No 263 Wildlife Trade News 12th November 2014
The daily dose of bad news about the ongoing global poaching crisis, about wildlife and environmental crimes from around the world under the spotlight today …………………… China flouts efforts to protect world’s wildlife extract: For two decades at least, Chinese consumer demand has been directly linked to the precipitous decline of wildlife populations around the […]
Uganda deploys 700 tourism police officers in key locations
UGANDA’S TOURISM POLICE NOW DEPLOYED ACROSS MOST TOURISMATTRACTIONS (Posted 12th November 2014) The 39th Africa Travel Association Annual World Congress’ official opening by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday was a perfect opportunity to catch up with a great many people, among them the Assistant Commissioner of the Uganda Police Wilson Omoding, who commands the tourism […]
IATA hands RwandAir their IOSA Safety Certificate
RWANDAIR ATTAINS IOSA CERTIFICATION – ANOTHER FIRST FOR RWANDA’S NATIONAL AIRLINE (Posted 13th November 2014) RwandAir late yesterday announced that IATA, the International Air Transport Association, has awarded them the coveted IOSA Certificate following an extensive audit process which the airline had to undergo over several months with every aspect of operations closely monitored and […]
Three months and counting to the 2015 edition of Africa’s best known music, art and culture festival
SAUTI ZA BUSARA LINEUP FOR 2015 NOW COMPLETE (Posted 12th November 2014) The 2015 edition of Sauti za Busara, taking place in Zanzibar’s Stone Town from the 12th to the 15th of February, just three month to the day from now, has over the past years become Africa’s foremost music, culture and art festival and […]
No 262 Wildlife Trade News 11th November 2014 PART 2
The daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes from around the world No 262 Wildlife Trade News 11th November 2014 PART 2 Who is exterminating Africa’s elephants? (Answer: Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Thailand, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, USA, etc etc.) UN gives 31 new species protection http://www.news24.com/Green/News/UN-gives-31-new-species-protection-20141110 Activists to protest in Delhi over […]
Hotel Technology Seminar in Mombasa
Sadly without my presence will the Mombasa Hotel Show go underway in a few days as I am committed to report from the Africa Travel Association World Congress in Kampala. That said, there is no reason for YOU to miss this inaugural event and in particular participate in the seminar which has been organized to […]
Fastjet Zambia hits back at perpetrators of smear campaign
FASTJET CLEARS THE AIR OVER SMEAR CAMPAIGN BY ZAMBIAN AND REGIONAL RIVALS (Posted 12th November 2014) Unlike in Kenya, where Fastjet’s market entry was mainly contested at the level of the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority’s licensing hearing, ahead of which several airlines filed written objections prompting the KCAA to defer a decision until all issues […]
ATA’s 39th World Congress gets underway in Kampala
COCKTAILS AT THE LAKESHORES – UGANDA WELCOMES THE 39TH ATA WORLD CONGRESS (Posted 12th November 2014) Uganda’s Minister for Tourism Hon. Dr. Maria Mutagamba, welcomed hundreds of delegates and guests yesterday evening at Kampala’s premier resort and conference complex in Munyonyo, where the 39th ATA World Congress will formally go underway in the morning with […]
More giant aircraft for giant Gulf airline
MORE AIRBUS A380’S FOR EMIRATES’ PASSENGERS (Posted 11th November 2014) Emirates’ passengers from Eastern Africa, where the airline flies to Entebbe, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, can look forward to yet more Airbus A380 connections out of Dubai come mid to late December. The airline has already confirmed that after deploying this aircraft type recently […]
Africa’s youngest premium lounge for passengers flying on Africa’s youngest fleet
IT IS D-DAY FOR KENYA AIRWAYS’ NEW TERMINAL 1A LOUNGES (Posted 11th November 2014) After spending over 120 million Kenya Shillings has Kenya Airways opened their new Pride Lounge, a state of the art premium passenger facility setting new standards for the African continent. The new lounge is open for passengers flying in Kenya Airways’ […]
No 261 Wildlife Trade News 10th November 2014
Your daily dose of bad news from around the world with details about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … this publication tells it as it is … under the spotlight today …………………… Tell The Truth: Conservationists tell Tanzania Government Mouthpieces : extract: That government has lost its credibility and as far as conservation is concerned […]
Statement from the Travel and Transport Task Force on Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa
As the Africa Travel Association’s Annual World Congress goes underway today at Kampala / Uganda’s lake side conference and resort centre of Munyonyo has the World Health Organization once again spoke out abut the ongoing Ebola hype which has, largely as a result of ignorant and at times deliberate misreporting resulted in blanket cancellations of […]
25 Days to #sfw2014
Here is the latest update about the region’s premier fashion event, the Swahili Fashion Week LAUNCHED – SWAHILI FASHON WEEK 2014 For the SEVENTH year in a row, we are all set to bring you the best of the Designer Collection showcase from Tanzania and Beyond. UPDATES: Emerging Designers Competition on 5th December AWARD NOMINEES […]
Will new roads bring new tourism opportunities for Northern Kenya?
FROM THE NEAR OFF LIMITS ‘NORTHERN DISTRICTS’ TO TRANSIT ZONE TO ETHIOPIA (Posted 10th November 2014) Kenya’s pre-independence northern districts were for all intent and purpose almost no go areas and even after independence did travelers have to register at the Isiolo police post and give reasons for their journey up north, before being allowed […]
No 260 Wildlife Trade News 9th November 2014
Another dose of bad news from around the world about poaching, illegal trade, wildlife and environmental crimes. under the spotlight today …………………… TANZANIA: SELLING OFF ITS WILDLIFE – DEAD AND ALIVE: If, as the government would have us believe, it is serious about protecting its fast-disappearing wildlife, why does the very same government approve of […]
An aircraft landing site turned into a UNESCO World Heritage Site? Only in Kenya!
KENYA’S FIRST INTERNATIONAL ‘AIRPORT’ – NOW A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE (Posted 10th November 2014) The headline is bound to raise questions galore no doubt, exactly what is intended to have readers sit up and take some notice. Notice of Kenya’s colonial past but also notice of Kenya’s present day. The location of Kenya’s first […]
Your flight is cancelled do flydubai passengers find out when reaching the aiport
FLYDUBAI LETS DOWN KIGALI PASSENGERS (Posted 09th November 2014) In what can only be termed a bad start for their flights twice a week to Kigali, which run as an extension of the daily flights to Entebbe, has flydubai according to tweets seen already started the shenanigans passengers dread the most. A flight got cancelled, […]
Stress free travel … the next instalment
Here come more thoughts from Lilian Gaitho how to make the upcoming holiday season, at least for those who intend to travel with their families, less stressful … The 5-Ws of Your Online Hotel Booking, and More Let’s say you are a couple looking for a romantic getaway, or a newlywed about to fly away […]
Controversy galore as EIA report stings Tanzanian government
‘TELL THE TRUTH’ CONSERVATIONISTS TELL TANZANIAN GOVERNMENT MOUTHPIECES (Posted 09th November 2014) Regular conservation sources from Tanzania and the wider region minced no words when Tanzanian officials, clearly stung by the tsunami of public disgust coming their way after the revelations of the Environmental Investigation Agency entered the public domain a few days ago, attempted […]
Seychelles launches an all new website
NEW WEBSITE FOR THE SEYCHELLES TERMED ‘A WINNER’ (Posted 09th November 2014) The Seychelles Islands went to London last week to showcase a new look at this year’s World Travel Market. Seychelles’ Tourism Board used the opportunity to launch its new destination video, consumer and niche brochures and a spruced up state of the art […]
Serena’s managers wear traditional dress’ to promote Uganda’s cultural variety
KAMPALA SERENA SHOWCASES ‘PROUDLY UGANDAN’ (Posted 09th November 2014) (The Kampala Serena management team outside the hotel’s main entrance) The General Manager of the Kampala Serena Hotel, Mr. Anthony Chege, described the change of dress code on Friday as a celebration of Uganda’s many cultures and traditions, bringing to their guests’ attention a close up […]
8 weeks remain for the Seychelles to reach a new arrival record
NEW ARRIVAL RECORD STILL POSSIBLE SAY SEYCHELLES’ TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS (Posted 08th November 2014) It will be touch and go, with just 8 weeks remaining now until the end of the year, for the Seychelles islands to establish a new arrival record, or else miss it, something no one wants to see happen as it would […]
WILDLIFE TRADE NEWS – CITES / CHINA SPECIAL REPORT …….. Update
CITES reacts at last but almost as if with both feet on the brakes … WHAT IS GOING ON AT THE CITES SECRETARIAT? The word ‘complicit’ comes to mind … they sure are not coming out smelling of roses here … Please note: The CITES Secretariat finally got around today to posting one (only) news […]
News from Porini Safari Camps
Kenya still got what it takes as the latest news from Porini Safari Camps amply demonstrates Porini Safari Camps October 2014 Greetings Porini Enthusiast! We are pleased to announce that we are now in charge of the reservations, sales and marketing of Malewa Wildlife Lodge and Kigio Wildlife Camp. Both are located in 3,500 acres […]
Uganda is The Pearl of Africa – open for business, safe to visit and free of Ebola
GORILLA HIGHLANDS – UGANDA’S FINEST PRIVATE SECTOR INITIATIVE (Posted 08th November 2014) The brain behind the unique Gorilla Highlands initiative, Miha Logar, has targeted the presence of a large contingent of the international media in Uganda from this weekend ahead of the Africa Travel Association’s annual congress to launch a new media kit for journalists […]
Mombasa Hotel Show 2014 Launch
The Mombasa Hotel ShowThe platform for the hospitality industry along the Kenya coastBe there and be part of the future viewing this email? http://www.mombasahotelshow.com/issue/show_launch/ Slujan Events Limited | P.O. Box 13973 | Nairobi | Nairobi | 00800 | Kenya
Major changes in parking at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport
KENYA AIRPORT AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES IMPORTANT CHANGES TO PARKING AT JKIA (Posted 07th November 2014) Following the start of construction for the new temporary arrivals terminal T1E, has the Kenya Airport Authority announced a major change in parking arrangements at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. The following letter has been made available to more widely inform passengers […]
Emirates make it four to New York come March 2015
EMIRATES ANNOUNCES FOURTH FLIGHT TO THE BIG APPLE FOR MARCH NEXT YEAR (Posted 07th November 2014) Travelers from Emirates’ three East African destinations Entebbe (daily flights), Nairobi (double daily flights) and Dar es Salaam (only recently upped to 12 flights a week) will from March next year have one more additional flight to New York […]
Ol Pejeta needs you!
The Ol Pejeta Conservancy needs your help … do you fit the profile? view online | send to a friend | visit Ol Pejeta Ol Pejeta needs you! Dear Friend of Ol Pejeta: Join the Ol Pejeta Test Panel Ol Pejeta is looking for volunteers to join our test panel. The test panel is being […]
Chimpanzee Trust October bulletin
Chimp news from Uganda’s Chimpanzee Trust CHIMPANZEE TRUST NEWSLETTER OCTOBER 2014 Quick Links Support Chimpanzee Trust survives on support from our trustees, donors and visitor revenue. Support our work today by making a donation Greetings! This month has seen us make great milestones in providing welfare to our chimpanzee residents at Ngamba Island and conserving […]
