#ZanzibarSerena – giving back to their community

ZANZIBAR SERENA HOTEL PARTNERS WITH ZANZIBAR OUTREACH PROGRAM TO OFFER EAR SURGERY (Posted 20th December 2018) The Zanzibar Serena Hotel partnered with the Zanzibar Outreach Program to offer complimentary ear surgery to at least 30 children with hearing problems. The surgeries were conducted at Mnazi Mmoja Hospital in Zanzibar between 8th- 12th December and marks […]

Seasons Greetings from ATCNews partner publication #DiaryofaMuzungu

Wishing you Happy Holidays! … with love from de Muzungu 2018 has been the year for downsizing, for regrouping, for daring to think BIG. I can’t wait to share 2019’s plans with you! Thanks for following Diary of a Muzungu’s adventures in 2018, a year in which I’ve: … woken to the sounds of chimpanzee […]

#Wakanow attracts major investor in early Christmas present

#CARLYLEGROUP INVESTS 40 MILLION US DOLLARS IN WAKANOW (Posted 20th December 2018) Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group today announced that it has agreed to invest $40 million in Wakanow.com Limited, an online travel agency focused on West and East Africa, with principal operations in Nigeria. Equity came from Carlyle’s Sub-Saharan Africa fund and […]

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

#Uganda2018 sees major infrastructure projects completed and started

NEW ENTEBBE HIGHWAY – NEW NILE BRIDGE – MBARARA BYPASS AND NEW CITY FLYOVER MARK UGANDA’S INFRASTRUCTURE ADVANCE IN 2018 (Posted 20th December 2018) After completing and commissioning the new highway from Kampala to the international airport in Entebbe – apart from a section through Abaita Ababiri and a second section into Entebbe municipality – […]

#AviaDev wishes all ATCNews Readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

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#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 19th December 2018) Out of Town: Kilifi New Year Festival ft. 62 Local and International Acts, Dec. 30 2018 – Jan. 2 2019 @ Beneath the Baobabs – Kilifi Thursday Nite Live ft. James Jozee & Gogosimo Band, Dec. 20 2018 @ […]

Fastjet PLC provides updated situation statement

Fastjet PLC Group Head Office (Johannesburg) has today reassured its customers that flights on fastjet Zimbabwe and fastjet Mozambique are operating as normal, providing reliable services on the respective route networks. Following the suspension of flights by fastjet Airlines Ltd (Tanzania), all flights to and from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Mozambique remain unaffected. In Tanzania, […]

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

#Malawi’s Takulandirani Malawi International Tourism Expo 2019 now open for registration

MALAWI’S NEW TOURISM SHOW OPENS REGISTRATION FOR 2019 (Posted 19th December 2018) Malawi Tourism again invites international, regional and local buyers, media and tourism enterprises, operators & stakeholders, to the 3rd edition of Takulandirani Malawi International Tourism Expo, MITE, to be held from 25th to 27th April, 2019 at the Bingu Wa Mutharika International Convention […]

Quality services remains the backbone of #ReunionTourism

17 MORE QUALITY LABELS AWARDED BY REUNION TOURISM (Posted 19th December 2018) Reunion Island Tourism has retained quality as one of its major strategic cornerstones. Indeed, quality is an important if not key issue for the tourist activity of the island of Reunion. Quality is a fundamental element of tourism development in order to cope […]

New #FlyDubai destinations in #Europe give passengers wider choices

FLYDUBAI’S EAST AFRICAN PASSENGERS TO GET EXPANDED EUROPE OPTIONS FROM NEXT JUNE (Posted 19th December 2018) Flights to Naples in Italy, as of 04th of June next year, and to Budapest / Hungary, as of 29th of June next year, will widen the network of European destinations passengers using this airline out of Eastern Africa […]

#IATA – Changes coming in 2019

In a rapidly changing global aviation environment, staying up-to-date and aligned to the latest industry regulations, processes and best practices is key to safe and efficient ground and cargo handling operations. Whether your team is performing ground handling operations, or is processing, labeling and shipping various types of cargo, including time-, temperature- and handling-sensitive commodities, […]

African Union wants member states to sign SAATM – but will they

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 […]

#AirTanzania wastes no time to add frequencies after #Fastjet exit

#TCAA ACTION AGAINST FASTJET PAVES WAY FOR MORE FLIGHTS BY AIR TANZANIA (Posted 18th December 2018)   In what now looks like a well choreographed action – as reported here did the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority ground Fastjet Tanzania earlier in the week – has Air Tanzania promptly added more flights to Mbeya, Mwanza and […]

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

#Zambia News Updates from #KafuntaSafaris

We thank ALL OF YOU for the most amazing year! Indeed we’ve welcome more guests in 2018 than any other year before, we’ve had more inquiries from our travel partners, we’ve depended even more on our local and international suppliers and we enjoyed sharing all the stories with our readers and social media friends. Thank […]

#KaribuKiliFair 2019

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2019 Dear valued friends & business colleagues, by end of the year we like to say THANK YOU again for your continuous support and your trust into KILIFAIR throughout the years. We wish you and your families a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous and healthy New Year 2019 […]

Will it be third time lucky for #KenyaAirways flights to #Mogadishu

KENYA AIRWAYS LEASES AIRCRAFT FROM ALS TO LAUNCH MOGADISHU FLIGHTS (Posted 18th December 2018) After failing twice before to launch their much fanfared flights to the Somali capital of Mogadishu, may Kenya Airways be third time lucky after entering into a lease agreement for an aircraft with Kenya’s ALS. From information received would it appear […]

#CarmenNibigira goes #gorillatracking in #Rwanda

THE INCREDIBLE POWER OF NOSTALGIA: FORMING A CULTURAL IDENTITY AND WILDLIFE CONNECTIONS By Carmen Nibigira (Posted 18th December 2018) There are places and moments in life when you know that you should take a moment to pause and reflect on. My love for travel does not need to be defined anymore, it is beyond words, […]

#Fastjet PLC reacts to developments in #Tanzania

FASTJET TANZANIA INDEPENDENT FROM FASTJET PLC SAYS THE LATTER (Posted 18th December 2018) Fastjet PLC Group Head Office (Johannesburg) confirm that the Directors of fastjet Airlines Ltd (Tanzania) have advised suspension of all flights within the Tanzanian network. The Directors of fastjet Tanzania are in discussions with the authorities regarding the continued operations of the […]

#DiaryofaMuzungu author promises more seminars in 2019

MORE HANDS ON TOURISM TRAINING FOCUSING ON DIGITAL MARKETING BY CHARLOTTE BEAUVOISIN (Posted 18th December 2018) The workshop last week at the Athena Hotel in Bugolobi / Kampala, held by Charlotte and supplemented by a presentation from Dr. Celestine Katongole, was not just a sellout but also, going by comments received from workshop participants, a […]

Long in coming has open hostility finally led to #Fastjet’s AOC being pulled

DID #TANZANIA CIVIL AVIATION HEED THEIR MASTER’S CALL TO PROTECT THEIR NATIONAL AIRLINE BY GETTING RID OF A COMPETITOR? (Posted 17th December 2018) Tanzania’s Civil Aviation Authority has delivered a much treasured Christmas present to their ailing national airline by getting rid of competitor Fastjet and clearing the way for ATCL to battle it out […]

News from #CoastalAviation

We have listened to you, our loyal customers, and we are really excited to introduce the K-CLASS, a new fare for East African Residents aimed to promote the domestic market. The new class applies to any flight as per the usual R-Class routes and it is bookable by all our agents and walk-in customers, whom […]

New #Ghana national airline to get initially four aircraft from Ethiopian

#ETHIOPIANAIRLINES TO SECOND FOUR SHORT / MEDIUM HAUL AIRCRAFT TO NEW AIRLINE IN GHANA (Posted 17th December 2018) Information has come to light that the new partnership between Ghana and Ethiopian Airlines will result in the secondment of up to four short and medium haul aircraft of Bombardier / Viking Q400 and Boeing B737 make. […]

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