Seychelles tourism future depends on moving beyond the election frenzy
TREAD SOFTLY BECAUSE YOU MIGHT TREAD ON YOUR LIFELINE CALLED TOURISM (Posted 21st December 2015) Election observers and media representatives who had come to the formal announcement of the results of the Seychelles Presidential Elections last Friday night, held their combined breath when the runner up, one Wavel Ramkalawan, took to the stage. They were […]
Majestic Burundi Drummers to perform at Carnival Calabar
News updates from West Africa – enjoy Ikechi Uko’s ATQ News sent from Lagos / Nigeria 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 […]
Calabar Carnival – Africa’s largest street party … only in Nigeria
11TH CALABAR CARNIVAL ATTRACTS 11 PARTICIPATING COUNTRIES (Posted 20th December 2015) Mr. Ikechi Uko, who can in broad terms be described as doing in West Africa, based in Lagos, what this correspondent does in East Africa, has just passed on information about the upcoming final week of the annual Carnival Calabar. This is Africa’s biggest […]
Air France flight AF463 from Mauritius to Paris diverts to Mombasa
‘TEMPORARY’ MOMBASA AIRPORT CLOSURE TODAY IMPACTS ON KENYA AIRWAYS FLIGHTS (Posted 20th December 2015) In breaking news had Kenya Airways in the early hours of the morning announced that their flights KQ600, KQ601, KQ602, KQ603, KQ604, KQ605 and KQ 625 will be affected by what they called a ‘temporary airport closure’ of Moi International Airport […]
France, hit hard by terror, finally lifts anti travel advice against Kenya
FRANCE JOINS THE UK AND THE US TO LIFT ANTI TRAVEL ADVISORIES (Posted 20th December 2015) France has at last followed suit in lifting anti travel advisories published last year, warning her citizens not to visit Malindi and the rest of the Kenya coast. Following the lifting of similar negative publications by the US and […]
10th WTO Ministerial Conference – good for Kenya tourism and good for African businesses
WTO MEETING IN NAIROBI HANDS AFRICA SOME HOPE FOR FAIRER TRADE (Posted 20th December 2015) An estimated 7.000 delegates, accompanying spouses and of course the global media streamed into Nairobi ahead of the 10th WTO Ministerial Conference which Kenya hosted between the 15th and 19th of December – a first also for the African continent. […]
Fly Africa Namibia hung out to dry by erstwhile partner Nomad Aviation
FROM BAD TO WORSE FOR FLY AFRICA NAMIBIA AS ERSTWHILE PARTNER TAKES OUT LARGE COMMERCIAL WASHING HIS HANDS OF THE MESS (Posted 19th December 2015) The Revolution has eaten its child as the latest development involving FlyAfrica in Namibia, not just Zimbabwe, amply demonstrates. It is clear that there is now very bad blood between […]
Savoir Vivre comes to Toronto as Brussels Airlines announces new destination for next summer
MORE FLIGHTS NOW AND COME 2016 MORE DESTINATIONS TOO (Posted 19th December 2015) The Burundi crisis brought Ugandan fans of ‘Savoir Vivre’ in the air an unexpected windfall, when Brussels Airlines pulled one of their two weekly frequencies from Bujumbura and gifted Uganda a fourth flight in combination with Kigali. Besides the three nonstop services […]
A weekend of elections and referenda comes to an end
THE PEOPLE HAVE SPOKEN AS 98 PERCENT OF THE VOTERS ENDORSE CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE IN RWANDA (Posted 19th December 2015) It was a busy Saturday yesterday as several breaking news hotspots needed to be monitored late into the night. Uganda’s national electricity provider UMEME tried their hardest to keep this correspondent off the air by inflicting […]
ATW Congratulates Tony Tyler, Director General IATA for Leadership Excellence
ATW Airline Awards … and the winners are … If you have trouble viewing this email, read the online version. Congratulations Tony Tyler, Director General IATA Winner of the 2016 ATW Leadership Excellence Award Complete winners list will be announced through early January! Established in 1974 to recognize excellence in the air transport industry, an […]
President James Alix Michel wins runoff election for a third and final term
PRESIDENT JAMES ALIX MICHEL SECURES RE-ELECTION AS RUNOFF RESULTS ARE IN (Posted 18th December 2015) Results of the Seychelles runoff election for President have just been confirmed by the Electoral Commission in Victoria, Seychelles’ capital city, with President James Alix Michel being declared the winner with a margin of 50.15 percent of the votes cast. […]
Seychelles votes for President today
Seychelles votes today in its Presidential RunOff Election – President James Alix Michel v/s Wavel Ramkalawan (Posted 18th December 2015) The first round of the Seychelles Presidential elections that was held on the 5th December saw James Michel from the Parti Lepep (PL) with red as their campaign colour and Wavel Ramkalawan from the Seychelles […]
Four more A380 destinations announced for first five months of 2016
EMIRATES ANNOUNCES EXPANSION OF AIRBUS A380 NETWORK TO FOUR MORE DESTINATIONS IN EARLY 2016 (Posted 18th December 2015) Travelers from Emirates’ East Africa destinations Entebbe, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam can in 2016 look forward to four more current destinations out of Dubai being upgraded to Airbus A380 flights. The airline has now confirmed that […]
RN2D members tour Reunion on fact finding mission
REUNION TOURISM HOSTS RN2D MEMBERS ON FAMILIARISATION TOUR (Posted 18th December 2015) Last week were heads of works councils and associations of members of the National Network of Departmental Group Club Destination (Rn2D) on the island of Reunion as part of a journey of discovery. For five days they were able to discover the tourist […]
It is constitutional referendum day in Rwanda
RWANDA VOTES ON NEW CONSTITUTIONAL CLAUSES (Posted 18th December 2015) Rwandans are, come daylight, heading to a referendum over proposals made by the country’s lawmaking bodies, Parliament and Senate, to change several clauses of the current constitution. This proposal was arrived at following wide consultations among the population and intense interaction between members of parliament […]
PRESS RELEASE: WYSE Travel Confederation restructure – positive voting results
WYSE Travel Confederation View this email in your browser Amsterdam, 17 December 2015 WYSE TRAVEL CONFEDERATION SECURES MEMBER SUPPORT FOR ORGANISATIONAL RESTRUCTURE Voting for the restructure of the WYSE Travel Confederation has closed today with overwhelming support from members for the change. A majority of the membership took part in the online vote with 89% […]
Save the date of UNWTO’s first ever World Conference on Tourism for Development
The writing is on the wall for FlyAfrica Zimbabwe following massive tax claims by ZIMRA
FLY AFRICA ZIMBABWE FACED WITH MEGA TAX CLAIMS AMID SUGGESTIONS TO CHARGE CEO (Posted 17th December 2015) When news were broken here on the 28th of October that flights by FlyAfrica Zimbabwe had been suspended, did the airline react with initially a denial and then accusations before moving to the stage of threatening legal action. […]
Register now for SMART Airports & Regions 2016 Conference & Exhibition
Smart Airports Conference 2016 … mark your diary … Register now for SMART Airports & Regions 2016 Conference & Exhibition ::: View in your web browser ::: EMAIL UPDATE NUMBER 4 SMART AIRPORTS & REGIONS RICHMOND, BC METRO VANCOUVER: JUNE 13-15, 2016 A TWO-DAY CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION HOST REGION HOST AIRPORT Registration now open! Book […]
The Mara Needs You
The Mara Needs You (c) Sanjay Gupta Dear Friends, This is the second round of my appeal to you all. You have, I’m sure, all heard the sad news last week about the poisoning of the famous Marsh Lions of the BBC Big Cat Diary series, following their attack and killing of 4 cows that […]
Happy Holidays!
This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. A message of responsible eco-management to East Africa The spotlight was on East Africa in the last days of November, when Pope Francis made his first trip to Africa starting in Kenya and moving on to Uganda. Pope Francis called […]
Kampala Cocktail week ends at Kampala Serena in Grand Finale
COCKTAILS GALORE AS THE KAMPALA COCKTAIL WEEK ENDS (Posted 17th December 2015) Kampala Cocktail Week, the biggest drinks festival in the region so far, came to grand close on the14th of December with an awards gala held at the Kampala Serena Hotel, to celebrate the success of the inaugural edition which was proudly sponsored by […]
LIGHT UP A LIFE THIS CHRISTMAS… ONCE AGAIN!
This extraordinary initiative by Serena Hotels needs a special mention … Light up a life this Christmas View this email in your browser LIGHT UP A LIFE THIS CHRISTMAS… ONCE AGAIN! Serena Hotels within its portfolio of 24 hotels, safari lodges, camps and resorts across East Africa and Mozambique was once famous for its elaborate […]
Eyes on Uganda at Climate Change Summit in Paris
CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL (Posted 17th December 2015) The effects of climate change in Uganda have been a key point of reference at the just-ended United Nations Climate Change Summit in Paris, France, dubbed COP21. The summit, which started on November 30 and ended on December 11, had moments of shifting attention to live images […]
Updates from the Conservation Action Trust
The turning tide – Blood Lions v lion breeding and canned hunting 11 December 2015 | Untold Africa | PETER BORCHERT| The documentary film Blood Lions: Bred for the Bullet is making an extraordinary impact around the world. Even the European Parliament is sitting up and taking notice of the unholy alliance between lion breeding […]
New codeshare deal opens the whole of Italy for the Seychelles
EXPANDED CODESHARE AGREEMENTS GIVE AIR SEYCHELLES ADDED CLOUT IN ITALY (Posted 17th December 2015) Italy’s leading airline and Etihad partner carrier Alitalia and Air Seychelles have enhanced their codeshare agreement to provide Italian travelers with unprecedented access to the Seychelles. Beginning December 19th will Alitalia place its ‘AZ’ flight code on three weekly flights operated […]
News from Campi ya Kanzi
Campi Ya Kanzi News … Website The Camp Air Safari The Maasai Beliefs Media Rates Location December, 2015 The last few weeks have been very exciting for us at CampiyaKanzi! With the onset of the rains, the camp has been wearing a beautiful fresh shade of green! While the flora and fauna come alive around […]
FITUR – the first global tourism fair for 2016 and major stage for UNWTO
UNWTO ACTIVITIES AT FITUR / MADRID FOCUSSING ON AFRICA (Posted 17th December 2015) The opportunities that innovation opens up for tourism and the importance of promoting initiatives in the field of sustainability and ethics will constitute the main topics of the activities to be organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) at FITUR 2016, with […]
Balala steps on the gas as he brings his tourism experience to the table
BALALA’S RETURN TO THE TOURISM PORTFOLIO SHOWS FIRST PROMISING SIGNS (Posted 17th December 2015) When a few weeks ago Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta finally announced his very long overdue cabinet reshuffle – loyalty no doubt is a virtue but in politics nevertheless a double edged sword too – was the jubilation of the tourism sector […]
What have Dr. Taleb Rifai and Minister Alain St. Ange in common
Yes, what do these two tourism icons have in common you might ask … eTurboNews, in short known as eTN, is besides being the global market leader also the oldest online travel and tourism publication, founded 17 years ago. Some 15% of eTN’s overall 230,000+ travel industry subscribers receive eTN Rush, an hourly online publication […]
