#RhinoArk’s Rhino Charge 2020 canceled
#KENYA’S BIGGEST CONSERVATION CHARITY EVENT CANCELLED OVER HEALTH AND SAFETY CONCERNS (Posted 14th August 2020) The Rhino Charge Committee and the Rhino Ark Board of Directors have cancelled this year’s Rhino Charge, scheduled for 19th of October, for the first time in the 31-year history of the event. The cancellation is due to the Covid-19 […]
#BeyondExperience – a Virtual Travel Show coming your way
VIRTUAL IS THE WAY TO GO RIGHT NOW AMID THE #COVID19 PANDEMIC (Posted 14th August 2020) Don’t you want to be part of the travel show that made it in the top 1% of virtual events in 2020? And now we’re bringing it back to you, revamped! The 1st award-winning virtual travel show goes LIVE […]
#AsiliaAfrica reopens Sayari Camp
ASILIA AFRICA’S REOPENED SAYARI CAMP FEATURES SOLAR POWERED MICRO BREWERY (Posted 14th August 2020) Asilia Africa’s Sayari Camp has reopened after a complete rebuild. The newly-reimagined property opened just in time for the annual wildebeest crossings of the Mara River. Sayari has the enviable location of being the closest property to the Mara River this […]
#COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 13th of August 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 20.875.709 Cases and 748.381 Deaths as of today, 13th of August 2020 13.767.462 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.58 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
#AviaDevEurope2020 – THE route development event of the year
AviaDev Europe programme will address how to Adapt, Develop and Engage with the industry AviaDev Europe will include a complimentary half day conference to support the aviation industry and provide up-to-date and inspiring insights from aviation leaders. The programme will include short, sharp presentations including: How tourism authorities can rebuild confidence Choosing the right aircraft […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
TravelComments.com – Namibia: Air Namibia suspends domestic operations!
Following the announcement by the Government of Namibia that the entire country reverts to or remains on stage three level of restrictions under the Covid-19 State of Emergency (12 – 28 August 2020), Namibia’s flag carrier, Air Namibia, has suspended all domestic operations for a period of 18 days from 12 August 2020 until 29 […]
TravelComments.com – Coronavirus pandemic: Namibia reverts to stage three lockdown!
Namibia’s President Hage Geingob has announced during a media briefing to update the nation on the latest COVID-19 situation in the country on 12 August 2020 that all 14 regions of Namibia revert to or remain on stage three of the COVID-19 state of emergency for a period of 16 days as from midnight on […]
#BREAKINGNEWS as #ATTA sets date for 2021 edition of ‘Experience Africa’
THE AFRICAN TRAVEL AND TOURISM ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES DATES FOR THEIR MAJOR TRADE SHOW EVENT IN THE UK (Posted 13th August 2020) Experience Africa London 21 – 23 June 2021 ATTA® the African Travel & Tourism Association, announces that Europe’s B2B travel show, focused on Africa, Experience Africa, will return to London from 21 to 23 […]
#Fastjet (Virtual) General Meeting takes company out of the London Stock Exchange
FASTJET SET TO EXIT LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE (Posted 13th August 2020) Solenta Aviation has finally succeeded to extend their stranglehold over Fastjet PLC to a point where they will totally control the company, after a virtual General Meeting of the company resolved – against most of the votes of small scale private shareholders – to […]
#Seychelles outlines once again requirements for arriving tourists
ENJOY YOUR SEYCHELLES VACATION AS LONG AS YOU MEET HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS (Posted 13th August 2020) As the world recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic that brought tourism and travel to a standstill, Seychelles is focused on resuming operations within the ‘new normal’ context. Seychelles has so far, recorded a very low number of cases […]
6.0 Earthquake shakes Tanzania and Eastern African region
MAJOR EARTHQUAKE REPORTED FROM OFFSHORE TANZANIA (Posted 12th August 2020) One of the strongest earthquakes of recent times in Eastern Africa has shaken Tanzania and the wider Eastern African region, with the tremors felt in Mombasa and further into Kenya. Reaching a 6 on the open ended Richter Scale is the quake indeed one of […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Ethiopian Airlines To Offer Ghana-US Repatriation Flight Simple Flying Ethiopian Airlines has informed the United States Embassy in Accra, Ghana, that it is laying on a special commercial flight from Ghana to Ethiopia. The flight, scheduled for Thursday, August 13, will depart from Kotoka International Airport (ACC) for Addis Ababa […]
#COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 12th of August 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 20.601.887 Cases and 747.452 Deaths as of today, 12th of August 2020 13.504.743 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.62 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
The Saint Ange Tourism Report Special Edition Issue 7 with Zilwa Publications
WELCOME TO THE 7TH SPECIAL EDITION OF THE SAINT ANGE TOURISM REPORT TOGETHER WITH ZILWA PUBLICATION (Posted 12th August 2020) "ONE SEYCHELLES is neither left nor right, we are steering straight through the middle. Our only direction is forwards, not sideways." A handful of aggressively vocal individuals hailing mainly from one political party have recently […]
Hoteliers’ strategies to emerge from the #COVID19 downturn
Re-opening? Be COVID-ready with eHotelier’s dedicated courses INSIGHTS Strategic reopening considerations: A look at post-COVID-19 hotel industry changes If you reopen your property, where will potential guests travel from and what will they want from their stay? Will people even book and what can be done to increase demand? COVID 19: Making your hotel business […]
TravelComments.com – South African National Parks: Kruger National Park to partially open some of its camps for accommodation!
Following the announcement by the Minister of Tourism that intra-provincial travel will now be open to residents of South Africa, South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced that Kruger National Park (KNP) will partially open some of its camps for accommodation as from 14 August 2020. Travellers are only permitted to overnight in their province […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
#COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 11th of August 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 20.317.430 Cases and 740.296 Deaths as of today, 11th of August 2020 13.241.904 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.64 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
New book on #Nairobi published by Architect Anders Ese
NAIROBI – THEN AND NOW … A NEW BOOK BY ANDERS ESE (Posted 11th August 2020) Writes the author Anders Ese as his new book about Nairobi is released: It’s taken a while, and been an amazing project to work on, but now it’s finally complete. The City Makers of Nairobi is now a bonafide […]
#ElewanaCollection offers huge rebate for new business
25 PERCENT REBATE ON AGENT NET RATES CREATE INCENTIVE TO BOOK NOW (Posted 11th August 2020) The Elewana Collection is offering a 25% reduction on all accommodation net rates when booking The Elewana Collection properties. This offer applies to bookings made between 10th of August and 15th of December 2020 for all 16 properties: Kenya […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
IT Hospitality publishes White Paper on communication logistics
HOW BEST TO COMMUNICATE WITHIN A HOTEL BUSINESS A guest contribution by Frederic Van Lennep (Posted 11th August 2020) IT Hospitality hosted a discussion with Nigel Bateson, Executive Vice President of Otrum AS and Peter Vinke, Director Key Accounts, Philips Professional Display Solutions during the #AfricaTomorrow virtual conference on 21st July organized by Bench Events. […]
#IATA publishes updated travel information
IATA UPDATES TRAVEL INFORMATION FOR COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD (Posted 11th August 2020) For the latest information about travel requirements click on the following link and scroll through the pages / enter the country of departure and destination to get up to date information on documentary requirements as well as on health and safety directives. […]
#COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 10th of August 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 20.074.993 Cases and 734.888 Deaths as of today, 10th of August 2020 12.931.626 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.66 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
Houston Marketing switches provider platform to offer lower fees to Spotlight Workshops
SMART OUTSOURCING ALLOWS HOUSTON MARKETING TO LOWER PARTICIPATION FEES (Posted 10th August 2020) SPOTLIGHT Workshops & Expo’s are going VIRTUAL on 10 September Derek Houston of Houston Marketing South Africa has launched a Virtual Spotlight Workshop costing only $150 per exhibitor As Regional and Domestic Travel is likely to be the first market sector to […]
#AviaDevEurope opens virtual meeting diary for participants
DIE NOT MACHT ERFINDERISCH – OR IN ENGLISH A CHALLENGE PROMPTS RESOURCEFUL REACTIONS (Posted 10th August 2020) Select your virtual meetings for AviaDev Europe The virtual online meeting platform for AviaDev Europe is now open. We are delighted to confirm the addition of Croatia Airlines, Tailwind Airlines and Royal Air Maroc to our line up […]
#CAPA’s Blue Swan Daily #Aviation News
ATCNews readers now have daily access to the Blue Swan Daily Aviation News, courtesy of #CAPA by simply clicking on www.blueswandaily.com
#Fancourt set for September relaunch
BOOK NOW OFFERS STAY PLAY GOLF EAT HAVE FUN EVENTS FANCOURT WELCOMES GUESTS FROM 01 SEPTEMBER 2020 We’re delighted to announce that Fancourt, under South Africa’s advanced Level 3 Lockdown, will be opening our hotel doors to local travellers from Tuesday, 01 September. This is a fabulous milestone, as it means domestic and international leisure […]
#WTMAfrica2021 – Driven by Innovation
07 – 09 April 2021, Cape Town, South Africa ATW Connect COVID-19 Articles Contact Us Webinars CATCH-UP: COVID-19 crisis sparks innovation across travel Industry experts shared technological innovations and their learnings from the COVID-19 crisis at the first Travel Forward ONLINE Conference, the leading travel technology event, co-located with Word Travel Market. Catch up on […]
