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#COVID19 – Work-daily updates from #Africa for Africa

(Posted 20th of July 2022) #COVID19 UPDATES FROM #AFRICA FOR AFRICA This workdaily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines, serving #Entebbe / #Uganda – #Bujumbura / #Burundi – #Kigali / #Rwanda Global overview569.964.042 Cases and 6.392.275 Deaths as of 20th of July 2022 541.092.729 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 1.12 percent Note: Some […]

#EthiopianAirlines signs deal with De Havilland of Canada to develop Dash8 freighters

(Posted 20th July 2022) De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited and the Ethiopian Airlines Group announced a short while ago that Ethiopian has signed a proposal for the purchase of two Dash 8-400 Freighter – Large CargoDoor (F-LCD) conversion kits. The proposal provides an option for an additional two F-LCD conversion kits. The parties are […]

Entries open for the African Travel & Tourism Awards presented by #WTMAfrica

(Posted 20th July 2022) Africa Travel Week is on the lookout for the most inspiring and compelling storytellers in the African tourism industry for the African Travel & Tourism Awards presented by WTM Africa. The 2023 Awards will be themed ‘Rooted in Africa‘ and will celebrate those storytellers who are inspiring people to experience Africa. […]

#BrusselsAirport – ready for the big travel rush

(Posted 20th July 2022) Summer in Belgium = Festivals Belgium is the country of music festivals. Even the smallest villages organise their own festival. Will you be spending time in Belgium in August or September? There is something for everyone. Pukkelpop in Hasselt, Maanrock in Mechelen, WeCanDance in Zeebrugge. Do you already know which festival you’re going to? Watch the festivals […]

#Airlink to go weekly soon from #Johannesburg to St. Helena

(Posted 20th July 2022) Airlink, Southern Africa’s premier privately owned airline, is preparing to increase the frequency of flights between Johannesburg and Jamestown, St Helena Island to a weekly service from 15th of October 2022. This is in line with plans by the St Helena Government to lift COVID-19 quarantine, testing and mask-wearing restrictions from […]

#TanzaniaRoadshow set for November 2022 visiting Paris, Brussels, Utrecht and Cologne

(Posted 20th July 2022) “My Tanzania” Roadshows provide a unique platform for Tourism stakeholders (Tour Operators, Hotels, Tented Camps, Lodges, Airlines, Balloon Safaris & Organizations) from Tanzania mainland & Zanzibar.  Source and network with well selected European Travel Agents with high buying power. ONLY A FEW TABLES LEFT! In November 2022, “My Tanzania” Roadshow will touch base in Western Europe (Germany, The Netherlands, Belgium […]

#AfricaHotelInvestmentForum2022 – set for this November in Morocco

(Posted 20th July 2022) INSPIRING HOSPITALITY DEVELOPMENT ACROSS AFRICA  Join us as a changemaker at the Africa Hospitality Investment Forum this November, the annual meeting place for the region’s most senior hospitality investors, developers, operators, and advisors.  As a changemaker, you will be joining a community that pushes for creative solutions, discovers new opportunities, and drives investment into tourism […]

#Kenya’s #Kuruwitu corals are back, thanks to local conservation drive

(Posted 20th July 2022) A small, quiet village in Kenya has found a new purpose in the fishing industry through a successful marine coral conservation project, the first of its kind in the Marine Protected Areas of the western side of the Indian Ocean Kenya’s Kuruwitu Beach is tranquil. Sparkling sand beaches complement the clear […]

The Pyne Awards – Voting is now open

(Posted 20th July 2022) The Pyne Awards Africa 2022 Voting is now open. Vote Your Favorite Tourism & Hospitality Brands. VOTE Pyne Cash Token Rewards Vote and get free cash tokens. • Win up to 100m with guaranteed instant cash.• Winners are announced on the Cash Token Draw Show that airs on AIT at 9:30 […]

#Malaysia seizes blood ivory and other prohibited wildlife items worth 18 million US Dollars

(Posted 20th July 2022) By Thomas Maresca, UPI Malaysian authorities seized $18 million worth of elephant tusks, pangolin scales, rhino horns, tiger fangs and other animal parts in the country’s largest haul ever of illegally trafficked wildlife, its customs department announced. Officials discovered the contraband, including over 13,000 pounds of elephant ivory, on a ship […]

African Tourism Partners Youth Conference – a week and counting

(Posted 20th July 2022) Register To Join us Virtually or Physically Namibia Pride Week – Namibia Investment Promotion & Development Board Partners to host the #4AYTIS Business to Business Meetings  Africa Tourism Partners in collaboration with the UNWTO, BDO, and the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism Namibia invites you, members, and stakeholders to participate […]

#COVID19 – Work-daily updates from #Africa for Africa

(Posted 19th of July 2022) #COVID19 UPDATES FROM #AFRICA FOR AFRICA This workdaily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines, serving #Entebbe / #Uganda – #Bujumbura / #Burundi – #Kigali / #Rwanda Global overview568.776.242 Cases and 6.389.727 Deaths as of 19th of July 2022 540.039.882 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 1.12 percent Note: Some […]

Jubba Airways crash in Mogadishu second Fokker 50 incident in two days in East Africa

(Posted 19th July 2022) A Jubba Airways Fokker 50 crashlanded in Mogadishu, when according to local reports the left hand wing broke off upon touchdown. The plane subsequently overturned, ending up further down the runway upside down. Spilling fuel caused a fire which was extinguished by the airport fire brigade. The aircraft, registered in Kenya […]

#COVID19 – Work-daily updates from #Africa for Africa

(Posted 18th of July 2022) #COVID19 UPDATES FROM #AFRICA FOR AFRICA This workdaily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines, serving #Entebbe / #Uganda – #Bujumbura / #Burundi – #Kigali / #Rwanda Global overview567.885.556 Cases and 6.387.877 Deaths as of 18th of July 2022 539.019.984 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 1.12 percent Note: Some […]

TravelComments.com – Covid-19: eSwatini eases restrictions under Adjusted Risk Level 0!

The Prime Minister of eSwatini, Cleopas Sipho Dlamini, earlier today (18 July 2022) announced new eased Covid-19 restrictions under Adjusted Risk Level 0 which come into effect immediately. According to the Prime Minister, Adjusted Risk Level 0 means eSwatini is shifting from the acute emergency phase of the Covid-19 pandemic to allow for long term […]

Another crashlanding in South Sudan puts spotlight on regulators

(Posted 18th July 2022) An aged Fokker 50 aircraft, used to transport cargo, suffered a main landing gear collapse upon touchdown in Rubkona / South Sudan, leading to a ‘runway excursion’ from which thankfully the crew of 3 on board walked away without major injuries. The purportedly Kenyan registered aircraft, 5Y-JSN, suffered serious damages to […]

#Africa Tourism Youth Conference – just 9 days to go …

(Posted 18th July 2022) Register to Join Physically or Virtually! All Things Namibia – 9 Days Left to Register for the 4th Africa Youth in Tourism Innovation Summit Africa Tourism Partners in collaboration with the UNWTO, BDO, and the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism Namibia invite you, members, and stakeholders to participate in the 4th edition of […]

#COVID19 – Work-daily updates from #Africa for Africa

(Posted 15th July 2022) (Posted 15th of July 2022) #COVID19 UPDATES FROM #AFRICA FOR AFRICA This workdaily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines, serving #Entebbe / #Uganda – #Bujumbura / #Burundi – #Kigali / #Rwanda Global overview565.782.106 Cases and 6.382.907 Deaths as of 15th of July 2022 537.247.079 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at […]

TravelComments.com – Covid-19: Namibia removes all restrictions!

Namibia’s President Dr. Hage G. Geingob announced on the occasion of the 45th Covid-19 briefing on the national response measures on 15 July 2022 that Namibia is now at a stage where it can lower the scale of investment in the fight against Covid-19. The Government of Namibia therefore decided to… READ MORE

#COVID19 – Work-daily updates from #Africa for Africa

(Posted 14th of July 2022) #COVID19 UPDATES FROM #AFRICA FOR AFRICA This workdaily update is sponsored by #BrusselsAirlines, serving #Entebbe / #Uganda – #Bujumbura / #Burundi – #Kigali / #Rwanda Global overview564.294.929 Cases and 6.379.848 Deaths as of 14th of July 2022 536.323.079 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 1.13 percent Note: Some […]

#BrusselsAirlines brings the world to #Tomorrowland again

(Posted 14th July 2022) 130 nationalities on board of more than 350 flights After a two-year hiatus, caused by the Corona pandemic, is Brussels Airlines finally back to bringing nearly 25,000 festivalgoers of more than 130 nationalities to Tomorrowland in Boom. As of 13th of July, more than 175 flights will depart from 69 different […]

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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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