New handling company gets license by Tanzania aviation body
WORLD WIDE FLIGHT SERVICES SETS STAGE FOR MAJOR SHAKEUP IN AIRPORT HANDLING (Posted 20th May 2014) French global ground handling service provider Worldwide Flight Services, concessioned by the Tanzanian authorities to launch operations at the Julius Nyerere International Airport, will set the stage for some major competition to market leader Swissport, which has been dominating […]
New state of the art mobile app for Reunion launched
REUNION TOURISM LAUNCHES NEW MOBILE APP (Posted 20th May 2014) Reunion Tourism has announced the launch of their latest mobile application which allows for a new viewing experience of the island’s many attractions. The latest remake will permit users to see the island on a 3600 view in addition to which they can zoom in […]
Rwanda Convention Bureau Webinar May 27
The Rwanda Development Board will hold its second’webinar’ on May 27th, this time focusing on the newly launched Rwanda Convention Bureau. Do register for the event and attend it ‘virtually’ and learn more about the country, the attractions and the upcoming brand new state of the art convention facilities in Kigali. Register for the Rwanda […]
Flying across Kenya made affordable for ordinary folks
JAMBOJET GIVES KENYANS A MADARAKA DAY SURPRISE (Posted 20th May 2014) Madaraka Day is one of Kenya’s national holidays, celebrating the status of internal self-government six months ahead of the formal independence in 1963. This year had recently launched Kenya Airways offspring Jambojet put low fares on the market again, as done recently in a […]
Spreading the Conservation Message
Spreading the message of conservation – Gamewatchers Safaris engages with local schools near their Ol Kinyei Conservancy The school pupils learn from Silver Guide Jackson Liaram about managing a safari camp SPREADING THE CONSERVATION MESSAGE As part of our ongoing work to improve the relationship between wildlife and communities, Gamewatchers Safaris and Porini Camps recently […]
Rhino Fund Uganda elects new Board of Directors
RHINO FUND UGANDA ELECTS NEW LEADERSHIP (Posted 20th May 2014) Yesterday saw the Annual General Meeting of the Rhino Fund Uganda take place at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel, bringing together both old and recently recruited new members of the fund for the annual general meeting. With a quorum reached at the appointed time the meeting […]
Africa Travel Association returns to Uganda
6 MONTHS AND COUNTING TO THE 39TH ATA WORLD CONGRESS(Posted 19th May 2014) The Africa Travel Association, the world’s premier private sector body to promote travel to Africa, is now just 6 months away from their return to Uganda, where the organization will hold the 39th World Congress. Uganda, the Pearl of Africa, has in […]
It is all about food and who does it best – Kampala is getting spoiled for choices
SHERATON KAMPALA SERVES NOTICE WITH NEW CHEF TEAM ‘WE WANT TO BE THE BEST’ (Posted 18th May 2014) Back in the late 1980’s, after Sheraton took over the management of the then Apollo Hotel, was the city of Kampala bereft of any places of culinary finesse, the civil war barely over, the mop up in […]
Remember the ‘Choices have Consequences’ talk by Western powers?
CHOICES HAVE CONSEQUENCES – BOTH WAYS (Posted 18th May 2014) When Western powers, ahead of Kenya’s general and presidential elections last year harped on about ‘Choices have Consequences’ few could fathom the full extent of what Kenya’s supposed Western friends had in store for the country. While publicly eating humble pie and trying to make […]
Top Tourism Guru speaks up on Kenya’s security situation
PORINI / GAMEWATCHERS’ JAKE GRIEVES COOK SPEAKS OUT ON SECURITY CONCERNS (Posted 17th May 2014) In a rare departure from norm, where stakeholders for fear of repercussions prefer NOT to have their names mentioned when commenting on current affairs in Kenya – and elsewhere in East Africa too – has Jake Grieves Cook, one of […]
Kenya Airways trains crews and ground staff on Dreamliner
KQ’S DREAMLINER TRAINING IN FINAL STAGES BEFORE THE LAUNCH OF PARIS FLIGHTS (Posted 17th May 2014) Besides three ‘invitational’ flights with the new B787-8 Dreamliner has Kenya Airways over the past weeks stepped up on board training for cockpit and cabin crews, engineering and ground support staff to be ready when in three weeks time […]
Kenya tourism – the fight is on
KENYA TOURISM BOARD GIVES OUTLOOK TO HOTEL SUMMIT PARTICIPANTS (Posted 17th May 2014) Jacinta Nzioka, Marketing Director of the Kenya Tourism Board, yesterday presented KTB’s immediate outlook and focus to participants of the Hotel Summit East Africa 2014 in a session which generated much interest. Still stunned from the negative anti travel advisory by Britain […]
Uganda’s air traffic continues to grow
UGANDA RECORDS OVER A MILLION PASSENGERS AT ENTEBBE INTERNATIONAL IN 2013 (Posted 17th May 2014) Information received while in Kenya this week shows a further rise in passenger numbers for Entebbe International Airport during 2013, with figures for the first time rising above the one million mark with 1.025.391 compared to 964.274 the previous year. […]
KHTF 2014 and HOSEA 2014 end in Nairobi
KENYA HOSPITALITY TRADE SHOW AND HOTEL SUMMIT EAST AFRICA DECLARED ‘SUCCESS’ (Posted 17th May 2014) The second edition of the Kenya Hospitality Trade Fair and the parallel Hotel Summit East Africa ended yesterday evening at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in the heart of Nairobi. Exhibitors expressed satisfaction with the business contacts made, inspite of […]
Fastjet reports improved results for Tanzania operations in April
FASTJET ANNOUNCES APRIL RESULTS (Posted 17th May 2014) Fastjet has just released their April results for the operation in Tanzania and recorded an 11 percent rise in passenger numbers on a year by year comparison, with an added 1 percent increase in loadfactor to 66 percent for the month. Passenger numbers on an annual basis […]
Kenya is open for business even after British knee jerk reaction
IT IS ALL IN A DAY’S WORK (Posted 16th May 2014) (500 mm lense shot of the distant Central Business District of Nairobi, as seen from Silole Sanctuary) I travel a lot in the region, and it is of course all on assignments and for work, attending workshops, conferences or being part of invitational media […]
Press statement by the Kenya Tourism Federation about the British FCO travel advisory
The Kenya Tourism Federation late yesterday issued the following statement, formulating the response of the tourism private sector over the highly dramatic new anti travel advisory which the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office, in short FCO, has slapped upon Kenya. The statement, while dealing with the impact on the tourism industry in Kenya first and […]
Didier Robert elected as new Vanilla Island Organization president
CONGRATULATIONS TO DIDIER ROBERT AS THE NEWLY ELECTED VANILLA ISLAND PRESIDENT (Posted 16th May 2014) When the ballots were cast and the votes counted there was relief among most in the room as Didier Robert, President of the Regional Council of Reunion, was declared the newly elected head of the Indian Ocean Vanilla Island organization, […]
The Seafood Spectacular
In Nairobi or Mombasa and no idea where to go?Read the latest from EatOut about ‘The Seafood Spectacular’ The Seafood Issue Can’t see images? Click here… 5 Must-try seafood dishes at restaurants in Nairobi. The most unique seafood options, like crab, lobster and prawns, are readily available at the coast, but as we found out, […]
TUI UK ends charter to Mombasa in the face of FCO travel advisory
TUI UK CANCELS ALL KENYA HOLIDAYS FOLLOWING NEGATIVE FCO TRAVEL ADVISORY (Posted 16th May 2014) Only hours after the Foreign and Commonwealth office had issued one of their worst ever anti travel advisories against Kenya, reportedly over ‘credible threats’ no one in Kenya seems to be aware of inspite of frantic efforts to get to […]
Rwanda aims to become one of Africa’s leading MICE destinations
RWANDA LAUNCHES NEW TOURISM STRATEGY (Posted 15th May 2014) The new head of department for Tourism and Conservation at the Rwanda Development Board, Ambassador Yamina Kayitani earlier this week formally presented the new tourism strategy which was developed over the past months. A new focus will be given to attracting MICE business as the national […]
UHOA elects new Chairperson
UGANDA HOTEL OWNERS CHANGE GUARD (Posted 15th May 2014) The just concluded Annual General Meeting of the Uganda Hotel Owners Association has seen a change of guard at the helm of the lobby group, with Mrs. Susan Muhwezi taking over as Chairperson from long service Mr. Kibirige, owner of the Africana Hotel in Kampala. Muhwezi […]
Kenya once again in British cross hairs with latest anti travel advisory
DOES BRITAIN USE ANTI TRAVEL ADVISORIES TO PUNISH KENYA OVER TIES WITH CHINA? (Posted 15th May 2015) The latest anti travel advisories Britain’s Foreign and Commonwealth Office has issued against travel to and within Kenya were received with a mix of anger, outrage, disappointment and outright dismissal as ‘increasingly inconsequential’ after the Brits had issued […]
Landmark events ahead for Qatar Airways
QATAR AIRWAYS LAUNCHES 6TH DAILY FLIGHT FROM DOHA TO LONDON (Posted 15th May 2014) May and June this year will be hallmark months for Qatar Airways, as the airline prepares for a shift of operations to the new Hamad International Airport on the 27th of May. However, that is not all what is in store […]
Amadeus and KATA bring John Tschohl to Nairobi to up the game
AMADEUS BRINGS AMERICA’S ‘GURU OF CUSTOMER SERVICE’ JOHN TSCHOHL TO NAIROBI (Posted 15th May 2014) The Villa Rosa Kempinski Hotel in Nairobi is the venue this Saturday morning for another workshop in customer care by Amadeus in conjunction with the Kenya Association of Travel Agents, in short KATA, to which 200 senior staff from Kenya’s […]
Wednesday Wine Tasting and updates from No. 49 Cheese & Wine
In Kampala and not knowing what to do and where to go … Well here is an option at No. 49 Cheese & Wine Wine Tasting on Wednesday and updates from No. 49 Cheese & Wine Latest news from No. 49 Cheese & Wine unsubscribe from this list Subscribe to our newsletter View this email […]
Six weeks to go until Air Seychelles resumes Paris flights
AIR SEYCHELLES SET FOR PARIS RETURN (Posted 15th May 2014) Tickets are now on sale for the return of Air Seychelles to Paris, a destination the airline previously served as many as 6 times a week before undergoing restructuring over the past three years. The new destination will be served with an Airbus A330 in […]
World Travel Awards – Africa’s Responsible Tourism Award
Gamewatchers Safaris and Porini Safari Camps are again in the running for 4 World Travel Awards categories. Well done Jake, Mohanjeet and Team! Kenya STILL got what it takes to reign supreme as a safari destination of the highest reputation. Go Vote! Africa’s Responsible Tourism Award 3 DAYS TO GO! Dear Readers, Once again the […]
Hainan Airlines signs multi million US Dollar deal with Astral Aviation of Kenya
ASTRAL AVIATION SIGNS MAJOR DEAL WITH HAINAN AIRLINES OF CHINA (Posted 15th May 2014) During the recent visit by China’s Premier Li Keqiang to Kenya was, what can be termed a major aviation deal signed between Kenya’s Astral Aviation, which only last week joined the African Airline Association as a full member, and China’s largest […]
Nairobi security to get 15 billion Shilling boost
KENYA GOVERNMENT COMMITS TO 15 BILLION SHILLING CITY SECURITY UPGRADE (Posted 14th May 2014) Kenya’s capital Nairobi and the Indian Ocean port city of Mombasa are the first two beneficiaries of a security upgrade contract the Kenyan government has signed with leading local telecom company Safaricom. The contract, awarded under the single source rules which […]
