Seychelles open tourist office in Reunion
AS TRAVEL GROWS IN LEAPS AND BOUNDS BETWEEN REUNION AND SEYCHELLES IS A NEW TOURIST OFFICE FORMALLY LAUNCHED (Posted 06th October 2016) The two Vanilla Islands members, Reunion and Seychelles, can look back over many years of close cooperation and joint marketing activities to promote travel between the islands. Alain St. Ange the Seychelles Minister […]
Kilifair will be at MKTE 2016 to promote cooperation
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Starwood brand ‘Four Points by Sheraton’ to make a double entry in Nairobi next year
MARRIOTT EXPANDS INTO NAIROBI WITH STARWOOD’S ‘FOUR POINTS‘ BRAND (Posted 06th October 2016) The present Four Points development near the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, which on opening will add over 190 rooms to the Nairobi hospitality scene, will soon be joint by a sister property in the Hurlingham area of the Kenyan capital. From information […]
Aviation pundits tell unions to shut up and let Kenya Airways get on with recovery programme
MEDIUM TERM TURNAROUND WITHIN GRASP NOW AS ‘OPERATION PRIDE‘ GAINS MOMENTUM (Posted 06th October 2016) Following a flurry of anti national airline social media comments, and outright lies being peddled by one daily published in Nairobi over the extend of a flight delay, where both flight numbers and affected passenger numbers, incidentally of a Jambojet […]
Kenya Tourism Board gets new Chief Executive
BETTY RADIER BAGS KTB’S TOP JOB (Posted 05th October 2016) Scanad Managing Director Betty Radier was earlier today appointed as the new Chief Executive of the Kenya Tourism Board, following an extensive selection process. The announcement was made by Board Chairman Mr. Jimmy Kariuki. Acting CEO Ms. Jacinta Nzioka will continue to hold fort until […]
Lillian Gaitho’s reflections on this year’s ‘Customer Service Week’
Celebrating Customer Service Week; 5 Ways Corporates Can Become ‘Service Champions‘ A customer or your clientele base no doubt forms the core of your business; be it in the service or goods market, the experience that you offer your customers can either make or break your business. Celebrated every year since the pioneer events in […]
Have you made a date yet for EcoTourism Kenya’s EcoWarrior Gala Dinner
The Eco-Warrior Awards, organized by Ecotourism Kenya, is this year celebrating 11 years of peer and public recognition of outstanding contribution to ecotourism practices in Kenya. Do not miss out! Kenya Tourism Federation Safety & Communication Centre Tel: 20 8001000/3 Cell: 0738617499/0722745645 comms www.kenyatourism.or.ke Follow @KTF_Kenya for news updates Eco-Warrior Awards, 11th Edition As a […]
38th Plenary Session of UNWTO Affiliates ends in Yerevan
HOST ARMENIA IMPRESSED UNWTO DELEGATES (Posted 05th October 2016) The 38th Plenary Session of the UNWTO Affiliate Members took place in Yerevan, Armenia between 01st and 04th of October. The meeting discussed the latest tourism trends, public-private collaboration and promoting good practices in the sector. The event was held in parallel with the 43rd UNWTO […]
SoChef! brings French Cuisine Cooking from Reunion to South Africa
Reunion Island Tourism brings French Cuisine Cooking to South Africa SoChef! brings French Cuisine Cooking to South Africa French cuisine has been a favourite on taste buds the world over and South Africa is no stranger to it. The French network in South Africa and Lesotho is proud to celebrate French cuisine with So Chef! […]
IATA Air Cargo news updates
AIR CARGO DEMAND KEEPS RISING (Posted 05th October 2016) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets in August 2016 showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 3.9% year-on-year. Freight capacity measured in available freight tonne kilometers (AFTKs) increased by 4.1% over the same period. Load factors […]
Another win in court sets stage for further action against the railway through the park
HIGH COURT IN NAIROBI UPHOLDS PETITION AND AFFIRMS STOP OF ANY ACTIVITY BY SGR IN THE PARK (Posted 05th October 2016) (Proposed route around the park which Kenyan authorities have so far rejected for cost reasons) The application by the defendants, i.e. Kenya Railway Corporation / SGR, NEMA, KWS and various ministries to lift an […]
OneWorld News
oneworld airline alliance news updates oneworld News oneworld is Business Traveller’s best alliance for fourth year in a row oneworld® has been named Best Airline Alliance for the fourth year in a row in the 2016 Business Traveller awards – confirming oneworld’s position as the most highly prized global airline alliance. oneworld is the current […]
ATA’s Passport to Rwanda for the 41st Annual World Tourism Conference
Africa Travel Association – Get your ATA Passport to Rwanda for the 41st Annual World Tourism Conference MAKE YOUR CONFERENCE TRAVEL ARRANGEMENTS NOW Africa Travel Association (ATA), a Division of Corporate Council on Africa, is excited to be partnering with the Rwanda Development Board to present the 41st Annual World Tourism Conference at the Kigali […]
Rwanda offers investment opportunities in tourism and leisure
RWANDA INVITES INVESTORS TO DEVELOP GOLF COURSES AND LUXURY RESORTS (Posted 04th October 2016) Rwanda’s Chief Tourism Officer, Ms. Belise Kariza, during a press conference earlier today encouraged foreign investors to discover the various opportunities, especially the Kivu Belt Rwanda’s tourism and hospitality haven along with six prime real estate properties in the Kivu Belt, […]
Fastjet sells owned A319 and takes delivery of first Embraer E190
FLEET CHANGES AT FASTJET NOW UNDERWAY (Posted 04th October 2016) In a change of direction has Fastjet apparently decided to postpone the launch of their Zambia airline for the time being, while concentrating on other more pressing issues at hand. The airline head office is being shifted from London Gatwick to Johannesburg and a fleet […]
Enjoy a 20%* discount to celebrate Independence Day = Only with Brussels Airlines
Brussels Airlines gives Ugandans a huge discount for Independence Day Brussels Airlines wishes you a happy Independence Day. Let’s Celebrate Independence Day together! Brussels Airlines wishes you a happy Independence Day. To celebrate this day, you can enjoy a 20%* discount on all our Economy and Business Class return tickets to Europe and North America. […]
Carlson Rezidor – rising from no presence at all to become a regional player
NEW KIGALI RADISSON BLU BECOMES THE SECOND OF INITIALLY FIVE CR BRANDED HOTELS IN EAST AFRICA (Posted 02nd October 2016) Three Radisson Blu’s and two Park Inn’s by Radisson seems to be the intermediate goal for Carlson Rezidor in East Africa, a group only hospitality experts would have heard of a few years ago in […]
No S!TE this year despite of website saying differently
S!TE ORGANIZERS SERVED HUMBLEPIE AS EXHIBITION FAILS TO TAKE OFF (Posted 04th October 2016) Anything from internal wrangles to logistical challenges to lack of international interest to continuing disagreements with the Tanzanian private sector have been cited as reasons why S!TE, the Swahili International Tourism Expo has failed to take off this year. While sources […]
Today is the Great Apes Giving Day – Please Donate
The Ol Pejeta Conservancy supports the ‘Great Apes Giving Day’ DONATE TO SWEETWATERS CHIMPANZEE SANCTUARY It is happening at an alarming rate. The last strongholds of wild chimpanzees are watching as their forest habitat crumbles around them. Entire chimp families are being slaughtered for meat. Youngsters are being trafficked out of the jungle and sold […]
Hilton set to open new hotel in Nairobi by 2020
IN WITH THE NEW AND – THANKFULLY – OUT WITH THE OLD AS HILTON ANNOUNCES NEW HOTEL DEVELOPMENT IN NAIROBI (Posted 04th October 2016) Hilton Worldwide yesterday announced the development of a new 255 suite and room hotel, due to open by 2020 and set on Upper Hill, one of Nairobi’s fastest growing commercial hubs. […]
EU singled out as anti conservation and anti East African
REPERCUSSIONS LOOM OVER EU’S REFUSAL TO BACK EAST AFRICA’S ELEPHANT PROTECTION MEASURES (Posted 03rd October 2016) As the signing of key trade deals between East Africa and the EU hang in the balance – several East African Community member states have raised objections and refused to sign the agreement as a bloc – has the […]
Reunion hosts 5th round of 2016 paragliding world championship
PARAGLIDING WORLD CUP VISITS REUNION (Posted 03rd October 2016) With its exceptional takeoff sites and optimum air conditions throughout the year, the island of Reunion is internationally acclaimed by fans of free flight. Paragliding, must-see tourist activity for those coming to this French Indian Ocean island, takes off with the opening of the fifth stage […]
News from Kenya’s Northern Tourism Circuit
Northern Rangelands Trust News Update Your monthly update from NRT WILD FRONTIERS Tom Lalampaa Awarded Prestigious International Prize NRT’s Chief Programmes Officer Tom Lalampaa has been awarded the Stanford University’s Bright Award. Tom becomes the first African to accept the prize that recognises environmental pioneers. Read more Reteti Elephant Sanctuary Opened in Namunyak Namunyak Community […]
Join the Diani based Colobus Conservation at Diani House next Sunday
Colobus Conservation in Diani invites for a day out COME AND ENJOY A FUN FAMILY DAY OUT AT DIANI HOUSE ON SUNDAY 9TH OCTOBER There will be a delicious BBQ, a petanque tournament and lots of games for the kids to enjoy. Please RSVP by Tuesday 4th October by emailing campaigns Let us know if […]
Who will be Kenya’s next Eco-Warriors?
RESPONSIBLE TOURISM ENTHUSIASTS ALL SET FOR ECOWARRIOR AWARDS NIGHT IN NAIROBI The Eco Warrior Awards nominees judging process is almost done with and the much awaited announcement on the short-list expected within the next 72 hours. That means attention turns to the Awards night itself on 14th October where over two thirds of the tables […]
Seychelles to increase Chinese language training
SEYCHELLES AND CHINA SET FOR CLOSER COOPERATION IN LANGUAGE AND CUSTOMER TRAINING (Posted 03rd October 2016) Anne Lafortune, the Principal Secretary for Tourism in Seychelles met Zheng Nengbo, President of the Zhoushan Tourism and Health College to discuss potential avenues of cooperation in the tourism and education sectors. Both Mrs. Lafortune and Mr. Zheng agreed […]
LIONS are on the agenda at CITES COP17 today
THE CAPTIVE LION INDUSTRY: A SUSTAINABILITY SCAM? By Ian Michler / Courtesy of the Conservation Action Trust The notion of ‘sustainability’ has become the most overused and consequently meaningless phrase within conservation and wildlife circles. Used in equal measure by those that manage responsibly and the abusers of wildlife, it’s hardly surprising then that the […]
Who is stalling Fastjet’s regulatory approvals for wetleased E190’s?
FASTJET TANZANIA SCHEDULE DISRUPTED AS REGULATORY APPROVALS KEPT IN SUSPENSE? (Posted 03rd October 2016) Given the recent ‘revival‘ of Air Tanzania have alarm bells gone off within Tanzania’s aviation fraternity over the apparent delay to have Fastjet’s new wet leased Embraer E190’s approved to carry out scheduled flights. As some of the Airbus A319 leases […]
Did Nairobi based media house deliberately mislead Kenyans over flight delays?
KENYA AIRWAYS REFUTES MEDIA CLAIM OF 24 CANCELLED FLIGHTS (Posted 03rd October 2016) ‘Flight KQA8604 is a service operated by JamboJet on which Kenya Airways’ has a code share agreement. There should therefore be no misunderstanding about whose flight this is. It was no a Kenya Airways flight nor was there any truth in deliberate […]
Save the Elephants …
Save the Elephants’ Monthly ‘Trumpet’ Declining Status of Africa’s Elephants Revealed Thefirst comprehensive review of Africa’s elephant population in 9 years estimates that there are about 100,000 fewer elephants on the continent than there were in 2007. The new 2016 IUCN African Elephants Status Report compiles aerial counts and dung surveys that suggest that 415,000 […]
