Nigerian Youths to Discuss Tourism at NATOP Tourism Summit
ATQ News from Nigeria and beyond courtesy of Ikechi Uko ”We lost N3Billion over 3 down Aircraft and Cancelled 25 Flights” Says Air Peace Boss Africa and its Candidates for Tourism SG in the showdown for Votes Sahrawi is the only African Country without Independence Zambia hosts Football’s Under 20 Africa Cup of Nations Is […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
TOURISM Qatar Airways Announces Launch of Direct Flights to Three New African Cities Footprint to Africa The State-owned carrier will introduce flights to Mombasa, Kenya; Abidjan, Ivory Coast; and Accra, Ghana among an additional 12 new destinations…. Read more>> Culinary tourism in Africa Africanews At a time when the economic growth of Africa is bleak, […]
MASAI MARA / Can it be saved?
SERENGETI WATCH asks if the Masai Mara can be saved … What is happening in the Masai Mara Reserve right now will decide its future Dear ATC Reader, We are either witnessing the demise of Kenya’s Masai Mara Reserve, or a renaissance that will save it. Massive Challenges Facing the Mara The iconic Masai Mara […]
Corporate Council on Africa US – Africa Business Summit
Corporate Council on Africa’s 11th Biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit www.ccausafricasummit.com June 13-16, 2017 Omni Shoreham Hotel | Washington, DC #AfricaBizSummit About the U.S.-Africa Business Summit The Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) will convene business and government leaders at its 11th biennial U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Washington, DC to discuss the challenges of doing business in […]
Qatar Airways eyes Mombasa for a second time
COME 2018 COME MOMBASA FOR QATAR AIRWAYS, OR WILL IT … (Posted 27th April 2017) When some years ago Qatar Airways announced plans to fly to Mombasa it was part of an Eastern African rollout which at the time wanted to combine an extra flight into Nairobi with Kilimanjaro International – located between Moshi and […]
Swaziland – A Wedding and Honeymoon destination in Southern Africa
Swaziland Tourism News Updates Getting Married in Swaziland followed by Honeymoon Bliss in Swaziland Rugged mountains and breathtaking countryside, the Kingdom of Swaziland is a honeymoon dream. Home to Africa’s last absolute monarch, this is a small landlocked country that is best known not only for its wide wilderness but also for its romantic side. […]
The latest edition of the Tourism Tattler for ATC News readers
Editor’s Top Picks: Growth in Medical Tourism to South Africa continue reading BON Hotel Midrand Event Showcase continue reading 8 Reasons Why Travel Is Good for Health continue reading The Peninsula Offsets Carbon Footprint continue reading What Corporate Social Investment Means continue reading Drak Sun Renovates Lakeview Restaurant continue reading ORTIA Suspends 35 Staff Over […]
Air Seychelles too records double digit passenger rise in Q1 of 2017
12 PERCENT RISE IN PASSENGER NUMBERS HAS AIR SEYCHELLES LOOK AT ANOTHER RECORD YEAR (Posted 27th April 2017) Air Seychelles passenger numbers on a year on year comparison are up by 12 percent in the first three months of 2017. While last year 128.000 passengers were counted on Air Seychelles flights has this number risen […]
St. Ange remains in the running head held high as fake news fail to make an impact
‘CAMPAIGN CONTINUES‘ SAYS ST. ANGE AS HE DISMISSED FAKE NEWS SMEAR CAMPAIGN (Posted 27th April 2017) Alain St. Ange stood firm in the face of emerging fake news from the campaign of one of his rivals, which again, like back in January, made unfounded allegations and insinuations bordering on character assassination. St. Ange in communications […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
TOURISM InterContinental Hotels Group set to open a new hotel in Zimbabwe Construction Review Online InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG), one of the leading global hotel companies recently announced that it has made four new hotel signings as well as six new hotel openings… Read more>> Ethiopia: City Promoting Sport Tourism All Africa Tewodros noted that […]
UNWTO looks at travel by Chinese to Africa
HIGH VALUE HIGH VOLUME TOURISM FROM CHINA TO AFRICA PROMPTS UNWTO TO CHECK THE TRENDS (Posted 26th April 2017) The capital city of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, has recently hosted the 59th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for Africa. Held between 18-21 April, the Commission included a High-level Meeting on Chinese Outbound Tourism to Africa, where […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS South African Airways & Hawaiian Airlines Launch New Interline Partnership South African Airways – South African Airways (SAA), the national carrier of South Africa and Hawaiian Airlines, Hawaii’s largest and longest serving carrier, announced today that they have… Read more>> TOURISM Construction of US$ 17m Tsogo Sun hotels in Mozambique […]
Reunion and Seychelles Tourism move closer
35 KEY TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS FROM REUNION VISIT SEYCHELLES (Posted 25th April 2017) A group of 35 trade decision makers from Reunion Island met local partners at the Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Hotel during a ‘meet and exchange’ programme hosted by the Seychelles Tourism Board. The aim of the workshop was to give local groups the […]
Wildlife Direct condemns escalating violence in Laikipia
MORE KENYANS SPEAK OUT AGAINST LAIKIPIA VIOLENCE (Posted 25th April 2017) Following the death of Tristan Voorspruy of Sosian and repeated aggression against tourist lodges in the wider Laikipia area – the luxurious Mukatan Retreat of Kuki Gallman was burned down not much later as one of several which faced the same fate incidentally costing […]
Ghana drops VAT on Domestic Flights as Ten Investors seek Licenses
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 range […]
Mountain Dispatches January to March 2017
Mount Kenya Trust Quarterly Update Share Tweet Forward to Friend :MOUNTAIN DISPATCHES News from the Mount Kenya Trust January to March 2017 Dear Friends, Despite difficult drought times for Mt Kenya and the region as a whole, we have been able to continue our work effectively and hold two very successful events in February and […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
TOURISM Tourism trends in Africa: mobile is the game-changer Traveller 24 Travel into Africa for business and leisure is on the rise, with 39 million inbound trips expected annually in Africa by 2020…. Read more>> Uber Central, Uber’s Multiple Vehicle Request Service, Is Now Available To All Businesses iAfrikan Uber have announced the availability of […]
Atta – The African Travel and Tourism Association – News Summary
African Travel and Tourism Association’s News Updates … … and while reading think about joining the association where everything is about Africa Weekly members news summary from Atta – The African Travel and Tourism Association Dear ATC Readers, Please find below this week’s summary of the Atta members news featuring news from across the African […]
Nigerian gospel singer thrills her Seychellois audience
NIGERIA’S AWARD WINNING GOSPEL SINGER SINACH IS IN SEYCHELLES (Posted 24th April 2017) Sinach, born Osinachi Kalu is an award winning Nigerian Gospel Singer and songwriter. She has gained more and more recognition in Seychelles where she is performing during a two day stop. Sinach is reputed to have written to date well over 300 […]
Busy weeks ahead for UNWTO Candidate Alain St. Ange
TRAVEL DAILY ASIA GIVES ST. ANGE YET MORE VISIBILITY AS LEADING CANDIDATE FOR UNWTO TOP JOB (Posted 24th April 2017) Travel Daily Asia has come out with a long interview on Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Candidate for Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation just in time for the WTTC Summit taking place […]
World Travel Awards News April 2017
World Travel Awards 2017 Updates NEWSLETTER April 2017 Sun Aqua Vilu Reef to welcome World Travel Awards Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony The five-star Sun Aqua Vilu Reef resort has been selected to host the prestigious Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2017. The event will take place on Meedhuffushi Island in the Maldives’ South Nilandhe Atol on […]
Kenya’s new Convention Bureau set to launch by mid year
KENYA’S NATIONAL CONVENTION AND EXHIBITION BUREAU BECOMING A REALITY (Posted 24th April 2017) Kenya’s Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala over the weekend confirmed that the government has adopted a report submitted a few weeks ago by key stakeholders from the industry, that a dedicated Convention and Exhibition Bureau is to be set up. The function […]
Fancourt’s hospitality extends to the airport of George
FANCOURT GUESTS GET VIP TREATMENT AT GEORGE AIRPORT (Posted 24th April 2017) The hospitality of Fancourt extends, as just experienced, way beyond being wished farewell by the reception staff, or in my case the hotel manager after checking out or the gatekeepers waiving goodbye when leaving the estate. Fancourt operates their own lounge at the […]
Laikipia conflict gets from bad to worse as Kuki Gallmann shot and wounded
KENYAN GOVERNMENT BLAMED FOR LACK OF DECISIVE ACTION (Posted 23rd April 2017) Once a luxurious lodge for upmarket safari tourists and source of income for many Kenyans was the Mukutan Retreat burned down a few weeks ago as criminals invaded Kuki Gallmann’s conservancy, not in search of water of pasture but to loot, burn and […]
Fancourt is ‘Fan’tastic
‘FAN‘TASTIC ‘FAN‘COURT – WHERE GOLF IS JUST ONE OF MANY ACTIVITIES ON OFFER (Posted 23rd April 2017) Owners of a Ferrari clearly have arrived – this particular one had arrived at Fancourt’s front porch – and no doubt so have those who own residences along the three golf courses. But it does not take a […]
More good news for St. Ange campaign for UNWTO Secretary General
WITH LESS THAN THREE WEEKS TO GO IT IS ALL SYSTEMS ‘GREEN‘ FOR ST. ANGE CAMPAIGN (Posted 23rd April 2017) The Travel Daily Magazine of the UK brings Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Candidate for SG of the UNWTO to Voting Countries Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Candidate for SG of the UNWTO is thrilled and he […]
St. Ange is the man to beat according to the Dutch Diplomat Magazine
Alain St.Ange top candidate for the UNWTO Secretary General Posted by Editor on Tuesday, April 11, 2017 · Alain St.Ange – Picture by worldtourism. Seychellois former Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports & Marine, The Honourable Alain St.Ange, resigned in December 2016 to run for the top post of the UN World Tourism Organisation. St. […]
Ethiopian Aviation Academy graduates a whopping 452 students in one go
452 STUDENTS OF THE ETHIOPIAN AVIATION ACADEMY SET TO JOIN THE INDUSTRY (Posted 24th April 2017) The Ethiopian Aviation Academy, the largest training school in Africa – a full ICAO TRAINAIR Plus Member and IATA Authorized Global Training Center – yesterday graduated 452 aviation professionals at a ceremony held at the academy’s Commercial and Cabin […]
A week and counting for Kenya Airways’s inaugural flight to Victoria Falls
MORE CONNECTIVITY FOR VICTORIA FALLS’ NEW AIRPORT (Posted 23rd April 2017) Come first of May will Kenya Airways add a stop in Victoria Falls / Zimbabwe as they double their frequencies from three to six a week for Cape Town. The hitherto three weekly services to this iconic South African city via the Zambian city […]
Nairobi Now shows what is happening next week
Nairobi Now News Updates of What’s on and What’s up in the Kenyan capital NairobiNow has been nominated in this year’s BAKE (Bloggers Association of Kenya) Awards under the ‘Best Entertainment Blog’ category. Take some time off and vote for us here. http://vote.bakeawards.co.ke/ Easiest way of finding us is, 13. E. However, … Nairobi Now […]
