14th UNWTO Awards – Don’t miss the deadline for submissions on 30th of September
Another Antonov 26 accident in South Sudan
ANOTHER CRASH IN SOUTH SUDAN FURTHER DENTS THE COUNTRY’S AVIATION SAFETY RECORD (Posted 30th August 2017) (Picture courtesy of Aviation Herald) Information is emerging from South Sudan that yet another UN chartered Antonov 26 aircraft was involved in a landing incident. The aircraft, operating for UNHCR and carrying a full cargo of relief goods, overshot […]
FlyDubai flies into the red again
FLYING INTO THE RED POSES CHALLENGES FOR FLYDUBAI (Posted 30th August 2017) While FlyDubai is apparently still planning to expand their East Africa services, in particular to their Tanzanian destinations Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar, have news emerged that Dubai’s low cost airline has again incurred significant losses. Earlier in the year it was reported here that […]
Ethiopian Airlines announces nonstop flights to Sao Paulo
SAO PAULO NONSTOP FROM ADDIS ABABA (Posted 29th August 2017) Ethiopian Airlines will effective 16th of September cut out the current stop in Lome for their current four weekly flights between Addis Ababa and Sao Paulo, Brazil’s manufacturing and service industry capital and the largest city in the Southern hemisphere. The service operates every Monday, […]
Reunion’s regional booking platform announces new terms for newcomers
REUNION TOURISM LAUNCHES NEW PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS FOR THEIR REGIONAL BOOKING PLATFORM (Posted 29th August 2017) From August 23rd to August 29th were tourism professionals from La Réunion invited to take part in information meetings on the changes proposed by the regional reservation platform of the island of La Réunion Tourisme (IRT). Four information meetings on […]
Zambia’s Kafunta Safaris shares their latest news
News updates from Zambia’s Kafunta Safaris Like Tweet Forward Newsletter August 2017 Dear ATC Readers, It’s heating up here in the Luangwa Valley as we are switching to summer, and the safari season has reached its very peak! August has been a busy month, with several interesting sightings of leopard and lion cubs. The wild […]
Magical Kenya captures attention well ahead of #MKTE2017
1.500 MEETINGS ALREADY BOOKED FOR MKTE 2017 (Posted 29th August 2017) A record 1,500 pre-scheduled Business to Business (B2B) meetings between Kenyan Tourism Trade and Travel Agents from key source markets will take place during this year’s Magical Kenya Trade Expo (MKTE). The event, which seeks to afford the Kenyan tourism trade a chance to […]
Zimbabwe events updates
SANGANAI ON COURSE IN BULAWAYO AS HARARE GEARS UP FOR CARNIVAL (Posted 29th August 2017) The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority has once again confirmed that their annual international tourism trade show Sanganai Hlanganani will take place as planned in Bulawaya, aka the City of Kings, between the 27th of September to the 01st of October. Sanganai […]
Local hospital in Laikipia finally gets mains electricity, fashion meets conservation, and more
Ol Pejeta Conservancy News Updates August 2017 Dear ATC Readers, #RhinosUp The inspirational plan crafted by a 7-year-old to save the northern white rhino. // support him Solar power means no more torchlight births for women of Mwituria New solar panels at a community clinic means doctors can administer lifesaving night time treatment and store […]
Flight Data Management Course – 18th and 19th of September – Nairobi / Kenya
AviAssist Foundation offers more courses in Kenya Flight Data Management Course (FDM) 18 & 19 September 2017, Wilson Airport, Nairobi, Kenya Register now for this unique in-region training – Only a limited number of places is still available. Don’t get disappointed by registering too late! A registration form is attached. Understand Flight Data Collection & […]
Laikipia – Be Informed, Stay Engaged!
News Updates from the Laikipia Wildlife Forum Dear ATC Readers, Meet the CIDP Team (from left to right): Margaret Wambua, Stanley Ngatia and Peter Hetz from LWF; Gabriel Nyausi from NRT, John Gitonga from Mpala, Hussein Wario, FAO, and Omar Jibril, National ASAL Stakeholder Coordinator. Absent from the photo is AHADI representative, Lucy Kimani. On […]
Zimbabwe’s new Victoria Falls International Airport triggers unprecedented tourism boom
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 […]
President Paul Kagame set to formally open ATA’s World Tourism Conference #ATA41
Corporate Council on Africa ready to launch #ATA41 in Kigali Africa Travel Association presents 41st Annual World Tourism Conference August 28 – 31, 2017 Kigali Conference Center | Kigali, Rwanda www.ATARwanda.com
Qatar Airways CEO elected to chair IATA’s Board of Governors
QATAR AIRWAYS’ AKBAR AL BAKER ELECTED TO TOP IATA POSITION (Posted 27th August 2017) Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Mr. Akbar Al Baker, has been elected Chairman of the Board of Governors (BoG) of prestigious global aviation industry body International Air Transport Association (IATA), effective June 2018. The rotating one-year term will commence at the […]
Alain St. Ange’s Tourism Report – Edition 12
Enjoy the 12th edition of the Alain St. Ange tourism report, available via the link below to eliminate previous ‘sizing’ problems when reproducing it here in its original format. http://mailchi.mp/977e3c93025c/saint-ange-tourism-report-12th-edition
COMESA Business Council publishes sectoral reports
COMESA BUSINESS COUNCIL AFFIRMS RELEVANCE AS REPORTS ARE PUBLISHED (Posted 27th August 2017) The COMESA Business Council is the recognized apex business organization in the region, representing private sector interests at the highest levels of decision making in the region. The CBC provides key market driven services to its membership, namely- business advocacy, business support […]
Seychelles Tourism Board heads to Korea
SEYCHELLES FOCUSES ON SOUTH KOREA (Posted 27th August 2017) Mrs. Sherin Francis, the CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board is heading to Seoul in South Korea for what is being described as a ‘major mission’ for the period 28th of August to the 02nd of September. The working visit by Mrs. Francis coincides with the […]
Alan Root – a giant among East Africa’s film makers
ALAN ROOT – REST IN PEACE AS YOUR LEGACY LIVES ON (Posted 27th August 2017) Alan Root, an icon amongst his film making and photographing peers, passed on yesterday aged 80. For me it has been ages since I last met Alan and longer still when I was first introduced to him at a function […]
New rhino birth on Ziwa brings overall number to 21
RHINO BIRTH MAKES BREAKING NEWS (Posted 26th August 2017) Two hours ago was another rhino baby born on the Rhino Fund Uganda / Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, bringing the overall number to 21 which include 9 females, 11 males and the latest addition, sex still to be determined by the monitoring team.Notably is the mother […]
Kenya Airways financial restructuring goes ahead as court rules against dissenting banks
KENYA AIRWAYS FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING NOW DEFINITELY ON (Posted 26th August 2017) Equity Bank, Jamii Bora and Ecobank yesterday had their court case thrown out by the Court of Appeals in Nairobi which they filed over their objections to be ‘forced‘ to become part of a new shareholder set up at Kenya Airways under which debts […]
Reunion installs more webcams on island’s beaches
… LIVE FROM THE BEACH OF ROCHES NOIRES … (Posted 26th August 2017) A fourth webcam has just been installed on the beach of Roches Noires in Saint-Gilles-les-Bains. This project was made possible thanks to the collaboration of the Reunion Island Tourism (IRT) and Tamarun which open today a window on the Indian Ocean. A […]
Seychelles Tourism Board relocates to new offices at Mont Fleuri
SEYCHELLES TOURISM ANNOUNCES MOVE TO NEW OFFICES AT MONT FLEURI’S BOTANICAL HOUSE (Posted 26th August 2017) Come Monday will the Seychelles Tourism Board move offices from the convenient location of Espace Building near the ferry port to the more distant Botanical House at Mont Fleuri, it was learned. The move will take several days and […]
Third Air Tanzania Bombardier Q400NextGen confiscated in Canada over government debts
DEBTS COME TO HAUNT TANZANIA AS THIRD NEW AIRCRAFT GRABBED IN CANADA BY CREDITOR (Posted 25th August 2017) Only this morning was the question asked once again why the third Air Tanzania Bombardier Q400NextGen, due for delivery back in June, was not delivered to Dar es Salaam as projected and why the Tanzanian government kept […]
Election conduct strengthens tourism sector confidence
Tourism stakeholders react to sector’s performance post elections With diminutive effect from the elections anxiety, Kenya’s tourism sector has withstood the pressures of uncertainties that resulted to some tourists having to hold their travel plans. As one of the most volatile sectors, tourism stakeholders remain obliged to Kenyans for choosing peace during a considerably fraught […]
Nairobi Now gives you the where and when of things happening in the Kenyan capital
Nairobi Now gives you all there is to know ahead of your next visit to Nairobi Nairobi Now Dear ATC Readers, Welcome to this week’s Nairobi Now newsletter! You can always access Nairobi Now and get in touch with us through twitter, facebook or the blog. Also, email us to submit your events or suggest […]
Tourism for Sustainable Development in the Least Developed Countries – Data now available
The UN World Tourism Organization releases key data about Tourism in least developed countries …
Fastjet Tanzania registers a Solenta Aviation ERJ145
FLEET CHANGE UNDERWAY AT FASTJET TANZANIA (Posted 25th August 2017) Information is coming in that Fastjet may add an ERJ145 jet aircraft to their fleet in Tanzania ahead of the introduction of two Embraer E190’s before phasing out the too large and too expensive to fly Airbus A319, the last one remaining on the airline’s […]
Child killed as UNWFP plane hits house in South Sudan
CHILD DEAD AS KILLER PLANE ESCAPES (Posted 25th August 2017) Four people were injured and a child was killed when an aircraft contracted by the UN’s World Food Programme for emergency food airdrops bodged its landing attempt in Juba. According to reports coming in did the aircraft attempt to land in sweeping rain and touched […]
Just how deep in the red is Air Tanzania
AUDIT REPORT SET TO REVEAL FULL EXTENT OF AIR TANZANIA’S DEBTS (Posted 25th August 2017) Regular aviation sources in Dar es Salaam have confirmed that the long awaited special audit by the Auditor General’s office for Air Tanzania will be published next week. The true extend of the indebtedness of Tanzania’s national carrier has for […]
Radar failure at Nairobi’s JKIA impacts on flight operations
RADAR FAILURE AT JKIA CAUSES DELAYS (Posted 25th August 2017) East Africa’s main aviation hub, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, yesterday experienced a radar installation failure, leading to delays in arrivals and departures of many flights. While the Kenya Airport Authority did not find the event alarming enough to issue a formal statement through their social […]
