Emirates expands A380 routes
EMIRATES ANNOUNCES MORE A380 SERVICES TO THE US (Posted 20th June 2014) Travelers from East Africa to the United States, using Emirates out of Entebbe, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, can now look forward to fly to yet more US destinations on the magnificent Airbus A380. Already serving New York and Los Angeles with the […]
Reunion’s tourism office staff take to the mountains trails
LOCAL TOURISM OFFICE STAFF GO HIKING IN REUNION’S MOUNTAINS (Posted 20th June 2014) Besides fam trips for travel agents from Reunion’s main tourism source markets do staff of the tourism offices across the island also have the opportunity to learn more about the various attractions and earlier this week had a group of 12 the […]
Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to get new terminal line up
JOMO KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL SET FOR MAJOR RE-NAMING OF TERMINALS (Posted 20th June 2014) From the end of June will the Kenya Airport Authority launch the renaming of the various terminals now in use or to be put into use in coming weeks and months, doing away with the familiar ‘Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3’ […]
Air Uganda goes on record, UCAA remains silent
AIR UGANDA ISSUES PUBLIC STATEMENT TO TELL THE FACTS AS UCAA REMAINS SHTUMM (Posted 20th June 2014) After breaking the story yesterday of the grounding of international flights by Ugandan registered airlines following the panic suspension of AOC’s by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority has Air Uganda also come out with a statement by CEO […]
Lewa Conservancy founder Delia Craig RIP
CO-FOUNDER OF THE LEWA DOWNS CONSERVANCY PASSES AWAY (Posted 19th June 2014) Sad news reached from Lewa Downs, one of Kenya’s first conservancies, that co-founder Delia Craig has passed away just a few days after her 90th birthday. Delia (1924 – 2014 and her late husband David (1924 – 2009) founded the conservancy on the […]
Airlines review security arrangements in Juba as shooting erupts at airport vicinity
GUNFIRE ROCKS JUBA AIRPORT (Posted 19th June 2014) Extensive shooting yesterday afternoon around the Juba International Airport had airline personnel and passengers take cover as and where they could, as gunfire erupted in the vicinity of the airport causing panic and throwing a poor light on aviation safety and security at South Sudan’s only international […]
New General Manager joins Sarova Stanley
SAROVA STANLEY GETS NEW GENERAL MANAGER (Posted 19th June 2014) Mr. Paolo Marro was yesterday introduced as the Sarova Stanley’s new General Manager, after the previous office holder David Gachuru returned to the Sarova Panafric as General Manager. David is also the Chairman of the Nairobi City County Business Council, where he actively defends in […]
News from Simba Portfolio
More news updates to be shared, this one from Simba Portfolio NEWSLETTER June 2014 New Lounge at Serengeti Simba Lodge We’ve been quite busy here in Tanzania over the last few months; taking advantage of the "low" season to facilitate many improvements that will improve our guests experience. Everyone seems to enjoy the new seating […]
oneworld news: New Los Angeles lounge
And for those flying with the oneworld airline alliance Here are some news about a new lounge a LAX oneworld News New Los Angeles lounge Wednesday, 18 June 2014 Qantas, British Airways and Qantas have opened a new Business Lounge for passengers flying on oneworld member airlines from Los Angeles’ Tom Bradley International Terminal. Today, […]
High-level report calls SA wildlife trade policy reckless
News update from the Conservation Action Trust New posts from the Conservation Action Trust. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Conservation Action Trust www.conservationaction.co.za High-level report calls SA wildlife trade policy reckless High-level report calls SA wildlife trade policy reckless Business Day Live | 13 June, 2013 | Don Pinnock […]
Fastjet signs hotel bookings deal with Expedia’s Venere.com
FASTJET STRIKES NEW PARTNERSHIP WITH VENERE.COM (Posted 19th June 2014) Value addition for passengers ranks high with Fastjet, which over the past year has begun to establish itself not just as a provider of low cost flights, at least for those who book early enough, but has also added a range of additional features, code […]
Eldoret gets 3 more Jambojet flights
JAMBOJET ADDS ELDORET FLIGHTS (Posted 19th June 2014) Jambojet yesterday confirmed that they will, effective July, add three more flights on the route from Nairobi to Eldoret, which they operate in codeshare with parent airline Kenya Airways, which itself withdrew from the route at the end of March and left the destination to Jambojet. Some […]
UCAA failures result in suspension of international flights by Ugandan airlines
AIR UGANDA FALLS VICTIM TO UGANDA CAA’S ICAO AUDIT FAILURE (Posted 19th June 2014) A very recent country audit by ICAO, the International Civil Aviation Organization, of operations by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, resulted, according to inside sources, in a series of citings where shortcomings were detected in UCAA processes and the application of […]
New Visa requirements by Kenya for South African citizens likely to drive demand to zero
KENYA’S TOURISM SECTOR SHELL SHOCKED OVER NEW VISA RULES FOR SOUTH AFRICANS (Posted 18th June 2014) Frustration, resignation, anger and even rage were the emotions encountered when confronting senior tourism stakeholders in Kenya with the latest of the challenges thrown their way, this time by the Kenya High Commission in Pretoria, which as per the […]
Fee reduction for two parks thought not nearly enough
KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE LOWERS PARK FEES BUT ONLY FOR NAKURU AND AMBOSELI (Posted 18th June 2014) The Kenya Wildlife Sevice has now issued a public notice, following an announcement made by the president in response to the sharp downturn of fortunes of the country’s tourism industry, that park entrance fees for Nakuru and Amboseli National […]
Plans for metered cabs in Nairobi raises question marks
NAIROBI TO GET METERED TAXIS COME DECEMBER (Posted 18th June 2014) The Nairobi City County government has announced that come December they intend to have all taxis licensed in the city use meters to determine fares, similar to common practice elsewhere in the world. The announcement was made by the Governor of the county earlier […]
Bujumbura goes all out to capture the title as ‘East Africa’s Culture Capital’
6TH EDITION OF BURUNDI’S ‘FESTICAB’ FILM FESTIVAL UNDERWAY IN BUJUMBURA (Posted 18th June 2014) ‘Festicab’, Burundi’s International Film Festival, now in its 6th edition is currently underway in the capital city of Bujumbura and will run until the 20th of June. During the weeklong event will Burundi host film makers from across the East African […]
Fastjet affirms status as Tanzania’s leading airline
FASTJET REPORTS 20 PERCENT PASSENGER PLUS FOR MAY 2014 (Posted 18th June 2014) Fastjet has just announced their monthly performance statistics for the month of May 2014 and reports a 20 percent rise in passenger numbers compared to April this year and a massive rise of over 77 percent compared with May 2013. The total […]
Chimpanzee News from Uganda
News updates from Uganda’s Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust Chimpanzee Sanctuary & Wildlife Conservation Trust Newsletter MAY 2014 UPDATES Quick Links Support Chimpanzee Trust survives on support from our trustees, donors and visitor revenue. Support our work today by making a donation Greetings! We thank you for taking the time off to read our […]
Air Austral is back in the black
AIR AUSTRAL RETURNS TO PROFITABILITY (Posted 17th June 2014) Reunion’s home airline Air Austral appears headed back into profit territory after some dismal financial performances over the past few years. Though their passenger revenues are expected to be down by 5 percent this year compared to the 2012/13 period, operating cost also fell by an […]
Kenya’s Tamarind Group eyes further expansion
TAMARIND GROUP ANNOUNCES EXPANSION INTO HOTEL MANAGEMENT (Posted 17th June 2014) Kenya’s Tamarind Group, risen to fame over the decades for operating some of the finest surf and turf restaurants in the region if not the continent – the company owns and operates the Tamarind Mombasa, the Tamarind Nairobi, the Carnivore Nairobi and the Tamarind […]
In the eye of the storm – Kenya’s battered tourism industry
KENYA – A PERFECT STORM OR PASSING CLOUDS (Posted 17th June 2014) At the inauguration of Kenya’s President Kenyatta last year, in front of a jubilant crowd, was the nation all confident that, having just ended a bruising election contest and subsequent legal battle in the Supreme Court, the country could move forward and unite, […]
Kenya’s private sector responds to inaccuracies in reporting about Mpeketoni attack
Kenya’s private sector, at least in one on one conversations since morning, have taken exception about the at times deliberately misleading statements put out by international media organizations, which have through placement on make shift maps and by insinuation all but suggested that the Mpeketoni attack took place at or near by a tourism centre […]
Kenya’s tourism guru Jake Grieves-Cook reacts to misleading international media reports
The correct version of the attack on Mpeketoni in regard of events, locations and their context are described on my blog, with postings starting at 00.39 hrs last night and continuing throughout the morning. Sections of the international media have blatantly disregarded some of the facts put to them, vis a vis location, the fact […]
Lamu county police post overrun by suspected Al Shabaab militants
MILITANTS OVERRUN POLICE POST IN LAMU COUNTY (Posted 16th June 2014 00.39 hrs) Information about an attack by militants on a police post in Lamu county is emerging from Kenya where in Mpeketoni the station was apparently overrun, weapons and vehicles taken and the station then burned before the attackers withdrew from the scene. Details […]
Keep Calm And Go To Kenya
A repost from RVA’s Dipesh Pabari “Keep Calm and Go to Kenya…” (From Dan Goodwin’s Diaries…) ‘Keep Calm and Go to Kenya’ as the slogans are saying and people are. We have been very busy over the last couple of weeks with groups coming through on a wide range of things from adventure training, outdoor […]
The Savoy Resort & Spa at Beau Vallon Bay, Seychelles’ latest new hotel.
A repost of a news item taken from the Seychelles News Agencyabout the latest addition to the hotels scene in Beau Vallon Bay, the Savoy Resort & Spa.. A glimpse of the latest 5 star hotel in Seychelles: Savoy Resort & Spa Beau Vallon, Seychelles | June 15, 2014, Sunday @ 11:52 in Editorial » […]
Ethiopian’s Q400 dispatch record earns them Bombardiers’ top award
AFRICAN AIRLINE WINS BOMBARDIER’S TOP AWARD FOR AIRCRAFT ON TIME DISPATCH (Posted 16th June 2014) It was Ethiopian Airlines which came out tops of the Africa and Middle East operators of Bombardiers’s Q400 turboprop aircraft with a dispatch reliability of 99.4 percent, taking the honours for the fourth year running since this aircraft type joined […]
Bomb blast in Zanzibar’s Stone Town rattles tourism fraternity and community at large
ZANZIBAR BOMBING LEAVES AT LEAST ONE DEAD AND MANY INJURED (Posted 15th June 2014) A bomb blast at the UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Stone Town’ yesterday evening took Zanzibari security forces by surprise. The explosion took place near a mosque at the time when worshippers emerged after evening prayers and coincided with two major events […]
Kenya’s budget – where is the meat for tourism?
KENYA’S BUDGET CRITICIZED FOR LACK OF FOCUS ON TOURISM (Posted 15th June 2014) Financial analysts were united in their opinion, when reviewing the budget estimates presented to Kenya’s parliament last Thursday, that the tourism sector was largely overlooked and little of substance was said by the Cabinet Secretary as to concrete financial measures to help […]
