Mount Kenya Trust 10to4 Mountain Bike Challenge
Early bird notice of the 2015 Mount Kenya Trust 10to4 which is taking place on February 13th and 14th next year. Help us to raise the profile of Mount Kenya Trust & its 10to4 Mountain Bike Challenge View this email in your browser Can I catch your attention? There is a story coming up so […]
Scholarship recipients meet to strategize on future
MADHVANI FOUNDATION HOLDS ITS FIFTH ALUMNI ASSOCIATION AGM (Posted 30th October 2014) Uganda’s best endowed and most coveted source of scholarships, the Madhvani Foundation, just held the 5th annual general meeting of the Alumni Association earlier this week. Every year do 150 deserving students, out of thousands of applicants, get a share of the 650 […]
Organizers enhance Mombasa Hotel Show programme with half day seminar
INAUGURAL MOMBASA HOTEL SHOW ADDS ONE DAY STAKEHOLDER SEMINAR (Posted 30th October 2014) 3G Direct Pay has joined hands with Slujan Events, the organizers of the Kenya Hospitality Trade Fair, the Hotel Summit East Africa and the Mombasa Hotel Show, to add value to the inaugural event coming up in mid-November at Wildwaters / Mombasa. […]
AKWAABA 2014
AKWAABA ENDS ON A HIGH NOTE (Posted 29th October 2014) (Denis Gathanju of Safari Communications in Nairobi, the author of this article) The AKWAABA 2014 was largely overshadowed by the Ebola crisis in West Africa. While there seemed to be some external and perhaps even internal pressure to have the event cancelled, the organizers led […]
Swahili Fashion Week 2014
Coming up in early December … a date with East Africa’s fashion guru Mustafa Hassanali at the seventh Swahili Fashion Week … This is a must not miss event for fashionistas from across Eastern Africa. SWAHILI FASHION WEEK & AWARDS 2014 East and Central Africa’s Largest Fashion Platform, This year will bring the regions finest […]
The Future of Travel is Online
THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL IS ONLINE (Posted 29th October 2014) Leading service providers in the travel industry are coming together on the 07th of November at the Villa Rosa Kempinski in Nairobi for a full day seminar, covering the topic ‘The Future Is Online’. Attendance is strictly by invitation from the three partners Travelstart, Amadeus […]
Happy Republic Day to Turkey and Turkish Airlines
TURKISH DELIGHTS ON TURKISH NATIONAL DAY (Posted 29th October 2014) In today’s competitive environment where destinations and airlines are pitted against each other trying to outdo and outshine each other, it is now almost the norm to pool national resources and use significant dates to stand together and showcase what is best from ‘home’. It […]
Qualify for the 2015 Reunion Mega Mascarun
REUNION’S NEXT MEGA MASCARUN SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 2015 (Posted 29th October 2014) Few events will help to promote Reunion’s adventure destination status more than the annual Mascarun, staged by Ile de la Reunion Tourisme for participants from the tourism and travel trade in key source markets. For the Mega Mascarun 2015 more than 200 participants […]
Emirates in pole position as leading foreign airline to the Seychelles
EMIRATES’ DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE TO MAHE PUTS AIRLINE IN POLE POSITION (Posted 29th October 2014) For travelers from around the world, wanting to connect to the Seychelles islands, it is ‘Hello Tomorrow’ as of today, after Emirates has upped their hitherto 12 weekly flights to a full double daily schedule. This now guarantees immediate connections […]
20 years and counting – Chalets d’ Anse Forbans celebrates 20 years of success
CHALETS D’ ANSE FORBANS – A SHOWCASE OF SUCCESS OF SEYCHELLES’ PRIVATE SECTOR (Posted 28th October 2014) There are perhaps many examples one can cite when speaking about the success of the change of direction in economic policies under the government of President James Alix Michel, but the success of one particular establishment, the Chalets […]
Auric Air’s deal with Hahn Air Systems opens up the global market
AURIC AIR SIGNS DISTRIBUTION DEAL WITH HAHN AIR SYSTEMS (Posted 29th October 2014) Auric Air, one of Tanzania’s leading privately owned airlines, operating a fleet of 10 Cessna C208B Grand Caravans and serving over 20 destinations across the country with scheduled flights, has just signed a deal with Hahn Air Systems to become more visible […]
Fastjet reaches out to Chinese travelers visiting their African destinations
FASTJET SIGNS DEAL WITH CHINESE DIGITAL DISTRIBUTOR ‘QUNAR’ (Posted 28th October 2014) Fastjet just announced a major distribution deal with Chinese company Qunar, aimed at attacting more Chinese travelers who are either planning to come to or already are in Tanzania to book their flights. With over 75 million hits on the Qunar website every […]
No 249 Wildlife Trade News 28th October 2014
Here comes your daily dose of bad news from around the world … About poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes in the spotlight today …………………… “Solitary confinement”: Two killer whales kept in cramped tanks in Moscow park. extract: Two orca killer whales have been kept for 10 months in central Moscow in conditions animal rights activists […]
Make it in Conde Nast and your business is ‘made’
CONDE NAST READERS LIFT 6 EXCEPTIONAL SERENA PROPERTIES INTO THE GLOBAL TOP 50 (Posted 28th October 2014) Conde Nast’s annual Traveler Readers Awards have once again affirmed the popularity of Serena’s lodges across East Africa among the magazine’s readers, as 6, spread between Tanzania and Kenya, again made it into the global top 50 rankings. […]
VSPT: Join Us At The New Training Cafe
The latest success stories from the Volcanoes Safaris Partnership Trust (VSPT) UG Tel: +256 (0) 414 346 464/5 Mail: vsptstaff About Support Safaris Blog Donate Contact VSPT: Join Us at the New Training Cafe This quarter, the first group of students graduated from the Kyambura training cafe?; the celebration of International Peace Day attracted about […]
The latest news update from the East African Wild Life Society
New Visa rules for Rwanda come into effect on 01st of November
MORE NATIONALITIES NOW HAVE TO PAY FOR VISA TO RWANDA (Posted 28th October 2014) A regular source from Kigali has sent out an urgent alert that various changes to the immigration regulations in Rwanda will come into effect on November 01st this year. Notably will German citizens now have to pay a 30 US Dollars […]
Black day for Blackwater founder Prince as KCAA grounds Kijipwa Aviation
BLOW FOR FORMER BLACKWATER TSAR AS KCAA PULLS HIS AIR SERVICE LICENCE (Posted 28th October 2014) ‘No Blackwater shenanigans in Kenya’ appears to be the message sent out by Kenya’s Civil Aviation Authority when news emerged that Kijipwa Aviation Limited, a locally incorporated airline with a base at their own airfield in Kilifi county, Kenya […]
No 248 Wildlife Trade News 27th October 2014
That daily dose of bad news today brings once again to the fore that rhino poaching in South Africa continues unabated with over 900 already killed this year … Mankind, far from kind … in the spotlight today …………………… Almost 900 rhino poached in SA (in 2014) The Department of Environmental Affairs says 282 people […]
Reef destroying dredger owned by Chinese company
KENYAN MARITIME AUTHORITIES DETAIN CCCC VESSEL SUSPECTED IN REEF DESTRUCTION (Posted 27th October 2014) Information received from sources in Mombasa appears to confirm that the dredger, reported to have illegally taken out sand from the award winning Diani beaches last week, has been detained in port by maritime authorities for further investigations. Under pressure by […]
LAX to become Ethiopian’s fourth North America destination
ETHIOPIAN ANNOUNCES LOS ANGELES FLIGHTS (Posted 27th October 2014) Ethiopian Airlines has announced plans to commence flights to Los Angeles, via Dublin / Republic of Ireland from June next year. The airline proposes to use a B787 on the route which will initially be served three times a week with traffic days still to be […]
Algiers gets ready to welcome Africa’s aviation elite
AFRAA IN FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR ALGIERS MEETING (Posted 27th October 2014) Come Monday 10th of November and Africa’s aviation Who is Who will be at the Algiers Hilton Conference Centre listening to the welcome address by host airline Air Algerie Chairman and CEO Mr. Mohamed Salah Boutif. Soon after the official opening will the working […]
ATA members are heading to Uganda
TWO WEEKS AND COUNTING FOR ATA TO COME TO UGANDA (Posted 27th October 2014) Uganda’s capital Kampala is getting ready to welcome the Africa Travel Association Annual World Congress, which will be held at the lakeside resort and conference complex of Munyonyo from 11th to 16th of November. ATA members and delegations are expected to […]
A great December offer for what I described as Uganda’s funkiest, quirkiest lodge ever … Enjoy your stay
Colobus conservation along Diani’s beaches – more important than ever
DIANI’S COLOBUS CONSERVATION DECRIES THE LOSS OF MORE OF THE PRIZED PRIMATES (Posted 25th October 2014) The Diani based ‘Colobus Conservation’ is a privately run conservation organization designed to promote the conservation, preservation and protection of primates like the rare Angolan colobus monkey (Colobus angolensis palliatus) and its coastal forest habitat in southern Kenya. Colobus […]
Tanzania’s NEMC clears airport project for Mugumu town
MUGUMU AIRPORT PROJECT GETS NEMC CLEARANCE (Posted 25th October 2014) Tanzania’s National Environmental Management Council recently approved the plans by the Mugumu town council to expand and upgrade an airstrip into an aerodrome, capable to receive larger aircraft facilitate more landings than presently possible. Located in Serengeti District, adjoining the Serengeti National Park, the new […]
No 246 Wildlife Trade News 24th October 2014
The daily dose of bad news about wildlife and environmental crimes from around the world … in the spotlight today …………………… Cops caught with ivory South Africa. Three detectives found in possession of ivory were caught red-handed during a transaction. http://ewn.co.za/2014/10/23/Detectives-expected-in-court-for-ivory-possession No 246 Wildlife Trade News 24th October 2014 The U.S. can do more to […]
No joy for Fastjet as Kenya’s CAA defers application for an air service license
KENYA CAA ‘DEFERS’ FASTJET APPLICATION FOR AIR SERVICE LICENCE (Posted 25thOctober 2014) Information received from Nairobi, where the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority held a public licensing meeting to hear applications for new air service licenses, and renewals of course, indicates that the highly anticipated Fastjet agenda item was deferred. Ordinarily a deferral in such circumstances […]
99.4 percent dispatch reliability for Kenya Airways B787 fleet – a new world record
KENYA AIRWAYS BECOMES THE WORLD’S MOST EFFICIENT B787 OPERATOR (Posted 25th October 2014) With now six B787-8 Dreamliners in service has Kenya Airways just set a new reliability record with a 99.4 percent dispatch percentage, as compared to the global average of 98 percent. Boeing sources attributed this astonishing feat to the level of preparedness […]
Halloween Party, Nairobi Marathon 2014, Fab50 Ladies Retreat & Affordable Art Show
Nairobi is buzzing … and so will you if you are in Kenya’s capital and got time to spare to do even part of what you find in this week’s KenyaBuzz e-Weekly Having trouble viewing this email? Click here October 24th – 30th ‘Fundi-Mentals’ female cast go topless for Breast Cancer Awareness. Read more There’s […]
