News from #Zambia and beyond by Gill Staden
ENJOY THE LATEST EDITION OF THE ‘LIVINGSTONE BI-WEEKLY‘ WITH NEWS FROM ‘FURTHER DOWN SOUTH‘ (Posted 29th March 2018) Inside this week: Damming the Luangwa International Day of Rivers Mongu-Kaoma Road pic Nanzhila Big Birding Day Land Use Planning in Liuwa Funding for KAZA Vic Falls Recycling Project Kariba Airport to be relocated Crocodile at Hwange […]
Kenyan military trainer aircraft crashes in Taita Taveta County
MIRACULOUS ESCAPE FOR TWO PILOTS AS THEIR MILITARY AIRCRAFT CRASHES (Posted 29th March 2018) (Picture courtesy of @capitalfmkenya) Two Kenya Air Force pilots escaped with just minor injuries yesterday when their training aircraft developed mechanical problems and shortly afterwards crashed. KAF720, a Grob 120 A-K training plane, ended up completely destroyed as the picture by […]
#QatarAirways ‘Qsuite’ made available on #Chicago flights
AWARD WINNING NEW BUSINESS CLASS ‘QSUITE‘ COMES TO CHICAGO (Posted 29th March 2018) Qatar Airways announced that it will introduce its groundbraking new Business Class seat, Qsuite, on flights from Chicago starting 01st of April, allowing even more travellers to experience the new standard of luxury, comfort, and customisation in international travel set by the […]
Sri Lankan Airlines signs deal with Air Seychelles
AIR SEYCHELLES AND SRILANKAN AIRLINES SIGN AGREEMENT FOR GREATER NETWORK ACCESS (Posted 29th March 2018) Air Seychelles and SriLankan Airlines have signed a Special Prorate Agreement (SPA) to provide travellers with greater access and seamless transfers onto each other’s respective route networks, effective 01st of April 2018. As part of the partnership, guests travelling with […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
TOURISM Nigeria’s travel industry’s to contribute 2.59m jobs by 2027 Vanguard Nigeria’s Travel industry’s contribution to employment is expected to rise by 3.6% per annum to 2,598,000 jobs in 2027. Travelstart Nigeria, an online African t ravel agency, gave the…Read more>> New Brand Promoting Tourism Potentials The Ethiopian Herald It has been over one year […]
Air Seychelles makes 174 staff redundant
ETIHAD WOES BLAMED FOR LETTING AIR SEYCHELLES DOWN (Posted 29th March 2018) Feedback coming in from the Seychelles suggest a foul mood over the level of redundancies announced late yesterday at national airline Air Seychelles. 174 staff will be sent home while a further 28 vacant posts previously advertised will now no longer be filled. […]
Marketing #Edelweiss flights to #Seychelles to go underway in May
SEYCHELLES TOURISM TO COLLABORATE WITH EDELWEISS AIR TO PROMOTE THE DESTINATION (Posted 28th March 2018) The Seychelles Tourism Board will in due course complete an MoU with Swiss leisure carrier Edelweiss to engage in marketing activities ahead of the flight launch which is anticipated for late September this year. The airline, was was reported here […]
Polana Serena in #Maputo venue for #Tango Workshop
POLANA SERENA HOSTS AFRICAN TANGO EXTRAVAGANZA (Posted 28th March 2018) Africa Tango International Maputo-Mozambique Festival Now underway is a unique Tango Festival at the Polana Serena Hotel in Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. It is the first of its kind and it is anticipated that it will become a fixed feature on the African calendar, […]
#AirMauritius launches #Amsterdam flights
AMSTERDAM TO MAURITIUS – NOW AVAILABLE NON STOP (Posted 28th March 2018) Air Mauritius has now commenced twice weekly operations to Amsterdam.The flights will operate on Mondays and Fridays using an Airbus A 340 with 34 Business and 264 Economy Class seats. A third weekly flight will be added on Wednesdays during the peak months […]
Ethiopian Airlines – Three new African destinations in a single day
#MADAGASCAR X 1 AND #CONGO X 2 AS ETHIOPIAN EXPANDS #AFRICA NETWORK (Posted 28th March 2018) Ethiopian Airlines, the largest aviation group in Africa and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Airline, yesterday launched three new flights to Kisangani and Mbuji Mayi in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Nosy-Be in Madagascar. The launch of […]
Serena Hotels wishes all ATC Readers Happy Easter
#Kenya plans major events alongside Magical Kenya Tourism Expo
‘KENYA TOURISM FESTIVAL‘ TO BE LAUNCHED AT ‘MAGICAL KENYA TRAVEL EXPO 2018‘ (Posted 28th March 2018) In six months’ time, Kenya will show itself off to the world with an unprecedented week of tourism promotion, knowns as the Kenya Tourism Festival (KTF) 2018. This is in line with our strategic objective of enhancing visitor experience, […]
Next WTM Latin America – Then WTM Africa … will you be there?
Register for free
Easter Egg Hunt – a la #QualityHill
BOOK NOW Take your family out for a stress-free Easter Family Brunch with unlimited brunch, unlimited soft drinks + wines and an eggcelent Easter chocolate feast for the kids. You can also purchase freshly imported Belgian Chocolate Easter Eggs gift hampers for friends and family from the #QualityHill pastry shop La Patisserie
#MountainTourism – the Challenges ahead
#UNWTO FORUM DISCUSSES THE CHALLENGES MOUNTAIN AND SNOW TOURISM FACES IN THE FUTURE (Posted 28th March 2018) The 10th World Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism (Andorra, 21-23 March 2018) highlighted the need to adapt tourism accommodation to the expectations of today’s customers and to increase the quality of the traveller’s experience, while identifying knowledge […]
Bankrupt #Alitalia plans for flights to #Mauritius
BROKE BUT AMBITIOUS (Posted 27th March 2018) While the financial future of the well near broke Alitalia continues to hang in the balance and survival for now is only assured through continued bailouts from the Italian government, has the airline nevertheless announced plans to fly to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius come October this […]
#Songea runway conditions prompt Air Tanzania to suspend flights
AIR TANZANIA FORCED TO SUSPEND SONGEA / MTWARA FLIGHTS DUE TO POOR RUNWAY CONDITION (Posted 27th March 2018) Information received from Dar es Salaam suggests that Air Tanzania will this week suspend their flights to Mtwara via Songea as a result of the deteriorating runway condition at Songea Airport (IATA: SGX, ICAO: HTSO) Air Tanzania […]
#AirFrance commences #Nairobi flights
AIR FRANCE JOINS #KENYAAIRWAYSKLM CODE SHARE DEAL (Posted 27th March 2018) The arrival in Nairobi of the first Air France flight from Paris provided cause for a dual celebration in the Kenyan capital. The French airline has yesterday started a three times a week service between the two capitals after having withdrawn from the route […]
#STTA engages Private and Public Sector to think ‘Sustainability’
STTA ASKS TO INTEGRATE SUSTAINABILITY INTO YOUR BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION CULTURE
#AFRAA set for 7th Aviation Stakeholder Convention
AFRAA’s 7th Aviation Stakeholders Convention is now just two weeks away. Hosted by Air Tanzania and under the high patronage of the Government of Zanzibar, this event promises to be one of the most exciting editions yet. I. Registration Delegates intending to participate in the 7th Aviation Stakeholders Convention are requested to register through our […]
#Kenya set to launch Tourism Festival
Uganda Wildlife Authority welcomes new Executive Director
SAM MWANDHA TAKES OFFICE AT UGANDA WILDLIFE AUTHORITY (Posted 26th March 2018) (From left Mr. Sam Mwandha and Dr. Andrew Seguya on the right) Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) earlier today welcomed the new Executive Director Mr. Samuel John Mwandha who received the tools of office from the outgoing Executive Director Dr. Andrew Ggunga Seguya. The […]
#Uganda to drive more Tourism traffic using the #Equator
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 can and should lead sustainable development: UNWTO Secretary-General opens ITB 2018 Berlin, Germany, 6 March 2018 – The tourism sector’s role and responsibility in contributing to sustainable development on a global scale was the central message delivered at the opening of the 2018 edition of the ITB Berlin travel trade show by Zurab Pololikashvili, […]
#Rwanda starts process to attain US FAA Category One certification
#RWANDAIR’S QUEST FOR #NEWYORK FLIGHTS TAKES SHAPE (Posted 26th March 2018) Sources from #Kigali confirmed that the multiple processes ahead of RwandAir launching flights to the United States are now underway. Both airline and aviation facilities will need to undergo various audits by the FAA and other US Government bodies before RwandAir can attain the […]
The Saint Ange Tourism Report – Volume 2 Edition 12 of 2018
ENJOY THE LATEST EDITION OF THE #SAINTANGE TOURISM REPORT FRESH FROM THE #SEYCHELLES AND THE OTHER #INDIANOCEAN ISLANDS (Posted 25th March 2018) he Editorial this week welcomes back British Airways after many years of absence from Seychelles. It also discusses the Air Seychelles staff redundancies and their introduction of a partnership with "CarTrawler" for Seychelles. […]
Plan Mawingo – Reloaded in reduced format?
KENYA AIRWAYS LOOKS AT EXPANSION AGAIN AND ‘PLAN MAWINGO‘FOOTPRINTS EVERYWHERE (Posted 25th March 2018) (Original Plan Mawingo map of planned destinations by 2021) Going by the latest noises coming out of the head office of Kenya Airways, talking confidently about an expansion of destinations and fleet, did memories lead me back to the days of […]
#AstralAviation launching cargo flights to #Mozambique’s city of #Nampula
NEW ONCE A WEEK CARGO FLIGHT BETWEEN #NAIROBI AND #NAMPULA (Posted 25th March 2018) One of Africa’s largest privately owned cargo airlines, Astral Aviation based in Nairobi / Kenya, has just announced that effective 05th of April the Mozambique’ city of Nampula will be added to their growing list of scheduled destinations of cargo services […]
Fly #BrusselsAirlines and meet #Aerosmurf and her ‘siblings’
BRUSSELS AIRLINES REVEALS THEIR LATEST ICONIC #AIRBUS #A320 (Posted 25th March 2018) Passengers flying out of Entebbe on Brussels Airlines daily flights – also those joining these services in Bujumbura and Kigali respectively – and traveling beyond Brussels on connecting flights, now have the chance to fly on one of the airline’s five iconic Airbus […]
Few of #Africa’s airports make it into the top #Skytrax ranks
CAPE TOWN REMAINS AFRICA’S LEADING AIRPORT (Posted 24th March 2018) The world’s top ten leading airports, as per Skytrax, the global market leader in aviation rankings and ratings, do not include a single one from Africa, giving once again fodder for thought and challenging governments on the continent to invest more and make such facilities […]
