Laikipia Forum News Updates Part 2
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT Dear Members and Partners, We hope you enjoy the new format of our newsletter. In this, and subsequent newsletters, we try and keep you up-to-date on all of the programming themes supported by the Forum. We hope you enjoy the content and the format. Thanks and happy reading. Peter Hetz Executive Director LAND […]
Laikipia Forum News Updates Part 1
DIRECTOR’S STATEMENT Dear Members and Partners, We hope you enjoy the new format of our newsletter. In this, and subsequent newsletters, we try and keep you up-to-date on all of the programming themes supported by the Forum. We hope you enjoy the content and the format. Thanks and happy reading. Peter Hetz Executive Director WILDLIFE […]
#OneWorld News Updates
oneworld eworld news Monday, 05 August 2019 oneworld and member airlines newsClick on a headline below to view the full article. Royal Jordanian announces profitable first half year – best operating result in history Cathay Pacific launches new seasonal services to Japan British Airways’ first A350 touches down at Heathrow American Airlines expands Five Star […]
When Nancy Pelosi and the Congressional Black Caucus “Came back to Africa”
Another edition of #ATQNews ATQnews.com a member of Travel Media Group. This is the online platform for African Travel Quarterly (ATQ), the first Travel magazine in West Africa which solely focuses on travel and tourism issues. It started publishing offline about 10 years ago. ATQnews.com features reports that cover a wide range of topics within […]
#Zambia Tourism News Updates
ZAMBIA’S LATEST TOURISM NEWS – COURTESY OF GILL STADEN (Posted 05th August 2019) The Livingstone bi-Weekly’s latest edition has just arrived at ATCNews and as always is it a great pleasure to rebroadcast it with permission from and courtesy of Gill Staden! https://thelivingstoneweekly.wordpress.com/ Inside: Batoka Dam latest News from Bhejane Trust Rhinos for Gonarazhou Kazungula […]
#Safarilink adds more flights to #Kisumu
SAFARILINK ADDS FRIDAY MORNING FLIGHT TO KISUMU (Posted 05th August 2019) Safarilink is pleased to announce an extra flight on Fridays from Wilson to Kisumu starting from 9th August until the 31st October 2019. The departure and arrival times are shown below: Timings: Safarilink has meanwhile also revised the current morning schedule effective 12th August […]
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
#Tanzania’s Coastal Aviation sheds the use of plastics
‘GOING GREEN‘ TAKES A NEW MEANING AS COASTAL AVIATION DITCHES PLASTIC BOTTLES By Dixita Patel, Coastal Aviation, Dar es Salaam (Posted 05th August 2019) Coastal Aviation on the 01st of August launched a Go Green initiative dubbed Fly Green, Fly Coastal to promote sustainable tourism and becoming an environmentally friendly company that is much more […]
#AirTanzania gets landing slots for Gatwick
AIR TANZANIA EYES LONDON GATWICK FLIGHTS FROM LATE THIS YEAR (Posted 05th August 2019) Air Tanzania, in preparations for the launch of flights to the United Kingdom later this year, has reportedly been granted landing slots at London’s Gatwick Airport. Next to resolve for the airline will be the prerequisite landing rights and other related […]
Deadly crash claims two lives
CAPE TO CAIRO EXPEDITION SUFFERS LOSS OF TEAM MEMBERS (Posted 04th August 2019) (A file picture of the stricken plane) The U Dream Global Project Directors, Des Werner and Werner Froneman, have lost their lives in a tragic plane accident in the Tabora region of Tanzania when their aircraft, for reasons yet to be determined, […]
Uganda Tourism Board and Uganda Wildlife Authority to remain stand alone entities
UGANDA GOVERNMENT HALTS PLANS TO RETURN SPECIALISED AGENCIES AND AUTHORITIES TO THEIR LINE MINISTRIES (Posted 04th August 2019) Information has been received from Kampala that government, for now at least, has made a U-turn and halted plans announced a year ago, that specialised agencies and authorities were to be either merged or in any case […]
New airport terminal in Dar es Salaam now open
FINALLY – DAR’S JULIUS NYERERE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEW TERMINAL INAUGURATED (Posted 03rd August 2019) It was long in coming since former Tanzanian President Kikwete laid the foundation stone of the new terminal at JNIA in Dar es Salaam back in April 2014. https://atcnews.org/2014/04/25/kikwete-lays-foundation-stone-for-new-airport-terminal-in-dar-es-salaam/ Construction faced major challenges along the way and completion of the much […]
Tour D’EAC launches and makes it to Kenya already
TOUR D’EAC 2019 GETS GRAND SEND OFF FROM KAMPALA (Posted 03rd August 2019) (All pictures courtesy of John Balongo) The long awaited regional East African cycling tour was flagged off on the 01st of August by Uganda’s second Deputy Prime Minister, the Hon. Kirunda Kivejinja in the presence of the Tanzanian High Commissioner and the […]
#AirSeychelles newest aircraft lands back home on #Mahe
AIR SEYCHELLES CELEBRATES THE ARRIVAL OF AFRICA’S FIRST A320NEO ON HOMETURF (Posted 02nd August 2019) Air Seychelles has earlier today become the first airline in the Indian Ocean and Africa to take delivery of a new Airbus A320neo aircraft into its international fleet. Named “Veuve” after the most critically endangered bird commonly known as the […]
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
#UgandaAirlines releases launch fares
UGANDA AIRLINES LAUNCH FARES REPRESENT EXCEPTIONAL VALUE FOR MONEY (Posted 02nd August 2019) Uganda Airlines has just published their launch fares, valid for initially two months on the routes named so far for operation. These include Nairobi, Mogadishu, Dar es Salaam, Bujumbura, Mombasa and Kilimanjaro. The fares, inclusive of all taxes and fees, will be […]
Tanzania’s ‘Corridor of Destruction’ expands to the Selous
GIANT DAM IN THE SELOUS GAME RESERVE SET TO FLOOD MOST OF THE PRESENT CORE TOURISM AREAS (Posted 02nd August 2019) By Jane Dalton, The Independent The president of Tanzania has inaugurated a huge controversial hydroelectric dam project in a wildlife reserve at the centre of warnings over rhino and elephant populations. Conservation groups have […]
Little launches long haul shuttle from #Nairobi to #Nakuru
Little in Kenya has some exciting news! The Little Long Haul Shuttle is now live from Nairobi to Nakuru and back Six times daily. To celebrate this milestone, All our Trips from Friday to Sunday this week will be Absolutely Free! ? ? What are you waiting for, book a seat in 4 simple steps: […]
#WTMA2020 – Entries are now open for the WTM Africa Travel & Tourism Industry Awards
6 – 8 April 2020, Cape Town, South Africa WTM AFRICA CELEBRATING UNDER AFRICAN SKIES! WTM Africa Travel & Tourism Industry Awards It is underneath our starry skies that generations of storytellers have held court while telling their folktales. We invite you to experience the beauty of Africa’s days and Africa’s nights as our stories […]
#AVIAssist offers new courses in #Nairobi #Kenya
East & Southern Africa’s leading provider of on-site aviation safety promotion courses Independent | Non-profit | Innovative REGISTER TODAY FOR A PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATE COURSE The Foundation is pleased to announce the following open courses, taking place in Nairobi, Kenya in the first half of November. The course designs follow international standards as specified by the […]
#ATLF2019 – Harnessing Africa’s Youth Dividend in the Tourism Sector
THE AFRICA TOURISM LEADERSHIP FORUM IS LESS THAN FOUR WEEKS AWAY (Posted 02nd August 2019) Africa and the developing world in general is seized with finding sustainable solutions to the current challenges facing young people and the labour market of the future. The possibility of a digital economy, while real, presents a host of uncertainties […]
#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 02nd August 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 […]
#UgandaAirlines preparing for launch flight
MARKET ACTIVITIES GO INTO OVERDRIVE AS UGANDA AIRLINES NEARS LAUNCH DATE (Posted 02nd August 2019) Uganda Airlines’ Commercial Director Jennifer Bamuturaki Musiime earlier in the week, together with other staff from the airline’s sales and marketing team, conducted meetings and briefings with travel agents in Kampala. This took place ahead of the airline’s launch flights, […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
HEALTH Ebola crisis: Second death confirmed in DR Congo border city of Goma BBCEbola is affecting two provinces of DR Congo – North Kivu and Ituri. Goma is the capital of North Kivu and lies just across the border from the Rwandan city of Gisenyi… Read more>> TOURISM Kenya hotel complex that al-Shabab stormed this […]
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
#AirSeychelles takes delivery of their first #Airbus #A320NEO
CDB AVIATION DELIVERS FIRST A320NEO TO AIR SEYCHELLES (Posted 01st August 2019) CDB Aviation, a wholly owned Irish subsidiary of the China Development Bank Financial Leasing Co., Limited, announced today the delivery of a new Airbus A320neo to Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles. While being the first A320neo family aircraft […]
#DusitD2 Nairobi – open for business again
LUXURY HOTEL REOPENS ITS DOORS THIS MORNING (Posted 01st August 2019) The Dusit D2 is opening its doors again today for business, in fact beginning to serve breakfast before the ink of this article is even dry. It took the hotel’s owners and management company just 196 days after the tragic events of 15th and […]
#ZeitzFoundation creates first female ranger academy on #SegeraConservancy
SEGERA LAUNCHES EAST AFRICA’S FIRST ALL FEMALE RANGER UNIT (Posted 01st August 2019) In celebration of World Ranger Day, has The ZEITZ foundation, with the support of the Julius Baer Foundation and other private donors, successfully launched East Africa’s first All-Women Anti-Poaching Ranger Unit and Academy at Segera Conservancy in Kenya. Recruits were selected in […]
World Ranger Day – In Recognition of the sterling job they do to protect our wildlife
Rangers: A Force for Good © Scott Ramsay Dear ATCNews Readers, Today we celebrate World Ranger Day – a day to recognise Rangers from around the world – the brave men and women who dedicate their lives to the protection of the planet’s last wild places. Did you know that African Parks has the largest […]
#Mozambique more than doubles Visa fees
NEW VISA FEES PROMPT OUTCRY BY MOZAMBIQUE’S TOURISM FRATERNITY (Posted 31st July 2019) Looking at tourists like cash cows … The Mozambican government has overnight doubled the cost of entry visas with immediate effect under a decree jointly signed by Economy and Finance Minister, Adriano Maleiane, and Interior Minister, Basilio Monteiro. All single-entry visas applied […]
