No 374 Wildlife Trade News: 3rd April
The daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes in the spotlight today ……………………because the CITES secretariat blocks such news about China from its web site. From tiger paws to bear testicles, the bizarre animal parts on sale in China’s ‘medicine markets’ where the more endangered a species is, the more healing […]
Travelling from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma? A new deluxe train awaits!
TANZANIA RAILWAYS ADDS NEW PASSENGER WAGONS (Posted 03rd April 2015) In time for the Easter weekend travel rush did the Tanzania Railway Corporation yesterday launch 22 brand new passenger wagons, which are already enroute from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma. The new equipment, sourced from South Korea at a cost of nearly 29 billion Tanzania […]
AFRAA’s latest news bulletin with aviation industry updates from across Africa
WAYN’s love affair with Reunion
WAYN FOLLOWERS WANT TO VISIT REUNION (Posted 03rd April 2015) In 2013 was the island of Reunion voted as the ‘most beautiful island in the world’ by members of Wayn. Since then has the destination continued to attract fans from members of this social network dedicated to travelers around the world. Nearly 7,000 members claim […]
Le Duc de Praslin’s founder Frank Payet passes on
ONE OF SEYCHELLES’ HOSPITALITY PIONEERS IS NO MORE (Posted 03rd April 2015) Mr. Frank Payet, founder of one of Praslin’s leading and one of the island’s oldest hotels, the Le Duc de Praslin, is no more. The sad news reached yesterday that the 83 years old tourism veteran passed away at the end of March […]
Chimpanzee Trust March bulletin
More news from Uganda’s Chimpanzee Trust Chimpanzee Trust March 2015 bulletin DONATE Make a donation today to the welfare of chimpanzees in our care at Ngamba Island. #everypennycounts Chimpanzee Trust Plot 1, Bank Close P.O.Box 884 Entebbe, Uganda info Baby chimpanzee born to Ngamba Community Ngamba Island’s chimpanzee community is celebrating the birth of a […]
Elephant calves Await Fate as Africa Seeks to Save Species
News update from the Conservation Action Trust Elephant calves Await Fate as Africa Seeks to Save Species Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Elephant Calves Await Fate as Africa Seeks to Save Species March 27, 2015 | National Geographic | Paul Steyn | The world is losing the war on […]
No 373 Wildlife Trade News: 2nd April
The daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … CHINA and the CITES SECRETARIAT in the spotlight yet again. A media report which, if the past is anything to go by, will never appear on the CITES secretariat’s web site.http://www.cites.org/ If the media can easily find and photograph such illegalities in […]
Fastjet gets new interim Chairman as airline raises 75 million US Dollars in new capital
SHARE PLACEMENT HELPS FASTJET TO RAISE AN ADDITIONAL 75 MILLION US DOLLARS (Posted 02nd April 2015) News from London just in confirm that Fastjet’s issue of additional shares was fully taken up and has helped to raise a further 50 million UK Pounds or about 75 million US Dollar equivalent in new capital. It was […]
Corporate Social Responsibility taken seriously
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY TAKEN TO A NEW LEVEL (Posted 02nd April 2015) (Alan Dixson of Uniglobe Let’s Go Travel seen here with Juan Torres, CEO of Amadeus EA and some of the Let’s Go staff) Uniglobe Let’s Go Travel of Nairobi, owned by Alan Dixson, has ahead of the Easter Holidays undertaken a series of […]
Hotels and restaurants in Rwanda’s capital under scrutiny this week
KIGALI CITY AUTHORITIES LAUNCH INSPECTION DRIVE (Posted 02nd April 2015) As reported here have one off cases of complaints by customers of hotels and restaurants in Kigali led to one off inspections to ensure that remedial measures are taken by the owners. Kigali city authorities have now launched a full scale across the board visit […]
Creole food made popular by new recipe book from Reunion
CREOLE CUISINE – AT THE VERY HEART OF THE REUNION EXPERIENCE (Posted 02nd April 2015) The very Creole nature of the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion becomes apparent in many ways, language, art, poetry, dance but perhaps mostly in the cuisine of the island, which is a unique blend of French fusion with the […]
Nairobi’s new Terminal 2 starts test phase
TERMINAL 2 AT JOMO KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL PROCESSES FIRST TEST FLIGHT (Posted 02nd April 2015) Progress can finally be reported about the new Terminal 2 at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi, which anticipated opening at the beginning of March had to be delayed to complete pending work. Yesterday did the new temporary terminal as it […]
Diani resort reopens in defiance of current tourism trends
A GLIMMER OF HOPE AS THE INDIAN OCEAN BEACH RESORT IN DIANI RE-OPENS (Posted 02nd April 2015) Considering the challenges Kenya’s coastal tourism industry is currently facing, can the re-opening, after major renovations and modernization, of the Jacaranda Indian Ocean Beach Resort only be described as a leap of faith, counting on better times to […]
Ever heard of ‘Herd Tracker’ ???
If you have never heard of Herd Tracker you are forgiven. After all, I too had not heard of it until they contacted me a few weeks ago, asking if I were interested to get updates from them about the movement of the great herds of wildebeest and zebras constantly moving between the Serengeti and […]
A guest post from Amadeus EA on some novel concepts and tools
Panelists explore preferences of millennials, see mobile and social as keys for travel players By: Malek NejjaiHead of Global Corporate Communication, Amadeus IT Group ‘Inspiring the new explorer generation of travellers’ panel Many millennial travellers (born after 1980) are already taking trips, but what do they expect from the travel industry? How will they re-shape […]
And a news items picked up from Zimbabwe which is worth reading …
Africa Albida completes $3.5 million investment Africa Albida has invested heavily in upgrading the Victoria Falls Safari Lodge and opening adjacent properties. Over the past five years, Africa Albida Tourism has spent $3.5 million upgrading existing properties and opening new ones. Work has included the opening of the Victoria Falls Safari Club, a 20-room property […]
Uganda Community Tourism Association E-Newsletter ~ March 2015
Tourism news from the Ugandan grass roots, courtesy of the UCOTA E-TEAM Uganda Community Tourism Association E-newsletter ~March 2015 Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Like us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend The Uganda Community Tourism Association’s mission is to spearhead sustainable community-based tourism in collaboration […]
No 372 Wildlife Trade News: 1st April
Your daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … Under the spotlight today …………………… Mozambican police announce seizure of 17 rhino horns.(NA comment: Vietnamese implicated – unsurprisingly) http://en.starafrica.com/news/mozambican-police-announce-seizure-of-17-rhino-horns.html CITES VIETNAM M.A.? No 372 Wildlife Trade News: 1st April Baby elephants in sanctuary – ZCTF The Zimbabwe Conservation Task Force (ZCTF) has […]
Beware of Lillian pranking you today …
One should always be wary on April’s Fool’s Dayand when you read this piece from Lillian Gaitho, beware twice … Forget swimming with the sharks, now you can sleep with them on Jovago.com! Jovago.com lists one of the coolest undersea lodges in Africa. Nairobi, 1st April- Activities abound for adventurists who seek to explore the […]
EC Air confirms Dakar flights and announces 5 more destinations for this year
EC AIR, HOST OF THE 2015 AFRAA AGA, ADDS ROUTES AND FREQUENCIES (Posted 01st April 2015) EC Air has announced the launch of flights from Brazzaville to Dakar, via their existing destination Bamako. The aircraft used for the time being will be a two class B757-200 which will, come 01st of June, be substituted by […]
Bush or Beach for Easter?
Lillian Gaitho today shares her suggestions if to go to the beach or to the bush for the upcoming long Easter weekend … Enjoy! Bush and Beach: Your Best Bets for a Relaxing Easter Weekend. For the nearly two thousand years that it has been celebrated, Easter has always been a time for family, friends […]
News from Wasini Island
Amina, co-founder and co-owner of the Wasini Guide and the Blue Monkey Beach Cottages, today shares here views how, by supporting locally owned businesses tourist visitors actually support the local population. Enjoy the read! Do you want to support conservation of the local natural resources while traveling – and this without spending any extra money? […]
Reunion devotes annual tourism symposium to China this year
REUNION’S 2015 TOURISM FORUM FOCUSES ON CHINA (Posted 01st April 2015) Since 2009 has the Professional University Institute (IUP) Tourism Institute of Business Administration (IAE) of Reunion every year organized a symposium with a tourism related theme. Between celebration and reflection, this annual event aims to contribute to the dynamic marketing of destination Reunion. This […]
Kenya Airways returns to Monrovia
KENYA AIRWAYS RESUMES FLIGHTS TO MONROVIA (Posted 01st April 2015) Kenya Airways has received permission from government in Nairobi to resume flights to Monrovia, which will operate via Accra in Ghana. It is understood that the route between Accra and Monrovia will be operated under fifth freedom traffic rights allowing Kenya Airways to pick up […]
Opportunities await deserving Ugandan students as the Madhvani Foundation launches their 2015 applications
UGANDA’S MADHVANI FOUNDATION SEEKS APPLICATIONS FOR SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS (Posted 01st April 2015) Uganda’s largest private education foundation has for the current year increased their funding to 700 million Uganda Shillings, benefitting academically excellent but financially challenged students. Since the launch of the programme in 2003, when some 300 million Uganda Shillings were made available, has […]
2014 World Travel Awards Nominee – Please Vote for Us
It is this time of year when East Africa’s best seek your votes to get the global recognition they all deserve … Take a bit of time, register with WTA and vote for your favourite resorts, hotels and safari lodges … Having any problems seeing this newsletter? View this email in your browser 2015 World […]
No 371 Wildlife Trade News 31st March 2015
The daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes Under the spotlight today …………………… Botswana: China Decision Worries Wildlife Minister http://allafrica.com/stories/201503301406.html No 371 Wildlife Trade News 31st March 2015 NEW YORK TIMES: In Vietnam, Rampant Wildlife Smuggling Prompts Little Concern: NA COMMENT: Exactly what we have been saying in the newsletter for […]
Another global hotel brand comes to Rwanda
GOLDEN TULIP HOTELS SIGNS MANAGEMENT DEAL IN KIGALI (Posted 31st March 2015) The Rwanda Development Board was reportedly putting the deal together for the owners of the La Palisse Hotel, a new four star project with over 230 rooms and suites to use Golden Tulip Hotels & Resorts to oversee the preopening stage and the […]
New tourism clips from Reunion now available on YouTube
IRT LAUNCHES 24 SHORT VIDEOS TO PROMOTE REUNION’S ATTRACTIONS AND SERVICES (Posted 31st March 2015) Ile de la Reunion Tourisme has now launched 24 individual short videos to highlight the services and attractions of the island, each covering a specific aspect with a duration of just one minute. The tourism industry is an important sector […]
