#Ghana is becoming the #MICE hub for #WestAfrica
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. NATOP BOT chairman commend members as he makes a thank you Visit Plateau State Scientific Protocols For Tourism Master Plans in […]
The Saint Ange Tourism Report – Volume 2 Edition 20 of 2018
ENJOY THE LATEST EDITION OF THE #SAINTANGE TOURISM REPORT FRESH FROM THE #SEYCHELLES AND THE OTHER #INDIANOCEAN ISLANDS (Posted 21st May 2018) The Editorial this week highlights the coming Mauritius "International Conference on Digitalisation and Sustainable Tourism", which will be held on the 23rd & 24th May at Hilton Mauritius Resort & Spa followed by […]
#Zimbabwe Tourism launches ‘Destination Newsletters’
ZIMBABWE SHIFTS FOCUS TO PROMOTE MORE THAN VICTORIA FALLS AND GREAT ZIMBABWE (Posted 19th May 2018) Zimbabwe’s Tourism Authority has launched already its second ‘Destination Newslettter’ in order to promote some of the internationally lesser known destinations such as the Eastern Highlands but also Lake Kariba and the Zambezi Valley. http://www.zimbabwetourism.net/index.php/newsletters/ The format comes as […]
Bad weather causes flight cancellations between the main #Seychelles islands
#MAHE TO #PRASLIN FLIGHTS DISRUPTED BY BAD WEATHER (Posted 19th May 2018) (Air Seychelles file photo) Torrential rain and stormy wind conditions yesterday brought the Air Seychelles inter island flights between Mahe and Praslin – the two largest islands of the archipelago – to a stop when the airline for safety reasons decided to cancel […]
Direct Pay Online becomes the Karibu KILIFair’s Platinum sponsor
DPO GROUP IS #KARIBUKILIFAIR2018’S PLATINUM SPONSOR (Posted 19th May 2018) DPO, the leading payment service provider in Africa, has announced its platinum sponsorship of the most significant tourism trade fair in East Africa, KARIBU KILIFAIR, which kicks off in June in Moshi, Tanzania. The three-day networking event will be attended by over 350 exhibitors and […]
#EthiopianAirlines eyes #Jakarta flights from July
ETHIOPIAN SET TO ADD JAKARTA FROM 17TH OF JULY (Posted 18th May 2018) Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, has announced that it will launch thrice weekly flights to Jakarta, Indonesia as of July 17, 2018. A member of the G-20 global group of nations is […]
#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 18th May 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 their blog. Also, email them to submit your events or suggest new ideas […]
#Emirates and #Fastjet sign new interline deal
INTERLINE DEAL BETWEEN EMIRATES AND FASTJET TO BENEFIT PASSENGERS OF BOTH AIRLINES (Posted 18th May 2018) Fastjet and Emirates have now signed an interlining deal from which passengers of both airlines in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique and South Africa will benefit. Emirates serves these markets with long haul flights out of Dubai, effectively connecting the […]
#Congo under pressure to step up #Ebola fight
CONGO’S NEIGHBOURS ON HIGH ALERT AFTER COUNTRY FAILS TO CONTAIN EBOLA OUTBREAK (Posted 18th May 2018) Countries neighbouring the Democratic Republic of Congo have gone on high alert after information emerged that health authorities in the Congo have failed to contain the current Ebola outbreak to the area of origin. At least one case, probably […]
#Aviation Training in #Rwanda
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#AirAustral expands reach to #Corsica through new codeshare deal
#REUNION TO #MARSEILLE AND ON TO #CORSICA – NOW AVAILABLE FOR AIR AUSTRAL PASSENGERS (Posted 17th May 2018) Confirmation was received that Air Austral, the French Indian Ocean island based home airline of Reunion, and fellow French airline Air Corsica, have signed a codeshare deal benefiting passengers of both carriers. Air Austral passengers on flights […]
#RhinoCharge putting final touches for 2018 event
TWO WEEKS TO GO FOR THE 30TH EDITION OF #KENYA’S PREMIER OFF ROAD FUNDRAISING EVENT (Posted 17th May 2018) Rhino Ark founder Ken Kuhle, Rally Enthusiasts Rob Combes and Brian Haworth in 1989 mooted the idea of an off-road 4×4 event to support the fencing project carried out by the just established Charitable Trust Rhino […]
Corporate Council on #Africa News Updates
ENERGY Egypt and Ethiopia Smooth Tensions Over Nile Dam The Wall Street Journal Officials from Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan on Wednesday made progress after months of acrimony over how to share the waters of the Nile river, smoothing tensions in a conflict that…Read more>> INFRASTRUCTURE FG promises early completion of N22.3b Lagos-Ota-Abeokuta expressway The Guardian […]
#UNWTO announces dates and venue of 7th Global Summit on Urban Tourism
#Virunga Park closes to allow for security and safety of visitors to improve
VIRUNGA NATIONAL PARK ANNOUNCED TEMPORARY CLOSURE (Posted 16th May 2018) The management of the Virunga National Park in the Eastern part of Congo has announced a temporary closure of the park until at least the 04th of June. This follows two serious security incidents over the past few weeks during which 7 people were killed […]
#KaribuKILIFair2018 – Meet the Coastal Aviation team
Meet and greet the new Coastal Sales Manager, GianPaolo Casati in Moshi. The newly formed Karibu/Kilifair, both well-known tourism fairs, have recently joined into ONE, which is becoming by far the largest and most important Tourism Trade Fair in East Africa. This year’s event will be held at the Ushirika Stadium of Moshi from 1st […]
News from ‘Further Down South’ by Gill Staden
THE LATEST #ZAMBIA NEWS BY THE ‘LIVINGSTONE BI-WEEKLY‘ (Posted 16th May 2018) Inside this week: ZTA needs funds for LICAF Luangwa Bridge Liuwa hand-pulled pontoon ZCP: Legacy of one wild dog China Power and General Electric in Zim about Batoka Dam Hwange Town may be sold Tourism Levy proposed for Vic Falls Town New railway […]
#Kenya’s ‘Little Ride’ set for #Uganda debut
UGANDA’S TAXI MARKET DUE FOR SHAKE UP AS UBER RIVAL ‘LITTLE RIDE‘ READY TO LAUNCH (Posted 15th May 2018) Uganda’s taxi market is about to get another massive shake up when Kenya’s Little Ride, backed by SafariCom, will launch operations, said to take place in the second half of May. The Ugandan market is presently […]
#KTF Chairman Mohammed Hersi comes out swinging against cutting marketing budget
#KENYA MUST ATTEND TOURISM TRADE FAIRS OR RISK LOSING MARKET SHARE (Posted 15th May 2018 and in part taken from VoyagesAfriq.com) When Mohammed Hersi mentioned in his comments shown below that he was one of the few opposing austerity measures by Kenya’s Tourism Ministry and Tourism Board, resulting in cutting down trade show attendance, he […]
#AirSeychelles signs deal with Bookings.Com
AIR SEYCHELLES ADDS NEW ACCOMMODATION LINK ON THEIR WEBSITE (Posted 15th May 2018) Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, has formed a new partnership with Booking.com, one of the largest travel e-commerce companies in the world, to provide customers with accommodation options via airseychelles.com. Booking.com will enable guests travelling with Air […]
#QatarAirways CEO addressed European Parliament Committee on Transport and Tourism
MAJOR COUP FOR QATAR AIRWAYS CHIEF EXECUTIVE AS HE MEETS THE #EU’S TRANSPORT COMMITTEE (Posted 15th May 2018) Mr. Akbar Al Baker, Group CEO of Qatar Airways, upstaged his Gulf rivals earlier today as he was invited to address the Transport and Tourism Committee of the European Parliament. He used the opportunity to inform one […]
#Laikipia Wildlife Forum – Conservation in Action every day …
In response to the Submission of Memorandum Notice published on Monday 7th May 2018 in the Daily Nation, the Conservation Alliance of Kenya and Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association jointly prepared a memorandum for the Wildlife Conservation and Management (Amendment) Bill, and submitted to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and the Environment and Natural […]
#WTMA2018, aka World Travel Market #Africa records 18 percent growth
#AFRICATRAVELWEEK – A SUCESS STORY YEAR AFTER YEAR (Posted 15th May 2018) WTM Africa has just announced key data of this year’s Africa Travel Week and in particular of the World Travel Market. More than 600 companies exhibited at the event at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, itself almost a guarantee of success given […]
Karibu KILIFair to hold media briefing
The aim of the Press meeting is to present KARIBU/KILIFAIR 2018 – the “United Tourism Fairs of Tanzania” – to the PRESS & MEDIA ! KILIFAIR organizers and TATO to explain the importance of merging the fairs & event highlights The organizers will answer questions from Press & Media Our partners Ethiopian Airlines and Kilimanjaro […]
#Zimbabwe’s successful Outing to African #Indaba in #Durban
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 […]
Desperate times call for desperate measures …
KENYA AIRWAYS CUTS BAGGAGE ALLOWANCE FOR ECONOMY CLASS PASSENGERS TO JUST ONE BAG (Posted 15th May 2018) (Just one piece of free checked baggage leaves passengers with stark choices as they face ‘Fee instead of free‘) What started off a year ago with cutting the baggage allowance for economy class passengers on regional flights from […]
Eagle Air passengers escape with a fright
#RUNWAYEXCURSION IN #ARUA SCARES PASSENGERS BUT NO ONE HURT (Posted 15th May 2018) (File picture of the plane) A Piper 34-200T Seneca 2, coming from Uganda’s main airport of Entebbe, suffered a non fatal runway excursion upon landing at the North Western town of Arua. All five on board are said to be unhurt from […]
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#EthiopianAirlines names #Manchester as new destination
#ADDISABABA VIA #BRUSSELS TO #MANCHESTER – NEW ROUTE TO LAUNCH ON 01ST OF DECEMBER (Posted 14th May 2018) Come December will Ethiopian Airlines add another European gateway to their expanding network, when Manchester flights will be launched. The service will route initially via the European capital of Brussels, using a Boeing B787 in the airline’s […]
#PrecisionAir plants trees around #Kilimanjaro
PRECISION ADDS 1000 TREES AROUND MT. KILIMANJARO (Posted 14th May 2018) Tanzania’s Precision Air Services Plc. has taken part in an initiative to preserve the environment around Mt. Kilimanjaro. This was achieved by the tree planting activity which involved Precision Air staff together with the District Council and the community in the area. A total […]
