10to4 Mountain Bike Challenge raises big money
FLY540 10TO4 MOUNTAIN BIKE CHALLENGE RAISES OVER 3 MILLION SHILLINGS (Posted 18th March 2014) The 2014 Mountain Bike Challenge, sponsored by Fly540, has raised over 3.2 million Kenya Shillings, the organizers, the Mount Kenya Trust, announced overnight in a media release in which they also thanked the Nairobi based airline for their support. Other sponsors […]
Are we going to start culling elephants again?
More news from the Conservation Action Trust Subject: Are we going to start culling elephants again? 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 Are we going to cull elephants again? Are we going to start culling elephants again? Cape Times […]
KQ suspends Blantyre flights due to runway closure for repairs
KENYA AIRWAYS SUSPENDS BLANTRYE FLIGHTS DUE TO EMERGENCY RUNWAY REPAIRS (Posted 18th March 2014) Kenya Airways announced yesterday that they were forced to suspend flights between today and the 29th of March to Blantyre / Malawi as a result of emergency repairs on the runway of Chileka Airport. Passengers booked to Blantyre during this period […]
British Airways announces more flights to Entebbe and larger aircraft for Nairobi
BRITISH AIRWAYS UPS CAPACITY ON REMAINING EAST AFRICA ROUTES (Posted 17th March 2014) After withdrawing from the route between London and Dar es Salaam last year to the bewilderment of Tanzanian travelers as well as international travelers to East Africa’s largest country, has British Airways now announced that capacity to the remaining two destinations in […]
Papal visit to Uganda falls victim to ‘scheduling problems’
UGANDANS PERPLEXED BY CANCELLATION OF PAPAL VISIT DUE TO ‘SCHEDULING PROBLEMS’ (Posted 17th March 2014) The visit of Pope Francis to Uganda for the 50th anniversary of the canonization of Uganda’s Martyrs was taken for granted, more so considering the past visits of previous Popes to The Pearl of Africa, and so it came as […]
RwandAir prepares for IOSA audit
RWANDAIR’S MARCH TOWARDS IOSA CERTIFICATION WELL ON COURSE (Posted 17th March 2014) Rwanda’s national airline RwandAir appears well on course to accomplish their IOSA Certification later this year, then bringing to a successful conclusion a process which started in mid 2012 and has since then advanced considerably. A firm of aviation consultants from Germany, Aviation […]
Look out for the ‘Seychelles Declaration’ between UNWTO and the AU
UNWTO AND AFRICAN UNION GETTING READY TO SIGN THE ‘SEYCHELLES DECLARATION’ ON CREATING AN ‘AFRICA TOURISM BRAND’ (Posted 16th March 2014) Meetings in the Seychelles once again proved very conducive to come up with future looking agreements, as previously seen when African Union or UNWTO meetings took place on the archipelago. Today it was learned […]
Another rhino killed in Kenya
KENYA LOSES ANOTHER EASTERN BLACK RHINO (Posted 16th March 2014) (Animal rights activist and Director of Wildlife Direct, Dr. Paula Kahumbu, on Ol Pejeta yesterday) ‘Shoot to kill them’ was the almost unanimous response of what poachers deserve when pictures emerged yesterday afternoon of an emotional Dr. Paula Kahumbu next to the body of the […]
Anita Kongson introduced as new Emirates’ manager in Kenya
EMIRATES APPOINTS NEW COUNTRY MANAGER FOR KENYA (Posted 16th March 2014) Emirates, Dubai’s award winning airline, has confirmed the appointment of Ms. Anita Kongson as their new country manager for Kenya. Having previously served as Emirates’ sales manager in Switzerland does Anita enter the Kenyan scene hot on the heels of the airline starting flights […]
High Court ruling restores night travel for Kenyan busses
NIGHT TRAVEL BAN FOR BUSES SMASHED BY COURT RULING (Posted 15th March 2014) It was learned overnight that the High Court in Nairobi has thrown out an ill considered, though perhaps well meant directive by Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Transport Michael Kamau, to stop busses from travelling at night following a spate of accidents over […]
Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya team up to make a formidable new tourism block
TEAM – TOGETHER EVERYONE ACHIEVES MORE (Posted 15th March 2014) The ‘Coalition of the Willing’ yesterday announced in Kigali that joint marketing initiatives to promote tourism will mark their future cooperation. Like seen at the just concluded ITB, where Uganda, Rwanda and Kenya exhibited from one common stand, the same will now take place at […]
Tanzania launches yet another major railway plan as deal is signed with Burundi
TANZANIA AND BURUNDI SIGN SEPARATE RAILWAY DEAL (Posted 15th March 2014) The so called ‘Coalition of the Willing’ will be watching with hawks’ eyes from the sidelines as Tanzania and Burundi yesterday reportedly signed a Memorandum of Understanding, under which a direct rail link will be constructed to connect Tanzania’s central rail line to Bujumbura. […]
Higher taxes likely to make Uganda a lot more expensive for tourists
FRESH TAX ASSAULT ON TOURISM IN THE MAKING (Posted 15th March 2014) Tourism sources were swift to condemn revived plans to slap the sector with an 18 percent VAT for upcountry accommodation, saying that ‘together with another planned tax rise on fuel this will make Uganda’s tourism products a lot more expensive at a time […]
Uganda Wildlife Authority e-Newsletter February 2014
Updates from the Uganda Wildlife Authority e-Newsletter February 2014 Dear Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Welcome to the February 2014 issue of the UWA e-Newsletter! UWA e-Newsletter as you will notice has now changed, it is now more interactive and dynamic. Follow this link to access it It is an essential source of news and knowledge about […]
Murchisons Falls National Park – where tourism and oil come head to head
MURCHISONS FALLS NATIONAL PARK – NO BETTER TIME THAN NOW FOR A VISIT (Posted 15th March 2014) ‘The heat of the night suddenly gave way, when after due warning by oncoming lightning and rolling thunder the skies opened and a massive rainstorm swept over the lodge. Tree branches were scraping on the roof, beating it […]
UWA slashes gorilla tracking permit tariff for April and May
UWA ANNOUNCES LOW SEASON RATES FOR GORILLA TRACKING (Posted 15th March 2014) Gorilla tracking in Uganda, for the months of April and May this year, will be considerably more affordable for tourists coming to The Pearl of Africa for a big game safari after the Uganda Wildlife Authority announced that tariffs will be slashed in […]
African Unions’ Seychelles meeting on Tourism a big success
Seychelles works towards implementing African Union 2063 agenda through tourism development at AU working Group on Tourism meeting The Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture, H.E. Alain St.Ange officially opened the first African Union Working Group on Tourism meeting with a view to strengthen the contribution of this industry to transforming Africa’s development prospects at […]
Save Adventure Tourism on the River Nile in Uganda
A guest post on the occasion of the International Day of Action for Rivers, aimed to save Adventure Tourism in Uganda in its present format – a worthwhile read and a cause which needs supporting! It is presently not just the struggle Uganda’s tourism has to convince the world that the recently passed so called […]
6 weeks and counting to the Africa Travel Week in Cape Town
AFRICA TRAVEL WEEK’S WTM AFRICA OPEN FOR ALL TRAVEL PROFESSIONALS (Posted 14th March 2104) Reed Exhibitions’ Polly Magraw has ahead of the inaugural edition of the Africa Travel Week and in particular the WTM Africa event once again made it clear that travel professionals from Africa and beyond are all welcome to attend the event. […]
Reunion features in new travel documentary about ‘Life on the slopes of the volcano’
LIFE ON THE SLOPES OF A VOLCANO – REUNION STYLE (Posted 14th March 2014) A new documentary is being shown on the main French TV station TF1 next week, titled ‘Volcano Lovers’ or in the French original title ‘Les amoureux du volcan’, which was produced in October last year. The film features life on the […]
RhiNEWS: Experts to gather in Kruger, & camera-trap success in Asia
The latest news updates from Save the Rhino International Experts to gather in Kruger, & camera-trap success in Asia How is technology helping rhino conservation efforts? Experts to gather in Kruger & camera-trap success. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. March 2014 Technology is playing an increasingly important role in […]
Oslo next for Emirates as the airline widens its footprint in Scandinavia
EMIRATES ANNOUNCES OSLO AS THIRD SCANDINAVIAN DESTINATION (Posted 14th March 2014) Travellers from Scandinavia to Eastern Africa and vice versa from Eastern Africa to Scandinavia will be pleased with Emirates’ latest announcement that from September 02nd this year they will add a daily service from Dubai to Oslo, the Norwegian capital city. The airline made […]
Seychelles Tourism welcomes UNWTO, Vanilla Islands Organization and the African Union for key meetings
SEYCHELLES HOST MEETING OF AFRICAN UNION TOURISM MINISTERS (Posted 13th March 2014) The Seychelles government, in conjunction with the UN World Tourism Organization, is hosting a meeting of tourism ministers from the African Union this week, discussing extensive topics under the AU’s Agenda 2063. Information received from the Ministry of Tourism and Culture of the […]
Jambojet’s full new schedule now available
JAMBOJET PUBLISHES SCHEDULE AS IT IS 17 DAYS AND COUNTING TO LAUNCH (Posted 13th March 2014) Kenya’s latest aviation kid on the block, Jambojet, has now published their launch schedule for flights from Nairobi to Mombasa, Eldoret and Kisumu. According to the details obtained will the airline fly between 5 and 6 times a day […]
Airline representatives discuss concerns and challenges with Seychelles Minister for Transport
SEYCHELLES’ TRANSPORT MINISTER MEETS AIRLINE REPRESENTATIVES (Posted 13th March 2014) Minister Joel Morgan, responsible for Home Affairs and Transport in the Seychelles government, has over the course of the past few weeks met with representatives of airlines flying to Mahe, it was learned overnight. Minister Morgan is quoted to have said: ‘It is my intention […]
FastJet publishes February operating figures
FASTJET RELEASES LATEST PERFORMANCE DATA (Posted 13th March 2014) FastJet Tanzania carried 35.100 passengers in February 2014, according to the latest regulatory filings made in London yesterday and also reported an average yield of US Dollars 82 per passenger, up from 47 US Dollars a year ago. Total revenues for February 2014 were given as […]
New Kampala to Jinja highway project takes shape
NEW JINJA HIGHWAY COMING NEARER TO REALITY (Posted 13th March 2014) The new planned 77 kilometre long express highway between Kampala and Jinja, part of the Northern Corridor linking the Indian Ocean port of Mombasa with Uganda and the African hinterland, is slowly taking shape. UNRA, the Uganda National Roads Authority, has now issued a […]
New LCC in the making in Tanzania
FLY SAX ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF TANZANIAN SUBSIDIARY (Posted 13th March 2014) It was learned late yesterday that Kenya’s Fly SAX will, subject to regulatory approvals by the Tanzanian Civil Aviation Authority, launch flight operations in Tanzania after forming SAX – Tanzania, probably in the second half of the year. Fly SAX also announced in Nairobi […]
Ol Pejeta Your Wildlife and Community News
And still more to come, this one from the Ol Pejeta Conservancy Fuel-Efficient Stoves, Rhinos, Rangers and More… WILD DOGS ON THE CONSERVANCY Laikipia is one of the best places in the world to see African wild dogs, and there are over 30 on Ol Pejeta. We are working hard to ensure our populations of […]
Measures to Curb Ivory Trade
More from the Conservation Action Trust about: Measures to Curb Ivory Trade News from the Conservation Action Trust. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Conservation Action Trust www.conservationaction.co.za Measures to Curb Ivory Trade by Katarzyna Nowak 7 March, 2014, Cape Times The recent London Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade highlighted […]
