Africa Tourism Partners – the latest news updates

Some Exciting News: Africa Tourism Partners is taking action to support communities by offering continuous development & education for everyone in the hospitality and tourism industry throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic brought extreme challenges to the tourism and hospitality industry globally. This has been devastating to businesses hence the action […]

#COVID19 – Daily updates as shown on the ATCNews social media platforms

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 12th of July 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 12.896.904 Cases and 568.587 Deaths as of today, 12th of July 2020 7.512.787 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 4.41 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]

#Kenya’s Jambojet releases provisional schedule for domestic flights

JAMBOJET SET FOR A RETURN TO THE SKIES FROM 15TH JULY ONWARDS (Posted 12th July 2020) Jambojet has indicated that they will resume domestic flights on 15th of July to several destinations across Kenya. Mombasa will be served out of Nairobi with initially three flights a day while Kisumu and Eldoret will both have two […]

#IndiaOutbound’s latest news updates

About India Outbound Magazine India Outbound is India’s only B2B travel media platform, that encompasses a print magazine, a website, an online TV channel and dynamic social media platforms, entirely dedicated to the promotion of foreign destinations and products in India. India Outbound is a niche platform not just for tourism destinations and products to […]

#COVID19 – Daily updates as shown on the ATCNews social media platforms

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 11th of July 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 12.690.035 Cases and 564.110 Deaths as of today, 11th of July 2020 7.407.743 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 4.44 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]

Seychelles externalises fishing crew exchanges

NO MORE FISHING CREW EXCHANGES VIA MAHE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – FOR NOW (Posted 11th July 2020) Clearly stung by the sudden influx of new #COVID19 cases, brought into the country by a group of West African sailors who flew into Mahe from two points in West Africa for a Spanish tuna seiner fleet crew exchange, […]

#AFRAA publishes #ICAO’s Aviation Recovery Task Force’s Take Off Guidelines

‘CART‘ GUIDELINES GIVE INSIGHT INTO NECESSARY MEASURES TO RESUME AIR TRANSPORT ON A WIDER SCALE (Posted 11th July 2020) AFRAA, short for the African Airline Association, has now published the current set of recommendations issued by ICAO’s Council Aviation Recovery Task Force ‘CART‘ which spells out the mandatory requirements for airports and airlines but also […]

Baobab Beach Resort publishes new health and safety measures

GREAT DEALS AWAIT WHEN THE BAOBAB REOPENS ITS DOORS ON THE 01ST OF AUGUST (Posted 11th July 2020) As hotels, resorts, safari lodges and safari camps begin to reopen across East Africa, are all of these businesses faced with the challenges the ‘New Normal‘ in the age of #COVID19 poses for them. All have to […]

#COVID19 – Daily updates as shown on the ATCNews social media platforms

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 10th of July 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 12.442.037 Cases and 558.544 Deaths as of today, 10th of July 2020 7.258.661 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 4.49 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]

Sauti za Busara 2021 – Updates for artists and visitors

Sauti za Busara 2021 Final Call for Artists Tickets & Passes Nafasi ya Kutoa Mafunzo Covid-19 Impact Report ‘Breathing Space’ Fund #Soulidarity Campaign WOMEX 20: Budapest ACCES 2020: Dar es Salaam Oslo World Festival Map Thanks to Donors & Sponsors Contact Busara

Baobab announces August 01st reopening

DIANI’S BAOBAB HOTEL AND SPA ANNOUNCES REOPENING DATE (Posted 10th July 2020) (All pictures courtesy of Baobab’s social media pages) Kenya’s leading all-inclusive resort, the Baobab Resort and Spa, and sister operations Kole Kole and Maridadi, will be reopening their doors to tourist visitors come 01st of August. Set on the arguably best location along […]

#SouthAfrica – the Land of Wide Open Spaces

ATCNEWS IS TAKING A LOOK AT SOME OF SOUTH AFRICA’S TOURISM OFFERINGS AND WHAT AWAITS VISITORS ONCE BORDERS HAVE REOPENED (Posted 10th July 2020) The impact of COVID-19 has seen the entire global community experience unprecedented travel restrictions. However, as travel bans begin to ease, there is no doubt that South Africa has all it […]

#COVID19 worsens food security for millions of Africans across the continent

#WFP AND #UNHCE RING THE ALARM BELL OVER WORSENING FOOD SHORTAGES IN AFRICA (Posted 10th July 2020) UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the World Food Programme (WFP) are warning that severe underfunding, conflict and disasters – as well as supply chain challenges, rising food prices and loss of income due to COVID19 – threaten […]

Porini Camps / Gamewatchers’ latest tourism news updates from #Kenya

Dear ATCNews Readers, We sincerely hope that all our friends and our many loyal clients are safe and well as Covid-19 continues to cause disruption in some parts of the world. Here in Kenya the virus has had far less impact than most other countries as the government acted immediately after the first case was […]

#AirSeychelles plans for more repatriation flights to and from India

FIVE CITIES TARGETED FOR REPATRIATION FLIGHTS (Posted 10th July 2020) According to information received from the Seychelles is national airline Air Seychelles finalising plans to operate additional repatriation flights to five cities in India. Destinations named were Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai, but also Ahmedabad and Cochin. The flights are coordinated with the Seychelles Ministry of […]

Ethiopian Airlines returns to Dubai

RECONNECTING DUBAI JULY 8,2020 BOOK NOW > Ethiopian is pleased to announce that it has resumed passenger flight to Dubai as of July, 2020 with enhanced safety measures to ensure your wellness. Fly when you are ready We are offering more choices and greater flexibility for tickets purchased until August 30,2020 with a travel dates […]

#COVID19 – Daily updates as shown on the ATCNews social media platforms

#COVID19 DAILY UPDATES FROM #AFRICA AND FOR AFRICA (Posted 09th of July 2020) #COVID19 Daily Update at 15.00 hrs GMT / 18.00 hrs EAT Global overview: 12.231.415 Cases and 553.570 Deaths as of today, 09th of July 2020 7.111.437 cases have recovered. The mortality rate stands at 4.52 percent. Note: Some African countries have not […]

Radisson Hotels’ commitment to #Africa remains strong

#COVID19 OR NOT – RADISSON HOTELS REMAIN FIRM IN THEIR COMMITMENT TO DEVELOP MORE AFRICAN PROPERTIES (Posted 09th July 2020) Courtesy of TopHotelProjects Radisson renews commitment to ambitious African expansion plan [Construction Report] Already one of the largest hotel groups in Africa with nearly 100 properties in operation and under development, Radisson Hotel Group is […]

Safarilink set for flight relaunch on the 15th of July

A WEEK AND COUNTING TO SAFARILINK’S OPERATIONS RESTART (Posted 09th July 2020) Safarilink has just confirmed to ATCNews that this premier beach and bush airline will relaunch operations again on the 15th of July. The airline will run most of its previous schedules, especially to the Kenya coast, to where demand for travel appears very […]

TravelComments.com – Botswana: Air Botswana to resume operations!

The state-owned national flag carrier of Botswana, Air Botswana, is set to resume operations. According to a press release, the airline is planning to re-introduce scheduled domestic flights in Botswana on 17 July 2020. The resumption of services is subject to health and safety protocols and the new ways of working. Air Botswana will gradually […]

Airline alliances tell passengers they can fly with confidence

oneworld, SkyTeam and Star Alliance come together to let travellers know they can fly with confidence Dear Travellers – this was released today, watch it here The three global airline alliances, collectively representing over fifty percent of the world’s air traffic, have come together to highlight the measures airlines are adopting to assure the well-being […]

#HoustonMarketing announces first Spotlight Virtual Travel Expo

HOUSTON’S VIRTUAL TRAVEL EXPO ANNOUNCED (Posted 09th July 2020) In the new world order of #COVID19 is physical distancing a key element to avoid infections. With regular travel expo’s of course running the risk, regardless of the level of precautions and hygienic measures added, that infections might happen, has Derek Houston taken the proverbial bull […]

#IATA confirms post #COVID19 recovery must embrace sustainable aviation fuel

Post-COVID-19 Green Recovery Must Embrace Sustainable Aviation Fuels The International Air Transport Association (IATA) emphasized the aviation industry’s commitment to its emissions reduction goals and called for the International Energy Agency (IEA) to prioritize investment in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to help power aviation’s contribution to the post-COVID-19 recovery. IATA’s call comes on the eve […]

The Diary of a Muzungu’s latest: From the Edge of Kibale Forest

LOCKED DOWN AND LOCKED IN BY THE ELEPHANTS IN KIBALE FOREST (Posted 09th July 2020) In her last episode of this series did Charlotte Beauvoisin, aka Nagawa, talk about where the elephants were at that time. https://atcnews.org/2020/07/02/the-diary-of-a-muzungus-latest-from-the-edge-of-kibale-forest-2/ This week she is no longer wondering where they are as the elephants came to pay her a […]

AirBnB CEO says: ‘Travel will never, ever go back to the way it was

GLOOMY OUTLOOK FOR THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL BY AIRBNB CEO BRIAN CHESKY (Posted 09th July 2020) “Travel will never, ever go back to the way it was pre-COVID.” That’s the grim view of Airbnb Inc. co-founder and Chief Executive Brian Chesky. “I will go on the record to say that travel will never, ever go […]