#Rwanda makes an appearance at the Tel Aviv Travel Market
RWANDA TOURISM WORKS ISRAELI MARKET AHEAD OF FLIGHT LAUNCH BY RWANDAIR (Posted 12th February 2019) Rwanda will look to woo Isreali tourists at the International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM2019) which takes place from tomorrow till Wednesday in Tel Aviv, Israel. The International Mediterranean Tourism Market (IMTM) is the largest professional tourism fair and B2B event […]
#WTMLatinAmerica2019
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#EthiopianAirlines Gebremariam honoured as one of #Africa’s most influential people
ETHIOPIA’S TEWOLDE GEBREMARIAM RECEIVES “MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT” AWARD (Posted 12th February 2019) Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO, Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam,was recognized as one of the most influential people of African descent in the category of business and entrepreneurship at a colourful ceremony held in Addis Ababa on Feb. 09, 2019. The most Influential […]
Rhino Ark – the latest news
RHINO ARK CHARITABLE TRUST INFORMATION UPDATE Chargers, Sponsors and Friends of Rhino Ark, President Uhuru Kenyatta “deeply grateful” to Rhino Ark Kenya’s Head of State, Uhuru Kenyatta, has expressed his gratitude “for the tremendous fencing and conservation work Rhino Ark has accomplished over the past 30 years in close partnership with my Government, in particular […]
The Saint Ange Tourism Report, Volume 3 Edition 6
ENJOY THE LATEST EDITION OF THE #ST.ANGE TOURISM REPORT FRESH FROM THE #SEYCHELLES AND THE OTHER #INDIANOCEAN ISLANDS (Posted 11th February 2019) The Editorial this week highlights: a. Tourism in Seychelles – Vanilla Islands meet for installing its new President. (Adds ATCNews: Not inviting the founder president of the organization for the event is a […]
#AviaDevAfrica2019 – Time to sign up and be part of Africa’s most important air connectivity conference
REPORT: Unpacking the complexities of African aviation connectivity and infrastructure development challenges The African region makes up at least 12% of the world´s total population and yet only constitutes 2.5 % of the global passenger air traffic [OECD, 2018]. The African region is supported by 731 airports and only 430 operating airlines catering for so […]
South African Tourism’s Indaba to get new dates
Another edition of #ATQNews from #Nigeria and beyond 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 […]
#KaribuKiliFair2019
Your East Africa’s No.1 Tourism B2B Event ! The biggest and most opinion building Tourism fair in East Africa will be held from June 7th to 9th, 2019 (after Ramadan) at Friedkin Recreation Center, Arusha – formerly known as TGT grounds. The new venue gives us enough space to grow the fair by 60% to […]
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
#CoastalAviation introduces new flight routings
Daily flight Ruaha / Iringa to Kilimanjaro – Arusha Coastal Aviation is expanding its extensive scheduled flight network by adding more route options so as to make your flying safari seamless! By linking Tanzania’s largest National Park, Ruaha National Park, with Kilimanjaro International Airport (Tanzania’s second largest international point of arrival), we are providing our […]
#AirSeychelles attends #Johannesburg Travel Expo
AIR SEYCHELLES SHOWCASE AT SOUTH AFRICA’S BIGGEST TRAVEL EXPO (Posted 11th February 2019) Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles has participated in one of the largest travel shows in South Africa, The Travel Expo. Hosted by Flight Centre Travel Group, one of the world’s largest travel agency groups, the event ranked […]
Leopard Beach Resort catches fire – again
FIREWORKS SUSPECTED TO HAVE CAUSED SUNDAY NIGHT FIRE AT DIANI’S LEOPARD BEACH RESORT (Posted 11th February 2019) Fireworks are suspected as the cause for yet another fire at the Leopard Beach Resort, which suffered the same fate seven years ago in June 2012, as was reported here at the time. Reports of this fire first […]
Sekgororoane reappointed #Botswana Tourism CEO
SEKGOROROANE RETURNS TO THE HELM OF BOTSWANA TOURISM FOR A SECOND TIME (Posted 11th February 2019) Courtesy of VoyagesAfriq The Botswana Tourism Organisation’s (BTO) founding Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Myra Sekgororoane has been reappointed to her former post. A press release from the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources Conservation and Tourism, […]
#KenyaAirways’ hangar incident takes two Embraers out of action
TWO #EMBRAER E190 DAMAGED IN FREAK ACCIDENT AT KENYA AIRWAYS (Posted 10th February 2019) Two of Kenya Airways’s Embraer E190 aircraft were yesterday damaged outside one of the airline’s hangars. The incident involved 5Y-KYR and 5Y-FFF, which collided in a freak accident. From information available it seems that one of the two aircraft – both […]
#Seychelles to get new resorts on outer islands
PRODUCT DIVERSIFICATION KEY TO LONG TERM SUCCESS OF SEYCHELLES TOURISM INDUSTRY (Posted 09th February 2019) (One of the Seychelles’ most famous one island one resort places – Bird Island) The concept of one resort on one island in the Seychelles, an archipelago with 115 islands, is gaining greater prominence again as investors are being courted […]
Karl Ammann – The full version of the Grim Reality of Online Ivory Trading
FOLLOWING THE PUBLICATION OF THE REDACTED VERSION OF KARL AMMANN’S ARTICLE DID DOZENS OF MESSAGES COME IN FOR MORE DETAILS. KARL THANKFULLY CONSENTED AND THE FULL, UNEDITED VERSION OF HIS EXPOSE IS NOW AVAILABLE ON ATCNEWS.ORG The African Ranger Awards and the demand side of the coin By Karl Ammann / February 2019 When researching […]
Air Mauritius resumes Rodrigues flights
RODRIGUES FLIGHTS RESUME AFTER CYCLONE FUNANI PASSES (Posted 09th February 2019) Following the passage of cyclone Funani and subsequent clearance by authorities has Air Mauritius resumed full services between Plaine Corail Airport on Rodrigues and Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport on Mauritius. Additional services were scheduled and operated at full capacity yesterday to clear the […]
Karl Ammann – exposing the grim reality of online ivory trading
The hidden iniquity of the African Ranger Awards Karl Ammann, The Daily Maverick February 6, 2019 See link for audio. Rangers risk their lives while Chinese tech giants facilitate illegal wildlife trade. Instead of dealing with the problem, last year the former head of Alibaba, Jack Ma, was in Cape Town handing out African Ranger […]
Belgium’s national strike impacts hugely on air transport next week
BRUSSELS AIRLINES FORCED TO CANCEL ALL FLIGHTS NEXT WEDNESDAY DUE TO STRIKE ACTION (Posted 08th February 2019) Based on additional information recently received about the likely scale of the national strike across Belgium on February 13th, Brussels Airlines now considers it very probable that operations at Brussels Airport will be severely impacted due to industrial […]
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
#Marriott continues expansion in #Africa
MARRIOTT SIGNS THREE MORE HOTEL DEALS (Posted 08th February 2019) From the Forum de l’Investissement Hôtelier Africain in Marrakech, Marriott International (www.Marriott.com) announced three new deal signings across North and West Africa, reinforcing the company’s commitment to expanding its presence across the continent. The new deal signings highlight the company’s growth in Morocco and Ghana, […]
#BreakingNews as #INDABA2019 has to be rescheduled
SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTION DATE FORCES INDABA OFF SCHEDULE (Posted 08th February 2019) (Not the welcome exhibitors and the tourism trade expected for 2019 when news broke that this year’s edition has been postponed due to upcoming elections) The announcement yesterday in South Africa that the upcoming elections will be held on the 08th of May […]
#Zambia’s IDC announces CEO appointment for new national airline
ENDESHAW ABEBE APPOINTED AS CEO OF NEW ZAMBIA AIRWAYS (Posted 08th February 2019) The newly inaugurated Board of Directors of Zambia Airways (2014) Limited yesterday announced the appointment of Mr. Endeshaw Abebe as the airline’s new Chief Executive Officer. Members of the Board, appointed in December last year by the Zambian government, were named as […]
#Belgium’s unions set to cause havoc for air transport next week
BELGIUM TO SUFFER A NATIONAL STRIKE ON FEBRUARY 13TH (Posted 08th February 2019) Belgium’s notoriously militant unions are at it again, announcing a national strike day on the 13th of February. This will severely affect transport services and airport handling services and as a result has Brussels Airlines taken the precaution to begin rebooking passengers […]
#Zambia Tourism News Updates
#Mauritius bracing for flight disruptions as cyclone Genela gains strength
TWO TROPICAL STORMS 12S AND 13S IMPACT ON AIR TRAFFIC IN THE INDIAN OCEAN AREA (Posted 07th February 2019) The combination of two tropical storms, Genela and Funani, passing near the islands of Rodrigues and Mauritius, have once again impacted on air travel between the two islands. The category 3 cyclone, due to reach category […]
The ‘Livingstone bi-Weekly’ by Gill Staden
#ZAMBIA TOURISM NEWS – THE LATEST ‘LIVINGSTONE BI-WEEKLY‘ (Posted 07th February 2019) For the latest news on conservation and tourism around Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia, click on the link below: https://thelivingstoneweekly.wordpress.com/ This issue includes: Ben Parker dies Zambia applies to CITES for Elephant Appendix to be changed Jeffery and McKeith and Musekese Conservation New […]
#Angola – growing challenges to acquire new aircraft
MOUNTING DEBTS IMPACT ON ACQUIRING NEW AIRCRAFT FOR NATIONAL AIRLINE (Posted 07th February 2019) By Pedro Agosto Saddled with a growing debt burden and struggling to eradicate poverty, Angola still affords herself the luxury of splurging millions in foreign currency under the state carrier’s fleet restructuring and modernisation programme. This is the latest in […]
#WTMA2019
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#IATA Passenger Data
Healthy Passenger Demand Continues in 2018 with Another Record Load Factor No: 05 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for 2018 showing that demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose by a healthy 6.5% compared to full-year 2017. Although this represented a slowdown compared to the 2017 annual growth of […]
