No 389 Wildlife Trade News: 22nd April
The daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes From today the amount of content in the newsletter will be reduced. Not because of any lack of news – quite the opposite, sadly. in the spotlight today …………………… ALL THAT REMAINS OF 370 ELEPHANTS WHO ONCE LIVED IN THE DRC….. CITES OFFICIALS […]
Read issue 3 of Routes News online
All the latest aviation updates from Routes News Routes News magazine issue 3, 2015 is available online now View this email in your browser Routes News magazine Issue 3, Volume 11 Send to a friend Issue 3, 2015 ?online now!? ? Recipe for success: British Airways’ Keith Williams ? ?Interview: ERA’s Simon McNamara ? Report: […]
Which country in East Africa is in the final stage to create another forest national park?
GISHWATI BILL FINALLY REACHES THE RWANDAN PARLIAMENT (Posted 22nd April 2015) Tourism remains at the centre of Rwanda’s economy and tourism diversification has been one of the factors over the past few years assisting to drive visitors upwards. The launch of birding tourism, of the Congo Nile Trail in 2012 along the shores of Lake […]
It is Álon Bat Kare’ time again on Reunion
WHEN THE LOCALS DISCOVER REUNION THEY CALL IT ‘ALON BAT KARÉ’ (Posted 22nd April 2015) It makes impressive reading when the domestic tourism campaign listed the participating localities and facilities as 32 hiking houses, 2 campsites, 137 B & B’s, 74 vacation rentals, 25 hotels, 2 car rental companies and 71 different activities and visits, […]
Lake Turkana Festival turns the attention of Kenya’s tourism industry up north again
A MONTH TO GO TO THE 2015 TURKANA FESTIVAL (Posted 22nd April 2015) The town of Loiyangalani on Lake Turkana will again come into the spotlight this year when the 08th Turkana Festival kicks off at the 29th of May and then runs until 31st of May. Co-hosted by the county government of Marsabit, the […]
More frequencies, new destinations and more awards … read on to learn which airline that is
QATAR AIRWAYS RAKES IN MORE AWARDS (Posted 22nd April 2015) Following recent awards from Qatar Airways’ increasingly important China market – the airline only just bagged awards from several leading Chinese magazines like the 2014 Best Airline Service Award by Travel & Leisure, the 2014 Best Airline of the Year by MICE, the 2014 Best […]
New Swiss partnered hospitality college ready to open its doors in Nairobi
THE BOMA HOTELS / ALPINE CENTRE PARTNERSHIP IS A ‘MARRIAGE MADE IN HEAVEN’ (Posted 22nd April 2015) When the new ‘Boma International Hospitality College’ will open its doors in a few weeks for the first time and launch their extensive Certificate and Diploma programmes for students from Kenya and the region, will no doubt not […]
Make an Impact: Medics Across the Mara Need You
An appeal for support by the Cheli & Peacock Community Trust Training in Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics Donate just $260 and change not one, but many lives for years to come At Cheli & Peacock’s Elephant Pepper Camp, the C&P Community Trust is working together with local partners to improve primary health care across […]
More Chinese magazines select Reunion for their annual photo shoots
HARPER’S BAZAAR MAGAZINE FROM CHINA CHOOSES REUNION FOR PHOTO SHOOT (Posted 21st April 2015) A team from the women’s magazine Harper’s Bazaar China arrived yesterday in La Réunion for a major weeklong photoshoot. The two models are accompanied by technicians and a photographer who will travel across the island in search of locations. Harper’s China […]
Why does this Civil Aviation Authority try to keep a low cost airline out of its skies?
NO AIRSERVICE LICENCE FOR FASTJET TO SET UP KENYAN OPERATION, YET (Posted 21St April 2015) The Kenya Gazette Notice 2581 of last Friday, 17th of April, informing the general public of decision taken by the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority during their last licensing hearing, brought out some intriguing insights. It was learned that the pending […]
Gold Safety Standard Certification, a new aircraft and two more destinations? Read on to find out more!
AURIC AIR ATTAINS GOLD SAFETY STANDARD BY ‘BARS’ (Posted 21st April 2015) Auric Air, one of Tanzania’s leading light aircraft scheduled operators, has of late made waves again. Taking delivery of yet another brand new Cessna C208B Grand Caravan EX last month allowed the airline to add a fifth daily flight between Dar es Salaam […]
Ecotourism Kenya set for Annual General Meeting and Annual Tourism Forum
ECOTOURISM KENYA ALL SET FOR THEIR ANNUAL SUSTAINABLE TOURISM FORUM (Posted 21st April 2015) Ecotourism Kenya will from tomorrow hold their annual Sustainable Tourism Forum at the AMREF Centre in Langata, expecting to draw in a large number of tourism stakeholders using the platform to discuss pressing topics which presently stir debate in the country. […]
Which city can be called the ‘Hotel Capital of East Africa’
KENYA’S LARGEST BANK SET TO FINANCE ANOTHER NAIROBI HOTEL (Posted 21st April 2015) Kenya Commercial Bank has reportedly agreed to finance the expansion of the Mombasa road based Ole Sereni Hotel, furthering the bank’s engagement in the sector after previously co-financing to the tune of more than 5 billion Kenya Shillings the recently opened English […]
Live Webinar: Getting Ready for the Connected Bag
An interesting ATW webinar worth watching out for … If you have trouble viewing this email, read the online version. A message from Air Transport World announcing a new webinar Getting Ready for the Connected Bag Register Today for this exclusive Air Transport World Webinar The airline industry has made tremendous strides in baggage handling […]
RhiNEWS April 2015: News from the field & Northern white rhino update
A news update from Save the Rhino International Welcome to April RhiNEWS, bringing you global rhino news and updates from Save the Rhino International. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. APRIL 2015 The plight of the Northern white rhino highlights the very real threats facing the world’s five rhino species. […]
News from the Kingdom of Swaziland
Swaziland will this year make an appearance at the upcoming Seychelles’ Carnival which starts this weekend and runs from Friday 24th to Sunday 26th of April. A large delegation is expected on the island of Mahe for the event, coming all the way from the Kingdom.Meanwhile though has Swaziland made ripples at the just ended […]
No 387 Wildlife Trade News: 20th April
Your daily dose of bad news on a Monday … About poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … Please note: For newsletter subscription and circulation details see message at the end of this newsletter. in the spotlight today …………………… Vietnam makes massive seizure of rhino horns EXTRACT: HANOI – Vietnamese customs have seized elephant tusks and […]
Hotel investments keep pouring into this East African capital
IS THE FIVE STAR TREND GIVING WAY TO MORE PROFITABLE FOUR AND THREE STAR HOTELS IN NAIROBI? (Posted 20th April 2015) Investors in the hotel industry in Kenya’s capital Nairobi seem to be unperturbed by the present challenges the tourism industry in particular at the coast is experiencing. The business market for hotels in the […]
Work on Kilimanjaro modernization set to start by mid year
KILIMANJARO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WORK TO START BY MID YEAR (Posted 19th April 2015) The airport company operating the Kilimanjaro International Airport which is located some 50 kilometres outside the city of Arusha, has confirmed that work to expand, upgrade and modernize the airport will start by mid-2015. The financing for the contract worth 40 million […]
It is Carnival time in the Seychelles and it does not come any bigger for carnivalistas
CARNIVAL PRINCES, BEAUTY QUEENS AND REAL ROYALS TO GRACE THE SEYCHELLES CARNIVAL (Posted 19th April 2015) Going by the lineup for the fifth ‘Carnaval de Carnivals – The Carnival International de Victoria’ there will be spectacular displays coming up at the various carnival events, the official opening and the main parade juggernaut through the Seychelles’ […]
No 386 Wildlife Trade News: 18th April
The daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes from around the world … in the spotlight today …………………… Elephant charities. The good, the bad and the ugly. WHAT ARE NGOs DOING TO STOP THE SLAUGHTER OF AFRICA’S ELEPHANTS? Over the past three years, NGOs have launched multi-million dollar campaigns to highlight […]
Nairobi and its national park, a story worth telling and reading …
A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE IN THE PARK? OK, A DRIVE MORE LIKE IT! (Posted 19th April 2015) Kenya’s capital Nairobi, more recently in the news over the county government’s Easter Egg surprise for returning city residents, when all major roundabouts were partly blocked, ostensibly to ease traffic by keeping the right turns shut […]
South Africa today …
World opinion is coming down hard and fast on South Africaover the spiraling violence against non citizen Africans and the horrific scenes captured on the global media in live television coverage and with photographs speak volumes and need no further explanation. Both in Uganda and Kenya but also across the East African region opinion is […]
Global Tourism and Travel leaders set ambitious agenda for future growth
The leading global Travel & Tourism private sector and government organisations – the Global Travel Association Coalition (GTAC) – have yesterday launched a commitment for aligned advocacy and action to harness the full potential of the sector to create jobs, drive inclusive growth and foster development. Launched at the World Travel & Tourism Council Global […]
Weekend travel impressions by Lillian Gaitho
Lillian rounded up her week, after announcing earlier that Jovago.com where she works as Head of PR will open an office in Dar es Salaam soon, by telling us about the top hotel pool views in East Africa … considering the bucketing rain outside my tent, I am spending the weekend at the Nairobi Tented […]
Vote for your East African nominees / World Travel Awards 2015
Voting for this year’s Travel Oscars’ ends on the 26th of April andthere is not much time left to pile up the votes for your favourite properties in the Eastern African region. Serena Hotels have yesterday once again sent out their appeal for their guests and associates to cast their votes for them, but of […]
No 385 Wildlife Trade News: 17th April
The daily does of bad news from around the world about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … Please note: For newsletter subscription and circulation details see message at the end of this newsletter. If you find this newsletter helpful we would welcome feedback from you which will be kept confidential. in the spotlight today …………………… […]
No 384 Wildlife Trade News: 16th April
Your daily dose of bad news from around the world about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … in the spotlight today …………………… CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA CONCERNING: DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO. The Secretariat therefore informs Parties that the recommendation to suspend commercial trade in specimens of […]
Dar es Salaam next for Africa’s leading hotel booking platform after Lagos, Dakar and Nairobi
AFRICA’S LEADING HOTEL BOOKING PLATFORM LAUNCHES OFFICE IN DAR ES SALAAM (Posted 17th April 2015) The new age in travel is taking Africa by storm as the growing internet penetration by business and society at large keeps growing in leaps and bounds. e-Transactions, like mobile money use which was pioneered in East Africa, are set […]
Modern technology aids bill fish tagging
KENYA RECORDS FIRST EVER SATELLITE TAGGING OF A STRIPED MARLIN (Posted 17th April 2015) Kenya’s coast, from Malindi over Watamu all the way to the Pemba Channel where the waters are shared with Tanzania is rightly famous for offering some of the world’s best fishing grounds and for having attracted the big names hunting for […]
