Elephant Survival branches out into the United States
NOVEL WAYS TO PROTECT ELEPHANT WINS SUPPORT (Posted 22nd December 2016) The Elephant Survival Organization, a Tanzanian conservation NGO, has opened a sister operation in America. ESO, which engages in advocacy and fundraising for Anti Poaching, has found support for its UAV Anti Poaching and Stakeholder campaigns in the United States where the conservation community […]
More East Africa winners of TUI Top Quality Award
ZANZIBAR’S SULTAN SANDS IS NAMED TUI TOP QUALITY AWARD WINNER (Posted 22nd December 2016) No sooner was the information shared here that the Baobab Beach Resort & Spa in Diani had bagged the coveted TUI Top Quality Award, did old friend Chris Modigell share his own good news from the Blue Bay Resorts in Zanzibar. […]
Seasons Greetings and more from Campi Ya Kanzi
CAMPI YA KANZI END OF YEAR NEWS AIR SAFARIS, YOGA, LIONS & GIRAFFES! Our Newest Updates! JAMBO RAFIKI, The rains have come and enveloped our camp in the most luscious of green – fresh, dewy mornings with the sounds of birds chirping, a journey of giraffe making their way across the walkway from your tent, […]
More news from the Corporate Council on Africa
TOURISM Seeing Africa by Road New York Times A 4,250-mile, 16-day trip through six African countries with five children and four hardheaded adults. What could go wrong?… Read more>> Travel Review: The Seychelles, East Africa’s Island Paradise Gulf Business A thousand miles east of Africa and four degrees south of the Equator lie the Seychelles. […]
Baobab Beach Resort receives TUI Top Quality Award
DIANI BASED BAOBAB RESORT GETS RECOGNITION FROM TUI AS TOP QUALITY WINNER (Posted 21st December 2016) The Baobab Resort & Spa is among the global winners of the TUI Top Quality 2017 Award according to information from the TUI Quality Management and TUI Hotel Consulting team. The TUI Top Quality is an award reserved for […]
Carnival Calabar ready to roll this Christmas … and more news from West Africa
ATQ News says: Carnival Calabar ready to roll this Christmas How Nigeria Killed Her Tourism La Palm Royal Beach Hotel rolls out Exquisite Christmas packages Ethiopian Airlines To Start Direct and non-stop Services to Singapore RwandAir advices Nigerian Travellers on ‘No-Show’ as it starts Daily Flights Nigerian Government Accuses VIP Express Tourism Travel Club of […]
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Amadeus East Africa Round Up Of 2016
Amadeus Connect News for December UNWTO and Ministry of Tourism partnership Most recently, Amadeus and the UNWTO joined forces with the Ministry of Tourism, Kenya, to pilot a programme that helps young people gain the skills needed to work in travel and tourism. As a result, more members of the local communities will be able […]
New Cargo Centre intended to boost Kenya Airways’ freight operations
KENYA AIRWAYS SET TO LAUNCH NEW STATE OF THE ART CARGO CENTRE (Posted 21st December 2016) Kenya Airways Cargo will open a new state of the art Express Centre to handle express shipments in the fast growing e-commerce industry. The Express Center targets major courier and e-commerce players globally and is aimed at improving KQ […]
UNWTO News from around the World
News from the World Tourism Organization International Year for Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017 garners support from the sector Only few weeks ahead of the official launch of the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development 2017, set to take place on the 18 of January 2017 in Madrid, Spain, representatives from various tourism industries […]
Don’t forget the Green Agenda for 2017, the UNWTO’s Year of Sustainable Tourism
The STTA Team wishes you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Peaceful, Prosperous and especially GREEN New Year 2017. Make yourself a personal Christmas gift and sign up for the 03rd Regional Green Tourism Summit in Nairobi from the 14th to the 16th of June.
Jakarta flights next for Ethiopian
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES ANNOUNCES DIRECT FLIGHTS TO JAKARTA (Posted 21st December 2016) No sooner had Ethiopian Airlines announced flights to Singapore is the next South East Asian destination set for launch in 2017. Effective 02nd of June next year will Ethiopian Airlines commence thrice a week services to the Indonesian capital, with a stop in Bangkok […]
SEASONS GREETINGS FROM AVIATION AFRICA – SEE YOU IN FEBRUARY 2017
Merry Christmas and a little reminder about Aviation Africa 2017 THE AVIATION AFRICA TEAM WOULD LIKE TO WISH YOU ALL A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS & WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ON 22 & 23 FEBRUARY 2017 HOST SPONSOR GOLD SPONSOR SILVER SPONSORS BRONZE SPONSORS PARTICIPATE AT AVIATION AFRICA 2017 SPONSOR AND EXHIBIT Ensure you meet […]
Category 1 approval by FAA delayed, again
NO US FLIGHTS YET AS FAA CAT 1 APPROVAL ONCE AGAIN DELAYED BY MORE BUREAUCRAZY (Posted 21st December 2016) It is understood from normally well informed sources in Nairobi that the audit carried out by FAA inspectors last month about the suitability of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to be elevated to the Category 1 status, […]
Mauritius promotes tourism in South Korea and Japan
AIRLINKS KEY TO DRAW MORE VISITORS TO MAURITIUS (Posted 21st December 2016) Air Mauritius has been intensifying efforts to promote visits to the island. Two workshops were recently organized in Seoul and Tokyo by the Mauritius Tourism Promotion Authority in short MTPA, the Changi Airport Group and Air Mauritius. Other stakeholders from Mauritius also included […]
America overtakes Britain as leading ‘supplier’ of tourists to Kenya
LACK OF CHARTERS CITED AS MAJOR REASON WHY BRITAIN DROPS TO SECOND PLACE (Posted 21st December 2016) The drop in visitor numbers from Britain, while literally all other markets show an upwards trend, has raised concern among tourism stakeholders in Kenya and in particular along the Kenya coast. Data available up to the end of […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
U.S.- AFRICA RELATIONS The Meaning of Brexit, U.S. Elections to Africa Gazette Generally, across Africa there is a tendency by leadership at almost all levels to narrowly look inwards as they try to address current challenges gripping individual economies… Read more>> ENERGY Rwanda: Govt Lays Firm Foundation to Meet Power Generation Targets New Times Rwanda […]
Airport investments increasingly focus on security
SECURITY AN INCREASING PRIORITY FOR TECH INVESTMENTS BY AIRPORTS (Posted 20th December 2016) Airports are placing a higher priority on IT investments for passenger and airport security with 50% rating it a high priority, up from 37% last year. This is according to the 2016 Airport IT Trends Survey, the extensive annual study of IT […]
Gastronomy Tourism – Travelling for good food …
UNWTO ANNOUNCES THIRD GASTRONOMY TOURISM FORUM (Posted 20th December 2016) The World Tourism Organization Headquarters in Madrid, Spain earlier today hosted the presentation of the 3rd UNWTO World Forum on Gastronomy Tourism. The event will be held in Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain, on 08th and 09th of May 2017. The Forum is organized by UNWTO in […]
Happy Holidays from Serena Hotels
SEASONS GREETINGS FROM SERENA HOTELS
More Christmas Greetings
Gamewatchers Safaris Extends Seasons Greetings Good wishes from all of us at Gamewatchers Wishing you a Merry Christmas & a Happy New Year! We wish you and your family a wonderful Christmas season and a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year in 2017. With warmest regards from Jake, Mohanjeet and all of the team at […]
Kafunta Safaris from Zambia wishes you readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year
Seasons Greetings from Zambia’s Kafunta Safaris Kafunta Safaris, Box 83, Mfuwe, Zambia
Fasttrack services come to the Seychelles International Airport
FIRST AND BUSINESS CLASS PASSENGERS GET EXTRA SERVICES WHEN FLYING IN AND OUT OF SEYCHELLES (Posted 20th December 2016) The Minister for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports & Marine, Mr. Alain St. Ange and the Minister for Internal Affairs, Ms. Mitcy Larue jointly chaired a meeting at the Seychelles International Airport on Friday the 16th of […]
Etihad Airways signs codeshare deal with Precision Air of Tanzania
ETIHAD CODESHARE DEAL SEEN AS ENDORSEMENT OF PRECISION AIR’S QUALITY OPERATIONS (Posted 20th December 2016) In a move that extends its reach across East Africa, Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, earlier today announced that it has entered into a codeshare agreement with Precision Air, Tanzania’s leading domestic airline. Under the […]
The Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Internet of Elephants team up to develop online games for wildlife conservation
A novel way to promote conservation Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Internet of Elephants team up to develop online games for wildlife conservation Making a difference: Ol Pejeta Conservancy and Internet of Elephants (IoE) are pleased to announce their joint commitment to create new revenue streams for wildlife conservation. This first of its […]
STB Chairperson meets Tourism Minister
FIRST FORMAL MEETING BETWEEN NEW SEYCHELLES TOURISM BOARD CHAIR AND TOURISM MINISTER ‘A SUCCESS‘ (Posted 20th December 2016) Kathy Mason, the newly appointed Chairperson of the Seychelles Tourism Board this week met with Alain St. Ange, the island’s Minister responsible for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine in the presence of Mrs. Sherin Francis, the […]
Tanzania’s tourism minister in another humiliating climbdown
TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS SAY THEY LOST CONFIDENCE IN THEIR MINISTER (Posted 20th December 2016) ‘The meeting with our Minister was shambles‘ ranted a regular Arusha based contributor before adding ‘He got no grip on the industry, he does not understand tourism and his insistence earlier in the year that tourism must be subjected to VAT shows […]
Quo Vadis Mauritius Tourism
MAURITIUS TOURISM MINISTER RESIGNS FROM GOVERNMENT (Posted 20th December 2016) There was apparently no pleasure left at all for Deputy Prime Minister Xavier-Luc Duval, who also held the portfolio of Tourism in the government of Mauritius, when he resigned from his post yesterday and walked out of the ruling coalition with 10 other of his […]
Corporate Council on Africa News
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Ethiopian Airlines to start direct and non-stop services to Singapore EthioSports Ethiopian Airlines – Ethiopian Airlines, the largest and fastest growing African airline, is pleased to announce that it will start a direct and non-stop services to Singapore as of June 2017 using the ultra…Read more>> U.S.- AFRICA RELATIONS Africa: […]
The Northern Rangelands Trust wishes all my readers Happy Holidays
Happy Holidays from the Northern Rangelands Trust Happy holidays from NRT 2016 HIGHLIGHTS NRT Happy holidays from the Northern Rangelands Trust! Join us in looking back on a handful of highlights from 2016. If you haven’t already, why not download our 2015 State of Conservancies? report for some holiday reading? Here we present data and […]
