Pinotage Tasting this week
Visiting Kampala this week? Not sure where to go or what to do? No. 49 Cheese & Wine has another wine tasting session lined up this Wednesday – Enjoy! Latest news from No. 49 Cheese & Wine unsubscribe from this list Subscribe to our newsletter View this email in your browser With a stock of […]
Festivals and sporting events aimed to draw visitors back to Mombasa
MOMBASA SET FOR INAUGURAL ‘BEACH RUN’AHEAD OF ANNUAL CULTURAL FESTIVAL (Posted 06th August 2014) The Hospitality and Tourism Sports Organization will host the inaugural beach run on the 17th of August it was learned yesterday ahead of the Mombasa International Cultural Festival which this year is held at Fort Jesus between the 21st and 24th […]
ATA teams up with UNAA to promote Uganda
UGANDA BUILDS ON PRESENCE AT AFRICA SUMMIT TO PROMOTE THE COUNTRY (Posted 06th August 2014) The Africa Travel Association, which is due to hold its annual world congress in Uganda from the 11th to the 16th of November at the Commonwealth Resort in Munyonyo / Kampala, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Uganda […]
AFRAA News
And for aviation buffs – the latest news from AFRAA
Zanzibar Fashion Week returns for the second edition
MAKE A DATE WITH THE ZANZIBAR FASHION WEEK 2014 (Posted 05th August 2014) Zanzibar will be the place where fashion maestro Javed Jafferji will do ‘his thing’ next month, as the second edition of the Zanzibar Fashion Week goes underway in exactly 50 days. The location will be the picturesque Old Fort where between 25th […]
UNWTO calls for applications for ‘Excellence and Innovation Awards’
UNWTO INVITES APPLICATIONS AND NOMINATIONS FOR AWARDS UNWTO has opened the call for applications for the 11th edition of the UNWTO Awards for Excellence and Innovation in Tourism. Interested candidates can apply until the 31 October 2014. The Award Ceremony will be held during the Madrid International Tourism Trade Fair FITUR in Spain on 28 […]
Windy City here we come – as Emirates launches flights to Chicago
EMIRATES ADDS CHICAGO AS 9TH US DESTINATION (Posted 05th August 2014) At 09.45 hrs local Dubai time will Emirates’s inaugural flight to Chicago take off, using a three class B777-200 aircraft with 266 seats for the nearly 15 hours nonstop flight. Chicago is linked to Dubai alreaady with a twice a week freighter service by […]
New airline spreads the wings over South Sudan
GOLDEN WINGS AVIATION STARTS FLIGHTS FROM JUBA TO WAU (Posted 05th August 2014) New airline company ‘Goldenwings Aviation’ yesterday launched domestic flights between the South Sudanese capital of Juba and Wau, capital of the Western Bahr el Ghazal state. The airline will initially operate three passenger flights a week but also plans to operate exclusive […]
AIG Kenya now offers visitors a full travel insurance package
KENYA STEPS UP WITH TRAVEL INSURANCE OFFERS AS OVERSEAS COMPANIES BACK OUT (Posted 05th August 2014) News broke yesterday in Kenya that AIG Kenya will be offering travel insurance for tourists comparable to what international insurance companies offer in terms of coverage and benefits. One of Kenya’s biggest challenges was to deal with the fallout […]
Coming soon in Terminal 1A – Kenya Airways’ all new Simba Lounge
NEW SIMBA LOUNGE IN TERMINAL 1A GETTING READY FOR KENYA AIRWAYS PASSENGERS (Posted 05th August 2014) Terminal 1A of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport is moving towards full functionality with national airline Kenya Airways processing a number of flights on a daily basis from the new facility. In particular premium passengers, already given fast track access […]
Air Seychelles and Alitalia to codeshare on flights to Mahe
AIR SEYCHELLES SIGNS CODESHARE WITH SOON TO BE IN ETIHAD STABLE ALITALIA (Posted 04th August 2014) Air Seychelles today announced it has signed a codeshare agreement with Alitalia, Italy’s ailing national carrier. The codeshare deal will allow customers from both airlines to fly between Rome, Milan and Venice to Mahe, the Seychelles’ international airport, via […]
Search for Miss Tourism Uganda 2014 gets into gear
SEARCH FOR MISS TOURISM UGANDA 2014 TO COVER ALL REGIONS OF THE COUNTRY (Posted 04th August 2014) After a hugely successful ‘Miss Tourism Uganda 2013’, which saw Uganda’s tourism beauty queen return from the global contest in Malaysia with the title ‘Miss Friendship’ is this year’s contest shortly going underway. Information received suggests that there […]
Kempinski’s expansion in Africa continues with new hotel in Kinshasa
KEMPINSKI TAKES OVER ‘HOTEL FLEUVE CONGO’ IN KINSHASA (Posted 04th August 2014) Kempinski’s expansion drive in Africa remains on course with the addition of their latest property, the ‘Kempinksi Hotel Fleuve Congo’ in the capital of the Congo DR, Kinshasa. Kempinski took over the management contract for the hotel on 01st of August following the […]
Dreamliner number three arrives in Nairobi
KENYA AIRWAYS TAKES DELIVERY OF THIRD B787-8 DREAMLINER (Posted 04th August 2014) Kenya Airways yesterday did the country proud as the national airline took delivery of the third B787-8 Dreamliner. The handover of KQ’s latest brand new aircraft is part of an ongoing fleet renewal exercise under which initially 9 Dreamliners’ were ordered. With a […]
Kampala – no longer a culinary and cultural diaspora
KAMPALA CONNOISSEUR FESTIVAL OR CHAMPAGNE BREAKFAST OR BOTH? (Posted 03rd August 2014) At noon today will this year’s ‘Kampala-Lite’s Connoisseur Festival’ kick off at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel Lion Centre and Gardens. This now regular event on the socialite’s calendar in Kampala is a sign of the Ugandan capital progressively emerging from the culinary dark […]
‘The Long Run’ adds Campi Ya Kanzi as another GER certified property in Kenya
KENYA’S ‘CAMPI YA KANZI’ JOINS ELITE GLOBAL ECOSPHERE RETREATS (Posted 03rd August 2014) The fact that Kenya still got what it takes was further underscored when Global Ecosphere Retreats announced the inclusion of the acclaimed ‘Campi Ya Kanzi’ which is located in the pristine wilderness area of the Chyulu Hills. GER pays particular attention to […]
Bujumbura plans to stage inaugural marathon event at the end of August
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER – BUJUMBURA (HALF) MARATHON SET FOR 31ST OF AUGUST (Posted 03rd August 2014) Information has come to light that on 31st of August will a marathon event be staged in Burundi’s capital city of Bujumbura. Three competitions will be held, a 3 kilometre family run, a 10 kilometre run for amateurs […]
Free training for Ugandan hospitality SME’s in e-Marketing
HLS OFFERS TRAINING OPPORTUNITY FOR UGANDA’S HOSPITALITY SME’S (Posted 03rd August 2014) Hotel Link Solutions (U) Ltd (http://www.hotellinksolutions.com/) just announced that it is hosting an e-Marketing educational training seminar for SME accommodation owners and managers in Uganda. The event aims to support participating SME’s by providing them with the tools and training to make optimum […]
RwandAir’s Ebola statement now has both main East African airlines flying West go on record
RWANDAIR REASSURES PASSENGERS ON EBOLA CONCERNS (Posted 02nd August 2014) As RwandAir prepares to launch daily flights between Entebbe and Juba has the airline also issued a media statement over the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, where WB flies presently to 5 destinations, four of them entirely unaffected at this moment in time by […]
More flights to Zanzibar’s islands of Unguja and Pemba
AURIC AIR ADDS MORE ZANZIBAR, PEMBA AND TANGA FLIGHTS (Posted 02nd August 2014) Auric Air, one of Tanzania’s leading private airlines, has just announced the addition of more flights to key tourism areas of the country. Effective 07th August will Auric fly four times a day from Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar’s main island of […]
Airline lays off staff who in turn heap blame on the UCAA
AIR UGANDA, WITH A HEAVY HEART, TERMINATE STAFF (Posted 01st August 2014) Most of the 231 staff of Air Uganda were handed their termination letters, ending the services of a group of dedicated employees, many of whom were with the company since it started flight operations 7 years ago. It is understood that for most […]
Cottar’s Becomes one of 10 Global Ecosphere Retreats!
Well done C&P … Kenya still got what it takes … THE C&P PORTFOLIO COTTAR’S 1920s CAMP BECOMES A GLOBAL ECOSPHERE RETREAT Dear friends and partners, We are delighted to let you know that Cottar’s 1920s Safari Camp has been awarded ‘Global Ecosphere Retreats®‘ (GER) status, joining a unique group of only 10 properties in […]
Rwanda Tourism News Bulletin August
News updates from the Land of a Thousand Hills A news bulletin keeping media outlets in the EAC informed with the latest press releases from the Rwanda Development Board as well as leading lodging, tour operators and attractions in the destination. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. August 2014 Edition […]
UCAA gives Air Uganda’s routes away
RWANDAIR SET FOR DAILY ENTEBBE – JUBA FLIGHTS (Posted 02nd August 2014) Effective 4th August 2014, will RwandAir commence flights between Entebbe and Juba in South Sudan following the recently granted 5th freedom traffic rights from Uganda to South Sudan by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority. RwandAir will operate daily flights with a CRJ-900 and […]
Mark the 05th of October as the day of the Kampala City Festival 2014
NEXT KAMPALA CITY FESTIVAL TO TAKE PLACE ON 05TH OCTOBER (Posted 02nd August 2014) Kampala Capital City Authority CEO Jennifer Musisi announced earlier in the week that this year’s Kampala City Festival will take place on Sunday, 05th of October. The announcement was also used to appreciate a number of partners who are teaming up […]
Post journalist rates, event and fam invitations, assignment requets
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Reunion overtakes Paris in Facebook ‘likes’
REUNION BEATS PARIS REGION IN FACEBOOK ‘LIKES’ (Posted 01st August 2014) As of the end of July has Ile de la Reunion overtaken the Paris region as the second most liked regional destination in France when the island’s Facebook ‘Likes’ surged ahead of their domestic rivals to 300.654 with the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe […]
Monthly Trumpet – July 2014
Let’s trumpet about our elephants – and read Save the Elephants latest news updates web version | tell a friend | donate Can Bees & Honey Help Asia’s Eles too? Save the Elephants’ beehive fencing keeps elephants out of crops while giving farmers honey to sell or eat. Developed by Dr Lucy King, the fences […]
Kenya proves to be proactive in Ebola prevention
KENYA’S MINISTRY OF HEALTH ISSUES PUBLIC STATEMENT ON EBOLA RISKS (Posted 01st August 2014) Following increasing concerns among the public over the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, with now over 700 dead in four countries, has the Kenyan Ministry of Health issued a public statement to reassure Kenyans, and visitors to Kenya. With daily […]
Kenya’s tourism downturn impacts heavily on hotel profits
SERENA’S PROFITS SHARPLY DOWN ON THE BACK OF KENYA’S POOR TOURISM RESULTS (Posted 01st August 2014) TPS East Africa, the publicly quoted holding company for Serena Hotels, has yesterday announced a sharp downturn in half year profits from some 141 million Kenya Shillings a year ago to only 41 million Kenya Shillings during the same […]
