VSPT: We welcome 14 Sheep and a Training Cafe!
14 Sheep and a Training Cafe ? Read all about it in Volcanoes’ latest newsletter … UG Tel: +256 (0) 414 346 464/5 Mail: vsptstaff AboutVirungaKyamburaBwindiGahingaSupportContact We welcome 14 Sheep and a Training Cafe! We have been extremely busy this quarter – our Omwani Coffee is now being packed using bags and labels generously donated […]
Biodiversity protection key to Seychelles’ future
ST. JOSEPH ATOLL TURNED INTO A NATURE RESERVE (Posted 28th July 2014) Seychelles, already a global conservation leader with over half of its land across the archipelago protected as marine, nature and bird reserves, has now added the St. Joseph Atoll and part of D’Arros Island to the ever growing list of such places. Information […]
News from Gamewatchers Safaris
News from Gamewatchers Safaris / Porini Camps and congrats for Amboseli Porini attaining the much coveted EcoTourism Kenya Gold status. Gamewatchers Safaris July 2014 Greetings Porini Enthusiast! On July 19th, Gamewatchers Safaris Ltd attended the Transform Kenya Awards Ceremony held at the Windsor Golf and Country Club in Nairobi. This initiative aims at recognizing and […]
Final countdown towards the Mtwara Festival 2014
TANZANIA TOURISM BOARD SUPPORTS THE MTWARA CULTURE AND TOURISM FETE (Posted 27th July 2014) The southern Tanzanian town of Mtwara, which came to fame when major gas finds were made offshore a couple of years ago, will showcase the region’s tourism and cultural attractions between 16th and 17th of August, when the ‘Mtwara Festival’ will […]
260 KG’s of ivory carvings confiscated at Nairobi’s main airport
MORE IVORY NABBED AT JKIA IN NAIROBI (Posted 26th July 2014) Customs and security personnel at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport were yesterday once again successful in intercepting a shipment of ivory carvings which were destined for Malaysia. From reports at hand was the cargo delivered at the airport in several boxes, due to be […]
Mount Kenya 10to4 Mountain Bike Challenge 2015
Planning to be part of the next Mount Kenya 10to4 Mountain Bike Challenge ? Read all about it here. SAX 10to4 2015 – Enter now! Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Proudly sponsored by SAX – Safari Air Express, the next 10to4 Mountain Bike Challenge will be held on February […]
Kenya’s tourism stakeholders swift to react to wrong data peddled
SUNSHINE STATEMENTS PROMPT INSTANT DISSENT FROM LEADING KENYAN TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS (Posted 26th July 2014) Figures floated by Kenyan government sources yesterday of a downturn in tourism fortunes by a mere 4 percent prompted swift and unusually harsh and candid responses from leading stakeholders, with Serena Hotels’ Director of Sales and Marketing Ms. Rosemary Mugambi arguably […]
Reunion – a top three honeymoon destination
TOURISM SECTOR MEETS FOR CONSULTATIONS (Posted 25th July 2014) Twenty tourism stakeholders from across Reunion, representing the private and public sector, came together last week to brainstorm and discuss how to take the industry to the next level. Key staff from the Reunion Tourism Federation, IRT and the tourism offices across the island looked at […]
Rwanda’s met department to get new equipment
RWANDA GETS NEW WEATHER RADAR TO IMPROVE FLIGHT SAFETY (Posted 25th July 2014) The Rwandan government has purchased a new weather radar system from the United States which will, when delivered later this year, be installed near the site of the planned new Bugesera International Airport. This state of the art equipment will allow the […]
Magical Kenya Expo set for October
MAGICAL KENYA TRAVEL EXPO DATES ANNOUNCED (Posted 25th July 2014) The Kenya Tourism Board yesterday announced the dates for this year’s Magical Kenya Tourism Expo, taking place between 08th and 10th of October at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi. Muriithi Ndegwa, the CEO of KTB, had this to say: ‘We have witnessed reduced […]
Uganda’s aviation crisis continues as regulators fail to give answers
UCAA STANDS EXPOSED AS AIR OPERATORS DEMAND ANSWERS AND COMPENSATION (Posted 25th July 2014) Progressively are more facts coming to light supporting the allegations that not all is well at the CAA head office in Entebbe. Going by some letters received from individuals clearly opposed to what is being done to Ugandan airlines and for […]
Another tourist shot and killed in Mombasa’s old town
GERMAN TOURIST SHOT DEAD IN MOMBASA’S OLD TOWN (Posted 25th July 2014) Kenya’s coastal tourism fraternity is reeling from news that last evening, around 17.30 hrs East African time, was a German female tourist shot dead in the old town of Mombasa, while her companion was injured and taken to a local hospital for emergency […]
Added flight options on the horizon for links between Seychelles and India
INDIA’S JET AIRWAYS EYES SEYCHELLES FLIGHTS (Posted 24th July 2014) Jet Airways, a partner of Etihad, is reportedly eyeing direct flights to the Seychelles to tap into the growing market of visitors coming from the subcontinent to the archipelago for business and leisure. The airline’s CEO Cramer Ball is of course no stranger to the […]
Tourism in Seychelles – Minister meets his PS and Tourism Board CEO to analyse mid-year tourism marketing meeting
A case study for some governments in East Africa how to go about reviving their tourism industries and boosting tourism’s fortunes – as demonstrated by the Seychelles: Tourism in Seychelles – Minister meets his PS and Tourism Board CEO to analyse mid-year tourism marketing meeting Tourism in Seychelles – Minister meets his PS and Tourism […]
Better Frankfurt connectivity as Ethiopian Airlines changes flight times
ETHIOPIAN STREAMLINES FRANKFURT CONNECTIVITY (Posted 24th July 2014) Star Alliance member Ethiopian Airlines, flying in codeshare with partner Lufthansa between Frankfurt and Addis Ababa, has announced changes in their departure and arrival times, aimed to make for better connectivity and offer fellow Star Alliance members immediate onward flights from Frankfurt. The flight is operated by […]
A photographic competition of ‘elephantine’ proportions
More news again from the Conservation Action Trust about ‘A photographic competition of ‘elephantine’ proportions’ New posts from the Conservation Action Trust. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Conservation Action Trust www.conservationaction.co.za A photographic competition of ‘elephantine’ proportions A photographic competition of ‘elephantine’ proportions Africa Geographic | 14 July, 2014 […]
UCAA’s choice of new operator for Juba route fuels more controversy
ETHIOPIAN GRANTED FIFTH FREEDOM RIGHTS FROM ENTEBBE TO JUBA (Posted 24th July 2014) When news broke yesterday that Ethiopian Airlines has been granted traffic rights to carry passengers and cargo between Entebbe and South Sudan’s capital Juba, effective 01st of August, did reactions come in swift and thick from members of the aviation fraternity as […]
L’Esperance Orphanage / Kigarama / Rwanda news update
Many of my regular readers will very likely remember my narrative of one of the many trips I have done in the past across Rwanda. On one of them I was able to visit the L’Esperance Orphanage and met with Victor Monroy and his team of enthusiastic staff and volunteers at Kigarama. Here is the […]
Wednesday Wine Tasting and updates from No. 49 Cheese & Wine
Are you in Kampala today and not sure where togo on a Wednesday evening or what to do … Here is the latest from No. 49 Cheese & Wine Latest news from No. 49 Cheese & Wine unsubscribe from this list Subscribe to our newsletter View this email in your browser With a stock of […]
Safari outfits anyone ??? Read what Cheli & Peacock have to say about that …
Anyone needs fashion advice for safari outfits? If so read Cheli & Peacock’s latest newsletter … ‘HOW TO MASTER THE PERFECT SAFARI WARDROBE’ WITH CAROLINE HICKMAN Dear friends and partners, As part of our series of interviews we are talking to Caroline Hickman, owner and designer for the safari clothing label Hickman & Bousfield. Providing […]
Kenya loses two more rhinos
TWO MORE RHINOS DEAD IN POACHING INCIDENT ON OL PEJETA (Posted 23rd July 2014) The award winning Ol Pejeta Conservancy has a few days ago lost two rhinos, one 8 year old female Eastern Black named Malkia and her recently born calf which was yet to be named. The female was attacked and shot by […]
JKIA’s new Terminal 1A processes first commercial flight
KENYA AIRWAYS OPERATES FIRST EVER COMMERCIAL FLIGHT OUT OF TERMINAL 1A (Posted 23rd July 2014) Yesterday morning saw the first ever commercial flight processed at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport’s brand new Terminal 1A and it was national airline Kenya Airways which was given the honour to be the first, The Pride of Africa matched with […]
Eco-Warrior Awards 2014-Responsible Tourism is #WhyILoveKenya
The latest news from Ecotourism Kenya It is all about the Eco Warrior Awards and so much more Dear Reader, Do you apply ecotourism principles in your tourism business operations? If the answer is yes, Ecotourism Kenya welcomes your nominations for the 2014 Eco-Warriors Awards in one of the 15 categories. Nominations will be drawn […]
Inaugural UNWTO / ICAO Conference set for October 13 – 16
MAJOR CONFERENCES HEAD TO THE SEYCHELLES IN OCTOBER (Posted 22nd July 2014) In less than three months will two major conferences take place in the Seychelles, the Africa Economic Congress from the 20th to the 23rd of October and the first ever edition of the UNWTO / ICAO Conference on Transport and Tourism in Africa, […]
Rwanda International Trade show set for opening tomorrow
RWANDA INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR ATTRACTS RECORD NUMBER OF EXHIBITORS (Posted 22nd July 2014) Organized by the Private Sector Federation of Rwanda is the 17th edition of the Rwanda International Trade Show going underway tomorrow in Kigali’s Gikondo Expo Grounds. From the 23rd of July until the 06th of August will over 330 exhibitors from 15 […]
End of Dubai runway repairs sees Emirates return to double daily flights to Nairobi
EMIRATES RESUMES FULL SCHEDULE AGAIN AS DUBAI INTERNATIONAL REOPENS RUNWAY (Posted 22nd July 2014) The end of runway repairs and capacity caps at Dubai’s International Airport yesterday, after a scheduled closure of 80 days during which both runways were full re-carpeted, has also signaled a return to normal schedules by Emirates and the return of […]
Ol Pejeta DISCOVER OUR NEW BRAND IDENTITY
It is happening – the all new Ol Pejeta Conservancy brand has just gone live … DISCOVER OL PEJETA’S NEW BRAND IDENTITY Dear Friend of Ol Pejeta: Today we launch our new brand identity. It has been in the works for the past 12 months and we are extremely excited about its introduction to the […]
Kenya Airways comes fifth in Africa as Skytrax announces the 2014 rankings
SKYTRAX PUBLISHES LIST OF TOP RANKED AFRICAN AIRLINES (Posted 22nd July 2014) South African Airways, a member of Star Alliance, has again come out on top of the rankings for Africa’s airlines, followed this year by Air Mauritius. The Eastern African carriers Ethiopian Airlines, also a member of Star Alliance and Kenya Airways, the only […]
KENYA WORLDWIDE FASHION WEEK 2014
Keen on fashion, especially on fashion in Kenya?’Just Like That‘ has just announced the launch of the ‘Kenya Worldwide Fashion Week 2014‘. Read all about it below – an event not to be missed for all fashion aficionados from Kenya and the wider Eastern African region. KENYA WORLDWIDE FASHION WEEK 2014. Just Like That Ltd […]
New biodiversity centre opens on Mahe
SEYCHELLES LAUNCHES ARBORETUM (Posted 21st July 2014) The Seychelles national biodiversity centre was formally launched last week on the western side of the archipelago’s main island of Mahe, by the Minister for Environment and Energy Rolph Payet. The 17 hectares of land set aside by the government for this purpose have been transformed into a […]
