Mauritius receives multiple accolades in China
Tourism news from Mauritius … Mauritius receives multiple accolades in China Mauritius will receive three awards in China. Thus, revealing itself as a rising island destination in just a short span of time, highlighting the combined efforts of the MTPA and Air Mauritius on this emerging market. Two trophies will be awarded to Mauritius by […]
SA’s Rhinos, not worth a ticket to London?
Conservation Action Trust news update … Conservation Action Trust www.conservationaction.co.za SA’s Rhinos, not worth a ticket to London? In Cold Blood – Combating organised wildlife crime EIA | 7 Feb 2014 | A report examining international wildlife crime case histories, considering the successes and failures, and highlighting the crucial lessons to be learnt for better […]
Arts and crafts to become part of Reunion’s tourism promotion
REUNION TOURISM SET TO GIVE LOCAL CRAFTS AND ARTS A BOOST (Posted 27th February 2014) Reunion’s 400.000+ tourists visiting the island every year spend an estimated 44 million Euros on the purchase of art pieces and crafts. Subsequently has IRT, the island’s tourism office, assisted to prepare a report on the integration of this crucial […]
Media professionals get free registration for Africa Travel Week
AFRICA TRAVEL WEEK WELCOMES MEDIA PROFESSIONALS WITH FREE REGISTRATION (Posted 27th February 2014) World Travel Market Africa (WTM), the leading B2B exhibition for Africa’s travel industry, has now opened the registration process for visitors and press. The inaugural WTM Africa will bring the world to Africa and promote Africa to the world over the two […]
New theme song chosen for the 4th Carnival International de Victoria
SAVOY HOTEL OPENING POSTPONED (Posted 26th February 2014) The new Savoy Seychelles Hotel on Beau Vallon Bay has inspite of earlier indications to the contrary not yet been formally opened, leading to speculation over the reasons for the delay. It is known that latest in March, the first phase of the beautification project of the […]
Trouble in Zanzibar not helpful for tourism
ZANZIBARI RADICALS AGAIN TARGET CHURCHES AND RESTAURANTS (Posted 26th February 2014) A total of three grenade attacks were reported from Zanzibar’s main island of Unguja, raising concern levels among the tourism and hospitality operators, which have been doing extraordinarily well in recent months. One of the grenades was thrown on Sunday already towards an Anglican […]
Two top wildlife officials axed in Dar es Salaam
NYALANDU SACKS TWO SENIOR WILDLIFE OFFICIALS (Posted 26th February 2014) The Director of the Wildlife Division of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Prof. Alexander Sogorwa and his deputy, Prof. Jafari Kidegesho, were yesterday relieved of their respective duties by the Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism, Hon. Lazaro Nyalandu. The minister had only […]
Tanzanian Attorney General Justifies Plan to Build Highway through Serengeti Park | East Africa News
And hot on the heels of the shared information from Stop The Serengeti Highway / Save the Serengeti comes this piece of information which was just recently circulated to the tourism fraternity in Tanzania. Too few visitors to the Serengeti ? That sure is a novel way to justify the highway, Yes ??? For your […]
Serengeti Highway Threat Looms Large – Learn Why
When I receive updates and information from Serengeti Watch, it is ALWAYS worth sharingwith my own readers, as, after all, this campaign was triggered back in early 2010 with first signs emerging about the Tanzanian government’s plans to build a highway reported here. Enjoy the read! From: Serengeti Watch <info> Subject: Serengeti Highway Threat Looms […]
Delivery flight going underway on Saturday
SOON COMING TO AN AIRPORT NEAR YOU – RWANDAIR’S NEW BOMBARDIER Q400 (Posted 26th February 2014) (Picture courtesy of RwandAir) The latest acquisition by RwandAir, Rwanda’s national airline, a Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft in a dual class configuration, will later this week commence its journey home to The Land of a Thousand Hills, where the […]
Hemingways becomes major sponsor of the Kenya Open Golf Championship
KENYA OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT GETS SPONSORSHIP BOOST FROM HEMINGWAYS (Posted 26th February 2014) Kenya’s most important international golfing tournament, the Barclays Kenya Open, which will tee off next Thursday at the Karen Country Club, has received a major sponsorship boost when Hemingways came on board with their offer to accommodate tournament officials and administrators and […]
And the winners are … IRT announces results of their 2013 agency challenge
AND THE WINNERS ARE … (Posted 26th February 2014) The winners of the annual ‘Challenge des Agences Réceptives Partenaires 2013’ have been revealed yesterday in St. Denis, the capital of Ile de la Reunion, when IRT, the island’s tourism office, announced who won the four available categories of the competition. Throughout the last year did […]
Edelweiss to leave Mombasa due to low demand
EDELWEISS CONFIRMS WITHDRAWAL FROM MOMBASA ROUTE NEXT WINTER SEASON (Posted 25th February 2014) News swept the Mombasa tourism fraternity that the current Edelweiss charter operation, which serves both Kilimanjaro and Mombasa, will next winter season not return to Mombasa due to a lack of sufficient demand for seats. This will add more concerns among the […]
Six Senses Resorts and Spas heading to the Seychelles
SIX SENSES ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR EXCLUSIVE RESORT ON FELICITE ISLAND (25th February 2014) Bangkok bases Six Senses Hotels | Resorts | Spas has this morning announced the planned opening of their first ever resort on the private island of Felicite / Seychelles. Located some 30 nautical miles north east of Mahe, the island can be […]
Emirates set for August launch of Chicago flights
EMIRATES STEPS UP FLIGHTS TO THE US WITH THE ADDITION OF BOSTON AND CHICAGO (Posted 25th February 2014) Emirates’ announced their 9th destination to their network in the United States when setting the date of 05th August for the inaugural flight. This follows in the footsteps of Boston as the airline’s 8th destination, which is […]
KTB steps up global marketing activities
KTB – HERE THERE EVERYWHERE (Posted 25th February 2014) It was confirmed over the weekend that Kenya’s tourism industry has extended its campaigns to Korea to attract tourists as the country seeks to increase her tourism pie from the emerging markets. Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) is leading a delegation of eight companies from the private […]
Latest issue of Routes News out now
As Routes America is underway, the first major Routes event this year,here is the latest from the world of aviation. Latest issue of Routes News out now Routes News magazine issue 1, is available online now View this email in your browser Routes News Magazine Issue 1, Volume 10 Send to a friend Issue 1, […]
South Africa’s Club Travel Corporate on flying visit to Nairobi
KENYA TOURISM BOARD WELCOMES CLUB TRAVEL CORPORATE TO NAIROBI (Posted 25th February 2014) Seven agents and one staff of Club Travel’s Corporate Division enjoyed a happy ‘48 Hour’ journey from Johannesburg to Nairobi over the weekend. The group of Club Travel consultants embarked from Johannesburg on a four hour flight with South African Airways, touched […]
Reunion goes into the Guinness Book of Records
REUNION SET TO CELEBRATE CONFIRMED ENTRY INTO GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS 2015 (Posted 25th February 2014) The remarkable diving feat accomplished on the 01st of December last year – reported here at the time – when 110 divers created the longest human chain underwater in the bay of Saint Leu, was now formally recognized by […]
Jambojet signs up for online payment solution
JAMBOJET SIGNS MOBILE PAYMENT AGREEMENT WITH CELLULANT (Posted 25th February 2014) Kenya’s latest kid on the aviation block, LCC Jambojet, is putting final touches to their logistics chain ahead of their inaugural flight on the 01st of April, when they earlier today signed a mobile payment solutions deal with Cellulant, one of Africa’s leading mobile […]
Seychelles Eco Marathon attracts nearly 1.500 runners
SEYCHELLES ECO MARATHON ONCE AGAIN A HUGE SUCCESS (Posted 24th February 2014) 1.465 runners participated in yesterday’s annual Seychelles Eco Marathon, run for the 7th time as its popularity has over the years grown and has every time drawn hundreds of participants from abroad, who fly to the Seychelles to participate in this key sporting […]
Rose petals for the politicians and the thorns for the private sector – EAC gone Topsy Turvy
KENYAN SAFARI OPERATORS DENOUNCE ‘NEW AGREEMENT WITH TANZANIA’ AS USELESS (Posted 24th February 2014) The announcement of ‘progress’ and reaching an agreement between Tanzania and Kenya during last week’s meeting in Arusha was quickly shot down in flames by significant sections of the safari operator fraternity in Kenya. ‘A lot of hullaballo about fundamentally […]
Equator accident claims lives of two Norwegian tourists
WEEKEND ACCIDENT ON EQUATOR CLAIMS THREE LIVES (Posted 24th February 2014) One Norwegian student was on Saturday afternoon killed on the spot and a second one succumbed to serious injuries it was learned yesterday morning. The driver of their vehicle was later also confirmed to have died of his injuries while several more of the […]
Boma Hotels and Inns – an update
My article about the Boma Hotel in Nairobi remains one of the most widely read articles on my blog, and my TripAdvisor review of the hotel, incidentally the first ever posted for this hotel, was in retrospect spot on and now equally is one of the most widely read of all my reviews posted on […]
Seychelles Tourism Academy moves back to bilingual teaching
SEYCHELLES TOURISM ACADEMY SET TO GIVE FRENCH EQUAL STANDING (Posted 23rd February 2014) The Seychelles Tourism Academy, undergoing a fundamental transformation with phase one of the reconstruction of the institute going on schedule and due for its launch in a few months time, has committed itself to give French as the medium of instruction in […]
Make a date with the Seychelles Carnival this coming April
SEYCHELLES’ CARNIVAL PROGRAMME GAINING SHAPE (Posted 23rd February 2014) The Notting Hill Carnival Company will once again thrill the spectators lined up along the parade route in Victoria after formally signaling their continued participation in this unique festival which brings together performers and groups from around the world. ‘This year we will bring new costumes […]
More rhinos killed in Kenya
SIX RHINOS KILLED IN KENYA AS SOUTH AFRICA’S POACHING TSUNAMI REACHES EAST AFRICA (Posted 22nd February 2014) ‘There is nothing World Class about losing 6 rhinos in a week’ ranted a regular conservation source from Nairobi when passing the information that 6 rhinos were killed last week alone in Kenya. Lake Nakuru National Park, one […]
Kilimanjaro modernization gets 15 million Euros boost
HOLLAND SIGN GRANT DOCUMENTS FOR 15 MILLION EUROS BOOST FOR AIRPORT WORKS (Posted 22nd February 2014) The visit by Dutch Development and Trade Minister Lillian Ploumen to Tanzania during the week saw pens put to paper with the signing of a grant agreement, under which the Netherlands will provide 15 million Euros to the Tanzanian […]
Big guns are heading for WTM Africa
INAUGURAL WTM AFRICA DRAWS BIG NAMES FROM AROUND THE WORLD (Posted 22nd February 2014) International travel and hospitality heavyweight brands such as TripAdvisor, Hilton Worldwide, Starwood and the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group are among the many exhibitors signed up already for the inaugural WTM Africa. TripAdvisor, one of the world’s largest travel sites, which boasts […]
IRT focuses on German market ahead of ITB Berlin 2014
REUNION TOURISM BLITZES GERMAN MARKET (Posted 22nd February 2014) IRT, short for Ile de la Reunion Tourism, earlier in the week marketed the island’s attractions in the German market, visiting 5 key cities in the process. Capital Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne and Munich, where the team met invited guests from the travel industry, but also […]
