Swissport Tanzania’s profits fall on the back of heavy investments
COMPETITION AND INVESTMENTS SEEN AS MAJOR CAUSE FOR 16 PERCENT DROP IN PROFITS (Posted 23rd March 2017) Swissport Tanzania, the country’s predominant aviation handling company and the only of its kind quoted at the Dar es Salaam stock exchange, has reported a fall in profits compared to the last financial year of 16 percent. Observers […]
RwandAir opens bookings for new Lagos – Accra – Lagos services
RWANDAIR’S EXPANSION ON COURSE (Posted 23rd March 2017) Bookings are now open in global reservation systems for RwandAir’s flights WB200 sectors between Lagos and Accra, for which the airline has received approvals for fifth freedom right flights, to a good part prompted by Nigeria’s ongoing aviation crisis which has seen services suspended or cancelled with […]
Seychelles tourist arrival figures for the year still up by 23 percent
SUCCESS BREEDS SUCCESS AND ST. ANGE IS BANKING ON IT AS THE UNWTO ELECTIONS COME NEARER (Posted 23rd March 2017) The latest data from the Seychelles National Bureau of Statistics confirm the trend of growing arrival numbers in 2017. By the end of last week had 23 percent more visitors set foot on the archipelago’s […]
Ethiopian’s big week coming up
THREE NEW DESTINATIONS IN THREE DAYS – AND THERE IS MORE TO COME (Posted 23rd March 2017) Between the 26th and 29th of this month will Ethiopian Airlines on three subsequent days launch three new destinations, namely Victoria Falls, Oslo and Antananarivo. Announcing the launch of three new destinations in three days,ET’s Group CEO Mr. […]
Morocco partners with UNWTO on tourism sustainability
MOROCCO JOINS HANDS WITH UNWTO TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE TOURISM (Posted 23rd March 2017) Morocco has become the latest country to join UNWTO as partner of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017. The commitment was delivered at the Moroccan Day of Sustainable and Responsible Tourism held on 20 March in Rabat. On the […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Boeing Grows Presence in Africa with Opening of Offices in South Africa and Kenya The Boeing Company – JOHANNESBURG, February 28, 2017 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] announced today the opening of two new offices in Johannesburg, South Africa and Nairobi, Kenya,…. Read more>> South African Airways Soars With […]
More news from ‘Further Down South’
COURTESY OF GILL STADEN’S ‘THE LIVINGSTONE BI-WEEKLY‘ MORE NEWS FROM ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE AND BEYOND (Posted 22nd March 2017) https://thelivingstoneweekly.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/tlbw22mar17-compressed.pdf Inside Southern Show Clare rears a robin-chat Moffat Phiri from South Luangwa Still more rain in South Luangwa Shoebills moved to new habitat in Bangweulu Cheetah and wild dogs meet in Kafue Liuwa lions like barbell […]
Come May come Victoria Falls
KENYA AIRWAYS CONFIRMS 18TH OF MAY AS LAUNCH DATE FOR VFA FLIGHTS (Posted 22nd March 2017) Kenya Airways has confirmed what was reported here before, that the airline will start a direct flight between Nairobi and Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe on 18th of May this year.. This will be Kenya Airways 52nd destination and its second […]
East Africa Wildlife Society exposes more dirty tricks by SGR promoters
SURVEY BEACONS FOR SGR PROJECT FOUND IN OLOOLUA FOREST (Posted 22nd March 2017) The East African Wild Life Society’s Executive Director Julius Kamau was yesterday raising concern that the impacts of the proposed Standard Gauge Railway to Naivasha is extending beyond the Nairobi National Park to other critical ecological systems. This came to light after […]
Wilson Airport to Mombasa flights offer much needed competition and choices
SKYWARD AIMS TO BRING MARKET SHARE FOR MOMBASA FLIGHTS TO WILSON AIRPORT (Posted 22nd March 2017) As reported recently here will Skyward launch daily Nairobi via Mombasa to Lamu services in ten days time. Notably though will the airline, based at Wilson Airport, offer a double daily flight to Mombasa as only one of the […]
Sheraton’s themed breakfasts a first for Kampala
NEW CHEF – NEW IDEAS AND SHOWING ALREADY (Posted 22nd March 2017) As recently reported here has a new Executive Chef arrived at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel, brimming with new ideas and concepts. As of this week has a new themed breakfast menu been introduced, available for all guests at the Victoria Restaurant when across […]
Starwood’s ‘Four Points by Sheraton’ brand expands in Eastern Africa
NEW ‘FOUR POINTS‘ COMING UP IN NAIROBI, ARUSHA, DAR ES SALAAM (Posted 22nd March 2017) Four ‘Four Points by Sheraton‘ are opening in East Africa in coming months, the first one being in Nairobi’s Hurlingham suburb where a brand change is presently underway. Initially opened as a Best Western Premier is the hotel presently closed […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
INFRASTRUCTURE Horn of Africa Neighbors Make Trade Deal as Economic Ties Deepen Bloomberg Djibouti and Ethiopia agreed to simplify cross-border trade, a sign of deepening ties between the tiny nation on the Red Sea and its landlocked neighbor, one of Africa’s fastest growing economies….Read more>> Ethiopia plots $90m infrastructure spending spree African Business Magazine Ethiopia […]
Zambia Travel Expo 2017 updates
Zambia Tourism Agency information about ZATEX 2017 Zambia Travel Expo (ZATEX) Zambia Travel Expo 2017 preparations are underway, it is indeed an exciting period for the Zambia Tourism Agency team to see all their efforts start unfolding and yielding fruits. As you may know, the Zambia Travel Expo has been running and is fully functional. […]
New hospitality report available from Bench Events ahead of October meeting in Kigali
AFRICA REBOUNDS AS EBOLA AND OTHER CHALLENGES FADE AWAY (Posted 21st March 2017) Africa is seeing a significant growth in international air travellers – arrivals were up 10.3% between September 2016 and January this year. Europe remained the leading source market with a 47.3% share, while Asia Pacific was the fastest growing, up 21.7%. The […]
Magical Kenya launches branded prepaid travel card
KENYA TOURISM PARTNERS WITH UBA BANK TO LAUNCH DEBIT CARD (Posted 21st March 2017) The Kenya Tourism Board in partnership with the United Bank for Africa (UBA) has today launched the first Magical Kenya Prepaid Travel Card. The Magical Kenya Prepaid Travel Card is a culmination of the partnership discussions between KTB and UBA to […]
Seychelles’ keeps courting South African travelers
NEW DURBAN FLIGHTS OFFER NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR SEYCHELLES’ TOURISM (Posted 21st March 2017) The Seychelles Tourism Board’s office in South Africa has recorded an increased interest in the meetings, incentives, conferences and events (MICE) market in the last year, reason why it wants to aggressively pursue this growing segment. The romance niche is another segment […]
So Many Ways to Help Ol Pejeta this Month – Please Get Involved!
Ol Pejeta Conservancy News Updates Wild World of Rhinos – Their Moment of Truth If you are in the UK and want to attend an evening of illuminating discussion from inspirational speakers, including Ol Pejeta’s CEO Richard Vigne and TV wildlife presenter Simon King – get yourself to the Royal Institution of Great Britain, on […]
More tourism news from Nigeria courtesy of Ikechi Uko’s ATQ News
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 of […]
The Power Of Tourism And Global Unity
WorldTourismWire News Updates www.worldtourismwire.com UNWTO, WTTC, PATA, ETOA, ICTP WORLDTOURISMWIREindependent- outspoken 21 MAR 2017 The Power Of Tourism And Global Unity The 2016 US election results are still reverberating globally, regardless where in the world one resides. One interesting lesson learned from the recent US Presidential election race is assuming an outcome before the votes […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
TOURISM Airbnb Aims To Double African Customers This Year AFK Insider Airbnb expects to maintain its rapid growth in Africa this year and double its customer numbers to 1.5 million, its CEO Brian Chesky told Reuters on Friday… Read more>> Destination: Africa The Lawyer The economy in sub-Saharan Africa is set to grow significantly, which […]
South Sudan raises aviation service fees
AIRLINES CONDEMN HIKE IN LANDING FEES AS ‘OUTRAGEOUS‘ (Posted 20th March 2017) While reporting about a plane crash in the South Sudanese town of Wau, did other related information come to light about a massive hike in landing charges for international airlines flying to Juba. Information just received speaks of 4.000 US Dollars per aircraft […]
Plane crash reported from Wau / South Sudan
FLIGHT FROM JUBA TO WAU CRASHED ON LANDING (Posted 20th March 2017) (Picture courtesy of @eyeradiojuba) A passenger aircraft enroute from South Sudan’s capital of Juba crashed on landing at the northern town of Wau, according to information received a short while ago. Tweets seen from @eyeradiojuba speak of at least 9 passenger having been […]
Atta – African Travel and Tourism Association – News Summary 20 March 2017
More news updates from the African Travel and Tourism Association … and while at it, do join this organization as a member because. whatever they do is all about Africa … Weekly members news summary from Atta – The African Travel and Tourism Association Dear Wolfgang, Please find below this week’s summary of the Atta […]
Golden Tulip next entrant into the Kampala hospitality market?
ONGOING RECRUITMENT SUGGESTS ‘GOLDEN TULIP‘ NEXT GLOBAL BRAND TO ENTER UGANDA (Posted 20th March 2017) With a market presence across Eastern Africa already established – Golden Tulip now manages properties in Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda – has speculation grown over the anticipated opening of a hotel in Kampala. Hospitality sources have indicated that recruitment of […]
UNWTO candidate Dho Young-shim placed outside the top three by ‘The Diplomat’
NO OFFICIAL RESPONSE FROM DHO CAMPAIGN BUT SOURCES SUGGEST KOREAN UNWTO CANDIDATE IS ‘UNHAPPY‘ ABOUT ARTICLE (Posted 20th March 2017) Two periodic sources from South Asia have on condition of anonymity voiced their opinion over an article in Spain’s ‘The Diplomat’ of the 17th of March in which it was suggested that the Brazilian, Georgian […]
Air Austral selected as preferred strategic partner for Air Madagascar
BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS AIR AUSTRAL AS STRATEGIC INVESTOR TO MALAGASY GOVERNMENT (Posted 20th March 2017) Following a meeting of the Board of Directors of Air Madagascar has the airline, following an extensive search for a strategic partner and investor, recommended to the government of Madagascar that Reunion’s home airline, Air Austral, be considered as […]
‘Sheraton at 50’ is taking shape
MAJOR REFURBISHMENTS ROLLING OUT AS THE KAMPALA SHERATON HOTEL CELEBRATES 50 YEARS (Posted 20th March 2017) In October this year will the hotel, which is today the Kampala Sheraton, celebrate its 50th anniversary. For Uganda as a country this is no doubt worth a celebration but also a moment to look back over those five […]
IIPT News Updates
International Institute for Peace Through Tourism’s Latest News March 2017 Montreal Summit to be Official Conference of UN International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development IIPT is very proud to announce that the Montreal Summit, September 17 to 21, 2017 will be an official Conference of the UN International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. […]
Auric launches daily Mwanza Bukoba flights
MWANZA AND BUKOBA NOW HAVE DAILY AFTERNOON CONNECTIONS (Posted 19th March 2017) Auric Air has confirmed that they have commenced a daily afternoon service between Mwanza and Bukoba, using one of their workhorse Cessna C208B Grand Caravan aircraft. The flights leave Mwanza at 16.45 hrs local time for Bukoba, a town across Lake Victoria, before […]
