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#ATQ unveils nominees for West Africa Travel Awards the Balafon

Another edition of #ATQNews from #Nigeria and beyond Kenya’s new $3.5m cruise ship terminal receives 500 tourists atqnewsawards promptly. Nominations and voting will close on May 11, 2020. …more details The prestigious Balafon Award of excellence has been received by several deserving individuals and corporate bodies in the West Africa. Past winners include the Director […]

#AirSeychelles announces new flexible booking policy

AIRLINE CONTINUE TO REACT TO CHANGING MARKET CONDITIONS CAUSED BY #COVID19 (Posted 12th March 2020) Air Seychelles has introduced a new waiver policy to provide travellers more flexibility and peace of mind when booking their trip across the airline’s regional network. As part of the policy, travellers holding tickets for travel between 04th of March […]

#AviaDevAfrica reluctantly shifts to a September date

AVIADEV AFRICA ANNOUNCES POSTPONEMENT OF AFRICA’S PREMIER AVIATION SUMMIT TO SEPTEMBER DATES (Posted 12th March 2020) Jon Howell, founder and CEO of AviaDevAfrica, yesterday – and with much regret – announced a shift in dates for what has become Africa’s premier aviation summit dealing with connectivity challenges across the continent. With many participants coming from […]

#UNWTO seeks further engagement with #WHO

UNWTO AND WHO MEET AGAIN TO MAP OUT JOINT INITIATIVES OVER #COVID19 (Posted 12th March 2020) The Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Zurab Pololikashvili led a high- delegation to the World Health Organization (WHO) headquarters in Geneva to further advance the two agencies’ coordinated response to the worldwide Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. WHO Director-General […]

TravelComments.com – Mozambique: The city of Pemba to introduce a “tourist tax”!

According to Mozambican state-owned newspaper Noticias (online edition, 06 March 2020), the port city of Pemba in the province of Cabo Delgado in northern Mozambique is set to introduce a compulsary tourist tax (“taxa de turista”). Effective from April 2020, all visitors staying in one of the city’s accommodation establishments have to pay a fee. […]

East African Business Council outlines the #COVID19 challenges for the region

CHALLENGES GALORE COME EAST AFRICA’S WAY BUT THERE IS OPPORTUNITY AS WELL (Posted 11th March 2020) East Africa’s private sector apex body, the East African Business Council, yesterday published a briefing document, outlining both challenges and also opportunities for the region’s businesses. Supply chain disruptions and the downturn of aviation and tourism form a major […]

Cabo Verde Airlines reveals passenger protection measures

AIRLINES NOW SCRAMBLE TO PRONOUNCE THEMSELVES OVER #COVID19 PASSENGER PROTECTION MEASURES AND CABO VERDE AIRLINES AMONGST THE EARLY BIRDS (Posted 10th March 2020) Sal, March 10th, 2020 – Following the recent news about the spread of the new coronavirus, COVID-19, Cabo Verde Airlines (CVA) has updated its strategy to protect all passengers with flights booked […]

Laikipia Forum announces AGM date

INVITATION TO THE LAIKIPIA FORUM’S ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING The Forum’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) will take place on March 31, 2020 at 11 am at the Nanyuki Sports Club All Members are Invited Laikipia Associations, Organizations, and Cooperatives with a Natural Resources Conservation and Management Agenda are invited to attend with two members (Laikipia Farmers […]

TravelComments.com – Rwanda introduces a new visa regime!

Rwanda’s Directorate of Immigration and Emigration has updated the country’s existing visa regime. As of today, citizens of countries members to the African Union, the Commonwealth and La Francophonie get visa upon arrival and are waived visa fees for a stay of 30 days. Citizens of the East African Community (EAC) member states – Burundi, […]

#Seychelles closes ports for cruise ships

SEYCHELLES TAKES ADDED MEASURES TO KEEP #COVID19 OUT OF THE ISLANDS (Posted 10th March 2020) News came in from the Seychelles a short while ago that the government has prematurely ended the current cruise ship season with a decree to close the ports for all international cruise liners – until further notice. The decision, taken […]

ET 302 – Africa remembers

AFRICA STANDS UNITED TODAY AS THE ANNIVERSARY OF ET302 DAWNS (Posted 10th March 2020) As daybreak nears over Africa will the continent today remember the victims of flight ET302. A special ceremony will take place in Ethiopia, where yesterday, a day short of the anniversary of the accident, the Ethiopian Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, published […]

#BrusselsAirlines now offers flexible booking / rebooking options for travelers

REBOOKING MADE EASIER AND FREE OF COST FOR TRAVELERS IMPACTED BY #COVID19 (Posted 09th March 2020) Extensive waiver policy for flight rebooking to offer, responding to the wishes of its customers New tickets purchased until 31 March will also have possibility to rebook once without rebooking fees Flights already booked with departure date until 30 […]

Ocean pollution does not stop in the Seychelles

SEYCHELLES’ PRISTINE BEACHES SUFFER FROM GLOBAL PLASTIC POLLUTION (Posted 09th March 2020) Alain St. Ange, Seychelles’ former Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine and now candidate for the upcoming presidential elections later this year, has in the past, in his regular newsletter but also with direct contributions, highlighted the plight of his country […]

Arabian Hotel Investment Conference postponed to September

BENCH EVENTS, WITH MUCH REGRET, CONFIRMS THE POSTPONEMENT OF AHIC (Posted 09th March 2020) Not just European and African countries are now acting to prevent large gatherings of people and as a result are cancelling or postponing sporting events, conferences and conventions. Bench Events, organizers of both hotel and aviation conferences around the world, have […]

Kenya Open Golf Tournament falls victim to #COVID19 prevention measures too

KENYA OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP GETS POSTPONED (Posted 09th March 2020) The Kenya Open Golf Championship, arguably the country’s top ranked golfing event every year, has been postponed in line with directives given by the Kenyan government. As Chairman Peter Kanyago’s statement above shows have all relevant partners and sponsors of the event been informed. While […]

Coming to #WTMA2020?

Register About WTM Africa Contact Us What’s On YOUR INVITATION TO REGISTER FOR WTM AFRICA 2020 Dear ATCNews Readers, Registration for WTM Africa is now open! Registering early helps you get a head start to ensure you experience and take advantage of our enhanced agenda at this year’s show. Meet the people who matter – […]

#WTMA2020

CITY OF CAPE TOWN MARCH 2020 STATEMENT BY THE CITY’S MAYORAL COMMITTEE MEMBER FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES AND ASSET MANAGEMENT, ALDERMAN JAMES VOS Working together to address impact on tourism sector by Covid-19 concerns Today, on the request of our local tourism and hospitality sectors, with Cape Town Tourism, I convened a briefing session for stakeholders […]

#IndiaOutboundNews latest edition including their Africa Travel News

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 […]

Tropical Air 10to4 raises record amount of donations

CONGRATULATIONS! The 2020 Tropic Air 10to4 Mountain Bike Challenge raised a record USD$100,570! WOW – we are completely blown away and have only just got the mud out of our wheels! The money raised at the event goes towards protecting Mt Kenya, Borana Wildlife Conservancy and Ngare Ndare Forest. A breakdown of projects and images […]

#ElewanaCollection responds to #COVID19 travel concers with updated policy

COVID-19 POLICY While there is currently no official recommendation that travellers cancel or postpone travel to Africa, the Elewana Collection and SkySafari are acutely aware that the situation is evolving and gives justifiable reason for concern to our future guests. As such we would like to clearly stipulate our policy on changes to bookings as […]

COVID19 prompts different reactions across #Africa

AFRICAN COORDINATION REQUIRED ON HOW TO STEM THE CORONA VIRUS TIDE AND REACT TO ARRIVING PASSENGERS (Posted 07th March 2020) ATCNews in recent days has, through our social media platforms, provided regular information and updates about the spread of the disease, both globally and across Africa, where presently 9 countries have reported the presence of […]

#COVID19 Daily Updates by ATCNews

ATCNEWS.ORG PROVIDES DAILY COVID19 UPDATES THROUGH THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS (Posted 07th March 2020) Dear ATCNews Readers, given the number of enquiries, messages and mails about updates on COVID19, its spread across the world and in particular its presence in Africa, please be informed that you can get daily updates with data and figures provided […]

#AirKenya advises of road closures on 08th of March

6th March 2020 Dear ATCNews Readers, Greetings, hoping that you had a pleasant week. We would like to recommend all our passengers scheduled to fly on the 08th of March 2020, to plan their journeys to Wilson Airport accordingly in order to avoid inconvenience following roads closure for the Beyond Zero Half Marathon. The affected […]

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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome is the founder and publisher of ATCNews, Eastern Africa’s leading aviation, tourism and conservation news blog of its kind. Wolfgang has nearly 50 years of experience in the tourism, aviation and conservation fields in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, covering all aspects of safari-, hotel- and air-operations. 

The Managing Editor of ATCNews is Mrs. Esther C. Goossens.

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