Militant unions – the bane of Kenya?
GOVERNMENT AND TOURISM ORGANIZATIONS SAID TO BE PERPLEXED OVER RENEWED UNION DEMANDS (Posted 12th October 2016) Kenya’s notoriously militant pilots union – and there are now tons of allegations flying around aviation circles whose interests the organization truly serves – has chosen the launch of the annual Magical Kenya Tourism Expo to issue renewed threats […]
Park Inn by Radisson – expected to launch in early 2017
CARLSON REZIDOR’S SECOND BRAND TO LAUNCH IN KENYA NEXT YEAR (Posted 12th October 2016) Carlson Rezidor sources have confirmed that they now expect their second brand, the Westlands based Park Inn by Radisson, to open by February next year, after the project experienced some delays in the final phase towards completion. This also affected the […]
Jumia Travel seeks to use latest technologies to extend market leadership
JUMIA TRAVEL LAUNCHES NEW WEB ‘EXTRANET‘ FOR HOTEL PARTNERS (Posted 12th October 2016) Jumia Travel, seeking to further empower its hotel partners across all markets with top-notch technology now launched the Web Extranet, a web version of the previously launched Extranet App on Android. The tool allows hotel managers to confirm and view their incoming […]
Reunion revitalised
REUNION, THE ULTIMATE EXPERIENCE (Posted 12th October 2016) Understanding what today’s traveler is looking for when considering an overseas trip is key to the Reunion Island Tourism Board (IRT) and a few weeks ago did IRT invite nearly two hundred tourism professionals in Reunion to a conference to showcase and discuss the new Reunion Island […]
International aviation data
IATA RELEASES DATA FOR SEPTEMBER (Posted 12th October 2016) IATA, the International Air Transport Association, has just released key data for the industry’s performance up to September this year. These latest financial results indicate that industry profitability and cash flow remained solid in Q2 2016, although the industry profitability cycle is showing signs of peaking; […]
Sri Lankan steps up to take over Mahe route
SRI LANKA’S NATIONAL AIRLINE TAKES OVER ROUTE FROM MIHIN (Posted 12th October 2016) Mihin Lanka, Sri Lanka’s second state owned airline but of a low cost concept, commenced flights between Colombo and Mahe in November 2013, almost three years ago to the day. This choice was made as apparently national airline Sri Lankan had set […]
EcoWarrior shortlist out for Friday Gala Award Night
WHO WILL KENYA’S ECO WARRIORS 2016 BE? (Posted 11th October 2016) Ecotourism Kenya has earlier this evening announced the shortlist for the 10th edition of the Eco Warrior Awards. The scheme recognizes innovations and leadership in responsible tourism. The finalists consist of tourism initiatives from within Kenya that enhance social-cultural, economic and ecological sustainability in […]
The battle between the taxi giants gives passengers ever better deals
PREBOOKED SERVICES THE LATEST OFFER TO ENTICE CLIENTS TO RIDE WITH ONE OR THE OTHER (Posted 10th October 2016) Scenes like this will soon be a thing of the past in Nairobi as the taxi giants UBER and Little Cabs and all the other App based newly launched companies have now started to give their […]
Sun Africa Hotels gets new Group Executive Chef
FOOD BONANZA AT SOVEREIGN SUITES AS NEW CHEF RE-WRITES THE MENUS (Posted 10th October 2016) No sooner had Dario Aloisio arrived in Nairobi as Sun Africa Hotels’ new Group Executive Chef did he go to work to create new menus for one of the group’s flagship operations, Sovereign Suites, situated in the hills of Limuru […]
Qatar Airways does it again
AND THE WINNER IS … (Posted 10th October 2016) East African travelers on Qatar Airways,from Entebbe, Kigali, Nairobi, Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar, will no doubt be pleased to hear that the world’s first 5 star airline has once again captured some of the world’s most prestigious service awards, and for a good reason. […]
Seychelles Tourism Academy partners with SHTA to improve industrial training on the job
STA and SHTA join hands to help tourism staff boost their capabilities (Posted 10th October 2016) After several years of negotiation, the Seychelles Hospitality and Tourism Association and the Seychelles Tourism Academy are now offering this amazing opportunity to members of the tourism association to upgrade the skills of their staff in their daily work. […]
News from the Kampala Sheraton Hotel
Lots happening in Kampala these days and after celebrating the country’s 54th Independence Day there is yet more to come until the end of October. If you happen to visit Uganda’s capital, find out what there is to do and where to do it.
Lillian Gaitho’s week opener
Five Out of Town Breaks for Mashujaa Day Mashujaa Day, as the Swahili word connotes is a day set aside to celebrate Kenyan Heroes whose resilient fight and sacrifice led to the country’s independence from colonialists. The day, which was referred to as Kenyatta Day before the promulgation of the new constitution in August 2010 […]
After CITES fails African Elephants are two shipments of blood ivory seized in Vietnam
TWO ILLEGAL SHIPMENTS OF BLOOD IVORY TESTAMENT OF CITES’ FAILURE TO PROTECT ELEPHANTS (Posted 10th October 2016) 300 kilogrammes of ivory just a few days ago and now over half a ton of blood ivory yesterday is the haul of vigilant customs and security officers at both Ho Chi Minh City Port and the airport […]
Expansion continues with launch of Abidjan flights
ABIDJAN BRINGS RWANDAIR’S WEST AFRICA DESTINATIONS TO NOW SEVEN (Posted 10th October 2016) RwandAir has now launched its seventh West Africa destination, Abidjan, as part of the airline’s continued rollout of new countries important to its strategy to connect Africa via Kigali. This follows the start of commercial flights a month ago to Cotonou and […]
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Zimbabwe’s late Belinda Mutinhiri, Minister Dr. Eng. Walter Mzembi among winners of Africa Travel Awards 2016
More news from West Africa, courtesy of Ikechi Uko’s ATQ News Service 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 […]
Help Colobus Conservation To Rehabilitate Orphan Primates
Colobus Conservation Asks To Help Colobus Conservation Rehabilitate Orphan Primates At this time of year here at Colobus Conservation we receive a lot of orphaned primates that need our help to survive. As orphans do not have a mother to feed them, keep them warm and teach them how to be a primate, the staff […]
AVIAssist Foundation announces more training dates for Livingstone / Zambia event
Flight Data Management Course (FDM) 21 & 22 November 2016, Livingstone, Zambia Register now for this unique in-region training – Only a limited number of 10 places is still available. Don’t get disappointed! A registration form is attached. Understand Flight Data Collection & Analysis Flight Data Management (FDM) helps pilots, managers and operators improve the […]
ATC readers now can claim major rebates for Video Production Services
‘MADE KNOWN PICTURES‘ OFFER SPECIAL DEAL TO ATC READERS AND SUBSCRIBERS (Posted 07th October 2016) Be it tourist boards or private companies, government ministries or individuals with a need to get a professional video produced, here is a unique opportunity to get a rebated deal from one of Africa’s best known production houses. Made Known […]
Best Western set to expand in East Africa
LOSE ONE GAIN ONE AS THE RACE IS ON TO EXPAND FURTHER INTO EAST AFRICA (Posted 07th October 2016) The more recent opening of a Best Western Premier in Uganda’s airport town of Entebbe, already generating strong support from travelers for a first or last night stay in Uganda, was only part of the rollout […]
The latest from AFRAA, the African Airlines Association
AVIATION NEWS FROM ACROSS AFRICA (Posted 07th October 2016)
RwandAir’s ‘Ubumwe’ ready for commercial deployment
NEW AIRBUS A330 SET FOR COMMERCIAL MAIDEN FLIGHT (Posted 07th October 2016) This will be the view airport staff and Rwandans living near Kigali International Airport will have later this morning, as the airline’s brand new Airbus A330-300 takes to the skies for her commercial maiden flight. After carrying out a week of regulatory flights […]
Passenger growth slowed in August, amid broader easing in trend
Air Passenger Market Analysis – August 2016 Posted 06th October 2016 Key points from our full report on air passenger markets in August: Industry-wide passenger traffic slowed to 4.6% year-on-year in August, part of a wider easing in momentum. Traffic is being shaped by a range of drivers, including fragile economic growth and lower airfares. […]
Airlines Hail Historic ICAO Carbon Agreement
Airlines Hail Historic ICAO Carbon Agreement The International Air Transport Association (IATA) congratulated states which, under the leadership of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), have achieved an historic agreement to implement a market-based measure that will support airlines’ efforts to stabilize emissions with carbon neutral growth. The agreement was reached by states attending the […]
Seychelles open tourist office in Reunion
AS TRAVEL GROWS IN LEAPS AND BOUNDS BETWEEN REUNION AND SEYCHELLES IS A NEW TOURIST OFFICE FORMALLY LAUNCHED (Posted 06th October 2016) The two Vanilla Islands members, Reunion and Seychelles, can look back over many years of close cooperation and joint marketing activities to promote travel between the islands. Alain St. Ange the Seychelles Minister […]
Kilifair will be at MKTE 2016 to promote cooperation
KILIFAIR News
Starwood brand ‘Four Points by Sheraton’ to make a double entry in Nairobi next year
MARRIOTT EXPANDS INTO NAIROBI WITH STARWOOD’S ‘FOUR POINTS‘ BRAND (Posted 06th October 2016) The present Four Points development near the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, which on opening will add over 190 rooms to the Nairobi hospitality scene, will soon be joint by a sister property in the Hurlingham area of the Kenyan capital. From information […]
Aviation pundits tell unions to shut up and let Kenya Airways get on with recovery programme
MEDIUM TERM TURNAROUND WITHIN GRASP NOW AS ‘OPERATION PRIDE‘ GAINS MOMENTUM (Posted 06th October 2016) Following a flurry of anti national airline social media comments, and outright lies being peddled by one daily published in Nairobi over the extend of a flight delay, where both flight numbers and affected passenger numbers, incidentally of a Jambojet […]
