More news from ‘Further Down South’ covering Zambia, Zimbabwe and beyond
GILL STADEN’S LATEST NEWS FROM ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE AND BEYOND https://thelivingstoneweekly.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/tlbw28jun17-compressed.pdf Inside Zambezi Security Association Walking for Water Kangaluwi Mine Aardvark seen in Luangwa Wild dogs in Luangwa Cheetah in Lower Zambezi New Suite at Chiawa Camp Baboon with rope around body in Kafue New tanks for Lavushi Manda Camp in Luambe National Park Hyena cubs […]
Seychelles and France sign new Air Service Agreement
NEW BASA SET TO IMPROVE AIR CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN SEYCHELLES AND FRANCE (Posted 28th June 2017) (Picture courtesy of Seychelles Nation) A new bilateral air services agreement, in short BASA, was signed last week in France between the Seychelles’s head of the Civil Aviation Authority Mr. Gilbert Faure and his counterpart from the French Civil Aviation […]
Air Mauritius names new CEO as higher profits are confirmed
SOMAS APPAVOU NAMED AS NEW AIR MAURITIUS CEO (Posted 28th June 2017) For the year ended 31 March 2017 did the Air Mauritius Group and the airline itself record profits of Eur 27.6 million and Eur 26.9 million respectively as compared to profits of Eur 16.5 million and Eur 15.4 million for the previous year. […]
Two inaugural flights for Tanzania this weekend
PRECISION AIR SET FOR ENTEBBE WHILE SAFARILINK ADDS ZANZIBAR (Posted 28th June 2017) Precision Air is, prior to their Saturday launch of services between Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro to Entebbe, now stepping up commercial activities in Kampala. In the morning will the airline host 100 travel agents at the new Golden Tulip Hotel to […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
INFRASTRUCTURE Kenya and Uganda commit to the Standard Gauge RailwayDaily Nation Kenya and Uganda have restated their commitments to see the ongoing construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) reach Kampala. In a joint communication, Uganda’s… Read more>> TOURISM South Africa’s hotel and tourism sector set for steady growth as visitor numbers continue to grow […]
RwandAir widens credit card use for ticket and other purchases
RWANDAIR NOW ACCEPTS MORE CREDIT CARDS REFLECTING ON GROWING INTERNATIONAL NETWORK (Posted 27th June 2017) RwandAir today announced that it has enabled Maestro, Discover, Diners and JCB credit cards for online tickets payments. The four payment methods are adding up to the existing SmartCash, VISA and Master cards. The airline’s Internet Booking Engine (IBE) also […]
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Save the Rhino News Updates June round-up, stories from the field, and superstar supporters! What did june hold for rhinos? In good news, a new location has been announced for establishing a much-needed back-up population for the Javan rhino, all surviving animals currently live in one fragile ecosystem on the island of Java, vulnerable to […]
Tourism’s future lies in emission reductions
UNWTO COMMITS TO CARBON NEUTRAL FUTURE (Posted 27th June 2017) Under the title ‘Tourism and Future Energy: Unlocking low-carbon growth opportunities’, industry leaders and policy makers have convened in the Kazakh capital city of Astana to discuss the contribution of the tourism sector to reducing carbon emissions. The Conference is a joint initiative of Astana […]
Africa’s hotel industry shows robust growth in the midst of economic uncertainty
FURTHER GROWTH PREDICTED BY PWC FOR AFRICA’S HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY (Posted 27th June 2017) South Africa’s hospitality sector is poised for further growth in the next five years bolstered by inbound travelers amid a difficult and volatile economic climate. Pietro Calicchio, Hospitality & Gaming Industry Leader for PwC Southern Africa (www.PwC.co.za), says: ‘Africa’s hotel sector has […]
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The Latest News from Ol Pejeta – Kenya’s most complete wilderness experience
Ol Pejeta Conservancy News Updates June 2017 Sudan – The Last of the Rhinos He was born in the wilds of Congo, captured and brought up in a European zoo, then shipped back to Africa with the fate of his entire species resting on his shoulders. Between the time of his capture and his journey […]
Kenya Tourism showcases honeymoon options at Uganda’s ‘Bride and Groom’ Expo
BRIDE AND GROOM EXPO ATTRACTS REGIONAL TOURISM ORGANIZATIONS TO SELL HONEYMOONS (Posted 27th June 2017) Uganda, now globally the fourth ranking source country for visitors to Kenya, was the focus once again by the Kenya Tourism Board, which attended the annual ‘Bride and Groom‘ wedding show at the UMA showground in Lugogo which was hosted […]
Peak season starts for Brussels Airlines
BRUSSELS AIRLINES EXPECTS NEW PASSENGER RECORD NEXT WEEKEND AS HOLIDAYS START (Posted 27th June 2017) Brussels Airlines is getting ready for a major travel boom during July and August. Next weekend, the first peak period of the European summer holidays, approximately 90,000 passengers will get on board of a Brussels Airlines flight. That is over […]
New name for new Zimbabwe national airline?
MYSTERY SURROUNDS ‘ZIMBABWE AIRWAYS‘ (Posted 26th June 2017) Planespotters in Kuala Lumpur reportedly saw one of Malaysian Airline’s stored Boeing B777-200ER’s which made an appearance in new colours, those of a hitherto unheard of airline from Zimbabwe. The aircraft, presently registered as 9M-MRP was seen undertaking a test flight to confirm airworthiness and appears ready […]
ATQ news reports: Ghana’s Tourism Minister visits Tourist Sites in Western Region
More 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 wide […]
Rwanda makes tourism operating licenses mandatory
TEN RWANDAN HOTELS AND TOUR OPERATORS SET TO GET THEIR TOURISM OPERATING LICENCES (Posted 26th June 2017) The Rwanda Development Board (RDB) has officially announced the introduction of a tourism operating license to support the regulation of tourism entities. The law regulating the tourism industry in Rwanda officially came into force on 28 July 2014, […]
STTA provides #GTsummit17 summary ahead of publishing presentations
STTA’S THIRD GREEN TOURISM SUMMIT SUMMARY NOW AVAILABLE (Posted 26th June 2017) Disruptive Thinking and Policies Imperative for the Tourism Sector to Thrive and Effectively Contribute to the SDGs – Concludes the 3rd Green Tourism Summit Africa Africa’s tourism is at crossroads. Political instability, closed borders and air spaces, elite capture in the tourism industry, […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Ethiopian Airlines Signs U.S.$1.5 Billion Deal With Engine Maker Rolls-Royce As It Expands Fleet AllAfrica Ethiopian Airlines – Completed the request for qualification stage under the large renewable procurement (LRP) process through the Independent Electricity System Operator… Read more>> Africa is now the world’s testing ground for commercial drones Quartz […]
Mel’s Lucky Escape from the Pet Trade
Colobus Conservation’s latest success story Meet Little Mel… Mel, a young female vervet monkey arrived at Colobus Conservation a few weeks ago, after being rescued from street entertainers, trying to sell her to tourists passing by. Colobus Conservation was called to the scene by a concerned individual after witnessing little Mel tied up, alone and […]
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Memorial and Funeral Programme for the late Dr. Maria Mutagamba published
UGANDA GOVERNMENT PUBLISHES PROGRAMME TO HONOUR THE LATE TOURISM MINISTER DR. MARIA MUTAGAMBA (Posted 26th June 2017) Information was received on the memorial service and funeral arrangements for the late Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities Dr. Maria Mutagamba. Details are shown below for those in Uganda who wish to pay their last respect to […]
St. Ange’s weekly tourism news updates – Second edition
ST. ANGE PUBLISHES THE SECOND EDITION OF HIS WEEKLY TOURISM NEWS (Posted 26th June 2017) Saint Ange Tourism Report 25th June 2017 By Alain St.Ange of SAINT ANGE CONSULTANCY Welcome to Edition #2 of 2017. The feedback from last week’s edition was overwhelmingly positive and heartening. The words of encouragement were indeed appreciated. I thank […]
Precision Air affirms 01st of July launch date for Entebbe
NEW ROUTE LAUNCHES ON 01ST OF JULY WITH ENTEBBE DAR ES SALAAM FLIGHT TAKING OFF AT 11.20 HRS (Posted 25th June 2017) Precision Air’s Commercial Director Mr. Robert Owusu yesterday reaffirmed to this correspondent that the long awaited inaugural flights from Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro to Entebbe were on course to launch in six […]
Ethiopian Airlines signs up for five more Bombardier Q400NG’s
MORE BOMBARDIER TURBOPROPS FOR ETHIOPIAN (Posted 25th June 2017) Ethiopian Airlines has during the recently concluded Paris Air Show also signed additional purchase agreements with Bombardier, the Canadian manufacturer of business jets, commercial turboprop aircraft and the state of the art C-Series jets. Ethiopian, which was during the aviation exhibition also once again named by […]
Immediate former Ugandan Tourism Minister passes
UGANDA MOURNS DR. MARIA MUTAGAMBA (Posted 25th June 2017) Dr. Maria Mutagamba, Uganda’s former Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities, passed away yesterday in Kampala, aged just 64. She was born in what today is Rakai District in September 1954 and after attaining her A-levels at St. Mary’s Namagunga gained her academic honours at Makerere […]
Reunion’s hiking lodge operators meet to map out their future
HIKING IS BIG BUSINESS IN REUNION AS SPECIALISED OPERATORS MOVE CLOSER TOGETHER (Posted 24th June 2017) Annual working meeting of the hiking partners of Reunion’s reservation platform Earlier this month the reservation platform of Reunion Island Tourism (IRT) invited the owners of the island’s hiking lodges to their second annual meeting. Hosted by La Nouvelle, […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
INFRASTRUCTURE East Africa’s new railways lead logistics investment Africa Business Magazine Railways are being built on a scale not seen since the early years of European colonial rule, with the focus overwhelmingly in East Africa… Read more>> Uganda: SMEs to Get 20 Percent of Land in Industrial Parks The Monitor The Uganda Investments Authority (UIA) […]
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Germans once again top visitor numbers to the Seychelles
GERMANY OVERTAKES FRANCE AGAIN WITH MOST VISITORS TO SEYCHELLES (Posted 24th June 2017) Almost halfway through the year 2017, Germany has taken the number one spot as the Seychelles main tourism market once again. According to latest statistics the National Bureau of Statistics released on Thursday, 21,642 German visitors came to the island nation up […]
Nairobi Now Updates
The latest from Nairobi Now – which tells you all you need to know ahead of a visit to the Kenyan capital … What is on and Where it happens … Date: Friday, 23rd June 2017 Venue: The Hub Karen, Lower Piazza Time: 7 pm Entry: Free of charge About The Embassy of Spain is […]
