New Cargo Centre intended to boost Kenya Airways’ freight operations
KENYA AIRWAYS SET TO LAUNCH NEW STATE OF THE ART CARGO CENTRE (Posted 21st December 2016) Kenya Airways Cargo will open a new state of the art Express Centre to handle express shipments in the fast growing e-commerce industry. The Express Center targets major courier and e-commerce players globally and is aimed at improving KQ […]
UNWTO News from around the World
News from the World Tourism Organization International Year for Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017 garners support from the sector Only few weeks ahead of the official launch of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017, set to take place on the 18 of January 2017 in Madrid, Spain, representatives from various tourism industries […]
Don’t forget the Green Agenda for 2017, the UNWTO’s Year of Sustainable Tourism
The STTA Team wishes you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Peaceful, Prosperous and especially GREEN New Year 2017. Make yourself a personal Christmas gift and sign up for the 03rd Regional Green Tourism Summit in Nairobi from the 14th to the 16th of June.
Jakarta flights next for Ethiopian
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES ANNOUNCES DIRECT FLIGHTS TO JAKARTA (Posted 21st December 2016) No sooner had Ethiopian Airlines announced flights to Singapore is the next South East Asian destination set for launch in 2017. Effective 02nd of June next year will Ethiopian Airlines commence thrice a week services to the Indonesian capital, with a stop in Bangkok […]
SEASONS GREETINGS FROM AVIATION AFRICA – SEE YOU IN FEBRUARY 2017
Merry Christmas and a little reminder about Aviation Africa 2017 THE AVIATION AFRICA TEAM WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS & WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ON 22 & 23 FEBRUARY 2017 HOST SPONSOR GOLD SPONSOR SILVER SPONSORS BRONZE SPONSORS PARTICIPATE AT AVIATION AFRICA 2017 SPONSOR AND EXHIBIT Ensure you meet […]
Category 1 approval by FAA delayed, again
NO US FLIGHTS YET AS FAA CAT 1 APPROVAL ONCE AGAIN DELAYED BY MORE BUREAUCRAZY (Posted 21st December 2016) It is understood from normally well informed sources in Nairobi that the audit carried out by FAA inspectors last month about the suitability of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to be elevated to the Category 1 status, […]
Mauritius promotes tourism in South Korea and Japan
AIRLINKS KEY TO DRAW MORE VISITORS TO MAURITIUS (Posted 21st December 2016) Air Mauritius has been intensifying efforts to promote visits to the island. Two workshops were recently organized in Seoul and Tokyo by the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority in short MTPA, the Changi Airport Group and Air Mauritius. Other stakeholders from Mauritius also included […]
America overtakes Britain as leading ‘supplier’ of tourists to Kenya
LACK OF CHARTERS CITED AS MAJOR REASON WHY BRITAIN DROPS TO SECOND PLACE (Posted 21st December 2016) The drop in visitor numbers from Britain, while literally all other markets show an upwards trend, has raised concern among tourism stakeholders in Kenya and in particular along the Kenya coast. Data available up to the end of […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
U.S.- AFRICA RELATIONS The Meaning of Brexit, U.S. Elections to Africa Gazette Generally, across Africa there is a tendency by leadership at almost all levels to narrowly look inwards as they try to address current challenges gripping individual economies… Read more>> ENERGY Rwanda: Govt Lays Firm Foundation to Meet Power Generation Targets New Times Rwanda […]
Airport investments increasingly focus on security
SECURITY AN INCREASING PRIORITY FOR TECH INVESTMENTS BY AIRPORTS (Posted 20th December 2016) Airports are placing a higher priority on IT investments for passenger and airport security with 50% rating it a high priority, up from 37% last year. This is according to the 2016 Airport IT Trends Survey, the extensive annual study of IT […]
Gastronomy Tourism – Travelling for good food …
UNWTO ANNOUNCES THIRD GASTRONOMY TOURISM FORUM (Posted 20th December 2016) The World Tourism Organization Headquarters in Madrid, Spain earlier today hosted the presentation of the 3rd UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism. The event will be held in Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain, on 08th and 09th of May 2017. The Forum is organized by UNWTO in […]
Happy Holidays from Serena Hotels
SEASONS GREETINGS FROM SERENA HOTELS
More Christmas Greetings
Gamewatchers Safaris Extends Seasons Greetings Good wishes from all of us at Gamewatchers Wishing you a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! We wish you and your family a wonderful Christmas season and a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year in 2017. With warmest regards from Jake, Mohanjeet and all of the team at […]
Kafunta Safaris from Zambia wishes you readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Seasons Greetings from Zambia’s Kafunta Safaris Kafunta Safaris, Box 83, Mfuwe, Zambia
Fasttrack services come to the Seychelles International Airport
FIRST AND BUSINESS CLASS PASSENGERS GET EXTRA SERVICES WHEN FLYING IN AND OUT OF SEYCHELLES (Posted 20th December 2016) The Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports & Marine, Mr. Alain St. Ange and the Minister for Internal Affairs, Ms. Mitcy Larue jointly chaired a meeting at the Seychelles International Airport on Friday the 16th of […]
Etihad Airways signs codeshare deal with Precision Air of Tanzania
ETIHAD CODESHARE DEAL SEEN AS ENDORSEMENT OF PRECISION AIR’S QUALITY OPERATIONS (Posted 20th December 2016) In a move that extends its reach across East Africa, Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, earlier today announced that it has entered into a codeshare agreement with Precision Air, Tanzania’s leading domestic airline. Under the […]
The Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Internet of Elephants team up to develop online games for wildlife conservation
A novel way to promote conservation Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Internet of Elephants team up to develop online games for wildlife conservation Making a difference: Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Internet of Elephants (IoE) are pleased to announce their joint commitment to create new revenue streams for wildlife conservation. This first of its […]
STB Chairperson meets Tourism Minister
FIRST FORMAL MEETING BETWEEN NEW SEYCHELLES TOURISM BOARD CHAIR AND TOURISM MINISTER ‘A SUCCESS‘ (Posted 20th December 2016) Kathy Mason, the newly appointed Chairperson of the Seychelles Tourism Board this week met with Alain St. Ange, the island’s Minister responsible for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine in the presence of Mrs. Sherin Francis, the […]
Tanzania’s tourism minister in another humiliating climbdown
TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS SAY THEY LOST CONFIDENCE IN THEIR MINISTER (Posted 20th December 2016) ‘The meeting with our Minister was shambles‘ ranted a regular Arusha based contributor before adding ‘He got no grip on the industry, he does not understand tourism and his insistence earlier in the year that tourism must be subjected to VAT shows […]
Quo Vadis Mauritius Tourism
MAURITIUS TOURISM MINISTER RESIGNS FROM GOVERNMENT (Posted 20th December 2016) There was apparently no pleasure left at all for Deputy Prime Minister Xavier-Luc Duval, who also held the portfolio of Tourism in the government of Mauritius, when he resigned from his post yesterday and walked out of the ruling coalition with 10 other of his […]
Corporate Council on Africa News
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Ethiopian Airlines to start direct and non-stop services to Singapore EthioSports Ethiopian Airlines – Ethiopian Airlines, the largest and fastest growing African airline, is pleased to announce that it will start a direct and non-stop services to Singapore as of June 2017 using the ultra…Read more>> U.S.- AFRICA RELATIONS Africa: […]
The Northern Rangelands Trust wishes all my readers Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays from the Northern Rangelands Trust Happy holidays from NRT 2016 HIGHLIGHTS NRT Happy holidays from the Northern Rangelands Trust! Join us in looking back on a handful of highlights from 2016. If you haven’t already, why not download our 2015 State of Conservancies? report for some holiday reading? Here we present data and […]
Lillian Gaitho’s thoughts on ‘Christmas on a Shoe String Budget’
Christmas On Shoe-String Budget: Make Merry on the Cheap! The festive season does not only call for time to spend time with friends and family, but also our budgets tend to pack in extra pennies to foot the bills that come with the season. However, budget estimates for the festivity are not always met; while […]
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Zambia Tourism!
Seasons Greetings from the Zambia Tourism Agency Seasons Greetings We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Hear more from us by liking our social media pages using the social links below.
Amadeus Africa names ‘2016 Mover & Shaker’
KENYA’S PATRICK MAINA KAMANGA NAMED AS 2016 AMADEUS MOVER & SHAKER (Posted 19th December 2016) Mr. Patrick Maina Kamanga, the CEO of Deans Travel Centre was honoured by Amadeus with the prestigious title of 2016 Amadeus Mover & Shaper. Amadeus recently launched an interactive campaign to identify the ‘Movers & Shapers’ of the travel industry […]
Singapore next on the Ethiopian Airlines horizon
COME JUNE 2017 IT WILL BE SINGAPORE HERE WE COME (Posted 19th December 2016) Ethiopian Airlines will as of 02nd of June next year launch nonstop flights from Addis Ababa to Singapore, one of the South East’s most important commercial, financial and even aviation hubs. The flights will be operated with a two class Boeing […]
Air Seychelles expands codeshare with Alitalia to Madagascar and South Africa
CODESHARE AGREEMENT OPENS MADAGASCAR TO ITALIANS (Posted 19th December 2016) Air Seychelles and Alitalia, both Etihad partner airlines, have just inked an expanded codeshare deal under which Alitalia passengers can now connect on Mahe to both Antananarivo and Johannesburg and soon thereafter even Durban. Under the agreement, Alitalia will place its AZ flight code on […]
Ruaha to become part of Coastal Aviation’s new schedule from June 2017
RUAHA VIA SERENGETI FLIGHTS OPEN UP ANOTHER WILDERNESS AREA FOR TOURISTS (Posted 19th December 2016) A new routing, just announced by Coastal Aviation, will make visits from June next year to Ruaha, one of the less explored wilderness areas in central Tanzania, more accessible for tourists. A nine seater Pilatus PC 12 aircraft will be […]
Red Rocks completes 5 successful years of cultural heritage preservation
An interesting analysis of the past five years of Red Rocks, an eco tourism initiative outside Musanze, formerly known as Ruhengeri. I am glad to note that after a difficult start Greg Bakunzi has become a landmark location for visitors to this part of Rwanda and that the variety of activities he introduced over the […]
Search is on for a new CEO at Air Mauritius
OUSTER OF FORMER CEO TRIGGERS HEAD HUNT FOR NEW BOSS AT AIR MAURITIUS (Posted 19th December 2016) Following the ouster of former CEO Megh Pillay during a turbulent board meeting at the end of October has the search for a permanent successor gained pace. While Mr. Raja Buton, who had previously acted as CEO, was […]
