Thoughts on the 13th anniversary of 9 / 11
9 / 11 – A DAY WHICH LIVES IN INFAMY FOREVER (Posted 11th September 2014) Like December 07th 1941, a day which will forever live in infamy, so has September 11th 2001 come under the same label as the events of both days changed history. Over 2.300 Americans got killed during the Pearl Harbour raid […]
Hefty jail term for ivory smuggler (South Africa)
And here are the latest news from the Conservation Action Trust Hefty jail term for ivory smuggler (South Africa) Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Hefty jail term for ivory smuggler (South Africa) Cape Times | 08 September, 2014 | Melanie Gosling | Cape Town – The highest penalty ever […]
The early birds got the lowest fares as African LCC puts tickets on sale
FASTJET SPECIAL SALE SERVES NOTICE OF INTENT ACROSS EAST AFRICA (Posted 11th September 2014) The special sale by Fastjet for domestic and selected international routes yesterday not only saw thousands of wannabe passengers take up the available tickets at record pace, but it also reverberated across the region in the headquarters of other airlines. The […]
New loan deal ensures full payment for new rail locomotives
RIFT VALLEY RAILWAYS SECURES 20 MILLION US DOLLAR LOAN TO PAY FOR NEW LOCOS (Posted 11th September 2014) After taking delivery of three brand new General Electric locomotives earlier this month, out of a total of 20 ordered, has RVR yesterday confirmed that they have secured a 20 million US Dollar loan facility from Standard […]
More flights from Nairobi to Juba
FLYSAX SET FOR A RETURN TO JUBA (Posted 11th September 2014) Reports from Nairobi suggest that FlySAX will from November onwards return to the Juba route which the airline withdrew from some years back due to competitive pressure. It could not be established how many flights per week were planned though the JKIA based source […]
Rally sport drives domestic tourism agenda in Burundi and Kenya
RALLYING THE LOCALS TO WATCH A RALLY – DOMESTIC TOURISM HAS MANY FACES (Posted 10th September 2014) Last weekend did over a thousand spectators from Burundi’s capital city of Bujumbura come to the town of Gitega, where, supported by the Burundi Tourism Board and local sponsers a major motor sport event took place, the ‘Rallye […]
Lounge comfort on arrival? Now available in Abu Dhabi for Etihad’s premium passengers
ETIHAD LAUNCHES ‘LOUNGE ON ARRIVAL’ IN ABU DHABI FOR PREMIUM PASSENGERS (Posted 10th September 2014) For now it will be passengers flying out of Nairobi on Etihad, Abu Dhabi’s national airline, before next year, when the airline plans to launch daily flights to Entebbe and Dar es Salaam, Ugandan and Tanzanian premium travelers too can […]
Grassroot sports and fun events attract Sheraton support
KIDS OF AFRICA FUN RUN AND ULTIMATE FRISBEE CHALLENGE GET SHERATON SUPPORT (Posted 10th September 2014) Kids of Africa, a Swiss initiative, is a children’s home operating in Uganda. It takes care of 94 abandoned kids in ten family homes, each headed by a foster mother. Kids of Africa is raising the children to become […]
Campi ya Kanzi September News
News from Campi ya Kanzi Campi ya Kanzi News September 2014 We hope you enjoy receiving news from us, should you prefer not to, please simply unsubscribe by clicking the unsubscribe button above or at the end of this email. We have a lot of exciting news for you, we hope you will enjoy reading! […]
Mauritius gets good aviation news double pack
AIR MAURITIUS CONFIRMS CHOICE OF AIRCRAFT FOR FLEET RENEWAL (Posted 10th September 2014) Mauritius’ tourism industry will have reason to smile when looking at the future as two major decisions were taken vis a vis air connectivity to the island. First was Air Mauritius off the blocks when confirming that orders have now been finalized […]
Latest Kenya Airways Dreamliner set for Dubai route
KENYA AIRWAYS TO DEPLOY LATEST B787 DREAMLINER ON DUBAI ROUTE (Posted 10th September 2014) While Kenya Airways is preparing to receive their fifth B787-8 Dreamliner this coming weekend have news emerged that the new aircraft will be deployed on the busy route to Dubai from October onwards. The use of the new aircraft will offer […]
Uganda confirms attendance at AKWAABA in Lagos
UGANDA TOURISM SET FOR MAIDEN APPEARANCE AT NIGERIA’S ‘AKWAABA’ (Posted 09th September 2014) ‘AKWAABA – African Travel Market’, Nigeria’s premier tourism and travel trade show, which this year will take place from 26th to 28th of October in Lagos, will for the first time welcome the Uganda Tourism Board and a number of Ugandan stakeholders. […]
Watch the skies over Nairobi for Dreamliner number 5 to arrive by end of the week
DREAMLINER NUMBER FIVE READY TO JOIN KENYA AIRWAYS FLEET (Posted 09th September 2014) Kenya Airways is preparing for the arrival later this week of their fifth B787-8 Dreamliner, now just one short of the delivery target of six such aircraft this calendar year. An initial order of nine Dreamliners will then be completed with three […]
New flights announced between Mahe and Dar es Salaam
AIR SEYCHELLES ANNOUNCES FLIGHTS TO DAR ES SALAAM (Posted 08th September 2014) Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, earlier today announced the launch of twice-weekly flights to Dar es Salaam, commencing on 02nd of December, marking the next stage of growth in the airline’s regional strategy. Tanzania’s commercial capital becomes the […]
Interline agreements between FlyDubai and Emirates connects the world to Bujumbura
INTERLINING WILL ADD GREATER REACH TO FLYDUBAI FLIGHTS FROM BUJUMBURA (Posted 08th September 2014) When flights by FlyDubai were announced two weeks ago for Bujumbura and Kigali, via Entebbe, it generated much excitement in particular in Burundi, which was until now lacking any form of direct flights to the UAE’s most vibrant city. The twice […]
Fastjet appoints GSA for Uganda
FASTJET APPOINTS SIMBA TRAVELCARE AS THEIR GSA FOR UGANDA (Posted 08th September 2014) With just eight days to go to the inaugural flight of Fastjet to Entebbe, the launch will take place on the 16th of September, can it now be revealed that Simba Travelcare, located at the Lugogo Mall, has been appointed as General […]
First half arrival figures for Kenya ‘disappointing’
HALF YEAR ARRIVAL FIGURES DOWN BY DEEP DOUBLE DIGITS IN KENYA (Posted 08th September 2014) The figures released in Nairobi by the national bureau of statistics make for stark reading, as it confirms a trend which the private sector vocally defended was true while at least sections of the public sector tried to play down […]
The annual tourism and travel award season is in full swing, raining trophies on East Africa’s leading hospitality businesses
AN AWARD IS AN AWARD IS AN AWARD – OR IS IT? (Posted 07th September 2014) Sopa Lodges’ Ngorongoro lodge will no doubt agree that an award is just that, an award and welcome from wherever recognition of excellence comes. While not featuring at the Travel Oscars last weekend, aka The World Travel Awards, did […]
The World Travel Awards winners from the Indian Ocean region
WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS RECOGNIZE THE INDIAN OCEAN’S BEST (Posted 07th September 2014) It is quality which matters over quantity when it comes to the Indian Ocean islands tourism industry and the formation of the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands Organization has certainly reaffirmed this approach. Competition for top awards was therefore substantial and those companies and […]
Emirates appoints first ever Seychellois to position of Country Manager
EMIRATES CONFIRMS DOUBLE DAILY FLIGHTS TO SEYCHELLES (Posted 07th September 2014) 28th of October is D-Day for the Seychelles when Emirates will up their number of weekly flights from presently 12 to a double daily service, using their Airbus A340-500 aircraft on the route. The cabin is configured in a three class layout with 12 […]
Great results from the Travel Oscars for Eastern Africa
AND THE TRAVEL OSCARS GO TO … (Posted 06th September 2014) Kenya once again took the lion’s share of the World Travel Awards for the Eastern African region with an overall number of 15, followed by Tanzania with 7 awards, two of which went to Zanzibar and then Uganda, which emerged with two awards overall […]
From the skies to the beach, nonstop … by SkyDive Diani
WHAT IS THAT OVER THE BEACHES OF WATAMU? SKYDIVING DARE DEVILS NO DOUBT (Posted 06th September 2014) The Diani SkyDivers are returning to Watamu next weekend to provide tourists and residents with adrenaline pumping thrills, either to jump out of an airplane with them or seeing them from the ground as they perform their aerial […]
12th Mombasa Homes Expo, At Sarova Whitesand, from 21st to 23rd November 2014
And those doing business at the Kenya coast, here is the latest about the next Mombasa Homes Expo Sarova Whitesand, from 21st to 23rd November 2014 Having trouble seeing this email? view it online. Issue #01 01/09/2014 Welcome To The 12th Mombasa Homes Expo Typically, buyers are looking for good value for money, a stable […]
Pre Register to attend Magical Kenya Expo Nairobi 08-10 October
Time to register and be at Kenya’s most important Tourism Trade Show this year, the Magical Kenya Expo in Nairobi at KICC from 08-10 October
MASCARUN – Reunions’s way to show their guests the island
MASCARUN CHALLENGE KICKS OFF TOMORROW (Posted 06th September 2014) South Africa’s top agents are heading to Reunion today to be part of the 2014 MascaRun Challenge which aims to showcase the island’s attractions to the participants and equip them better with experiences and facts to sell Reunion holidays. For the next couple of days will […]
The ‘Chui’ does it again
LEOPARD BEACH IN LINE FOR THREE MORE WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS (Posted 06th September 2014) The jewel in Diani Beach’s crown, the Leopard Beach Resort & Spa, has just been notified that they have once again made it to the top of their class with three wins in three categories of nominations for the upcoming World […]
More rhetoric from government won’t save rhino
News updates from the Forwarded message Conservation Action Trust More rhetoric from government won’t save rhino. Conservation Action Trust www.conservationaction.co.za More rhetoric from government won’t save rhino SA Breaking News | 05 September, 2014 | Cindy Tilney | Free to Republish In a Parliamentary debate on Tuesday on the rhino poaching crisis, government provided little […]
Family Challenge 2014, Blankets & Wine: Karibu Mzansi, The Hootenanny & Dinner Theatre
What’s on, where to go, what to do while in Kenya ??? Look no further but KenyaBuzz e-Weekly Having trouble viewing this email? Click here September 5th – 11th Click here for more VEVE Movie Premiere images The weather is dreary but it’s going to take more than that to keep us indoors. This week, […]
1.000 hotels in Kenya is a landmark occasion for Jovago
JOVAGO SIGNS UP IT 1.000TH HOTELS IN KENYA (Posted 06th September 2014) Only launched just over a year ago has local online portal Jovago.com signed up its’ 1.000th property in Kenya with their African portfolio now standing at over 8.500 hotels, resorts and lodges available for direct bookings. Currently operating in sixteen African countries, the […]
Reunion gains popularity in German market for adventure and beach holidays
GERMAN MARKET REMAINS REUNION’S TARGET FOR MORE VISITORS (Posted 05th September 2014) From Hamburg via Berlin, Dresden, Nuremberg, Munich but also Frankfurt and Duesseldorf were all key cities targeted by Reunion’s Tourism Board in an ongoing campaign to attract more high spending Germans to come and visit the French Indian Ocean island. Special roadshows in […]
