Belgian victory makes handover party a night to remember in Kampala
BRUSSELS AIRLINES’ NEW MANAGER BECOMES AN INSTANT MASCOT FOR BELGIANS IN UGANDA (Posted 23rd June 2014) The formal introduction of Mr. Sebastian Spijkers as Brussels Airlines’ new country manager in Uganda coincided with the Belgian national football team’s second match against Russia last night and will certainly remain in the memory of the Brussels Airlines’ […]
Mauritius turns to English beauty queen to promote Mauritius
MAURITIUS TOURISM TO BANK ON ENGLISH BEAUTY QUEEN TO CAPTURE TOURISTS? (Posted 22nd June 2014) (Karl Mootoosamy, CEO of MTPA, seen here parading with the English beauty queen) Sections of Mauritius’s tourism stakeholders expressed their shock and dismay to this correspondent when they learned that the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority has chosen Miss England to […]
The Tourism Legacy of Minister Alain St.Ange published by Kitty J. Pope – African Diaspora Tourism
The story of Seychelles’ Tourism and Culture Minister Alain St. Ange – ably told by Kitty Pope The Tourism Legacy of Minister Alain St.Ange by Kitty J. Pope – African Diaspora Tourism Alain St.Ange: The Leader of Leaders Who Created the Carnival of Carnivals An in-depth look at the one-of-a kind African Tourism Minister’s personality, […]
True or false – Twitter comments upset Kenya
IS ZIMBABWE BREAKING RANKS WITH KENYA? (Posted 22nd June 2014) Kenyan government officials and tourism industry representatives are said to be in a pensive mood over twitter comments allegedly made on Zimbabwe’s ruling party twitter handle. Kenya is reportedly seeking an official clarification from Zimbabwe, should the account be found to belong to ZANU PF […]
Much needed boost for Nairobi hotels as UNEP assembly heads to Kenya
UNEP ASSEMBLY HEADING TO NAIROBI (Posted 21st June 2014) Kenya’s beleaguered hospitality industry expects a shot in the arm next week when the United Nation’s Nairobi based UNEP Assembly will bring an estimated 1.200 visitors to the country. This is good news following last month’s decision by the Africa Hotel Investment Forum to desert Nairobi […]
Nairobi’s Southern Bypass goes ahead as the national park is set to give up land
NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK TO LOSE LAND FOR NEW BYPASS HIGHWAY (Posted 22nd June 2014) The process of degazetting sections of the Nairobi National Park has, according to information received from Kenya’s capital, started in earnest to make land available for the completion of the Southern Bypass Highway, which will create another ring road around the […]
Air Tanzania carries a mountain of legacy debts
AIR TANZANIA IN 133 BILLION DEBT TRAP (Posted 21st June 2014) Accumulated legacy and current debts of at least 133 billion Tanzania Shillings are a detrimental factor for the development of the airline was parliament in Dodoma, Tanzania’s political capital told during the week by the Deputy Transport Minister, when he answered questions raised about […]
Reunion – relentless marketing shows results
REUNION’S RELENTLESS MARKETING DRIVE CONTINUES (Posted 21st June 2014) Reunion Island, a founder member of the Indian Ocean Vanilla Island Organization, has been voted as France’s third most spectacular region, after Brittany and the island of Corsica, fueling new interest by travelers from the French mainland to the island to explore its range of attractions, […]
UNESCO acts on concerns over Selous conservation
SELOUS GAME RESERVE NOW LISTED AS ‘ENDANGERED WORLD HERITAGE SITE’ (Posted 21st June 2014) ‘There is a prize to pay for everything you do in life and Tanzania is now paying for what our government allows to happen in the Selous’ said a regular conservation source from Dar es Salaam when discussing UNESCO’s move to […]
Two Big New Developments
Added information on the just reported EACJ ruling about the Serengeti Highway SERENGETI WATCH SPECIAL REPORT Serengeti Watch is a project of the Earth Island Institute, Check our rating on Charity Navigator. click to view the report :: Good news for the Serengeti – Two milestones achieved. We’ll keep going… Court decision bars paved road […]
East African Court of Justice rules again Tanzanian government in Serengeti Highway case
SERENGETI HIGHWAY RULING PREVENTS TANZANIA FROM BUILDING ‘BITUMEN ROAD’ (Posted 21st June 2014) The East African Court of Justice yesterday delivered a long awaited ruling on the case brought against the Tanzanian government by ANAW and others, seeking to restrain them permanently from building a highway across the Serengeti migration routes of the great herds […]
Kenya Airways’ second Dreamliner enroute to Nairobi
KENYA AIRWAYS RECEIVES THEIR SECOND B787-8 DREAMLINER (Posted 21st June 2014) Later today will Kenya Airways welcome their second Dreamliner in Nairobi, after taking formal delivery yesterday in Charleston / South Carolina, Boeing’s second B787 assembly plant, and then flying the new bird straight home to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in a 15 hour nonstop […]
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 […]
