Swahili Fashion Week programme update
Just in are details of which designer will be showcasing her or his work over the 3 days the Swahili Fashion Week will run at Dar es Salaam’s Golden Tulip Hotel. Watch this space for more updates and information as and when available.
From Kampala’s Nakasero Hill to the Lake Naivasha shores
ENASHIPAI RESORT WELCOMES JAMES RATTOS AS NEW GENERAL MANAGER (Posted 27th November 2013) James Rattos, the immediate former Director of Sales and Marketing at the Kampala Sheraton Hotel, has now taken up his new work station in Naivasha at the Enashipai Resort & Spa. James served for the past 12 years at the Sheraton Kampala […]
AFRAA’s AGA46 baton handed from Kenya to Algeria
#AFRAAAGA45 ENDS MEETINGS WITH AWARD TO KENYA AIRWAYS’ DR. TITUS NAIKUNI (Posted 27th November 2013) AFRAA’s Distinguished Service Award for outstanding services to African aviation went to Dr. Titus Naikuni of Kenya Airways, the CEO of the host airline for the 45th Annual General Assembly, to the applause of his CEO colleagues from among the […]
Update from the Chimpanzee Trust Uganda
The Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust, in short CSWCT, has upon resolution of its Board of Trustees changed their name to Chimanzee Trust Uganda, short and very much to the point.Here are the latest news from Ngamba Island and what the trust has been up to of late – enjoy the read. Chimpanzee Sanctuary […]
Routes publishes report on World Routes Strategy Summit
WORLD ROUTES PUBLISHES SUMMARY OF FINDINGS OF LAS VEGAS MEETING (Posted 26th November 2013) Routes has now published the findings of the Strategy Summit 2013 and produced a Conference White Paper in which it outlines the discussions and conclusions of the aviation industry’s top executives who attended the World Routes Summit in Las Vegas in […]
Rembrandt Bangkok hosts Kenya Food Festival
LEOPARD BEACH AND KENYA AIRWAYS JOIN HANDS TO PROMOTE KENYA IN BANGKOK (Posted 26th November 2013) Promoting Kenya was on top of the agenda when the Rembrandt Hotel & Towers in Thailand’s capital of Bangkok recently hosted a Kenya Food Festival, made possible by the initiative of the Rembrandt’s General Manager Eric Hallin who staged […]
The Swahili Fashion Week comes to the Golden Tulip Hotel in Dar es Salaam
SWAHILI FASHION WEEK VERSION 6.0 (Posted 26th November 2013) The 6th edition of the Swahili Fashion Week is gearing up to its ‘active phase’ with model casting concluded last Sunday at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Dar es Salaam. The main events for this year are now coming up fast with a Shopping Festival where […]
African Aviation – the Challenges and Opportunities
AFRAA ASSEMBLY DISCUSSES THE FUTURE OF AFRICAN AVIATION (Posted 26th November 2013) The AFRAA Secretary General, Dr. Elijah Chingosho, provided the 30 member airlines and hundreds of delegates registered at the ongoing Annual General Assembly with an array of details about African aviation, underscoring once again the key points of the need to improve aviation […]
Girdlestone wins Tour of Rwanda in third attempt
THREE TWO ONE – GIRDLESTONE WINS TOUR OF RWANDA ON THIRD ATTEMPT (Posted 25th November 2013) South Africa’s D. Girdlestone won the Tour of Rwanda on his third attempt, following a runner up second place last year and his third place two years ago when he made his first appearance in the land of a […]
Peddling wrong data is a crucial mistake say coast hoteliers
NATION ARTICLE GOT IT WRONG CLAIM TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS (Posted 25th November 2013) ‘Utter rubbish’ and ‘When will these people ever get their facts right’ were just two of nearly two dozen comments received by this correspondent over an article posted by Kenya’s Daily Nation a few days ago, which spoke of 30 charter flights a […]
Kenyan runners win big in Kampala
KENYANS DOMINATE THE MTN KAMPALA MARATHON ONCE AGAIN (Posted 25th November 2014) Dominic Kimwetich won his second MTN Kampala Marathon in a row when he beat a large field of runners in unusually cool conditions, followed by another Kenyan runner with a Ugandan coming third. The half marathon however was an exclusive Ugandan affair on […]
Poacher pays ultimate price
ANOTHER POACHER KILLED IN SHOOTOUT (Posted 24th November 2013) Information received from conservation sources in Kenya speaks of yet another shootout between rangers and poachers at the Lewa Conservancy, only 4 days after a female and reportedly pregnant Eastern Black rhino was poached on the conservancy. Information from the public was received by intelligence personnel […]
45th AFRAA Assembly kicks off at picture perfect Diani Beach
AFRAA MEETING KICKS OFF IN KENYA (Posted 24th November 2013) The 45th Annual General Assembly kicked off yesterday afternoon with the 162nd meeting of the Executive Committee of the African Airlines Association among the picture perfect background of the Indian Ocean. Held this year at the Leisure Lodge Resort in Diani Beach – the last […]
Taita Taveta county – New Road, New Game
TAITA TAVETA EXPECTS TOURISM BOOST FROM NEW ROAD (Posted 23rd November 2013) The planned new highway between the border town of Taveta and Voi will open up the area to more tourist visitors when complete, allowing easier access to the more remote parts of Tsavo West and of course the Taita Hills Game Reserve, a […]
LUX Resorts launch guest blog
LUX RESORTS INTRODUCE PROACTIVE BLOG FOR GUESTS (Posted 24th November 2013) The Reunion, Mauritius and Maldives based LUX Resorts have now introduced a new way to interact with their guests and let them express their experiences while on location or when back home. LUX operates three top of the range resorts on the island of […]
Weekly roundup of ACT News from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean region, Fourth edition November 2013
AVIATION TOURISM & CONSERVATION NEWS EAST AFRICA A weekly roundup from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands of breaking news, reports, travel stories and opinions by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome You can get your daily news updates instantly via Twitter by following @whthomeor join me on www.facebook.com/WolfgangHThome where the articles also ‘cross load’. […]
Kilimanjaro International Airport gets 35 million Euros for modernization work
KILIMANJARO INTERNATIONAL GETS 35 MILLION EUROS FOR OVERHAUL (Posted 23rd November 2013) Kilimanjaro International Airport, in airline circles known as JRO, will undergo further upgrades, expansion and modernization from middle of next year, after a 35 million Euro package was put together for financing the works. Managed by KADCO, short for the Kilimanjaro Airport Development […]
African Airlines meet at Kenya’s Diani Beach
AFRAA BRINGS MEMBER AIRLINES TO KENYA’S DIANI BEACH FOR GENERAL ASSEMBLY (Posted 23rd November 2013) The African Airline Association, in short AFRAA, which is based in Nairobi / Kenya, will this weekend start their annual general assembly and most member airlines are expected to attend, not just for the meetings in the conference room but […]
Brussels Airlines meets Makerere students on campus
BRUSSELS AIRLINES ENGAGES WITH UNIVERSITY STUDENTS (Posted 23rd November 2013) Brussels Airlines’ management team, led by Country Manager Benjamin Puissant and accompanied by several of his key staff, yesterday met with students at Uganda’s main university of Makerere in Kampala. Following a presentation by Brussels Airlines, about the company and their commitment to Uganda from […]
Emirates set for flight reduction to Mahe during 2014 Dubai airport runway repairs
EMIRATES TO DROP FROM 12 TO 7 FLIGHTS PER WEEK DURING AIRPORT WORK IN DUBAI (Posted 22nd November 2013) Information was received from the Seychelles, that Emirates has told the local tourism trade that come May next year, when the runways at the Dubai International Airport will be resurfaced and capacity limitations therefore will be […]
Kenya’s spat with Britain results in meeting ‘buster’
DEFENDER OF THE KENYAN REALM OR JUST A BUFFOON – YOU JUDGE (Posted 22nd November 2013) One participant of a planned workshop at the Sirikwa Hotel in Eldoret sent in his own version of events, which has made the way into the Kenyan mainstream media overnight as well. At least three staff from the British […]
Mombasa County Government hatches new tax assault plans against hotels and resorts
MOMBASA HOTELIERS REJECT NEW COUNTY GOVERNMENT’S TAX IDEAS (Posted 22nd November 2013) More arguments are brewing over plans by the Mombasa County Government to slap yet more taxes on the already overburdened hotels and resorts at the coast. Reeling from low occupancies as a result of poor perception as much as real incidents in the […]
Exploring Uganda’s lakes by dug out canoe
CANOE TREKKING IS THE LATEST ADDITION TO EXPLORE UGANDA’S SOUTH WEST (Posted 22nd November 2013) Uganda’s first ever WSA Award Winner www.gorillahighlands.com has just launched another product aimed to make the exploration of Uganda’s South West more comfortable and more exciting. ‘Edirisa Canoe Trekking’ can now be booked by tour and safari operators as well […]
Airline competition in Africa – and The Winners are: The Passengers
THE BATTLE FOR THE AFRICAN SKIES HEATS UP AS KQ AND ET STRIVE FOR SUPERIORITY (Posted 22nd November 2013) As Kenya Airways’ second nonstop flight from Nairobi to Guangzhou in China is now underway, using the airline’s brand new B777-300ER flagship aircraft – Kenya Airways since the 18th of November flies three times nonstop and […]
Spending holiday season time with mankind’s nearest relatives?
For my Ugandan readers this is an option worth considering. And while the chimps will for obvious reasons NOT put up a Christmas tree, a visit for the family may just be the present they would like to find under YOUR tree at home. Happy Holidays! Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary- end of year offer Come […]
Precision Air announces positive outlook at AGM
PRECISION AIR HOLDS AGM AMID POSITIVE OUTLOOK FOR FUTURE OPERATIONS (Posted 21st November 2013) Precision Air, Tanzania’s only publicly listed airline company, yesterday held their second Annual General Meeting since the company had floated their IPO and was listed on the Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange. Following a tumultuous year after Chief Executive Ms. Sauda […]
Air Seychelles signs code share deal with Cathay to open up Far and South East
AIR SEYCHELLES INKS DEAL WITH CATHAY PACIFI (Posted 21st November 2013) Air Seychelles has just announced an additional major code share agreement with Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific, one of South and East Asia’s leading airlines. Subject to regulatory approvals, which are expected to be granted without much delay, will Air Seychelles gain access to Australia […]
President Michel continues his advocacy for fighting global warming and climate change
CLIMATE TALK FAILURES CAUSE BOTH THREATS AND DISAPPOINTMENT TO SEYCHELLES (Posted 21st November 2013) When at the start of the just concluded Commonwealth Summit in Sri Lanka HRH The Prince of Wales recognized President James Alix Michel for the groundbreaking environmental policies his government had not just formulated but implemented – just over half of […]
New NFA charges – arbitrary, illegal, extortionist or just shafting rafting for a quick buck?
DOES GREED KILL THE GOLDEN GOOSE OF UGANDA’S RAFTING TOURISM (Posted 21st November 2013) The National Forest Authority, together with the Adrift Adventure Company, were yesterday all but accused to have connived to extort rafting companies and their clients, who are now subject to a steep fee for needing to walk a 50 metre distance […]
AUTO voices their concerns
AUTO RAISES MORE CONCERNS AMID CALLS FOR CLARIFICATION (Posted 21st November 2013) Uganda’s tour and safari operators are bracing for another controversy with the Uganda Wildlife Authority, not long after UWA announced that they would put their gorilla permit sale on line, a decision which was met with anger, at times outrage and broadly disappointment […]
