#UNWTO says community involvement key to tourism’s success
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)’s International Seminar on Harnessing Cultural Tourism through Innovation and Technology and 40th Affiliate Members Plenary Session concluded with a renewed call for community participation in development of cultural tourism using cutting-edge technologies (12-14 November 2018, Hamedan, Islamic Republic of Iran). Cultural and heritage attractions are key to tourism development in […]
#BrusselsAirlines inducts nearly 100 more flight attendants
CONTINUED GROWTH TRANSLATES INTO MORE JOBS AT BRUSSELS AIRLINES (Posted 14th November 2018) Brussels Airlines welcomes 98 new colleagues to its cabin crew department. In November, a first group of 15 new employees begins their nine-week safety and commercial training, to start their flying career in January 2019. The second group will start their training […]
#DPWorld creates major logistics platform in #Kigali #Rwanda
RWANDAN GOVERNMENT AND DP WORLD ENTER INTO MAJOR INLAND DRY PORT DEAL (Posted 14th November 2018) DP World (www.DPWorld.com/) and the government of Rwanda have setup a state-of-the-a logistics hub, located 20 kilometers from the capital city Kigali, close to the international airport. The facility is East Africa’s first ever Inland Dry Port developed by […]
#CoastalAviation advised of closure of #Ndutu airstrip
Dear ATC Readers, We have recently been advised that the Ndutu airstrip in Tanzania will be closed by the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority from today 14th November through till 14th December 2018 due to the maintenance of the airfield. Whilst the timing is very inconvenient at a time when the Great Migration is heading South, […]
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
#PrecisionAir renews IOSA certification
PRECISION AIR REMAINS #TANZANIA’S ONLY AIRLINE WITH IATA OPERATIONAL SAFETY AUDIT CERTIFICATION (Posted 14th November 2018) Precision Air has successfully renewed its IATA’s Operational Safety Audit (IOSA). Precision Air has been able to renew its IOSA registration for 6 consecutive validity periods. The latest certification was granted after undergoing an extensive operational safety audit which […]
#BelgianWeek at the #KampalaSerenaHotel
#SHARINGMORETHANCOLOURS – BELGIAN WEEK IN UGANDA UNFOLDS (Posted 14th November 2018) The Belgian Week in Uganda is entering its hot phase now with the King’s Day Celebration taking place tomorrow, for invited guests only, at the Kampala Serena Hotel. It is there too that Chef Dries Cloet is this week preparing Belgian dishes with a […]
The Saint Ange Tourism Report – Volume 2 Edition 45 of 2018
ENJOY THE LATEST EDITION OF THE #SAINTANGE TOURISM REPORT FRESH FROM THE #SEYCHELLES AND THE OTHER #INDIANOCEAN ISLANDS (Posted 14th November 2018) The Editorial this week highlights: a. Everyone in the tourism and travel trade are now back from World Travel Market (WTM) 2018 in London. b. Tourism Budgets – this is the time to […]
New Name in Conservation and Community Engagement … The Laikipia Forum
LWF has a new name – the Laikipia Forum Other members include representatives from Kenya Wildlife Service, Northern Rangelands Trust, Mpala Research Center , British Army Training Unit In Kenya and the County Government of Laikipia. In coming weeks, we will be highlighting the roles and membership of each of our partners. |To know more […]
Tobs Kenya Golf Safaris named Best African Golf Tour Operator
GOLF TOURISM KENYA GETS A MAJOR BOOST THROUGH PRESTIGIOUS AWARD (Posted 13th November 2018) #Tobs #Kenya #Golf Safaris managed to take over the Leadership in #Africa as the continent’s best Golf Tour Operator 2018 in stiff competition with 9 other specialised African companies. The Golf Operator’s recognition comes as a major boost to Kenya’s Golf […]
#EthiopianAirlines takes delivery of their 8th B777F cargo plane
BOEING B777F DELIVERY MAKES ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES AFRICA’S LARGEST AIR CARGO CARRIER (Posted 13th November 2018) Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, Africa’s largest cargo operator, has taken delivery of its 8th B777 freighter aircraft earlier this week at its home base at Bole International Airport. Maintaining its trajectory of rapid growth and expansion in the global […]
#Mozambique opens #Africa’s longest suspension bridge
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 […]
#UNWTO News
Tourism, Trade and the World Trade Organisation: A Joint Communication from UNWTO, WTO, ITC and WTTC The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), The World Trade Organization (WTO), the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), and the International Trade Center (ITC) have issued the joint communication ‘Tourism, Trade and the WTO’ affirming the importance of enhanced global […]
Bench Events sets date for the #AviaDevAfrica conference in 2019
#AVIADEV #AFRICA RETURNS TO #CAPETOWN IN 2019 (Posted 13th November 2018) Bench Events / AviaDev Africa has just released the dates for the 2019 event, which will return to the South African city of Cape Town and take place from the 24th to the 26th of April at the Century City Conference Centre. Coming up […]
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
#KenyaAirways suspends ticket sales from and to #Burundi
BURUNDI AT RISK TO HAVE FLIGHTS FROM NAIROBI CUT OVER ‘COMFORT‘ OF GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS (Posted 11th November 2018) After suddenly challenging Kenya Airways’ subsidiary Jambojet landing rights using a Bombardier Q400 aircraft, which under the existing bilateral air services agreement and under relevant agreements within the East African community plainly is a rubberstamp issue, has […]
Record numbers attending the #ICCACongress in #Dubai
ICCA CONGRESS ATTENDANCE IN DUBAI THE LARGEST EVER OUTSIDE EUROPE (Posted 12th November 2018) The 57th ICCA Congress, one of the most prestigious events in the international association meetings industry calendar, has just begun in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with more than 1,150 senior meetings industry professionals and association meeting planners from almost 80 countries […]
#ReunionIsland courts #Mauritius residents to visit
NEW MARKETING CAMPAIGN AIMED TO ENTICE MAURITIANS TO VISIT REUNION (Posted 11th November 2018) As part of its marketing strategy for the Mauritian market and in order to enhance the image of destination Réunion with Mauritians and tourists in Mauritius, Reunion Island Tourism has launched a new campaign from 1st to 30th November 2018.Reunion Island […]
#Seychelles tighten rules for cruise ship handling in port
NEW RULES FOR CRUISE SHIP HANDLING AT PORT VICTORIA AS NEW SEASON STARTS (Posted 11th November 2018) DMC’s, tour operators and taxi operators will have to abide by a new set of rules when entering the port of Victoria to receive and drop off cruise ship passengers. Tour operators in particular, but also taxi operators, […]
#RemembranceWeekend in #Europe but not yet in #Africa
EUROPE COMMEMORATES THE GUNS FALLING SILENT 100 YEARS AGO AS AFRICA’S TURN STILL TWO WEEKS AWAY (Posted 10th November 2018) This weekend marks 100 years since the guns fell silent in Europe after the ‘armistice’ of truce was signed ending the First World War. In Africa, however, this still took a two further weeks till […]
Fastjet Tanzania on the way to become a franchise of Fastjet PLC
FASTJET PLC EXPECTS INCOME FROM USE OF NAME WHEN BUYOUT OF FASTJET (T) IS COMPLETED (Posted 10th November 2018) The ongoing attempt by a group of Tanzanian businesses to buy out Fastjet PLC’s share in Fastjet (T) is aiming to turn the Tanzanian arm of the self professed pan African low fare airline into a […]
#AFRAA in final preparations for 50th Annual General Assembly
AFRICAN AIRLINE ASSOCIATION PREPARES TO CELEBRATE A HALF CENTURY OF SERVICE TO THE AVIATION INDUSTRY (Posted 09th November 2018) Final preparations are underway for the Golden Jubilee celebration of AFRAA, which stands for African Airline Association, a continental aviation body based in Nairobi / Kenya. The event will be held in Rabat, the Moroccan […]
#BrusselsAirlines winter season deals for #Uganda residents
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Kampala’s new deli shop promises superb quality at Le Gourmet / Quality Hill
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
#UNWTO publishes Gulf / GCC outbound tourism report
A new report from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the European Travel Commission (ETC) shows that outbound tourism from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) – comprising six countries of the Arabian peninsula – has grown strongly in recent years, with international tourism expenditure surpassing USD 60 billion in 2017. ‘The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) […]
#Bombardier Q-family gets a new home
#VIKING OF #CANADA ACQUIRES BOMBARDIER’S #Q400 PRODUCTION (Posted 09th November 2018) It was not exactly a surprise for close observers of the aircraft manufacturing industry though the timing came perhaps faster than anticipated. Bombardier of Canada has now also divested from their Q-Series production, after earlier in the year entering into a joint venture with […]
#BrusselsAirlines ‘Loop’ loyalty programme expands to long haul flights
BRUSSELS AIRLINES’ ‘LOOP‘ LOYALTY PROGRAMME GETS BETTER (Posted 09th November 2018) Brussels Airlines adds new features to its loyalty program LOOP, designed for the increasing number of customers that flies with Brussels Airlines. From now on passengers can also earn LOOPs on long haul flights and spend them immediately on their next Brussels Airlines operated […]
#RwandAir plans to double their fleet in coming years
Another edition of #ATQNews from #Nigeria and beyond Nigerian Journalists have applauded the appointment of former Director General, Nigeria Tourism Development Commission, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe and other professionals into key areas in the industry. Group commences 30-yr management agreement of Gashaka Gumti Park Lufthansa reduces planned growth for 2019 as it achieves Adjusted EBIT of […]
#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 09th November 2018) 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 […]
