#Atta open for sponsorship for their #ITB2018 Networking Session
Atta Memo: Opportunity to Sponsor ITB Networking | Berlin 07 March 2018 Atta hosts events throughout the year and around the globe. Sponsorship opportunities are exclusively available to members who wish to align their products / brands with the events on the Atta calendar and on Atta’s digital channels. If your target is the […]
Carmen Nibigira joins #Horwath HTL #Rwanda
NEW CHALLENGE FOR CARMEN NIBIGIRA IN #KIGALI (Posted 31st January 2018) Following Carmen Nibigira’s success as Coordinator of the East Africa Tourism Platform – funding disruptions for East Africa’s tourism apex body eventually brought her tenure to a much regretted premature end mid last year – has Carmen now taken on a new challenge as […]
10to4 – Entries close this Friday
Entries for the 2018 10to4 Mountain Bike Race close this Friday – 2nd February 2018! To enter please go to: www.10to4.org Race dates: 9th, 10th & 11th February 2018 #TropicAir10to4 #forpeaksake #10to4mtbchallenge #theultimatemtbsafari Mount Kenya Trust Turaco Farm PO Box 690 Nanyuki 10400 Kenya Virus-free. www.avg.com
#Seychelles Tourism Academy completes inaugural tour guide training
TRAINING TOUR GUIDES PART OF SEYCHELLES’ STRATEGY TO OFFER HIGHER SERVICE LEVELS (Posted 31st January 2018) The Seychelles Tourism Academy has last week graduated newly trained tour guided after they completed a three day intensive course in La Misere. History and Geography of the archipelago were essential course elements as were knowledge about flora and […]
#EthiopianAirlines set for #Chicago flights from June
CHICAGO FLIGHTS NOW ON SALE BY ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES (Posted 31st January 2018) Effective 02nd of June will Ethiopian Airlines launch their flights to Chicago. Initially operating three times a week, leaving Addis Ababa every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, will the airline use a Boeing B787-8 for the service. Enroute to Chicago does the flight stop […]
#Atta compiling member list ahead of #ITB2018
Atta is compiling a list of all members attending ITB 2018 which will be sent out before the show. If you are exhibiting please let them know your company name and stand number. If you are only visiting the show and wish to be listed, please let them know by return your company name, representatives […]
Airline bosses show confidence in further market improvements
#IATA’S BUSINESS CONFIDENCE SURVEY GIVES THUMBS UP TO THE INDUSTRY (Posted 30th January 2018) Key points: When surveyed in early-January, 75% of airline CFOs and Heads of Cargo indicated an improvement in year-on-year profitability in Q4 2017 compared with the same period in 2016. The majority (56%) reported that they expect their profitability levels to […]
ATCNews.org guest writer Lillian Gaitho needs your help
THE ANSWER MANY HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR … (Posted 29th January 2018) Lillian Gaitho is the undisputed star among the ATCNews.org guest writers and swiftly rose to that fame after she began her contributions and became a household name for the readers of Eastern Africa’s largest publication of its kind. Week in and week out […]
#Uganda ready to host over 100 companies for Pearl of Africa Expo 2018
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 […]
#Fastjet opens Kigoma bookings
#KIGOMA FLIGHTS BY FASTJET TO LAUNCH ON MARCH 01ST (Posted 29th January 2018) Effective 01st of March will Fastjet (T) add the western Tanzanian town of Kigoma to their domestic network. Kigoma’s airport, IATA code TKQ and ICAO code HTKA, is located at an elevation of 2.700 feet or 823 metres above sea level and […]
Qatar Airways flights to #Windhoek go daily for peak July / August season
ADDED DEMAND FOR #NAMIBIA SEES #QATARAIRWAYS ADD TWO MORE FLIGHTS (Posted 29th January 2018) Travelers heading to Namibia during the peak northern hemisphere summer months of July and August will not need to worry about securing their airline seats. Qatar Airways has added two more flights, going from five a week to daily services for […]
Just published – the latest Saint Ange Tourism Report Volume 2 Edition 4
ENJOY THE LATEST EDITION OF THE ‘SAINT ANGE‘ TOURISM REPORT WITH NEWS FROM THE SEYCHELLES, OTHER INDIAN OCEAN VANILLA ISLANDS AND BEYOND (Posted 28th January 2018) In this issue: The Editorial this week addresses the latest restructuring Air Seychelles has announced. We also look at the hardship the announcement will have on the Seychellois Team […]
#Zimbabwe Civil Aviation puts Air Zimbabwe back on airport tax credit status
#AIRZIMBABWE PASSENGERS NO LONGER HAVE TO PAY AIRPORT TAXES DIRECTLY FROM 01ST FEBRUARY (Posted 28th January 2018) The Zimbabwe Civil Aviation Authority, after years of collecting airport taxes directly from Air Zimbabwe passengers due to the financial problems the national airline went through, has now given notice that effective 01st of February this method will […]
#Kenya’s President Kenyatta unites Tourism and Wildlife portfolio – again and at last
TOURISM AND WILDLIFE ONCE AGAIN UNDER ONE ROOF IN KENYA (Posted 28th January 2018) The completion of Kenya’s cabinet lineup has brought about a reunification of the closely linked tourism and wildlife portfolios, taking the wildlife docket from Environment and adding it where by broad consensus it belongs – with tourism. Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala […]
#Fastjet’s next Tanzanian destination is #Kigoma
KIGOMA FIRST DESTINATION FOR FASTJET’S NEW ATR-72 (Posted 27th January 2018) Fastjet has now added the Tanzanian town of Kigoma, IATA code TKQ, to their drop down menu of destinations which can be reached from Dar es Salaam. It is expected to go operational when the new ATR72-600 has been cleared for operations and although […]
#QatarAirways bags another World First
#AIRBUS #A350-1000 STOPS IN QATAR DURING WHIRLWIND TOUR AHEAD OF FIRST DELIVERY (Posted 27th January 2018) Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Mr. Akbar Al Baker welcomed the arrival of the Airbus A350-1000 test aircraft to Qatar, as part of a special Demonstration Tour by Airbus. The visit was the first stop by the advanced aircraft […]
The 10To4 Mountain Bike Challenge – 09th to 11th of February
THE CLOCK IS TICKING DOWN TO #KENYA’S GREATEST MOUNTAIN BIKE EVENT Today: Routes and Maps for participants and everyone just interested to find out more about the event … *REMEMBER* FRIDAY 9TH FEBRUARY* BIKE DROP – Bike dropped at Timau for Day2 riders and BRV for Day1. Meet at REGISTRATION DESK Saturday morning Borana Race […]
Uganda Wildlife Authority launches #UGWildlifeMarathon
RUNNING FOR WILDLIFE AS CONSERVATION MARATHON ANNOUNCED BY UWA (Posted 27th January 2018) Registration is now open for the inaugural edition of the Uganda Wildlife Marathon, aka #UGWildlifeMarathon, which will be staged on the 25th of February. This will coincide with the final day of the Pearl of Africa Travel Expo #POATE2018, organized by the […]
With 6 Branded Hotels #Ethiopia gears up for more Tourism Investment
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. African Union Commission gears up to launch highly-anticipated Single African Sky Le Meridian Ibom now Ibom Hotel and Golf Resort Nigeria’s […]
#NairobiNow – all one needs to know ahead of a visit to #Kenya
NAIROBI NOW’S LATEST UPDATES ABOUT THE WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN IN KENYA (Posted 26th February 2018) 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 and collaborations. These […]
#AviaDev goes independent for 2018 Cape Town event
CAPE TOWN TO HOST AVIADEV AS THIS KEY AVIATION CONFERENCE GOES ON ITS OWN FOR THE FIRST TIME (Posted 26th January 2018) AviaDev, the African aviation development conference, will this year take place in Cape Town in June. The networking event, which is entering its third year of growth, initially took place in Kigali, alongside […]
#Africa largely absent from #TripAdvisor’s top 25 Top Hotels and Top Luxury Hotels of 2017
4 HOTELS FROM #MAURITIUS, #EGYPT, #MOROCCO AND NOTABLY #TANZANIA MAKE IT INTO TRIPADVISOR’S TOP 25 HOTELS AND LUXURY HOTELS (Posted 26th January 2018) (Baraza Resort & Spa, Zanzibar, United Republic of Tanzania) When TripAdvisor published their coveted list for the top 25 hotels and top 25 luxury hotels around the world last year, much of […]
Brussels Airlines to exceed 100 destinations this summer
DAILY FLIGHTS FROM #ENTEBBE TO #BRUSSELS AND ON TO OVER 100 DESTINATIONS THIS SUMMER (Posted 26th January 2018) Brussels Airlines will for the first time in the company’s history exceed 100 destinations, when the summer schedule comes into effect. Now flying daily between Brussels and Entebbe, of which six flights a week route via Kigali […]
#UNWTO Secretary General appoints new Executive Director
ZURAB POLOLIKASHVILI MAKES FIRST MAJOR PERSONNEL DECISION (Posted 25th January 2018) UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili earlier this month appointed Mr. Shanzhong Zhu as Executive Director of UNWTO. Mr. Zhu, a Chinese national, began his two-year term of office on the 01st of January 2018. Mr. Zhu joined UNWTO in 2014 as Executive Director. Prior to […]
#IATA assists #Italy to develop an Airspace Strategy
ENAV and IATA to Develop an Airspace Strategy for Italy (Posted 25th January 2018) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and ENAV, the Italian Air Navigation Service Provider, have agreed to develop and implement an Italian National Airspace Strategy. ENAV and IATA will strengthen their existing cooperation for this initiative, which is aimed at delivering […]
The Nairobi Restaurant Week – starting today and the Ole Sereni is part of it …
#LatitudeHotels aims for H2 opening of new hotel in #Kampala
#UGANDA’S LUXURY HOTEL SCENE IN FOR BOOST AS ‘LATITUDE 0‘ COMES TO TOWN (Posted 25th January 2018) Latitude Hotels have confirmed that they are aiming at the opening of a new hotel in Kampala – Uganda will be the third country in Africa to open one of these new contemporary lifestyle hotels after #Zambia and […]
New logo launched by #Seychelles Civil Aviation
FRESH SOCIAL MEDIA APPROACH GOES HAND IN HAND WITH LAUNCH OF NEW SCAA LOGO (Posted 25th January 2018) The Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority has revealed its new corporate logo while at the same time also intensifying their presence on social media platforms. The organisation is now visible on Twitter, Instagram, Google+, YouTube and Facebook, all […]
#Nairobi’s #WindsorHotel appoints new General Manager
VIJAY KRISHNAN JOINS WINDSOR GOLF HOTEL AND COUNTRY CLUB (Posted 24th January 2018) The Windsor Golf Hotel and Country Club has recruited former Starwood Hotels Executive Vijay Krishnan as their new General Manager. The announcement was made by the owner’s family’s Francis Murai Michuki, a Director in the company, earlier in the week. Vijay looks […]
#UNWTO Secretary General Zurab Pololikashvili visits Portugal
Innovation and training on the agenda of UNWTO Secretary-General visit to Portugal (Posted 24th January 2018) (The Secretary of State of Tourism, Ana Mendes Godinho, the Minister of Economy, Caldeira Cabral and the UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili) Innovation and training were at the centre of the official visit of Zurab Pololikashvili, the Secretary-General of the […]
