Online trends in East Africa
In a second contribution today does Lillian Gaitho look at booking trends and what tools people use when browsing the web before making an informed decision. Online Hotel Booking Trends in East Africa Jovago.com, Africa’s Number One Hotel Booking website recently conducted a survey on how hotels were booked in East Africa. African constitutes 15 […]
Lillian Gaitho’s thought about Destination Mombasa
Lillian Gaitho, PR Manager for Jovago.com in Nairobi, has become a regular guest writer on this blog and her latest contribution looks at Mombasa as a major destination for domestic but also regional and international travel. MOMBASA: A Melting Point of East Africa’s History and Culture. Mombasa-Kenya’s second largest city and the main coastal capital […]
Where did the money for Air Tanzania’s second CRJ100 come from?
AIR TANZANIA GETS SECOND CRJ100 (Posted 18th February 2015) A second Bombardier CRJ100, reportedly leased from South Africa, has joined Air Tanzania last weekend. The additional aircraft is expected to help the airline to resume some of their scheduled flights which, after their Bombardier Q300 went into heavy maintenance, had to be halted. A regular […]
Need to travel to Lusaka? Check out these launch fares!
RWANDAIR ANNOUNCES LAUNCH FARES FOR LUSAKA FLIGHTS (Posted 17th February 2015) When RwandAir commences their flights from Kigali to Lusaka, three times a week as part of their daily services to Johannesburg, will some feathers in other airline headquarters no doubt be ruffled more than just a bit. Over the past years has the airline […]
SAX 10to4 – Your feedback please!
The organizers of the Mount Kenya 10to4 Mountain Bike Challenge want your feedback so spend a moment or two and give it to them Please send us your feedback on this year’s 10to4 View this email in your browser Positive or negative – we would like to know! Please give us your feedback on this […]
No 334 Wildlife Trade News 16th February 2015
Your daily dose of bad news from around the world … about poaching, wildlife and environmental crime in the spotlight today ……………………more news reports critical of China you won’t find on the pro-China CITES web site. Inside the Chinese fur farms which breed ‘raccoon dogs’ in tiny cages and skin them alive to make luxury […]
Flying in style to Dubai – Business Class at a bargain …
PATIENT TRAVELERS NOW CAN SNAP UP DEALS GALORE AS AIRLINES DROP FARES (Posted 16th February 2015) Airlines flying to and from Entebbe are now fighting for literally every passenger they can get before business starts picking up again towards the Easter vacation. With the shopping festival in full swing in Dubai, many are heading from […]
pre ITB: New Niche markets : Look who is already attending . . .
Going to ITB? Then don’t miss this event … eTurboNews and M.I.C.E Use this area to offer a short teaser of your email’s content. Text here will show in the preview area of some email clients. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. You are invited to attend: Pre ITB: Incoming […]
The Latest News From Sofema Aviation Services
News from Sofema Aviation Services Learn all about available training sessions, workshops and seminars … and a lot more … February 2015 Home About Us Our Services Aviation Recruitment Aviation Training Courses SAS Newsletter Winter / Spring 2015 In this Newsletter SAS Returns to Dubai for another series of Regulatory Training SAS 2014 Report Pilot […]
Veterinary care for rhinos next week shortens visiting hours to the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary
RHINO FUND ANNOUNCES SHORT TERM TRACKING TIME CHANGES (Posted 15th February 2015) Visitors to Uganda’s only rhino sanctuary at Ziwa will have to take notice of some changes in visiting hours to the conservancy, as well as tracking times. From the 18th to the 22nd of February inclusive will the gates only open at 10 […]
#EbolaIsNotAfrica – and certainly there is none in Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Uganda
AFRICA IS NOT EBOLA – BRUSSELS AIRLINES LAUNCHES NEW CAMPAIGN (Posted 15th February 2015) A meeting on Friday with the Brussels Airlines management in Kampala, country manager Sebastiaan Spijkers and Belinda Sebunya, was mainly to get first hand updates, such as the airline’s return to Washington with five flights a week for the summer season. […]
What next after Valentine’s Day 2015 is ticked off and archived
ONE FESTIVAL GONE DOES THE NEXT ONE COME ACROSS THE HORIZON (Posted 15th February 2015 The hospitality industry worldwide, and of course here in Uganda too, does simply not rest or take a break for facilities in hotels need to remain occupied and busy and revenues must continue to come in lest the business is […]
Reunion – where service delivery ranks equal to creative marketing
MARKETING REUNION ABROAD GOES HAND IN HAND WITH QUALITY ASSURANCE AT HOME (Posted 14th February 2015) (IRT’s quality trophy created by local artist Amelie Corre) Local tourism stakeholders and partners from across the island in promoting Reunion Island abroad met with IRT recently to review the performance of 2014 and map out the way forward […]
January 2015 bulletin
Chimp news from the Ugandan Chimpanzee Trust CHIMPANZEE TRUST BULLETIN JANUARY 2015 Greetings from Chimpanzee Trust. January has been a quiet month for us. We took some time off to re-strategise and plan for 2015. We shall keep you posted on the progress of our plans through the year. Panthoots from Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary. […]
Zanzibar – a good mix of culture, history, spice farms and beaches
MORE FLIGHTS TO TANZANIA’S ISLANDS AS DEMAND RISES (Posted 14th February 2015) Demand for travel to the Zanzibari islands of Unguja and Pemba, but also to the more distant Mafia Island, has in the recent past shown an upward curve. The ‘Spice Island’ as Zanzibar is also known, has attracted charters from Europe and scheduled […]
Addis – Mumbai twice a day as Ethiopian’ seeks to increase market share
ETHIOPIAN READY TO GO DOUBLE DAILY TO MUMBAI (Posted 14th February 2015) Ethiopian Airlines has confirmed that effective March they will add more flights on the route from Addis Ababa to Mumbai with double daily departures. Operated with a new B787 Dreamliner will the second daily service offer added connectivity from across Ethiopian’s African destinations. […]
Seychelles’ select the 2015 Carnival song
‘KARNAVAL DAN VICTORIA’ BY TELSY – THE 2015 SIGNATURE TUNE FOR THE CARNIVAL (Posted 14th February 2015) ‘And the first prize goes to … Trassy Carolla, aka Telsy’ whose Carnival song for 2015 will no doubt become the earworm on the Seychelles all the previously selected signature tunes turned out to be. With 70 days […]
Opportunity: Head of Communications and Development at EAWLS
Opportunity: Head of Communications and Development at EAWLS Head of Communications and Development, East Africa Wild Life Society The East African Wild Life Society (EAWLS) is a membership-based NGO that seeks to enhance the conservation and wise use of the environment and natural resources in East Africa for the benefit of current and future generations. […]
No 333 Wildlife Trade News 13th February 2015
Your daily dose of bad news … poaching, wildlife crimes and environmental challenges galore … read all about it here In the spotlight today …………………… China tiger farms put big cats in the jaws of extinction (NA comment: A news story you are most unlikely to see on the CITES web site http://www.cites.org/ because it […]
Safari Trails Newsletter – February 2015
Here is an insight into some of the offerings from Tanzania and Kenya, courtesy of Safari Trails, and, for those with good memories, also containing some of my own material they use, with my permission, to reproduce for their readers in their newsletter … Enjoy February is here and love is already in the air! […]
Africa cooperates to increase tourism on the continent
KENYA AND NIGERIA’ CROSS RIVER STATE SEEK TOURISM COOPERATION (Posted 13th February 2015) Kenya’s marketing drive across the African continent has paid off with some 23.000 Nigerians last year visiting the country, which is linked by daily flights. Kenya Airways connects daily to Lagos and the upcoming service to Abuja will no doubt further strengthen […]
Let the show begin – Sauti Za Busara kicks off in Zanzibar
SAUTI ZA BUSARA KICKS OFF WITH A BLAZE OF AFRICAN MUSIC (Posted 13th February 2015) The 12th edition of what has become Africa’s foremost festival of performing arts, Sauti Za Busara, kicked off yesterday evening with the venue, the Old Fort in the Stone Town filled to capacity. Artists from across Africa are once again […]
No 332 Wildlife Trade News 12th February 2015
Your daily dose of bad news, about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes from around the world In the spotlight today …………………… ZIMBABWE Govt accused of inflating jumbo population. EXTRACTS. “A transparent audit hasn’t been done since 1997.’ ( Therefore, a breach of the CITES Convention?) “We know from past experience that baby elephants seldom survive […]
Incoming & Outgoing global Niche Travel & Tourism Opportunities
eTurboNews invites you to an Incoming & Outgoing Gobal Niche Travel & Tourism Opportunities Workshop Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. You are invited to attend: Incoming & Outgoing global Niche Travel & Tourism Opportunities Tuesday, March 3, 2015 from 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM This workshop is jointly organized […]
Tanzania seeks moral high ground over tourism spat with Kenya
TANZANIA PONDERS NEXT STEPS AFTER TOURISM SPAT WITH KENYA (Posted 12th February 2015) News coming from Dar es Salaam over the recent tourism spat with neighbours Kenya and the subsequent row on Twitter between the two ministers overseeing tourism indicates that the Tanzanian government has elevated the matter to higher levels, seeking a broader solution […]
Air Seychelles on the roll as Casablanca is added with code share flights
NEW CODE SHARE DEAL WITH ETIHAD CONNECTS AIR SEYCHELLES TO CASABLANCA (Posted 12th February 2015) Air Seychelles has in recent weeks announced more code share arrangements with partner airline Etihad than in the entire year before, expanding their reach into the Arabian peninsula and now to North Africa. Casablanca, still carrying the magic ring of […]
Kenya’s cross country cyclists pitch camp at Mt. Kenya
THE MOUNT KENYA SAX10TO4 CHALLENGE EXPECTS RECORD CROWDS THIS WEEKEND (Posted 12th February 2015) One of Kenya’s great outdoor sporting and adventure events, the ‘SAX10to4’ mountain bike race, is taking place on Friday and Saturday this week. Held annually since 2002, when a small group of enthusiastic mountain bikers cycled from 10,000ft above sea level […]
Lamu – Festivals and so much more
3RD LAMU PAINTER’S FESTIVAL NEARS FINISHING LINE (Posted 12th February 2015) This year’s edition of the Lamu Painters Festival, which ends on Sunday 15th of February, has once again generated local and international attention for Kenya’s most ancient town. Thanks to many individuals, the Shella Welfare Group and notably Herbert Mentzer, the founder of the […]
Media Statement on announcement of the Committee of Inquiry to deliberate on matters relating to a possible trade of Rhino Horn
News updates from the Conservation Action Trust Media Statement on announcement of the Committee of Inquiry to deliberate on matters relating to a possible trade of Rhino Horn Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Media Statement on announcement of the Committee of Inquiry to deliberate on matters relating to a […]
No 331 Wildlife Trade News 11th February 2015
Your daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes from around the world in the spotlight today …………………… Zimbabwe forges ahead with plans to export elephants http://mg.co.za/article/2015-02-10-zimbabwe-forges-ahead-with-plans-to-export-elephants The CITES Secretariat have claimed this is not an issue they can or should become involved in. Is this correct? Important questions are raised at […]
