR SEYCHELLES FLEET TO TEN (Posted 28th March 2017) Air Seychelles earlier today received their second Airbus A330 when ‘Vallee de Mai‘, registered as S7-VDM, landed at the international airport on the archipelago’s main island of Mahe. On the controls was Captain Nicole Chang Leng, assisted by First Officer Ronny Morel, […]
St. Ange’s UNWTO campaign remains strong and focused
BLAZING HIS OWN TRAIL – ST. ANGE’S MARCH TOWARDS THE UNWTO ELECTIONS (Posted 28th March 2017) Campaigns for the next United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary General (SG) are in full swing. Seven candidates are competing to lead the UNWTO and they are from Armenia – Mr. Vahan Martirosyan, from Brazil – Mr. Márcio […]
More airlines push into the Dodoma market
TANZANIA’S SHIFT OF GOVERNMENT MINISTRIES TO DODOMA TRIGGERS ADDED FLIGHT SERVICES (Posted 28th March 2017) When the Magufuli government came into office did airlines feel the pinch the hardest when a ‘travel ban‘ imposed on civil servants impacted on the load factors of local carriers like Fastjet and Precision Air. Of late however have better […]
Reunion encourages tourism for the disabled
TOURISM FOR ALL IS FILLED WITH ACTION BY REUNION TOURISM (Posted 28th March 2017) Reunion island, a French Indian Ocean region, has for long promoted travel to the island by people with disabilities. On April 01st and 02nd will a special activity by Reunion Tourism roll out in conjunction with the ‘Saga du Rhum‘ especially […]
Light aircraft charter crashes enroute from Beira to Mutare
SIX CASUALTIES AS LIGHT AIRCRAFT CHARTER COMES DOWN OUTSIDE MUTARE (Posted 27th March 2017) A Britten Norman BN2 Islander aircraft, registered in Mozambique as C9-AOV, MSN 024, earlier today crashed while enroute from Beira via Mutare to Harare. All six on board were reportedly killed as one survivor passed on due to the time it […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Ethiopian to Commence Three New Flights AllAfrica Ethiopian Airlines – Ethiopian Airlines disclosed that preparations have been finalized to launch flights to three new destinations- Victoria Falls, Oslo and Antananarivo within three days… Read more>> TOURISM Technology advancements changes the face of tourism in Africa BizNis Africa “Technology has made […]
Carlson Rezidor publishes annual report for 2016
FOCUS ON AFRICA AS CARLSON REZIDOR CONTINUES ROLLOUT OF NEW HOTELS (Posted 27th March 2017) The Rezidor Hotel Group (www.Rezidor.com), one of the world’s most dynamic hotels has published its Annual Report 2016. Themed “Moving Forward in Perpetual Motion,” this year’s annual report is fully digital (https://AnnualReport2016.Rezidor.com). The Annual Report also contains the Corporate Presentation […]
UNWTO works towards poverty reduction through tourism
UNWTO WORKSHOP IN CHINA SEEKS WAYS FOR TOURISM TO PLAY KEY ROLE IN POVERTY REDUCTION (Posted 27th March 2017) The power of tourism to induce poverty reduction and development constituted the main focus of the UNWTO Workshop held in Guangdong, China. The workshop was conducted under the framework of the agreement signed between UNWTO and […]
News updates from ATTA
Victoria Falls River Lodge New Management Staff Victoria Falls River Lodge Roddy Meiring, who has vast experience in hospitality management Read More Zambezi Cruise Safaris Introduce Masuma River Lodge Zambezi Cruise Safaris Located on the shores of Lake Karibas’ western basin Read More Victoria Falls River Lodge is proud to introduce Toa Spa Victoria Falls River […]
Nigerias greatest Pop Stars of the 70s regroup
More ATQ News from Nigeria and beyond ASKY Airlines set to begin flights to South Africa in April In a statement issued via social media, the Togolese carrier said a 4x weekly Lomé-Johannesburg O.R. Tambo, South Africa, service would commence from April 8 onwards using B737-800 equipment. …more details Earlier this year, ASKY Chief Executive […]
Announcing the Avis Atta Media Awards Judging Panel
The African Travel and Tourism Association’s news updates … and while at it, do join this organization where it is all about promoting travel to Africa … Top judges announced for Avis Atta Media Awards Atta are proud to announce a top line-up of judges for the inaugural Avis Atta Media Awards, which will recognise […]
My obsession with Eggs Benedict because especially here perfection matters
THERE ARE BREAKFASTS AND THEN THERE ARE BREAKFASTS … (Posted 27th March 2017) One often hears that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. When I travel, and that is often, this is as true as it gets and I happily eat my way through the offerings on the buffet to build up […]
