Lillian Gaitho’s pre Easter travel thoughts
Easter Insights: Five Guides to Buying your Travel Insurance Holiday trips, however well planned and promising can play out in the worst unexpected. My previous experiences include luggage loading and flying off to Cape Town, while I blissfully headed for Durban! Away from this, cancelled flights, terrorist attacks, and illness can throw into total disarray […]
IIPT April News
International Institute for Peace Through Tourism News Updates for ATC Readers April 2017 UNWTO-IIPT Global Summit Website Now Open for Registration The UNWTO – IIPT Global Summit website is now open for registration at: http://unwto.iiptsummit.org/. The official conference of the UN International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development will begin with the Welcome Reception, Sunday […]
Kenya Airways eyes fifth flight to Seychelles after new MoU is signed
NEW SEYCHELLES – KENYA DEAL WILL BRING NUMBER OF FLIGHTS TO FIVE A WEEK (Posted 06th April 2017) After signing a new partnership deal between the Seychelles and Kenya, which included the two countries’s tourism boards and Kenya Airways, have news emerged that the present four flights a week between Nairobi and Mahe, the Seychelles’ […]
Environment Tribunal halts SGR work on route through the Nairobi National Park
KENYA’S ENVIRONMENT TRIBUNAL STOPS SGR WORK (Posted 06th April 2017) Serious doubts over the conclusions drawn by the Environmental Impact Assessment for the second phase of the new Standard Gauge Railway in Kenya have now apparently led to the halt of any work until a thorough review of the EIA and other aspects related to […]
Rift Valley Railways gets termination letter from Kenya Railways
THE END OF THE RAIL ROAD FOR RVR? (Posted 06th April 2017) Sources from Nairobi have suggested that political motives led to the termination of the concession agreement for Rift Valley Railways, served on the company by Kenya Railways but notably not Uganda Railways, the other partner in the equation. ‘You know how our minds […]
RwandAir’s reach now extends to Mumbai
RWANDAIR NOW CONNECTS TO INDIA (Posted 06th April 2017) (It is thumbs up from the Captain of RwandAir’s B737-800NG named Kalisimbi before taking off on the inaugural flight to Mumbai) RwandAir’s expansion out of Africa has taken root when the airline two days ago launched their service to India’s main commercial hub, Mumbai. The aircraft […]
Precision Air Entebbe schedule now available
FLYING BETWEEN TANZANIA AND UGANDA SOON MADE EASIER (Posted 06th April 2017) In an apparent slight change to traffic days earlier announced here will Precision Air now operate their new flights between Dar es Salaam and Entebbe and Kilimanjaro and Entebbe on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Two of the services on ATR 72 aircraft […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
TOURISM Uber Fighting On All Fronts In Africa As New Competitors Emerge AFK Insider Since its first venture into Africa in Johannesburg in 2013, Uber has expanded across the continent, launching in another 15 cities across eight African nations… Read more>> The 10 Most Liveable Cities In West Africa .com Africa We’ve put together our […]
Medina Palms’ new Flying Package
Looking for a great deal at the coast? Check out this Medina Palms offer! Inspired Destination Within Your Reach MEDINA PALMS – FLYING PACKAGE KES 39 500 PER ADULT and KES 26 700 PER CHILD Our exciting flying package is valid from 1st to 13th April and 19th April to 31st July. It includes: Return […]
More news updates from ‘Further Down South’ courtesy of Gill Staden
ENJOY THE LATEST EDITION OF THE ‘LIVINGSTONE BIWEEKLY‘ WITH NEWS FROM ZAMBIA, ZIMBABWE AND BEYOND https://thelivingstoneweekly.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/tlbw5apr17-compressed-1.pdf Inside Yoga at Munga Lodge Tradesmen in Livingstone Big meeting in Livingstone Be courteous to visitors Singing all three verses of the National Anthem to foster oneness Maamba road has a hole ZamParks arrests eight with ivory Ndevu Dam […]
Kenya Airways, Kenya Tourism and Seychelles Tourism sign partnership deal
NEW TOURISM DEAL LINKS KENYA WITH SEYCHELLES (Posted 05th April 2017) The Government of Kenya, through the Ministry of Tourism and National Carrier, Kenya Airways yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) to promote tourism and boost intra-Africa trade and travel between two of the world’s most popular tourist […]
Seychelles and Kenya to cooperate in tourism developments
SEYCHELLES’ PRESIDENT FAURE ENDS STATE VISIT TO KENYA (Posted 04th April 2017) President Danny Rollen Faure ended this two day State Visit to Kenya yesterday, returning to the Seychelles with good news for the country. Among several agreements reached with the Kenyan government were deals covering tourism cooperation, fishing cooperation, security cooperation to keep the […]
Manno’s Extraordinary Story
The Ol Pejeta Conservancy tells Manno’s story = Dear Readers of ATC News, After four long months in solitary quarantine, rescued chimpanzee Manno has taken his first steps inside Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary, and seen other chimpanzees for the first time since he was a baby. Friday 31st March marked the end of Manno’s mandatory quarantine […]
New name for Air Zimbabwe?
ZIMBABWE’S NATIONAL AIRLINE SET UP FOR MAJOR CHANGES (Posted 04th April 2017) Reports are emerging from Harare that the Zimbabwean government appears keen to inject a new lease of life into Air Zimbabwe, the national airline of the country. The source from Harare made a case that the government, while attempting to find ways and […]
Safari Classic Rally 2017 News Updates
Updates on the East African Safari Classic Rally Here is the third newsletter for the Safari Classic Rally 2017: our entry list continues to grow and shipping details are now available! Welcome to the third newsletter for the 2017 East African Safari Classic Rally. We hope you enjoy reading our latest news. Feel free to […]
Atta – African Travel and Tourism Association – News Summary 03rd of April 2017
Updates from the African Travel and Tourism Association … … and while at it, why not join this organization where everything is from and about Africa … Weekly members news summary from Atta – The African Travel and Tourism Association ] Dear Readers of ATC News, Please find below this week’s summary of the Atta […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Ethiopian Airlines Launches Two New Cargo Routes to Europe Aviation tribune Ethiopian Airlines – “With the largest and most modern dedicated Freighter fleet and the largest Cargo Network connecting African countries with their major trading partners around . .. Read more>> Tanzania, Ethiopia leaders announce plans to link countries via […]
ATA Passport to Africa News
News updates from the Africa Travel Association Read the March-April 2017 ATA Passport to Africa Newsletter Welcome to ATA’s March-April Newsletter! ATA Passport to Africa features the latest member and Africa travel industry news. If you are an ATA member and would like to share your stories, please email us. We look forward to hearing […]
Uganda expected to drop VAT and other taxes on hotels
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER SAY UGANDA’S HOTELIERS (Posted 03rd April 2017) Information is emerging from government circles that, following President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni’s directive to remove VAT from upcountry hotels and safari lodges last year, this may become reality in the next financial year. Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities Minister Prof. Ephraim Kamuntu is quoted to […]
ATQ News to launch Top 100 Tourism Personalities in West Africa Compilation at Accra Weizo in Ghana
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 […]
Kenya anticipates major increase in travelers from Nigeria
CHANGING TRAVEL HABITS IN AFRICA SET TO BENEFIT KENYA (Posted 03rd April 2017) Kenya is projected to record and increase of over 30% in tourist arrivals from Nigeria and Ghana towards the end of the year as travelers shift their travel plans towards more exploring the African continent. According to the UNWTO tourism highlights for […]
Laikipia Nature Conservancy – Mukutan Retreat – after
Brainless thugs and criminals incited by equally brainless ‘politicians’ after votes in the August elections … I bemoan and mourn the losses of lives and properties but just as much the loss of reputation Kenya is suffering from these conservancy invasions which are impacting heavily on tourism in this part of the country and this […]
Fastjet undergoing fleet changes
FASTJET FLEET CHANGE UPDATES (Posted 02nd April 2017) Information is emerging about the ongoing and upcoming fleet changes of Fastjet, an airline with aspirations to become a pan Africa Low Cost Carrier, in short LCC. As reported here at the time, does Fastjet presently operate a wetleased Embraer E190 from Air Bulgaria and this lease […]
Seychelles delegation named for State Visit to Kenya
SEYCHELLES – KENYA TIES EXPECTED TO PROSPER AFTER UPCOMING STATE VISIT (Posted 01st April 2017) The upcoming State Visit by Seychelles’ President Danny Rollen Faure to Kenya, on invitation of his counterpart Uhuru Kenyatta, is expected to result in a number of agreements being signed by the two countries. A pointer to the topics on […]
Indian Ocean Commission boosts St. Ange candidacy for UNWTO
IOC MINISTERS ENDORSE ST. ANGE AS THEIR CHOICE CANDIDATE FOR UNWTO’S TOP JOB (Posted 01st April 2017) Last month did Ministers from Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Reunion and Seychelles sitting as the Indian Ocean Commission endorse the Seychelles bid for Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). Mauritius, the seat of the Indian […]
Supersonic booms over Uganda suggest secret test flights of new generation aircraft
SUPERSONIC TRAVEL GETS BOOST FROM TRIALS OVER THE UGANDAN SKIES (Posted 01st April 2017) In remoter parts of Uganda were supersonic booms heard overnight and it was learned from usually unreliable sources that a next generation supersonic aircraft had arrived late yesterday evening and then, after refuelling at Entebbe International Airport, commenced test flight operations […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
Nigeria: Abuja Airport Runway Now 57.5% Completed – Minister Footprint 2 Africa The Minister of State for Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has disclosed that the reconstruction of the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, has reached 57.5 per cent… Read more>> Report ranks Rwanda third in science, technology and innovation capacity in Africa New […]
Kenya Airways launches ‘Air Pass’
PRE-PURCHASED BUT NOT PRE-BOOKED DOES KENYA AIRWAYS’ NEW AIRPASS KNOCK COST OF TRAVEL DOWN (Posted 31st March 2017) Kenya Airways, in collaboration with Optiontown, presents their new product Flight Pass that allows passengers to conveniently pre-purchase flights at a very low cost and book flights later when they want to travel. The more credits one […]
Skyward launches Wilson Mombasa Lamu services
WILSON MOMBASA LAMU BECOMES A REALITY (Posted 31st March 2017) As of today do passengers traveling from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport have more choices to fly to Mombasa and notably Lamu, as do passengers from Mombasa now have a choice to fly on a daily scheduled service using a Bombardier Dash 8-300 aircraft to Lamu. The […]
Lillian Gaitho’s weekend thoughts again focus on travel over Easter
Easter escape: 6 last-minute Easter break road trips for families that won’t break the bank This year, Easter comes with an additional gift for families on school-term break; if you have some days saved up from your annual leave, then you can easily extend the holiday to catch up with Labor Day! Not possible? Then […]
