Ethiopian Airlines signs deal for two B737-8 freighters
#ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES LEASES TWO B737 FREIGHTERS FROM #GECAS (Posted 11th January 2018) Ethiopian Airlines expects to take delivery of two converted Boeing B737-800NG cargo aircraft by mid 2018 and early 2019, it was learned late yesterday. The conversion from a passenger aircraft to a cargo aircraft will be done in Miami by a specialised company […]
Kenya Airways announces New York flights
#KENYAAIRWAYS COUNTING DOWN FOR FLIGHTS TO THE ‘BIG APPLE‘ (Posted 11th January 2018) (Kenya’ social media Facebook page handlers jumped the gun ahead of the formal announcement expected later today) Ahead of the formal announcement expected some time today it was learned that Kenya Airways plans to launch nonstop flights from Nairobi to New York’s […]
The weekly Tourism Tattler is out …
ENJOY THE LATEST EDITION OF THE ‘TOURISM TATTLER‘ COURTESY OF THEIR EDITOR DES LANGKILDE (Posted 10th January 2018) Weekly Travel News Update Wed 10 January 2018 Editor’s Top 10 Picks: In Memoriam: (Mad) Mike Penman Continue Reading Hope for Elephant as China Bans Ivory Continue Reading Top 5 Hotel Tech Trends for 2018 Continue Reading […]
Land donation enlarges #gorilla protection zone in #Rwanda
AFRICAN WILDLIFE FOUNDATION DONATES NEARLY 28 HECTARES OF LAND TO RWANDAN GOVERNMENT (Posted 10th January 2018) The Rwanda Development Board earlier today received a 27.8-hectare property from AWF, short for African Wildlife Fund, to be incorporated in the Volcanoes National Park. The handover ceremony took place in Kinigi, Northern Province. This property adds to the […]
#IATA cargo demand for November 2018 showed significant rise
NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER KEY MONTHS FOR AIR CARGO SAYS IATA (Posted 10th January 2018) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), climbed 8.8% in November 2017 compared to the year-earlier period. This was an increase from the 5.8% annual growth […]
News from ‘Further Down South’ – the first edition of 2018
ENJOY THE LATEST EDITION OF THE ‘LIVINGSTONE BI-WEEKLY‘ (Posted 10th January 2018) Courtesy of Gill Staden comes another edition of what I call ‘News From Further Down South‘ covering #Zambia, #Zimbabwe and the region beyond. Enjoy the read: https://thelivingstoneweekly.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/tlbw10jan18.pdf Inside: Zambia’s road borders Mazabuka Road to be fixed Work on Zambia’s railways The Northern Circuit […]
#Zambia Tourism reiterates the availability of the KAZA UniVisa
AVAILABILITY OF KAZA VISA The Zambia Tourism Agency wishes to advise foreign travelers to Zambia that the KAZA Visa is now available. The visa is already being issued at four Borders (Kenneth Kaunda International, Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula International Airports, Kazungula and Victoria Falls Borders) in Zambia. Please note that the previous terms and conditions governing […]
#Burundi’s #EAC Minister says the country will joint the common Visa this year
POSITIVE NEWS COMING OUT OF #BUJUMBURA AS EAC MINISTER NDAHAYO SUGGESTS JOINING THE COMMON TOURIST VISA ARRANGEMENTS (Posted 10th January 2018) Burundi’s Minister in charge of EAC Affairs Isabelle Ndahayo said earlier this week that her country will adopt the single tourist visa of the East African Community (ECA) before December 2018. During a press […]
10 to 4 Mountain Bike Race updates
*BIKE DROP, ALTITUDE HORSE RIDE & KID’S RACES* If you have already entered the Tropic Air 10to4 Mountain Bike Challenge 2018, and would LIKE to use the bike drop facility (and have not already signed up), you MUST emaileventmanager with payment details and confirmation by the 15th January. After this date, no more bike drops […]
No codeshare for Entebbe between Emirates and FlyDubai
#EMIRATES AND #FLYDUBAI EXPAND CODESHARES TO 81 DESTINATIONS (Posted 10th January 2018) Emirates and FlyDubai have further widened their codeshare operation, now covering 81 destinations between Dubai’s two main airlines. Key elements like baggage allowance and free meals will be given to Emirates passengers flying on to their final destination with FlyDubai though inflight service […]
Update on #SouthSudan #Cessna 208B Grand Caravan crash
ALL PASSENGERS ESCAPE WRECKAGE AS ONE PERSON ON THE GROUND IS KILLED (Posted 10th January 2018) Added information now received suggests that the fully loaded Cessna Grand Caravan, which crashed at the remote airfield of Aboko near the South Sudan border with Ethiopia, was trying to take off before the accident. The aircraft failed to […]
Power outage hits both Uganda and Kenya
EARLY EVENING POWER OUTAGE STRIKES UGANDA AND KENYA (Posted 09th January 2018) While power has now largely been restored did both Uganda and Kenya suffer a major electricity outage earlier in the evening when the electricity feed from one of Uganda’s main power stations tripped. With Kenya also receiving power from Uganda did the sudden […]
‘oneworld’ Alliance again best for on time flight performance
RECORD FIFTH CONSECUTIVE ‘ON TIME AWARD‘ FOR ONEWORLD (Posted 09th January 2018) oneworld® is the best alliance for on-time flights, according to FlightGlobal Incorporating FlightStats, the leading airline industry data services and solutions technology company, which today honoured oneworld with its Airline Alliance On-Time Performance Service (OPS) Award for 2017. It is the fifth time […]
#UNWTO at #FITUR
UNWTO’S AWARD CEREMONY AT FITUR TO BE PRESIDED OVER BY NEW SECRETARY GENERAL (Posted 09th January 2018) The UNWTO Awards on Innovation and Excellence in Tourism, African and Middle East tourism development and the Chinese Market among the activities of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) during the 38th edition of the Madrid International Tourism Fair […]
#Atta offers members space at #ITB2018 stand
ITB Berlin 2018 ITB Berlin | 07 – 11 March 2018 | Hall 20 Atta will be once again offering their members the opportunity to exhibit at ITB Berlin 2018. Once again they have secured the same position and 2018 will be their largest participation at ITB ever with an increased stand size. Book early […]
News updates from #Rwanda’s #Akagera National Park
© VYSAKH R NAMBIAR We bid farewell to one year and welcome to the next, it’s a time to reflect on the highlights in Akagera over the past 12 months; · 50% of the total 37,284 visitors to Akagera in 2017 were Rwandan Nationals · Achieved over USD $1.6 million net in park revenue, up […]
My #Seychelles Experience – a slice of another world
Another edition of ATQ News 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 […]
Uganda Tourism confirms POATE2018 is actually on
PEARL OF AFRICA TOURISM EXPO CONFIRMED FOR FEBRUARY 23RD TO 25TH (Posted 09th January 2018) The Uganda Tourism Board has now confirmed that the 2018 edition of POATE, the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo, is actually taking place this year again. The event will be staged at the Sheraton Kampala Gardens between 23rd and 25th […]
Cessna 208B Grand Caravan destroyed in South Sudan accident
CRASH IN AKOBO / SOUTH SUDAN SEES AIRCRAFT DESTROYED BUT THOSE ON BOARD SURVIVE (Posted 09th January 2018) (Photo by Gatluak Nyang Machar Puk) A Kenyan registered Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, 5Y-FDC, has burned to ashes at the landing field of Akobo near the border with Ethiopia. While no likely cause for the accident was […]
#MadarakaExpress finally goes online for bookings
#KENYA RAILWAYS FINALLY OPENS ONLINE BOOKING PLATFORM (Posted 09th January 2018) For once is Kenya Railways really ‘right on track‘ as news have emerged from Nairobi that the organization has finally opened an online booking portal for wannabe passengers using the Madaraka Express. One can now simply click on https://metickets.krc.co.ke/ , however only to find […]
#Jambojet ups weekly flights as last #B737 is retired
#KENYA’S LEADING LOW COST CARRIER RETIRES LAST BOEING B737 (Posted 08th January 2018) With the last of Jambojet’s Boeing B737-300’s returned to parent corporation Kenya Airways is the airline now flying an exclusive fleet of Bombardier Q400NextGen’s. As a result of the smaller aircraft has Jambojet announced that the number of flights between Nairobi and […]
#Ethiopian Airlines confirms launch of #Geneva flights in early June
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES ADDS GENEVA TO GROWING LIST OF NEW 2018 DESTINATIONS (Posted 08th January 2018) Ethiopian Airlines, Africa’s largest and financially most successful aviation group, and SKYTRAX certified Four Star Global Airline, earlier today announced that it will launch direct thrice weekly flights to Geneva, Switzerland on the 03rd of June. Hosting the highest number […]
New visual identity for Indian Ocean Vanilla Island member #Reunion
REUNION TOURISM STARTS 2018 WITH MAJOR REBRANDING (Posted 08th January 2018) After more than a year of coexistence between the former visual identity of the destination and the pictograms of the signature “the intense island”, has Ile de la Reunion Tourisme, in short IRT, chosen the beginning of the year 2018 to introduce a new […]
The Saint Ange Tourism Report – Volume 2 Edition 1 of 2018
ENJOY THE LATEST EDITION OF THE #ST.ANGE TOURISM REPORT FRESH FROM THE #SEYCHELLES AND THE OTHER #INDIANOCEAN ISLANDS (Posted 08th January 2018) Effective 2018 will the Saint Ange Tourism Report come out on Monday’s and Volume 2, Edition 1 has just been released by the author. Articles this week include: 1. Seychelles tourism marches on. […]
#AfricanUnion set for major continental #aviation event
#ADDISABABA READIES TO HOST AFRICAN UNION AVIATION EVENT (Posted 07th January 2018) Under the overall theme ‘The Africa We Want – Integration, Peace and Prosperity‘ will the African Union roll out the launch of part of their 2063 Agenda when, between the 25th and 28th of January the AU will kick start the ‘Single African […]
Najib Balala retains his tourism portfolio as President Kenyatta announces partial new cabinet
#KENYA’S TOURISM SECTOR APPLAUDS THE RE-APPOINTMENT OF NAJIB BALALA AS TOURISM MINISTER (Posted 06th January 2018) ‘Excellent choice by the President to keep Najib Balala as Tourism Cabinet Secretary because he absolutely is the best we have had in generations‘ commented a regular reader of this publication from Mombasa after news broke late yesterday of […]
#GorillaHighlands Silverchef Competition heading to #Kigali
#MARRIOTT KIGALI THE VENUE FOR THE 2018 GORILLA HIGHLANDS #SILVERCHEF COMPETITION (Posted 06th January 2018) The Gorilla Highlands (GH) initiative is a project conceived by Miha Logar to globally brand and promote the transboundary region shared by Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, home to the endangered mountain gorillas. Instead of a short […]
New visitor record for #Seychelles as numbers just short of 350.000
#SEYCHELLES TOURISM BOOM CONTINUES (Posted 06th January 2018) Arrival figures just received from the Seychelles Tourism Board show that the trend of the last 9 years continues unabated, with record growth in visitor arrivals. A new high was reached at midnight 31st of December when 349,861 tourists had entered the archipelago through both airport and […]
Third daily flight to #Johannesburg by #EthiopianAirlines
GROWING DEMAND FOR SEATS TO AND FROM JOHANNESBURG PROMPT THIRD DAILY FLIGHT (Posted 05th January 2018) Ethiopian Airlines has, effective 01st of June this year, added a third daily frequency between Addis Ababa and Johannesburg, South Africa’s main aviation hub. Operated by a Boeing B787-800NG, one of the other two flights is also operated by […]
#SerenaHotels set for opening of new property in #Goma
SERENA’S CITY HOTELS – ON AN UPWARD CURVE (Posted 05th January 2018) Serena Hotels is spreading hospitality excellence into the Democratic Republic of Congo where East Africa’s leading hotel group is set to open a new hotel before mid 2018. Located right at the shore of Lake Kivu, albeit without a sandy beach, will […]
