Rwanda Tourism News Bulletin August
News updates from the Land of a Thousand Hills A news bulletin keeping media outlets in the EAC informed with the latest press releases from the Rwanda Development Board as well as leading lodging, tour operators and attractions in the destination. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. August 2014 Edition […]
UCAA gives Air Uganda’s routes away
RWANDAIR SET FOR DAILY ENTEBBE – JUBA FLIGHTS (Posted 02nd August 2014) Effective 4th August 2014, will RwandAir commence flights between Entebbe and Juba in South Sudan following the recently granted 5th freedom traffic rights from Uganda to South Sudan by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority. RwandAir will operate daily flights with a CRJ-900 and […]
Mark the 05th of October as the day of the Kampala City Festival 2014
NEXT KAMPALA CITY FESTIVAL TO TAKE PLACE ON 05TH OCTOBER (Posted 02nd August 2014) Kampala Capital City Authority CEO Jennifer Musisi announced earlier in the week that this year’s Kampala City Festival will take place on Sunday, 05th of October. The announcement was also used to appreciate a number of partners who are teaming up […]
Post journalist rates, event and fam invitations, assignment requets
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Reunion overtakes Paris in Facebook ‘likes’
REUNION BEATS PARIS REGION IN FACEBOOK ‘LIKES’ (Posted 01st August 2014) As of the end of July has Ile de la Reunion overtaken the Paris region as the second most liked regional destination in France when the island’s Facebook ‘Likes’ surged ahead of their domestic rivals to 300.654 with the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe […]
Monthly Trumpet – July 2014
Let’s trumpet about our elephants – and read Save the Elephants latest news updates web version | tell a friend | donate Can Bees & Honey Help Asia’s Eles too? Save the Elephants’ beehive fencing keeps elephants out of crops while giving farmers honey to sell or eat. Developed by Dr Lucy King, the fences […]
Kenya proves to be proactive in Ebola prevention
KENYA’S MINISTRY OF HEALTH ISSUES PUBLIC STATEMENT ON EBOLA RISKS (Posted 01st August 2014) Following increasing concerns among the public over the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, with now over 700 dead in four countries, has the Kenyan Ministry of Health issued a public statement to reassure Kenyans, and visitors to Kenya. With daily […]
Kenya’s tourism downturn impacts heavily on hotel profits
SERENA’S PROFITS SHARPLY DOWN ON THE BACK OF KENYA’S POOR TOURISM RESULTS (Posted 01st August 2014) TPS East Africa, the publicly quoted holding company for Serena Hotels, has yesterday announced a sharp downturn in half year profits from some 141 million Kenya Shillings a year ago to only 41 million Kenya Shillings during the same […]
UCAA board set to meet but do they have what it takes to deal with the crisis?
UCAA BOARD FINALLY MEETS AS UGANDA’S AVIATION CRISIS CONTINUES UNABATED (Posted 01st August 2014) Information received late yesterday suggests that the Board of Directors of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority will finally meet in the morning of August 01st after weeks of inexplicable silence and apparent inability or worse, possible unwillingness to deal with the […]
Two new Twin Otter DHC 6-400 arrive in Mahe
PRESIDENT JAMES MICHEL WELCOMES AIR SEYCHELLES’ TWO NEW TWIN OTTERS James Michel, President of the Republic of Seychelles, today welcomed Air Seychelles’ two new DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft at a special ceremony at Seychelles International Airport. The aircraft, recently delivered from Canada’s Viking Air Limited, will operate between Seychelles International Airport and Praslin, […]
Ethiopia turns her attention to tourism as a major future economic sector
ETHIOPIA SOON TO LAUNCH A NEW SUSTAINABLE TOURISM POLICY (Posted 31st July 2014) The presentation of a first complete draft of a new sustainable tourism policy for Ethiopia is now just weeks away and stakeholders are meeting in Addis Ababa since yesterday for a broad consultative workshop. Two regional workshops were held earlier towards the […]
After Frankfurt and Munich was Berlin next on Reunion Tourism’s German road tour
REUNION TOURISM TAKES THEIR DESTINATION MARKETING TO BERLIN (Posted 31st July 2014) After organizing treasure hunts in Frankfurt and Munich earlier in July has Reunion’s tourism office now come to Berlin, the German capital, where a major campaign took place over a three day period. The IRT team led by Marie-Christin Strecker met 42 travel […]
Serena Hotels Enewsletter: July 2014 Issue
In case you are not subscribed directly to Serena’s monthly newsletter you can always read it from here … Having any problems seeing this newsletter? View it in your browser Introducing the Family Safari Package Serena Hotels is happy to present to you its tailored safari product, Family Safari. In addition to Serena city hotels, […]
Visiting the Niassa Lion Project in Mozambique, Lion News, and More
Lion news from Ewaso Lions If you’re having trouble viewing this email, view it on the web. CLICK HERE TO DONATE July, 2014 Special Report: Visiting the Niassa Lion Project in Mozambique This month, members of the Ewaso Lions team traveled to Mozambique to visit the Niassa Lion Project, which is working with local people […]
Quo Vadis Uganda aviation?
LOCAL MEDIA LIFT UCAA SMOKESCREEN AND UNLEASH BROADSIDE AGAINST REGULATORS (Posted 31st July 2014) ‘They used our professional relationship to feed us information. On first sight it looked ok but when digging deeper we found a lot of inconsistencies in their stories. That is when we discovered that they had misused us to become their […]
Elephant poachers penetrate South African borders again
More news updates from the Conservation Action Trust New posts from the Conservation Action Trust. Conservation Action Trust www.conservationaction.co.za Elephant poachers penetrate South African borders again Elephant poachers penetrate South African borders again SA Breaking News | 30 July, 2014 | Cindy Tilney | Free to Republish A second elephant has been butchered for its […]
Ebola outbreak in West Africa prompts airline reactions
KENYA AIRWAYS ANNOUNCES MEASURES VIS A VIS EBOLA OUTBREAK IN WEST AFRICA (Posted 31st July 2014) Kenya Airways has taken steps to reassure passengers flying with them over the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, as concerns by the general public rose to new levels. KQ is one of two airlines in East Africa which […]
Rhino Fund Uganda counts on local communities to increase area security
RHINO FUND UGANDA ENGAGES WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE RHINO SAFETY (Posted 30th July 2014) The Rhino Fund Uganda, the only wildlife conservancy in the country where rhinos can be seen in open wilderness, earlier this week brought together a large number of officials from the communities neighbouring the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, aimed to raise […]
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Interested in Aviation Media Events ? Look no further than here where to go and participate. Aviation events to mark in your calendar | View in browser July 30, 2014 The latest news about Aviation Media’s airport conferences, from the producers of Airport World, Airline Fleet Management, Routes News and more. UPCOMING AVIATION EVENTS October […]
#YALI2014 commits one new centre to Kenya
KENYA CHOSEN BY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION AS ONE OF 4 NEW YALI2014 CENTRES (Posted 30th July 2014) Kenya is one of four countries in Africa chosen to host a new YALI Centre, it was announced yesterday by the Obama Administration in Washington DC. Some 38 million US Dollars will be invested in the YALI2014 programme […]
The Italians return to Malindi and Watamu as charter flights resume
MERIDIANA RESUMES CHARTER FLIGHTS FROM ITALY (Posted 30th July 2014) The resumption of charter flights from Italy, following the end of the low season, has already boosted the fortunes of several resorts and hotels at the Kenya coast, mainly in Malindi and the Watamu area which are heavily frequented by Italian tourists and are the […]
Non performing loans have banks shy away from tourism sector
KENYA’S BANKS SHUN TOURISM AS THEY STARE AT 102 BILLION NON PERFORMING LOANS (Posted 30th July 2014) Banking sources in Kenya are now pegging the potential of non-performing loans in the second half of this year to as high as 102 billion Kenya Shillings, a staggering amount which contradicts, if coming true, the projections of […]
Seven companies offering whale and dolphin watching on Reunion get certifications
WHALE WATCHING OPERATORS ON REUNION GET CERTIFIED (Posted 30th July 2014) Companies, managers and guides engaged in whale watching off the shores of Reunion can now attain O2 CR Certification, an internationally recognized process in line with the 2009 Charter of observing and studying Cetaceans. The global agreement was spearheaded by SYPRAL, the Professional Association […]
Can a commuter rail help de-congest Kampala’s traffic jams
KAMPALA’S COMMUTER RAIL SERVICES A HIGH PRIORITY FOR CITY COUNCIL AUTHORITY (Posted 30th July 2014) Encouraged by figures from Nairobi, where commuter rail services now transport in average some 30.000 passengers a day into the city has the Kampala Capital City Authority also set eyes on reviving regular rail links from the outskirts of the […]
Air Seychelles expects wetleased A320 in December
NEW AIRCRAFT JOINING AIR SEYCHELLES FLEET IN DECEMBER (Posted 29th July 2014) Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, will take delivery of its first Airbus A320 aircraft in December 2014, heralding significant enhancements to its international flight schedule at the same time. The changes, effective 1 December, include increased weekly frequencies […]
Reunion Tourism invites the German FIFA World Cup winners
REUNION TOURISM INVITES THE GERMAN NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM (Posted 29th July 2014) Ile de la Reunion Tourisme, keen to bring more German tourists to this French Indian Ocean island, has extended personal invitations to the entire ‘Nationalmannschaft’ aka the national football team, which last month won the FIFA World Cup in Brazil in a convincing […]
Ol Pejeta July 2014 – Your Wildlife and Community News
More great conservation news from the Ol Pejeta Conservancy Adopt An Anti-Poaching Dog, Boran Bull Sale and More… COUNTDOWN TO OL PEJETA’S CHARITY AUCTION There are 5 days left to Ol Pejeta’s Charity Auction! Come 8am on August 1st, your mouse is your paddle! Ol Pejeta Conservancy has teamed up with White Paw Professional Dog […]
Seychelles Tourism Academy – a Centre of Excellence among African tourism training institutions
SEYCHELLES TOURISM ACADEMY COMPLETES PHASE ONE OF EXPANSION (Posted 29th July 2014) The Seychelles Tourism Academy is emerging as one of Africa’s leading vocational and tertiary tourism training institutions in Africa as the first phase of a major reconstruction, modernization and expansion has now been completed and handed over to the institution. At hand was […]
Kenya now has 12 EcoTourism Gold rated camps
ECOTOURISM KENYA CERTIFIES FOUR MORE PROPERTIES WITH ‘GOLD LABEL’ STATUS (Posted 29th July 2014) EcoTourism Kenya has just announced that four more of Kenya’s finest camps have passed the audit marks for the coveted ‘Gold Status’ making it 12 overall across the country’s national parks and game reserves. This attests to the quality of operational […]
The day when Europe’s war came to East Africa
WORLD WAR I IN EAST AFRICA – BATTLEFIELDS REMEMBERED (Posted 28th July 2014) On the 28th of July 1914, when the Austrian empire’s army fired the first artillery volleys in preparation of a ground offensive against Serbia, was a chain of events put into motion which saw one world power after the other drawn into […]
