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INDUSTRY ANALYSIS Should Cathay Pacific switch its Copenhagen route to Helsinki and partner with Finnair? 01-Jul-2018 marks the fifth anniversary for Japan Airlines’ service to Helsinki. The flight caters to Japan’s interest in visiting Finland and also gives JAL passengers….. More Perth international airfares continue to rise, coinciding with hotel occupancy and rates falling: CWT/CAPA […]
#Zambia’s #KafuntaSafaris celebrate 20 years of excellence
HAPPY BIRTHDAY 20TH KAFUNTA RIVER LODGE! 20 Days for a 20 Years Birthday Contest. Starts on Wednesday 04 July 2018 (10:00 AMZambian time) and ends on Tuesday 24 July 2018 (6:00 PM Zambian time). The contest is opened internationally but participants must be 18 years or older. Contest Terms & Conditions are listed on the […]
#NgambaIsland turns 20
TWENTY YEARS OF CHIMP RESCUE AND CONSERVATION CELEBRATED (Posted 04th July 2017) On June 07th did Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary celebrate its 20th anniversary as the model chimpanzee sanctuary in Africa. The gala dinner hosted at the Commonwealth Resort in Munyonyo featured an impressive conservation and tourism VIP guest list of founding members, friends of […]
Lake Victoria #Serena Golf Resort and Spa to go 18 hole in October
#EASTAFRICA’S LATEST 18 HOLE #GOLF COURSE SET FOR LAUNCH IN OCTOBER AT THE #LAKEVICTORIA SHORES (Posted 03rd July 2018) The Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort & Spa in Uganda is set to complete the second 9 holes to make it an 18-hole golf course by October 2018. This one of a kind golf course in […]
#SegeraRetreat – Five Star Made in Kenya
LEAVING SEGERA – THE LAST THING YOU WANT TO DO (Posted 03rd July 2018) Segera – Kenya’s only five star safari property North of the Equator The Segera Retreat, located in the central highlands of Kenya on a sprawling 50.000 acres conservancy, perfectly fits the description ‘When only the best will do‘ because that is […]
Colobus Conservation’s #GolfOnTheBeach to raise more funds
Colobus Conservation will be hosting the 4th Golf on the Beach Tournament Fundraiser at Nomad Beach Bar on the 15th July. This event is incredibly popular, providing a fun day for all. There will be both an adult and children’s tournament, stalls with beautiful local crafts and products and some fantastic prizes for auction. This […]
Guerillas of Tsavo – Remembering the end of World War I
Remembering ‘The Forgotten‘ James asked "Why should we Remember?" while speaking at the National Museums of Kenya on 11th June 2018. Click here to read the full text of James’s speech. The British High Commissioner, representatives from the Australian and Zambian High Commissions and German Embassy, together with the media and invited guests were all […]
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INDUSTRY ANALYSIS South Asia leads the world in H1 air capacity growth; Central and Eastern Europe and East Africa also see double-digit rises Latest research from The Blue Swan Daily shows that South Asia was the fastest growth region of the world for scheduled airline capacity over the….. More Misleading claims about discounts and room […]
#CoastalAviation highlights procedures for chartes to and from Rwanda
Hot tips for visiting Central and Northern #Kenya
#MOUNTKENYA #OLPEJETA #SEGERA – BIG FIVE, BIG MOUNTAIN AND BIG LUXURY (Posted 02nd July 2018) Kenya, a country I regularly travel to, is not just the Masai Mara, Amboseli or the beaches from Malindi over Watamu to Diani and beyond. While I indeed start my journeys mostly in Nairobi, to see new hotel developments and […]
#EthiopianAirlines takes delivery of first #Boeing #B737MAX
ETHIOPIAN RINGS IN NEW ERA WITH DELIVERY OF FIRST BOEING B737MAX (Posted 02nd July 2018) (Picture courtesy of Ethiopian Airlines) Ethiopian Airlines, the largest aviation group in Africa earlier today announced that it has taken delivery of their first B737MAX. The B737 MAX 8 features the new Boeing sky interior and LED lighting that enhances […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
Download PDF version of CCA’s May/June edition of The Africa eJournal PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE In the coming weeks, U.S. and African senior government officials, private sector and civil society representatives will meet at the 17th U.S.-sub-Saharan Africa Trade and Economic Cooperation Forum (AGOA Forum). Stakeholders in the U.S. economic relationship with Africa, particularly the 40 AGOA-eligible […]
#CoastalAviation relocates Dar es Salaam check in counters
Greetings ATC Readers, Coastal would like to inform you that as of June 29th, at our Dar-es-Salaam domestic terminal, we have relocated our check-in counter from our long time location in the main departure hall to the hallway leading to the departure gates. You will find our check-in staff ready to meet you, our esteemed […]
#AirKenya announces the resumption of services to Kichwa Tembo airstrip
News has just come in that Air Kenya has, with immediate effect, began to serve the Kichwa Tembo airstrip again, after it was closed due to weather conditions. Wrote Air Kenya: We are pleased to advise the resumption of service into the KICHWA TEMBO AIRSTRIP, MASAI MARA with immediate effect. For further information or for […]
The latest Blue Swan Daily
INDUSTRY ANALYSIS The cost of conflict – war and violence in the world costs almost USD15 trillion annually; that’s USD2,000 for everyone of us! “The world is less peaceful today than at any time in the last decade,” according to the findings of the international think-tank the Institute for….. More Virgin Atlantic waves goodbye to […]
#Uganda under pressure to make progress on #SGR project
#NCIP SUMMIT IN NAIROBI PUTS #KAMPALA UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT (Posted 02nd July 2018) Some level of frustration can be sensed from various media releases and comments made by usually well informed individuals about the progress, or non progress, of one of the NCIP’s main projects, the SGR, short for Standard Gauge Railway from the Kenyan […]
#Jambojet posts another loss
101 MILLION KENYA SHILLINGS LOSS AS JAMBOJET FALLS IN LINE WITH KENYA AIRWAYS’ NEW FINANCIAL YEAR (Posted 02nd July 2018) After also changing the financial year to fall in line with parent corporation Kenya Airways did Jambojet, effective 31st of December 2017, report a loss of 101 million Kenya Shillings. This compares to just 25 […]
#Ghana Minister of #Aviation calls for reduction in #Airport charges
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 […]
The Saint Ange Tourism Report – Volume 2 Edition 26 of 2018
ENJOY THE LATEST EDITION OF THE #SAINTANGE TOURISM REPORT FRESH FROM THE #SEYCHELLES AND THE OTHER #INDIANOCEAN ISLANDS (Posted 02nd July 2018) As every week has Alain St. Ange just published his weekly report from the Seychelles and readers of www.ATCNews.org are once again able to read it: The editorial this week highlights: a. Tourism […]
#Tanzania and #Burundi ditch joint East African destination marketing
ANOTHER NAIL IN THE COFFIN OF EAST AFRICAN COOPERATION AS TANZANIA AND BURUNDI PULL OUT OF TOURISM MARKETING ACCORD (Posted 01st July 2018) News are emerging from the just ended East African Community ministerial sectoral meeting on tourism and wildlife, that Tanzania and Burundi have decided to go it alone vis a vis marketing […]
Social media product marketing brought to a near standstill in #Uganda
FOOD DELIVERY SERVICES AND BOOKING PLATFORMS USING FACEBOOK PAGES BEGIN TO COUNT THEIR LOSSES WHILE TOURISTS UNABLE TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCES (Posted 01st July 2018) Businesses in Uganda, using Facebook pages as the main mean to reach their target clientele, be it for booking bus tickets, food deliveries, product purchases and deliveries and more, are […]
#AirTanzania’s #Boeing #B787 getting ready for delivery
AIR TANZANIA’S B787 UNDERGOING FINAL TESTS BEFORE DELIVERY (Posted 01st July 2018) (Picture courtesy of Boeing) Final preparations are underway now for Air Tanzania’s new Boeing B787-8 delivery, thought to take place as early as next weekend. Ground tests and test flights have reportedly been almost completed, signalling that the hand over of the aircraft […]
Congo oh Congo
#CONGO’S #ILLEGITIMATE #REGIME NOW PLANS TO RAPE NATIONAL PARKS FOR #OIL GAINS (Posted 01st July 2018) News from Kinshasa have raised the heat among the global conservation fraternity, when it became known yesterday that the illegitimate Kabila regime in Congo – which according to political pundits is now looking at their own endgame – has […]
Reprieve for #CapeTown as rains fill up the reservoirs
NO DAY ZERO FOR CAPE TOWN IN 2018 AND 2019 (Posted 30th June 2018) Cape Town’s Deputy Mayor Ian Neilson earlier this week made a happy announcement – in particular for the hard hit tourism industry working overdrive to bring conference and leisure tourists into one of Africa’s most iconic cities – that there will […]
#GTVC Ministerial Council decisions promote conservation
BEST PRACTICES THE KEY TO IMPROVED CONSERVATION APPROACH FOR THE GORILLA HIGHLANDS (Posted 30th June 2018) The Extra-Ordinary Council of Minister of the GVTC (Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration) convened yesterday in Kigali to discuss both the five-year transboundary strategic plan as well as the GVTC’s budgetary requirements. The GVTC is comprised of Uganda, the Democratic […]
#UNWTO expands partnership to include the IE Business School
UNWTO’S LATEST PARTNERSHIP TO BENEFIT INDUSTRY (Posted 30th June 2018) The World Tourism Organization UNWTO and IE Business School, one of the world’s leading executive education centers, have agreed to join forces to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in the tourism sector. Both will promote the role of academia within tourism innovation. UNWTO has invited IE […]
#Kwajoni Airfield still not operational
Coastal Aviation has just pointed out that they are continuing to use the Tanga Airfield instead of the Kwajoni airfield, until further notice: Dear ATC Readers, Following our previous statement released on 17th April 2018, all Coastal flights to Kwajoni airfield are still diverted to Tanga airport, due to the airstrip conditions. Kwajoni cannot be […]
#SerenaHotels gets a record 25 nominations for the 2018 #WorldTravelAwards
SERENA HOTELS RECEIVES A WHOPPING 25 NOMINATIONS FOR #WTA2018 (Posted 29th June 2018) Properties from around Serena Hotels’s five African countries of operation, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Mozambique and Rwanda, have received nominations for the upcoming World Travel Awards, aka Travel Oscars, in what must be a record number for the hotel group. Serena has in […]
#KampalaSerenaHotel starts plastic hanger buy back scheme
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE AS SERENA TAKES THE LEAD AGAIN by Janet Maina (Posted 29th June 2018) June 05th is marked by the United Nations as World Environment Day, a day set aside since 1974 to promote “worldwide awareness and action for the protection of our environment.” This year’s theme was “beat plastic pollution.” According to […]
Changes at the helm of #ICCA
ICCA CEO MARTIN SIRK TO LEAVE THE ORGANIZATION NEXT MONTH (Posted 29th June 2018) The Board of the International Congress and Convention Association ICCA earlier today announced the departure of long-serving CEO, Martin Sirk, who will step down from his position with the association at the end of July 2018. With Sirk’s departure, the ICCA […]
