Ethiopian Airlines crosses 12 million passenger mark in 2018/19 FY
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES SHOWS HOW AN AFRICAN AIRLINES SHOULD BE RUN – PROFITS UP – PASSENGERS UP – AIRCRAFT DELIVERIES UP (Posted 18th September 2019) The announcement of the results of the financial year 2018 / 2019, which ended on 30th of June, once again showed why Ethiopian Airlines remains Africa’s leading carrier and in more […]
The 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
The 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
The 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
Ethiopian Airlines wins best airline stand at #Sanganai2019
SANGANAI 2019 AWARDS EXCELLENCE AMONG EXHIBITORS (Posted 14th September 2019) (Full House under a Full Moon at a function presided over by the Minister for Youth, Sports, Art and Recreation who stood in for her cabinet colleague responsible for Environment, Tourism and Hospitality Industry) The official opening of the Sanganai / Hlanganani 2019 World Tourism […]
#UNWTOGA24 goes to Morocco
Kingdom of Morocco wins High-Level Vote to host next World Tourism Organization General Assembly in 2021 Member States of the United Nations specialized agency for tourism, were asked to choose between Morocco, Kenya and the Philippines The Kingdom of Morocco has been officially chosen as the host of the 24th Session of the World Tourism […]
Morocco to host #UNWTOGA24 in 2021 after submitting best bid
General Assembly Special Edition #4 – September 13 2019 Morocco to Host 24th General Assembly In St. Petersburg, UNWTO Member States voted for the Kingdom of Morocco to hold the 24th Session of the General Assembly in 2021. For the first time at a UNWTO General Assembly, Member States used electronic voting system, bringing UNWTO […]
The 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
#Nairobi Now – All there is to know ahead of a visit to #Kenya
NAIROBI NOW’S LATEST UPDATES ABOUT THE WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN IN KENYA (Posted 13th September 2019) Dear ATC Readers, Welcome to this week’s Nairobi Now newsletter! You can always access Nairobi Now and get in touch with them through twitter, facebook or the blog. Also, email them to submit your events or suggest new ideas […]
#Sanganai2019 takes off irrespective of upcoming Mugabe burial
TOURISM DOES GO ON, MUST GO ON REGARDLESS OF OTHER EVENTS IN THE COUNTRY (Posted 13th September 2019) (Pictures courtesy of Margot Dempsey showing the ZTA AG. CEO Givemore Chidzidzi address the media) Sanganai / Hlanganani started off yesterday as planned and the organizers held a short media briefing, attended by both local and international […]
#ReunionIsland takes stock of H1 arrivals of 2019
SLIGHT DECREASE IN NUMBERS DURING THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF THE YEAR BUT CRUISE SHIP CALLS WAY UP FROM LAST YEAR (Posted 13th September 2019) After the 2018 year-end marked a new arrival record, 234,405 foreign tourists were welcomed on the island during the first half of 2019. This is the second best result ever recorded […]
Ethiopian Airlines in final preparations for Houston launch
‘ETHIOPIAN CALLING HOUSTON‘ COME DECEMBER 16TH (Posted 13th September 2019) Ethiopian Airlines is getting ready to launch flights from Addis Ababa to Houston in Texas / USA come mid December. The route will initially be served three times a week though details on any waypoints and aircraft type to be used are still awaited. The […]
#Botswana – where the life of an elephant is worth US Dollars 1.834
AS BOTSWANA RETURNS TO ELEPHANT HUNTING DO CONSERVATION GROUPS DECAMPAIGN THE COUNTRY AS A TOURISM DESTINATION (Posted 13th September 2019) Botswana, among the countries suffering a massive defeat at the last CITES GOP18 meeting, when their proposals to open up ivory trade were turned down by the required 2 / 3 majority of countries present, […]
Tour D’EAC reaches Kigali
TOUR D’EAC REACHES FIFTH COUNTRY IN EAST AFRICA AND ON COURSE FOR TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO THE FINISHING LINE IN KAMPALA (Posted 13th September 2019) After conquering not only terrain but also logistical challenges has the Tour D’EAC now reached Kigali in Rwanda. This is the fifth country the cycling event is touching before returning to […]
#UNWTO and #Globalia launch second edition of Global Tourism Start Up Competition
UNWTO CALLS FOR PROPOSALS AT ST. PETERSBURG GENERAL ASSEMBLY (Posted 12th September 2019) The initiative has received backing from partners such as Telefónica, Amadeus, Intu and Distrito Digital Valencia. Proposals from around the world will begin arriving 13 September at Wakalua, Globalia’s tourism innovation hub. The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has joined Globalia, a leading […]
Mount Kenya Trust News Updates – The Year 2018 in Review
YEAR in REVIEW We are excited to share the highlights from our year on Mount Kenya! The Mount Kenya Trust Team To view the MKT 2018 Annual Report – CLICK HERE
Meet Susan Soba – IRT’s new Executive Director
ILE DE LA REUNION TOURISME – IN SHORT IRT – INTRODUCES THEIR NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (Posted 12th September 2019) Graduated from a business school, Susan worked in the air transport sector and carried out training, restructuring and relocation projects in various other economic sectors. She will now have to pilot IRT by accompanying the roadmap […]
The 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
Driftwood News
You can not beat that view…. Greetings from all of us here at Driftwood. It’s another beautiful day with rich blue skies and soft pillowy clouds. Now that the rains have cleared, it’s starting to warm up and you can already find some bikini-clad beach walkers strutting their stuff up and down Silversands beach. Good […]
More flights to Mogadishu
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES UPS FLIGHTS FROM ADDIS TO MOGADISHU TO 11 PER WEEK (Posted 12th September 2019) Ethiopian Airlines yesterday confirmed that they will, effective immediately, add four more flights between Addis Ababa and Mogadishu. Unlike the daily nonstop services will the additional flights however stop over at Jijiga / Ethiopia, enroute to Mogadishu. Ethiopian presently […]
Kenya Airways leadership crisis now hits passengers with delays and cancellations
ROUTES TO BE CUT AND FREQUENCIES TO BE REDUCED AS OPERATIONAL CHALLENGES MOUNT (Posted 12th September 2019) When Sebastian Mikosz was hired in mid 2017 as Kenya Airways’ CEO, he presented himself as a miracle worker in similar fashion as his Chairman of the Board, luring the Kenyan public into the belief that he could […]
#WTMA2020 – Tell Your Story
6 – 8 April 2020, Cape Town, South Africa MOST COMPELLING PR STORY DOES YOUR PR STORY BRING AFRICAN DESTINATIONS TO LIFE? Telling stories that lie Under African Skies, the WTM Africa Awards is showcasing the best in class of the global travel and tourism industry, in front of an audience of more than 500 […]
Serengeti Watch – News Updates
Greetings! We all know the Amazon is burning, a disaster that’s sparked protest around the world. But what about fires in Africa, reportedly even more extensive? And in particular, what about the Serengeti, which sees frequent natural and man-made fires? We report on this here. And conversely, on the more critical issue of water. FIRE […]
Auric Air gets re-certified under the BARS Gold Certification Standard
FLIGHT SAFETY FOUNDATION EXTENDS AURIC AIR’S ‘BARS GOLD STANDARD CERTIFICATION‘ (Posted 12th September 2019) Auric Air of Tanzania has shared the following update with ATCNews: We are delighted to notify you that we have completed the latest BARS audit and have received our BARS GOLD certification for the coming year, 2019-2020, kudos to our entire […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
TOURISM Ivorian Businesses Want to Invest in Public Transport Daily Observer Ivorian Entrepreneurs have expressed interest for investment in the public transport sector to improve road transport in Liberia. The entrepreneurs’ expression of interest was disclosed recently at the end of a closed-door meeting with the Acting Minister of Transport, J. Darious Kollie and other […]
Key African Tourism Boards in attendance at #Sanganai
ZIMBABWE UPBEAT ABOUT SUCCESS OF SANGANAI 2019 (Posted 11th September 2019) Aviation, tourism and hospitality stakeholders from across Zimbabwe have assembled in the country’s second largest city, Bulawayo, to take part in the annual Sanganai / Hlanganani World Tourism Expo. On the sidelines of the exhibition did earlier today a special event already take place […]
UNWTO’s 23rd General Assembly gets into gear in St. Petersburg
World Tourism Organization General Assembly Opens With Sustainability and Innovation Top of the Agenda The 23rd Session of the General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has opened in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, with high-level delegates joining tourism leaders from around the world for the most important meeting for the global tourism sector. More […]
Ol Pejeta News Updates – the Northern White Rhino may just survive
BREAKING NEWS First ever in-vitro embryos may mark the turn of the tide in the fate of the nearly extinct northern white rhino Dear ATCNews Readers, For decades the story of the northern white rhinoceros has been a tale of decline. So today, we are thrilled to announce that two northern white rhino embryos have […]
Mikono Speakers’ East Africa Tourism and Hospitality Expo reaches 78 percent sell out
TRADE SHOW SPACE SOLD AT 78 PERCENT TWO MONTHS BEFORE EVENT TAKES PLACE (Posted 11th September 2019) Deo Kilawe of Mikono Speakers has earlier today informed ATCNews that exhibition space sales for the upcoming ‘East Africa Tourism and Hospitality Expo 2019‘ has reached 78 percent, two and a half months prior to the event taking […]
More news from The Fisayo – an ATCNews media partner in Nigeria
#TravCulture: Independence Day Hangout! TravCP, TheFisayo.com, and over 10 travel companies in Nigeria have teamed up to present "Badagry Independence Hangout" to any Nigeria looking to have fun while walking down history lane on Nigeria’s Independence day – October 1st 2019! (This is for all ages). For more details on the tour hello. Let’s do […]
