Nairobi’s attraction for global businesses remains high
NAIROBI AMONG 5 AFRICAN CITIES ATTRACTING FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES (Posted 17th March 2017) In 2016, 196 Fortune 500 companies had established a dedicated regional headquarters in the MEA region. In the Middle-East, Dubai is the most popular choice with 138 companies establishing a dedicated entity in the city. There has also been a marked uptick […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Exxon to Pay Eni $2.8 Billion for Mozambique Gas Block Stake Bloomberg Exxon Mobil – Exxon Mobil Corp. said it will buy 25 percent of a liquefied natural gas project off Mozambique from Italy’s Eni SpA for about $2.8 billion… Read more>> INFRASTRUCTURE Construction of Ethiopia’s Genale Dawa III at […]
Official Statement on the UNWTO Secretary-General Candidates
Statement by the UN World Tourism Organization in regard to the upcoming elections The Secretariat of the World Tourism Organization referring to decision CE/DEC/15(CIV) of the Executive Council at its 104th session (Luxor, Egypt, 30 October – 1 November 2016), on the procedure for the election of the Secretary-General, informs in regards to the election […]
UNWTO to make a major impact at the Arabian Travel Market
TOURISM TO GROW IN MIDDLE EAST AND NORTHERN AFRICA (Posted 16th March 2017) The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are expected to welcome 195 million international tourists by 2030. Between 25 million and 50 million new jobs will be required in the region over the next decade. Over 20 Ministers and industry leaders will […]
Brussels Airlines ends challenging year with a profit announcement
TOUGH YEAR COMES TO AN END WITH A PROFIT REPORT (Posted 16th March 2017) Neither increased competition nor the terror attack on Brussels Airport and the subsequent shift of operations to other airports in Belgium, Germany and Switzerland could stop Brussels Airlines from ending the financial year 2016 with a profit, albeit lower than in […]
More high profile endorsements for St. Ange candidacy
SUMMER TIMES OF MAURITIUS ENDORSES ST. ANGE (Posted 16th March 2017) Philippe Hitié, broadly referred to as Popo, the MD of SummerTimes Group of Mauritius says ‘I join every sincere Indian Ocean Islander to say that I stand behind Alain St.Ange as the Seychelles Candidate for the UNWTO and say without hesitation ‘Vote Seychelles for […]
IATA AGM 2017 will take place in Cancun
IATA’s Annual General Meeting set for early June in Cancun / Mexico Dear Media Colleague, The IATA Corporate Communications Team is pleased to invite you to register to attend the 73rd IATA Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit taking place in Cancun, Mexico, from 4 to 6 June 2017.This year’s AGM occurs […]
St. Ange presses on with his high profile campaign for the UNWTO top job
PATWA WELCOMES UNWTO CANDIDATES (Posted 16th March 2017) Alain St.Ange, the former Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine of the Seychelles and now one of the seven candidates for the position of Secretary General of the UNWTO (United Nations World Tourism Organisation) was on the panel of speakers at the PATWA (Pacific Area […]
Best Western Hurlingham set to change into a Four Points by Sheraton in early April
REBRANDING UNDERWAY AS FOUR POINTS BY SHERATON TAKES OVER THE FORMER BEST WESTERN PREMIER IN NAIROBI (Posted 16th March 2017) The owners of the former Best Western Premier in the Nairobi suburb of Hurlingham have now started to unveil their new brand for their hotel, a Four Points by Sheraton and the transition will be […]
Kenya bans plastic bags effective six months from now
KENYA GOVERNMENT SERVES PUBLIC NOTICE THAT PLASTIC BAG BAN IS COMING (Posted 16th March 2017) Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for the Environment and Natural Resources Prof. Judi Wakhungu finally made public a ban on plastic bags, which will become effective on the 28th of August this year. The ban will affect the use, production and importation […]
Brussels Airport Newsletter March 2017
Brussels Airport’s latest news updates … Especially useful to travelers using Brussels Airlines out of Entebbe, Kigali and Bujumbura to the European capital city and beyond … Newsletter Brussels Airport Are you receiving our newsletter in the correct language? We would like to keep you up to date with the latest news and views from […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
TOURISM Two very different responses to Uber – Kenya and South Africa The Conversation Uber is currently the dominant ride-sharing app used in Africa. It has rapidly grown its African footprint and now has operations in eight countries; …. Read more>> Kenya’s Immigration Department To Issue e-Passports From April 2017 iAfrikan The new e-passports are […]
The Latest News from Zambia Tourism
Zambia Tourism News Updates Everything you need to know about Tourism in Zambia! Explore The Real Africa We have all the latest news from Zambia that you need to hear about! Remember that if you have any articles or news stories that you think we need to hear about on Zambia Tourism, please submit. Barking […]
More questions than answers as Kruger park continues shooting buffalo
More questions than answers as Kruger park continues shooting buffalo 13 March 2017 | Times LIVE | Adam Cruise | Free to publish credit CAT Confused explanations at a public meeting in Skukuza on Saturday are concerning stakeholders as the Kruger National Park forges ahead with its program of shooting buffalo as part of […]
Ndege News from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport
Airkenya Express’ latest Ndege News March 2017 – May 2017 HOME GM’S MESSAGE FEATURES NEWS UPDATES Hi Wolfgang, Through the Pearly Sands to Mnemba The drive from Nungwi to the point where we will cross over to Mnemba island takes place on market day. It’s not yet noon, the sun is already….. In the Brier […]
Seven candidates to vie for the UNWTO top job
NOMINATIONS FOR THE UNWTO TOP JOB CLOSE WITH SIX CANDIDATES IN THE RUNNING BESIDES SEYCHELLES’ ALAIN ST. ANGE (Posted 15th March 2017) The highest global tourism office is the post of Secretary General of the United Nations World tourism Organisation, in short UNWTO and for the coming May elections seven countries have put forward their […]
Oman Air confirms the launch of Nairobi flights from end March
OMAN AIR SET TO LAUNCH MUSCAT – NAIROBI FLIGHTS (Posted 15th March 2017) Come 27th of March, less than two weeks from today, will Oman Air launch a four times a week service from Muscat to Nairobi, using a Boeing B737-800NG on the route. The flights will leave Muscat every Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday […]
Seychelles affirms moratorium for large resorts
18 PRE-APPROVED LARGE RESORT PROJECTS TO GO AHEAD AS MORATORIUM IS RE-AFFIRMED (Posted 15th March 2017) Seychelles’ Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine Mr. Maurice Loustau-Lalanne has confirmed that a moratorium on the planning and construction of larger scale resorts across the archipelago will remain in place while 18 projects already approved will […]
The latest Tourism Tattler, brought to you courtesy of Desmond Langkilde
NEWSLETTER ISSUE 03 – MARCH 2017 As our March front cover clearly shows, this edition focusses on B2B travel trade shows in South Africa. We investigate the, as yet, unanswered question: Does the tourism industry benefit from B2B trade shows, and if so, is the presence of two major travel trade shows sustainable? (see pages […]
India remains in focus for Reunion Tourism
FIRST FAM TRIP FROM INDIA SHOWS TRAVEL AGENTS THE ATTRACTIONS OF REUNION ISLAND (Posted 15th March 2017) The Island of La Réunion Tourisme (IRT) hosted the first Indian eductour of the year 2017. The tour operator Akqua Sun’s agents, which has been selling Reunion to Indian tourista since 2013, enjoyed this discovery trip to get […]
Tanzania Tourism signs marketing deals for Germany, the UK and the US
TANZANIA TOURIST BOARD HOPES FOR IMPROVED SALES IN KEY SOURCE MARKETS (Posted 14th March 2017) The Tanzania Tourist Board used their presence at this year’s ITB tourism trade show in Berlin to sign three five year deals with marketing representative companies in key source markets. It was learned that TTB will be represented in the […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
TOURISM Aviation sector in new high as passenger numbers hit record 10 million Standard Digital In its report, KAA projects that the country’s aviation industry is on an upward trajectory, with the total number of passengers last year growing by 11 per cent to hit 10 million for the first time ever…. Read more>> Morocco, […]
The Corporate Council on Africa eJournal | March 2017 edition
CORPORATE COUNCIL ON AFRICA NEWS Download the PDF version of CCA’s March 2017 edition of The Africa eJournal PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE As most of you know, I began my new role as the third President and CEO of the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) on January 23rd. To me, CCA presents a unique, exciting opportunity to […]
South Coast Pirates GALA DINNER – if in Diani do not miss this event!
South Coast Pirates Gala Dinner SOUTH COAST PIRATES RUGBY CLUB GALA DINNER by Michelin Chef Paul van Beveren Saturday 18th March 2017 at ALI BARBOUR’S CAVE RESTAURANT 4 Course Dinner with a selection of wines KES 7,000 per person Raffle draw & Auction (including a Dinner cooked at home by Chef Luke from Sails) Reservation […]
Five African cities make the top 100 rankings of best quality living
DURBAN, CAPE TOWN AND JOHANNESBURG MAKE FOR AFRICA’S TOP THREE (Posted 14th March 2017) Infrastructure is pivotal in determining quality of living for expats and cities Vienna ranks highest for quality of living for the 8th year in a row Singapore ranks first for city infrastructure. South Africa’s highest ranked city, Durban, ranks 87th for […]
Reunion Tourism hunts for tourists in Germany and Austria
REUNION ROLLS OUT HIGH VISIBILITY CAMPAIGN IN GERMANY AND AUSTRIA (Posted 14th March 2017) Reunion, also known as the ‘Intense Island‘ is following up on their team’s success in Berlin with a high visibility campaign in Germany and Austria, lasting until the end of May this year. A large visual display campaign has been organized […]
German unions under global fire for stranding ITB exhibitors
GERMANY’S VERDI UNION INCURS GLOBAL WRATH FOR STRIKES IN BERLIN (Posted 14th March 2017) Exhibitors at the just ended ITB 2017 are furious for being stranded and missing their return flights home after one of Germany’s most rabid unions, Verdi, extended their strike on both of Berlin’s airports beyond Monday to as long as Wednesday. […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
TOURISM Tanzania and Mauritius partner to promote tourism African Business Review On Saturday, Tanzania and Mauritius signed a one-year deal to promote respective national tourism destinations globally… Read more>> #BrandManagerMonth: Carlson Rezidor, Africa’s aspirational brand Bizcommunity Carlson Rezidor, one of the world’s largest hotel groups, aims to be the leading player in the travel and […]
Seychelles’ delegation too expresses satisfaction over ITB 2017 attendance
ITB 2017 AN ‘UNQUALIFIED SUCCESS‘ (Posted 13th March 2017) Unlike a small section of the international media, which is attempting to downtalk the success of ITB 2017, has the Seychelles followed Kenya in praising their success at the world’s largest international tourism trade show. The Chief Executive of the Seychelles Tourism Board Mrs. Sherin Francis […]
Atta – The African Travel and Tourism Association News Updates
African Travel and Tourism Association News Updates … and while at it consider becoming a member of ATTA … Weekly members news summary from Atta – The African Travel and Tourism Association Please find below this week’s summary of the Atta members news featuring news from across the African continent and beyond. Atta Members Weekly […]
