#BreakingNews as the Rhino Fund Uganda reports the birth of another baby
LATEST BIRTH ON THE ZIWA RHINO SANCTUARY OF THE RHINO FUND UGANDA BRINGS OVERALL NUMBER TO 32 (Posted 19th August 2020) Just over two weeks since the last birth of a rhino baby on the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary has the Rhino Fund Uganda reported the birth of another one little one, number 27 in the […]
AHIC 2020 goes virtual
ARABIAN HOTEL INVESTMENT CONFERENCE SET FOR LATE SEPTEMBER (Posted 19th August 2020) // ANNOUNCING AHIC ON THE ROAD When we made the decision a few months ago to postpone AHIC to September, we knew it was going to be a different world and our event would have to change in structure. And that new transformation […]
Virtual Spotlight Workshop places selling out fast
DEREK HOUSTON’S 2020 VIRTUAL WORKSHOP PLACES SELLING OUT FAST (Posted 19th August 2020) The first Spotlight on Africa & Indian Ocean islands Virtual TravelExpo will take place on Thursday September 10. As Regional and Domestic Travel is likely to be the first market sector to open post COVID of the Spotlight Virtual TravelExpo will promote […]
#Zambia Tourism News Updates – Courtesy of Gill Staden
ENJOY THE LATEST TOURISM NEWS FROM ZAMBIA, #ZIMBABWE AND BEYOND (Posted 18th August 2020) Gill Staden, author of many guide books about Zambia, has just released the latest edition of the ‘Livingstone bi-Weekly‘ which covers not just Zambia but the wider Southern African region. For direct access, which ATCNews readers are granted, simply click on […]
COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 18th of August 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 22.112.739 Cases and 778.522 Deaths as of today, 18th of August 2020 14.848.583 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.52 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
TravelComments.com – South African National Parks (SANParks): Accommodation booking rules for lockdown level two!
South African National Parks (SANParks) has announced how it will manage overnight accommodation in its various National Parks during alert level two of South Africa’s risk-adjusted strategy to manage the spread of COVID-19. According to SANParks Chief Executive Officer, Fundisile Mketeni, in alert level two the number of persons allowed in accommodation establishments is restricted […]
TravelComments.com – Zimbabwe: Fastjet (Zimbabwe) has adjusted plans to resume operations again!
Low-cost carrier Fastjet (Zimbabwe) has adjusted plans to resume operations again. According to the latest announcement by the airline, all flights across the scheduled network will be suspended up to and including 30 September 2020. This decision was made in consideration of the continued flight restrictions in Zimbabwe and South Africa. Fastjet’s flexible booking change […]
#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
African countries line up for #WTTC Safe Tourism Certification
#UGANDA LEAVES TOURISM PLAYING FIELD TO NEIGHBOURS AND OTHER AFRICAN COMPETITORS (Posted 18th August 2020) While in East Africa Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda have received WTTC’s stamp of approval for the safe resumption of tourism activities have other countries from across the continent also made the cut. Among those are Egypt and Tunisia, two countries […]
Seychelles’ unemployed tourism staff set to plant half a million trees
PRASLIN TO BENEFIT FROM MASSIVE TREE PLANTING PROJECT (Posted 18th August 2020) A major tree planting initiative is going underway on the second largest island of the Seychelles archipelago, Praslin, where in the final stage some half a million trees will have been planted. The project will start off with a first batch of 100.000 […]
#COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 17th of August 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 21.880.148 Cases and 773.888 Deaths as of today, 17th of August 2020 14.600.851 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.53 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
#IATA publishes Health Checklist to guide airlines in the implementation of ICAO recommendations
Health Checklist to Help Airlines Implement ICAO COVID-19 Guidance Montreal – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released an airline self-assessment health checklist to support the International Civil Aviation Organization’s (ICAO) Take-off: Guidance for Air Travel through the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis. The Take-off guidance is the global standard framework of risk-based temporary measures for […]
We can’t wait to see you at the Land of Origins
Give yourself something to look forward to ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES HOLIDAYS – TAILORING NEW PACKAGES FOR VISITORS TO THE ‘LAND OF ORIGIN‘ Discover the land of Origins! Learn more > Dear ATCNews Readers, We hope you are staying safe and healthy with your loved ones. Forbes has cited Ethiopia to be among the seven countries having […]
TravelComments.com – World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC): eSwatini receives the “Safe Travels Stamp”!
The Kingdom of eSwatini has been awarded the “Safe Travels Stamp” of approval from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) for its recently implemented Health & Safety protocols (pdf) brought in to give travellers the confidence to travel to and around the country as safely as possible when borders reopen. eSwatini is one of […]
#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
#AFRAA goes virtual for their 52nd Annual General Assembly
AFRAA SETS DATES FOR FIRST EVER VIRTUAL AGA (Posted 17th August 2020) Looking into the third and fourth quarter of 2020 vis-a-vis the developments on the #COVID19 pandemic across Africa and the globe at large, air transport activity is resuming gradually and government-imposed travel restrictions are easing. Careful consideration in consultation with the President of […]
Complacency allows for another deadly hotel attack in Mogadishu
AL SHABAB ATTACK ON MOGADISHU’S ELITE HOTEL COSTS AT LEAST A DOZEN LIVES (Posted 17th August 2020) Following an attack on a Mogadishu restaurant less than two weeks ago, which claimed four lives, did Al Shabab strike again yesterday when their terrorists attacked the beachside Elite Hotel. Casualty figures mentioned vary from a dozen to […]
#COBATI’s Maria Baryamujura – one of #Africa’s ‘Lionesses’
LIONESSES OF AFRICA RECOGNIZE MARIA BARYAMUJURA (Posted 17th August 2020) Maria Baryamujura, an award-winning social entrepreneur with a passion for sustainable tourism Community tourism has long been recognised as a driver of local economic development, particularly for women. In East Africa, social entrepreneur Maria Baryamujura, founder of COBATI Uganda, knows just how to innovate and […]
Shrinking back to financial health or shrinking into oblivion?
KENYA AIRWAYS TO LAY OFF 40 PERCENT OF THEIR STAFF (Posted 17th August 2020) The Board of Kenya Airways has reportedly approved a 40 percent cut in staffing numbers, which would reduce the airline’s workforce from presently more than 3.700 by 1.500 to about 2.200.Flight crews would be affected well over average with about 500 […]
#COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 16th of August 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 21.680.015 Cases and 770.087 Deaths as of today, 16th of August 2020 14.387.230 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.55 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
Congo Crash – Update
DETAILS EMERGE ABOUT THE STRICKEN FLIGHT WHICH CLAIMED FOUR LIVES (Posted 16th August 2020) It has now been confirmed that the Agefreco Air operated LET410, registered as 9S-GEN and MSN 892325, first entered service with the Soviet Air Force in July 1989, before in 1992 becoming part of the Russian Air Force fleet. The aircraft […]
Feast of Assumption 2020 – a very low key affair
SEYCHELLES’ CELEBRATES FEAST OF ASSUMPTION WITHOUT THE USUAL POMP AND PROCESSION (Posted 16th August 2020) The 15th of August is usually the day when the Seychelles’ people flock to the island of La Digue to celebrate the Feast of Assumption, a major religious and community event in the overwhelmingly Catholic nation. Every year, in the […]
South Africa moves to #COVID19 level 2
TRAVEL ALLOWED AGAIN FOR SOUTH AFRICANS – BUT ONLY WITHIN (Posted 15th August 2020) The South African government has moved the country to level 2 of their multi level #COVID19 response, finally allowing travel between provinces again and also opening up other services which in the past were not permitted. The move will become effective […]
#COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 15th of August 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 21.426.953 Cases and 764.650 Deaths as of today, 15th of August 2020 14.210.685 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.57 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
Attracting the African Diaspora – Join the #WTMAfrica Webinar to discuss how
WEBINAR: Black to Africa Join us on 17 August at 3pm CAT as we discuss the opportunities to promote African destinations to the international diaspora and Pan-African. REGISTER TO ATTEND THE DETAILS Date: Monday, 17 August Time: 3pm (CAT) Register now
The F.O.M.O. Travel Show visits Neem House in #Malindi
ACHOLA ROSARIO’S VISIT TO MALINDI REVEALS SOME HIDDEN GEMS (Posted 15th August 2020) There are many times when I have fantasized about the 1001 Arabian nights and what it would be like to be part of that lifestyle, not specifically a harem, but more like the general Arab culture and other mixes resulting from oriental […]
#COVID19 – Daily updates from #Africa and for Africa
#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 14th of August 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 21.131.061 Cases and 758.413 Deaths as of today, 14th of August 2020 13.980.709 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 3.58 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]
TopHotelNews reports 62.000 new hotel rooms in #Africa in the pipeline
Region overview: 62,000 new rooms to expand Africa’s hotel offering [Construction Report] Africa’s hotel market is growing at speed thanks in no small part to the development of an impressive number of five-star properties, the TOPHOTELPROJECTS construction database reveals. READ MORE
#Congo crash costs 4 lives
LET 410 CARGO FLIGHT CRASHES ENROUTE FROM KALIMA TO BUKAVU (Posted 14th August 2020) Details are only now emerging about the stricken flight of a Czech built LET410 aircraft, which lost contact with air traffic control yesterday and was later discovered to have crashed just minutes before its arrival in Bukavu. The aircraft was reportedly […]
#Safarilink adds second daily flight to #Ukunda #Diani
BOOMING DEMAND PROMPTS SAFARILINK TO ADD ANOTHER WILSON – DIANI FLIGHT (Posted 14th August 2020) Safarilink earlier today confirmed to ATCNews that they will add a second daily departure from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport to the Ukunda airfield in Diani. An upswing in demand, from the domestic market but also the newly returned tourism market, made […]
