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Briatore eyes third resort project in Malindi

BRIATORE’S LOVE AFFAIR WITH MALINDI CONTINUES AS THIRD RESORT IN THE OFFING While in Malindi last weekend to see the progress on his ‘Billionaire’s Resort’, which is due to fully open in August this year, did Flavio Briatore let the cat out of the bag, that he was planning to build another resort next year, […]

Dirk Ten Brink retires as Rhino Fund Chairman

DIRK TEN BRINK RETIRES AS CHAIRMAN OF RHINO FUND Dirk Ten Brink, best known in Uganda for his long service first as General Manager and then Director of Group Operations (Golden Leaves Hotels) at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel, has an almost equally long association with the Rhino Fund Uganda. It was Dirk who joined hands […]

KCAA re-certifies JKIA in accordance with ICAO requirements

JOMO KENYATTA RECEIVES RE-CERTIFICATION FROM KCAA The Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has recently re-certified Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in accordance with guidelines issued by the International Civil Aviation Organization, in short ICAO. The initial certification for JKIA was granted in 2008 and KAA has since been regularly inspected and issued with renewals, now a mandatory […]

Tourism stakeholders voice disagreement over TTB’s Swahili Tourism Fair concept

TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS TAKE ISSUE WITH TOURIST BOARD DECISIONS Information is coming to light from Arusha, that tourism stakeholders have sharply criticized the Tanzania Tourist Board over their decision to engage a South African company as partners to set up a rival tourism trade fair in Dar es Salaam. TTB was accused to have engaged the […]

Briatore’s Billionaire’s Resort in Malindi set for August opening

BRIATORE’S BILLIONAIRE RESORT SET FOR AUGUST LAUNCH Flavio Briatore’s 500 million Kenya Shilling investment in the Billionaire Resort will pay off when the new luxury resort in Kenya’s seaside town of Malindi will open its doors to the owners of the apartments in August this year. Briatore, the former Renault F1 team boss before having […]

Precision Air introduces new logo to the market

PRECISION AIR LAUNCHES NEW LOGO Tanzania’s premier private airline, Precision, has just unveiled their revised logo, which while based on their previous showcase now looks fresher and simpler, yet retaining the company’s corporate colours and their trademark gazelle. The airline operates a mixed fleet of B737-300, ATR 42 and ATR 72 aircraft, including the latest […]

Kenya conservation group deputy director charged with ivory possession

‘CONSERVATIONIST’ ARRESTED FOR IVORY POSSESSION – CLAIMES CONSPIRACY BY KWS Information was received from Nairobi that a Deputy Director of the Amboseli Trust for Elephants, Mrs. Susan Soila and her son Robert were arrested on Sunday in Emali, after being found with ivory in their car weighing around 19 kilograms. The two were reportedly produced […]

Port Victoria victorious at Word Tourism Awards as Leading Indian Ocean Cruise Port

PORT VICTORIA NAMED AS THE INDIAN OCEAN’S LEADING CRUISE PORT The hotly contested top rank as the Indian Ocean’s leading cruise port went once again to Port Victoria on the Seychelles’ main island of Mahe, during the World Travel Award Indian Ocean Ceremony held last night in the Maldives. Two resorts from the Seychelles were […]

Air Mauritius bags WTA honours as Leading Indian Ocean Airline

AIR MAURITIUS BAGS ‘INDIAN OCEAN’S LEADING AIRLINE’ AT WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS The World Travel Award Ceremony for Indian Ocean island destinations, held yesterday evening in the Maldives, saw the host country take the lion’s share of awards, but Air Mauritius, as several times before, once again took the airline honours as the ‘Indian Ocean’s Leading […]

Torrential rains cut road link to Lunga Lunga border

ROAD TO TANZANIAN BORDER AT LUNGA LUNGA CUT BUT FLOOD WATER DAMAGE Reports have emerged from the Kenyan coast that a key road link between Mombasa and the Tanzanian border at Lunga Lunga has been disrupted, following biblical rainfalls which caused several culverts to be washed away. The road on both sides of the affected […]

Seychelles on course to have Mission Lodge recognized as a UNESCO WHS

MISSION LODGE – WHERE SOME OF THE HISTORY OF THE SEYCHELLES COMES ALIVE The history of the Seychelles archipelago is well described elsewhere, with the islands changing hands between colonial occupiers ranging from the Portuguese way back in the 15th and 16th century over the French to the British, before becoming independent from Britain on […]

UWA gets new marine anti poaching unit at Murchisons Falls NP

UGANDA WILDLIFE AUTHORITY LAUNCHES ANTI POACHING UNIT ON THE NILE The Uganda Wildlife Authority has recently launched the Semanya Marine Ranger Station on the banks of the River Nile, from where regular anti poaching patrols are now operating to monitor in particular the open access across Lake Albert into the Murchisons Falls National Park. The […]

Kenya Airways and Kenya Tourism Board sign partnership deal

KENYA TOURISM BOARD AND KENYA AIRWAYS SIGN PARTNERSHIP DEAL Two leading stakeholders in Kenya’s tourism industry, the Kenya Tourism Board and national airline Kenya Airways, have yesterday put pen to paper to sign a one year partnership agreement, aimed to jointly promote the country’s tourism attractions. While The Pride of Africa will inject 20 million […]

RwandAir plane ‘touches wings’ with Kenya Airways aircraft at JKIA

KENYA AIRWAYS AND RWANDAIR PLANES ‘TOUCH’ AT JKIA Information is starting to emerge from an aviation blog www.Rwandan-Flyer.com that RwandAir’s new B737-700, while taxiing at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, appears to have ‘touched’ wings with a Kenya Airways aircraft, the make of which was not immediately known. While apparently no passengers did come to […]

Hemingways brings a new luxury dimension to Nairobi’s hospitality scene

HEMINGWAYS NAIROBI BRINGS A NEW LUXURY DIMENSION TO NAIROBI ‘The increasingly growing profile of Nairobi as a premier business destination in the region has occasioned an increased demand for quality beds, fine dining and conference facilities. Hemingways Nairobi is keen on tapping into Kenya’s sustained growth in business traveler and tourism arrivals. As optimism in […]

Seychelles and China sign mutual Visa waiver agreement

SEYCHELLES AND CHINA SIGN MUTUAL VISA WAIVER Confirmation was received today by a regular source from Mahe, that the Seychelles – already the only country not to require a Visa from visitors no matter where they come from around the world – and China have signed a mutual Visa waiver agreement, now also allowing Seychellois […]

Miss Rwanda Tourism inaugural event set for countdown to Grand Finale

RWANDA LAUNCHES PREPARATIONS FOR INAUGURAL MISS TOURISM EVENT Rwanda’s first ever Miss Tourism contest will go underway on May 10th, when the 15 finalists, selected from Rwanda’s university and tourism colleges, will be revealed and introduced to the public at the Hotel Mille des Collines in Kigali by the event organizers. The Eureka Group, formed […]

Malindi and Watamu lose electricity as power switch station floods

FLOODED POWER STATION CAUSES MALINDI / WATAMU POWER OUTAGE The entire stretch of coast from Malindi to Watamu and beyond towards Kilifi was plunged into darkness yesterday, when torrential rains caused a power substation in Kilifi to flood, before it had to be taken off the grid to prevent damaging the equipment in the switch […]

Jetlink’s day in court this Friday as airline defends against winding up petition

JETLINK’S CREDITORS TO MEET IN COURT AS DECISION LOOMS Information from Nairobi has confirmed that this Friday, 10th of May, will be a crucial day for Jetlink, once Kenya’s leading private jet airline, as creditors will have their say on a winding up petition filed by the company’s aviation fuel supplier Finnjet. While Jetlink has […]

Addis Ababa named as Qatar Airways’ 20th destination in Africa

QATAR AIRWAYS NAMES ADDIS ABABA AS ITS 20TH AFRICAN DESTINATION With additional East Africa destinations still on hold – the announced flights to Mombasa and Zanzibar are still on ice over suspected traffic right issues – has Qatar Airways now announced that they will commence daily flights to Addis Ababa from 18th September this year. […]

Air Uganda adds third Bombardier CRJ 200 to fleet

AIR UGANDA GETS THIRD BOMBARDIER CRJ 200 Air Uganda yesterday received their third Bombardier CRJ 200 aircraft, leased from American aircraft leasing company GECAS. This brings the total fleet of Air Uganda to presently four, including one remaining MD 87 aircraft, the only one on the fleet with a two class Business and Economy layout. […]

Landslide cuts key road link from Kigali to Musanze

KEY HIGHWAY FROM KIGALI TO MUSANZE / RUHENGERI BLOCKED BY LANDSLIDES One of Rwanda’s most important traffic arteries, the highway from Kigali to Musanze, and from there on to Gisenyi, was yesterday completely blocked when a land slide took out half of the road at Gashenyi / Gakenke District. The road, hugely important for trade, […]

Mwambani evictions denounced by residents and human rights groups

THE ADVANCE OF THE CORRIDOR OF DESTRUCTION DISPLACES MWAMBANI RESIDENTS ‘These evictions are illegal but legalities have never stopped this government from doing something. Land acquisition procedures under the current law, the Land Act of 1999, have been ignored because no ESIA has been conducted. It is also illegal because the value government has put […]

Kenya Airways adds another flight to Maputo

KENYA AIRWAYS ADDS FOURTH FLIGHT TO MAPUTO Kenya Airways has announced the introduction of a fourth weekly flight, operated by KQ, between Nairobi and Maputo, the capital city of Mozambique. In addition does Kenya Airways codeshare two flights with LAM Mozambique, bringing the total connections per week to now 6. Information availed quotes Kenya Airways’ […]

Kenya Airways team up with Safaricom to use Bonga Points for tickets

KENYA AIRWAYS PARTNERS WITH SAFARICOM TO WIDEN BRAND LOYALTIES ‘This relationship of like-minded organisations demonstrates our collective desire to ensure that we give our customers the best experience through our unparalleled offerings. As we speak, there are over 9.5 billion Bonga Points on our system and we believe that our customers will be keen to […]

Kenya makes huge budget provisions for airports and highways

KENYA COMMITS MAJOR BUDGET ALLOCATION TO AIRPORT IMPROVEMENTS The government of President Uhuru Kenyatta has proposed to allocate 125 billion Kenya Shillings to the improvements of airports and road infrastructure as initial figures of the 2013/14 budget have become available. While the nominated cabinet secretaries, formerly known as ministers, are still awaiting confirmation from the […]

Precision Air – target of a smear campaign ?

PRECISION AIR TARGETED BY SMEAR CAMPAIGN? There are growing indications that the breaking news story yesterday morning in Tanzania’s Daily News about the alleged ban of Precision Air by Zanzibari authorities is both a fluke as well as very likely a targeted attempt, to turn public opinion against Tanzania’s only DSE listed airline. The airline […]

Kenya Airways joins Born Free Foundation at key fundraiser in Cape Town

KENYA AIRWAYS JOINS ANTI POACHING ALLIANCE In an effort to curb the rising tide of wildlife poaching in across the wildlife range countries of Africa has Kenya Airways recently formed a new partnership with the Born Free Foundation. The two organizations are teaming up to raise funds for a number of initiatives which contribute towards […]

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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome is the founder and publisher of ATCNews, Eastern Africa’s leading aviation, tourism and conservation news blog of its kind. Wolfgang has nearly 50 years of experience in the tourism, aviation and conservation fields in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, covering all aspects of safari-, hotel- and air-operations. 

The Managing Editor of ATCNews is Mrs. Esther C. Goossens.

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