KILIFAIR 2017 set for June 02nd to 04th
DATES FOR NEXT KILIFAIR IN MOSHI ANNOUNCED (Posted 08th February 2017)
News from further down south – courtesy of Gill Staden’s ‘Livingstone bi-Weekly’
THE LATEST EDITION OF THE ‘LIVINGSTONE BI-WEEKLY‘ Thank you Gill for the sterling job you do! https://thelivingstoneweekly.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/tlbw8feb17-compressed-1.pdf Inside Rains cause damage to Livingstone roads Linking Blue Lagoon and Lochinvar NPs Poaching research around Kafue NP Work permit review Government concern over environment in Eastern Zambia Mukambi’s famous Basil dies Training Zambian ladies in conservation A […]
Book now for February Mussels Night at Le Chateau
It is Mussels Night again at the Le Chateau Brasserie Belge
Aviation in Europe – the way forward
MAPPING OUT THE RIGHT COURSE FOR EUROPEAN AVIATION (Posted 08th February 2017) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) set out an agenda for a stronger, safer, more secure and sustainable European aviation industry. Alexandre de Juniac, IATA’s Director General and CEO, in an address to the European Aviation Club entitled Charting the Right Course for […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Ethiopian Airlines doing well financially despite Trump’s travel ban complications Africanews Ethiopian Airlines- Ethiopian Airlines is performing well financially despite recent travel ban complications by the US President, Donald Trump…. Read more>> HEALTH A malaria-free Africa is within reach Thomson Reuters Foundation Finally, a malaria-free Africa is within our reach. […]
70 Speakers confirmed for Aviation Africa 2017
Aviation Africa 2017 has 70 Speakers confirmed NETWORK WITH AFRICA Aviation Africa is set to be the biggest B2B aviation conference and exhibition that East Africa has ever seen with an exhibition hall hosting 50 companies including the sponsors listed below. Don’t miss this event, which offers a fantastic platform to look at the opportunities […]
Air Mauritius flight updates
CYCLONE CARLOS CONTINUES TO AFFECT AIR TRAVEL (Posted 07th February 2017) While apparently Mauritius was spared the worst of Cyclone Carlos have bad weather conditions nevertheless prevailed, also prompting other airlines like South African to cancel flights to and from the island. (Current satellite image of Cyclone Carlos) (Rain intensity caused by Cyclone Carlos) Air […]
The Conservation Action Trust demands rhino poaching figures for 2016 to be published
GOVERNMENT TIGHT-LIPPED ON RHINO POACHING STATS By Adam Cruise, courtesy of the Conservation Action Trust (Posted 07th February 2017) The Minister of the Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA), Edna Molewa, has been tight-lipped about rhino poaching statistics for 2016, amid claims of rhino horn trafficking within her own government. Minister of State Security, David Mahlobo, […]
Uganda’s Tourism Board welcomes #POATE2017 delegates
UGANDA TOURISM WELCOMES HOSTED BUYERS AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL MEDIA TO THE PEARL OF AFRICA (Posted 07th February 2017) (Mr. Steven Asiimwe, CEO of the Uganda Tourism Board, welcomes buyers, media and invited guests for the welcome function at the Best Western Premier Garden Hotel in Entebbe) Over 70 hosted buyers and international travel trade media […]
AFRAA’s Aviation Stakeholder’s Convention moves from Kigali to Hammamet
TUNISAIR TO HOST NEXT AFRAA CONVENTION (Posted 07th February 2017) AFRAA’s next Aviation Stakeholders Convention, a key calendar event for African aviation and suppliers, manufacturers, airports, aviation authorities and related institutions and companies, will for 2017 move to Hammamet in Tunisia where TunisAir will be the host airline. This follows a hugely successful ASC 2016 […]
RETOSA continues to add value for members
RETOSA Online Learning Program (Posted 07th February 2017) RETOSA Online Training Program RETOSA (Regional Tourism Organisation of Southern Africa) has launched a Southern Africa Certified Expert Online Course for travel agents, tour operators and the global tourism industry. The program aims to offer and opportunity for all stakeholders to learn more about southern Africa’s best […]
UNWTO announces dates for the next Executive Council meeting
World Tourism Organization: Mark your Diary for the 105th Session of the Executive Council
Seychelles tourist arrivals rise by 37 percent in January
MASSIVE RISE IN TOURIST ARRIVALS FOR JANUARY (Posted 07th February 2017) ‘All the hard work, all the investments in market development, all the investments in attracting more airlines and more flights, it is all paying off now‘ commented a regular Victoria based source when passing on the information about a massive jump in arrival numbers […]
Africa Travel Week is ‘buzzing’
Excitement builds for Africa Travel Week Excitement builds for Africa Travel Week Various sectors of the inbound and outbound travel trade have demonstrated their excitement for the upcoming Africa Travel Week to be held in Cape Town from 19 to 23 April 2017. Three travel industry events all held at the Cape Town International Conference […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
INFRASTRUCTURE Planes, trains, and automobiles: East Africa’s massive infrastructure project begins How We Made It In Africa It is a massive infrastructure project originating from Kenya, consisting of a 32-berth port on the country’s north coast, a railway, an oil pipeline, highways, international airports, and resort cities….Read more>> Can Africa become the next big economic […]
Sheraton Kampala gets new Director of Sales and Marketing
MICHELE MAGRONE MOVES TO THE KAMPALA SHERATON HOTEL (Posted 06th February 2017) The Kampala Sheraton Hotel has just confirmed that Mr. Michele Magrone has joined as new Director of Sales and Marketing, following in the footsteps of Mrs. Jennifer Musiime, who left late last year for family reasons. Michele worked for the past couple of […]
Qatar Airways claims new record for ‘longest flight’
AUCKLAND TO DOHA SERVICE BY QATAR AIRWAYS CLAIMS NEW RECORD (Posted 06th February 2017) Qatar Airways’s flights QR 920/921 between Doha and Auckland / New Zealand will claim new world record for the longest scheduled commercial flight, when the Boeing B777-200LR will return to the airline’s hub airport Hamad International in the morning. The outbound […]
Air Mauritius cancels several flights due to impact of tropical cyclone ‘Carlos’
MAURITIUS BOUND FLIGHTS CANCELLED AS TROPICAL CYCLONE ‘CARLOS‘ PUMMELS THE ISLAND (Posted 06th February 2017) After Mauritius authorities officially announced a Category Two alert as tropical cyclone ‘Carlos‘ approached the island, has national airline Air Mauritius too taken precautions and cancelled several flights scheduled to arrive in Port Louis later today, 06th February. The airline […]
Cyclone warning for Mauritius and Reunion
TROPICAL CYCLONE ‘CARLOS‘ HEADING TOWARDS MAURITIUS AND REUNION (Posted 05th February 2017) Better safe than sorry comes to mind as a major tropical cyclone is forming some 200 miles off the coast of Mauritius. Named Carlos, the comparison with notorious ‘Carlos the Jackal‘ immediately comes to mind, also a destructive character when he was active […]
Alain St. Ange – Seychelles’ candidate for the UNWTO top job
MORE SUPPORT FOR ST. ANGE CANDIDACY (Posted 05th February 2017) Bea Broda, BA, BMsc, a renowned TV producer at BC Picture but also a writer, show host and speaker, has come out in support of Alain St. Ange’s candidacy for the UNWTO top job. See what she has to say … One candidate that stands […]
A closer look at a South African conservancy experience
‘WILD ARK‘ AIMS TO RESTORE BIODIVERSITY AND BRING BACK THE WILDERNESS (Posted 05th February 2017) Corne Schalkwyk, a former Ugandan resident working at Marasa Africa, before returning to South Africa, got involved with a great conservation venture there worth telling. Said Corne during a recent conversation: ‘The info below is related to one of the […]
Clare Akamanzi returns to the Rwanda Development Board as CEO
AKAMANZI RETURNS TO RDB AS GATERE EXITS (Posted 05th February 2017) Clare Akamanzi, who previously served at the Rwanda Development Board as Chief Operating Officer and Acting CEO, has returned to RDB after a stint as the Head of Policy and Strategy in the President’s Office. Clare replaces Mr. Francis Gatare, who moved to the […]
Mota Engil bags Tanzanian railway construction contract
FIRST BUGESERA AND NOW TANZANIA’S SGR CONSTRUCTION AS MOTA ENGIL SPREADS ITS WINGS (Posted 05th February 2017) Regular sources in Dar es Salaam have confirmed that the Tanzanian government has wasted no time following the visit of Turkish President Erdogan two weeks ago. It is understood that a Turkish company, Yapi Merkezi, has emerged as […]
AFRAA’s latest new updates about African Aviation
AFRAA – WHERE IT IS ALL ABOUT AFRICAN AVIATION (Posted 05th February 2017) The African Airlines Association, in short AFRAA, has just released its latest industry update about aviation in Africa. Enjoy the read!
Seychelles News Agency confirms excellent chances for UNWTO candidate St. Ange
Seychelles’ former tourism minister confident of winning world tourism body’s secretary-general post Victoria, Seychelles | February 4, 2017, Saturday @ 11:33 Alain St. Ange is Seychelles candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the UNWTO. (State House) Photo license (Seychelles News Agency) – Seychelles’ former minister of tourism says he is confident that he can […]
Armed herdsmen attack Kenyan tourist camps
A harrowing tale of the attack on the Suyian safari camp … I have been asked to ‘downplay’ this because there is now some government reaction but truth told, this needs to be made public to show the potentially devastating consequences of such farm, ranch and conservancy invasions to Kenya’s tourism industry, and worst of […]
Sauti Za Busara gets cash boost
SAUTI ZA BUSARA’S IMMEDIATE FUTURE IS SAFEAFTER SWISS CASH INJECTION (Posted 04th February 2017) Sauti Za Busara, which last year to the regret of thousands of music and performing arts fans had to be cancelled due to a lack of funds, can now look ahead into a more secure future. The Swiss Embassy earlier in […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS South African Airways Salutes Ghana’s 60th Independence Day With A Special Sale Fare PR Newswire South African Airways – In celebration of Ghana’s 60th anniversary of independence, South African Airways (SAA), Africa’s most awarded airline, is offering a special sale fare of $679.00* round-trip… Read more>> India’s medical tourism gets […]
Lillian Gaitho’s weekend thoughts
Six Valentine Day Ideas That Won’t Break Your Bank Lillian’s weekend contribution this week is all about the upcoming Valentine’s Day when love is in the air, or so it is expected by those who worship Cupid … How time flies! A couple of weeks ago, the whole town was all glittery in […]
Ethiopian launches Conakry flights
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES TAKES DELIVERY OF THIRD AIRBUS A350 AS CONAKRY FLIGHTS COMMENCE (Posted 03rd February 2017) Ethiopian Airlines has yesterday marked the launch of its new services to Conakry, the capital of The Republic of Guinea, at a reception ceremony held at Addis Ababa’s Bole International Airport. The event was been graced by Mme. Sidibe […]
