Nigerian Minister holds discussions with Seychelles’ Alain St. Ange
AFRICA NEEDS MORE TOURISTS, DESERVES MORE TOURISTS (Posted 03rd January 2017) Minister Lai Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister responsible for Tourism, Information and Culture is in the Seychelles on a working and fact finding visit and yesterday held a meeting with Mr. Alain St. Ange, the island’s immediate former Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine. […]
Mogadishu bombings hot on the heels of terror attack in Istanbul
TWIN BOMBING IN MOGADISHU SIGNALS BAD START TO THE NEW YEAR (Posted 03rd January 2017) While the world is still coming to terms with the New Year’s Eve attack on a popular venue in Istanbul and the number of casualties this caused have two simultaneous bombings in Mogadishu have gone almost unnoticed. Targeted by Al […]
Aviation regulators now investigate festive season mess
JAMBOJET UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT FOR TRAVEL CHAOS OVER THE HOLIDAYS (Posted 02nd January 2017) As reported here were hundreds of Jambojet passengers stranded at airports over the festive season, when their flights were delayed, cancelled or else landed travelers at the wrong airports, like Malindi instead of Lamu and Mombasa instead of Ukunda. (https://atcnews.org/2016/12/30/jambojet-delays-and-flight-cancellations-strand-thousands/) The […]
Brazil’s Vai Vai Band wins Carnival Calabar as Ghana and Rwanda win big
The First ATQ News Edition of 2017 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 […]
Khartoum International Airport closure caused by fire in ammunition storage
EXPLOSIVES HAVE NO PLACE AT CIVILIAN AIRPORTS (Posted 31st December 2016) Reports are emerging over the reason for the closure of Khartoum International Airport on Thursday evening, which caused delays of both inbound and outbound flights. Sources speak of a fire at an ammunition and explosives storage inside the airport perimeter in an area occupied […]
Bad weather affects Kenya Airways flights to Dubai and Europe
WHEN BAD WEATHER STRIKES FLYING MAY BECOME IMPOSSIBLE (Posted 30th December 2016) When the weather gets that bad and visibility falls below accepted industry standards for landing and taking off, airlines are often delaying or cancelling flights, or landing at alternate airports if inbound on a long haul flight to sit out the bad weather […]
Serena Hotels looks back at a successful 2016
Serena Hotels End of Year News SERENA HOTELS DECEMBER NEWSLETTER From the Serena Family, we wish to thank you for the continued support throughout the year and for your contribution in creating the many, many wonderful moments of 2016. As we transition to a new year, we look forward to sharing more memorable moments with […]
Fit to fish on January 02nd?
Diani Samaki Classic The Diani Samaki Classic Fishing Competition will be held on the 2nd January 2017 at the Forty Thieves Beach Bar on Diani Beach from 06:30am. There will be a Boat Auction, Sweepstake and Captains briefing on 1st January 2017 at Forty Thieves Beach Bar, following the Annual Cricket on the Beach. Following […]
Air Seychelles too enjoys a new passenger record
SEYCHELLES THE COUNTRY AND AIR SEYCHELLES THE AIRLINE – BOTH RECORD NEW HIGHS (Posted 30th December 2016) Air Seychelles has earlier today flown its 550,000th guest, marking a new passenger milestone for the Seychelles flag carrier and surpassing its 2015 total passenger number of 522,873. The airline’s total passenger figure for 2016 is set to […]
An outlook on East Africa’s aviation industry for 2017
AVIATION PROSPECTS IN EAST AFRICA FOR 2017 (By Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome) East Africa’s aviation scene in 2016 – and looking ahead into the next year – has rarely been so diverse, so challenging and so confusing for uninformed onlookers than is the case right now. Burundi Problems in the national economy of one […]
Jambojet delays and flight cancellations strand thousands
LOW COST AIRLINE BLASTED FOR LOW PERFORMANCE (Posted 30th December 2016) ‘They should be sued for the damage they caused to our travel plans‘ ranted a regular contributor of information from Kenya, who had been booked to travel to Lamu on Jambojet but was offloaded at Malindi’s Airport and left to fend for himself and […]
Chief under fire for threat against elephants
UWA CONDEMNS CHIEF’S CALL TO KILL ELEPHANTS (Posted 30th December 2016) Uganda’s Acholi Paramount Chief Rwot David Onen Acana II has come under severe criticism for threatening to kill elephant which stray from national parks and destroy crops in search of pastures. The Rwot was quoted in local media to have said: ‘It is very […]
2017 is the Sustainable Tourism Year
SUSTAINABILITY THE KEY FOR TOURISM’S FUTURE (Posted 29th December 2016) 12 months to celebrate and promote the contribution of the tourism sector to building a better world. This is the major goal of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017 that will start in few days. The United Nations General Assembly declared 2017 […]
Nominee for Minister of Tourism in the Seychelles approved by parliament
AMBASSADOR MAURICE LOUSTAU-LALANNE TO BE SWORN IN TOMORROW (Posted 29th December 2016) Following the parliamentary approval earlier today of newly nominated Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Ambassador Maurice Loustau-Lalanne, has State House Victoria announced that the formal swearing in will take place on Friday morning, following which the Seychelles will once again […]
Air Tanzania eyes more domestic routes
AIR TANZANIA REVIVAL GAINS MOMENTUM AS AIRLINE EYES MORE DOMESTIC ROUTES NEXT YEAR (Posted 29th December 2016) With now three Bombardier turboprop aircraft in operation, two brand new Q400NG’s and one Q300, has Air Tanzania stepped up their flights to key destinations on domestic routes so far. A regular aviation source from Dar es Salaam […]
Air Austral and Air Mauritius among 7 bidders for stake in Air Madagascar
AIR MADAGASCAR PRIVATISATION SET FOR NEXT STAGE (Posted 29th December 2016) Indian Ocean airlines Air Austral and Air Mauritius are among seven remaining bidders for a stake of up to 49 percent in Madagascar’s ailing national airline. Others named in media reports from the capital Antananarivo, also the hub airport of the airline, include South […]
Brussels Airlines continues ‘Star Chef’ menus into 2017
YVES MATTAGNE BECOMES BRUSSELS AIRLINES 8TH MICHELIN STAR CHEF TO CREATE NEW MENUS (Posted 29th December 2016) Good food has always been a hallmark of the Belgian flag carrier, back in the days of SABENA which in those days had one of the best First Class services in the business and then continued first by […]
Qatar Airways looks back at a successful year
14 NEW DESTINATIONS AND 19 NEW AIRCRAFT IN 2016 SET THE STAGE FOR MORE TO COME IN 2017 (Posted 29th December 2016) Qatar Airways is celebrating a successful year of continued growth achieved in 2016 through strategic network, fleet and partnership expansions. At a time when a number of airlines are downsizing, Qatar Airways continued […]
Seychelles Tourism Minister resigns to pursue UNWTO top job
MINISTER ALAIN ST. ANGE RESIGNS (Posted 28th December 2016) The Seychelles Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, Alain St. Ange, earlier in the week indicated to this correspondent that after long and careful consideration he was going to throw his hat in the ring for the 2017 elections for the post of Secretary […]
Chimp News from Uganda
New Year’s Greetings from the Chimpanzee Sanctuary & Wildlife Conservation Trust Sunday, the Boat Captain at Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary Help finish 2016 strong! The Chimpanzee Family in Uganda; the staff and the chimpanzees hope you had a great Christmas with your family. We wish you and your family an enjoyable time during this holiday […]
Zambia’s Kafunta Safaris send Seasons Greetings and More News
Kafunta Safaris End of Year News Bulletin NEWSLETTER December 2016 Dear all! In a few days time, our 2016 season will come to an end. It has been an amazing season, very busy with visitors from all over the world and a wonderful year for wildlife sightings. We are thanking you, our guests and business […]
Reunion chosen as venue for next ‘Find a House’ episode on French TV
«Search for an apartment or house» Stéphane Plaza is on Reunion for a new episode Stéphane Plaza, the flagship host of the "Recherche appartement ou maison" program, is on the island of La Réunion for the shooting of a special program. Its mission: to find the future home of a family in northern metropolitan France, […]
SUN means more than just sunshine – read on to find out …
The 2015 Paris Accords set in train, a 3-decade, low carbon transformation, based on widespread recognition that “Climate Change is existential”. It’s a game-plan to stabilise global temperatures by no more than 20C – and more likely 1.50C – by 2050, to prevent life across the planet becoming intolerable. It’s this existential aspect that makes […]
More news from the world of tourism …
UNWTO, WTTC, PATA, ETOA, ICTP WORLDTOURISMWIRE – independent – outspoken28 DEC 2016 Minister Mzembi makes history again for Zambia & Zimbabwe Zimbabwe and Zambia relaunched their Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) Univisa on 21 st of December 2016 at a dazzling ceremony hosted by the Ministers of Home Affairs from both countries in Livingstone, […]
The last edition of 2016 of the Livingstone biWeekly – Enjoy!
THE LATEST FROM ‘FURTHER DOWN SOUTH‘ Courtesy as always by Gill Staden … https://thelivingstoneweekly.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/tlbw28dec16-compressed.pdf Inside: A Break-In Itezhi-Tezhi to get airport New lion cubs in Liuwa Refresher training for the working dogs in Lower Zambezi Hope for West Lunga National Park Ivory and cyanide found near Hwange More elephants from Zim to China Flooding in […]
Another Rhino baby born in Uganda’s only rhino sanctuary
CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR UGANDANS AS ANOTHER RHINO BABY IS BORN ON ZIWA (Posted 28th December 2016) Some good news came from the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary in Uganda where over the Christmas holidays another rhino baby was born. The mother, Malaika, gave birth to a rhino boy, the fourth birth in 2016. The overall number of […]
Unauthorized beach landing by two helicopters endangers safety of tourists
CHINESE TOURISTS BLAMED FOR BEACH INCIDENT WITH TWO HELICOPTERS (Posted 27th December 2016) Two helicopters, reportedly owned by one of Kenya’s media moguls but operated by Corporate Helicopters, yesterday blew up a proverbial sandstorm on Chale Island at the Kenyan coast, when they landed on the beach with an apparent lack of proper authorization. Mr. […]
Kampala’s Le Chateau reopens with a new brand ‘Brasserie Belge’
Introducing the all new “Le Château – Brasserie Belge“ Every great brand re-invents itself to keep up with the new trends and tastes of its customers. Le Château is no exception, having been in existence for 20 years ! The owner, Mr. Stephan Duyck, spared no expense as in fact much of Quality Hill, also […]
Ethics and Tourism – Mark April 2017 for this UNWTO event
POLAND TO HOST MAJOR UNWTO EVENT NEXT APRIL (Posted 27th December 2016) Coinciding with the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development to be celebrated throughout 2017, the third International Congress on Ethics and Tourism will be held in Poland, on 27th and 28th of April 2017. Organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in […]
UniVisa service to Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana
EASING VISA RESTRICTIONS LEADS TO MORE TRAVEL (Posted 27th December 2016) In time for the peak season of travel, over the Christmas and New Year holidays have Zimbabwe, Zambia and Botswana resumed issuing their UniVisa, aka KAZA Visa. The signing ceremony between the three countries was used to promote culture and heritage and common transboundary […]
