Air Zimbabwe set to host the 48th AFRAA AGA from 22nd to 24th of November
ZIMBABWE PREPARES TO HOST AFRAA’S 48TH AGA IN VICTORIA FALLS (Posted 06th July 2016) It is now just four months to go until Air Zimbabwe will host the Annual General Assembly of the African Airline Association, in short AFRAA. The meeting will take place at the resort town of Victoria Falls and the venue is […]
Qatar Airways ups capacity to key destinations
QATAR AIRWAYS DEPLOYS LARGER AIRCRAFT TO GUANGZHOU, WARSAW AND GENEVA (Posted 05th July 2016) Qatar Airways, following a sharp rise in demand for travel to the Chinese city of Guangzhou, has introduced their Airbus A380 on the route, upgrading the seat and cargo capacity significantly. This is Qatar Airways fourth A380 destination across the airline’s […]
Kenya Airways routes additional Bangui flights via Entebbe
BANGUI GETS EXTRA FLIGHTS FROM NAIROBI BUT VIA ENTEBBE (Posted 05th July 2016) Complaints recently made by Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni to his cabinet about lack of connectivity into and out of Entebbe showed swift results, when Kenya Airways announced additional flights to Bangui, routing via Entebbe. The extra flights will land in Entebbe, […]
Make a date with the UNWTO Congress on World Civilizations & Creative Tourism
Ahead of World Travel Market in London this is a great platform to learn more about this high end niche of travel …
Wildlife and lifestock can coexist and here is the proof
Ol Pejeta, regularly described by me as one of Kenya’s most complete wilderness experiences with all big five on the conservancy and less than four hours drive from Nairobi, has also a different aspect to it. It is one of Kenya’s most successful cattle ranches and yes, wildlife and cattle coexist and in fact thrive. […]
Eden Island’s Chatterbox – open for business 7 days a week
SEYCHELLES’ MINISTER FOR TOURISM VISITS THE EDEN ISLAND BASED ‘CHATTERBOX‘ (Posted 05th July 2016) Seychelles’ Minister for Tourism & Culture, Alain St. Ange and senior tourism consultant, Glynn Burridge paid a visit to the new Chatterbox coffee shop in the Eden Island Mall owned by Seychelloise Marsha Parcou and her partner Kirshlee Naidoo. Marsha for […]
Eid Mubarak
Tomorrow will be one of Islam’s most important holidays, marking the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan. Read on what Lillian Gaitho’s thoughts are how to make arrangements for the holiday and how best to celebrate with your friends who have just concluded a month of fasting. I join her in wishing all my […]
Muddy hell … Part Two
Enjoy the latest updates from the ‘Travel Africa Magazine’ – arguably Africa’s best … Jambo! "If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together." African proverb Muddy hell It’s still January 1993 in Zaire. In part two of his epic journey through what is now the Democratic Republic […]
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Blast fishing now a threat to national security in Tanzania
TANZANIA’S GAS SUPPLY COMPANY INCREASES PRESSURE ON GOVERNMENT TO STOP BLAST FISHING (Posted 05th July 2016) ‘In the end it does not matter if it was an accident caused by these criminal fishermen using explosives to fish or if it was a targeted attack on our country’s infrastructure when the damage is done‘ said a […]
East Africa’s greenest hotel in the making
ZANZIBAR WILL BE HOME TO EAST AFRICA’S GREENEST HOTEL (Posted 05th July 2016) The Tanzanian based Bakhresa Group has appointed Verde Hotels from South Africa to develop and manage the total overhaul and upgrading of the old Mtoni Marine Hotel on Zanzibar’s main island of Unguja, located just 2km from UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Stone […]
Safarilink adds brand new Cessna C208B Grand Caravan EX to fleet
GETTING READY FOR THE HIGH SEASON AS SAFARILINK GETS BRAND NEW AIRCRAFT (Posted 04th July 2016) Safarilink last week received a brand new Cessna Grand Caravan EX directly from the Cessna Factory in Wichita, Kansas, USA. The 14 seater Grand Caravan EX is according to information received from Nairobi equipped with the latest integrated flight […]
The argument against establishing a national airline
A recent article received describes the belated formation of a national airline a ‘White Elephant‘, lacking any foundation and only serving national pride, as the expense of a great deal of money which could and should be invested in other sectors like health, education and terrestrial infrastructure. Read on to get to the bottom of […]
Northern Rangelands Trust News update
Your monthly update from NRT WILD FRONTIERS June 21st was World Giraffe Day. Across the world, people celebrated one of the most wonderfully weird creatures in the animal kingdom. This day also aimed to raise awareness about the plight of giraffes, populations of which have dropped 40% over the last 20 years in Africa. NRT […]
Watamu Community Enterprises call for your support
Dear Friends of Watamu, Thanks to your support we are close to completing the second phase of construction at our Watamu Community Recycling Centre. The building is a work room, office and shop for our community women and health groups who make medicinal products from neem tree and coconut oils. These products include soaps and […]
Emirates ups A380 flights to Los Angeles
BONUS FOR EAST AFRICAN TRAVELERS TO THE US WEST COAST AS EMIRATES GOES DOUBLE DAILY WITH THE A380 (Posted 04th July 2016) Travelers from East Africa’s Emirates destinations of Entebbe, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam have reason to smile as Dubai’s award winning airline upped their second daily flight to Los Angeles from a Boeing […]
Tanzania’s Tourism industry now hopes for presidential intervention over VAT
DON’T MESS UP TOURISM WITH VALUE ADDED TAX CHARGES SAY TANZANIA’S TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS (Posted 04th July 2016) Relations between the Tanzanian tourism fraternity and their tourism minister Prof. Maghembe have reached a new low, posing a challenge to the politician as alienating his sector may make it difficult if not impossible to effectively manage the […]
Now Togo throws its weight behind Mzembi candidacy for UNWTO Secretary General
Togo endorses Zimbabwe’s Minister for Tourism and Hospitality Industry, the Hon. Dr. Engineer Walter Mzembi’s UNWTO campaign for Secretary General www.worldtourismwire.com Updates and comments on activities by UNWTO, WTTC, PATA, ETOA, ICTP and other global organization leading the global travel & tourism industry www.worldtourismwire.com 93 JULY 2016 Togo endorses Zimbabwe’s minister Mzembi’s UNWTO campaign for […]
Kenya’s tourism industry laments latest US anti travel advisory
LATEST ANTI TRAVEL ADVICE FROM US STATE DEPARTMENT WARNS ABOUT USING LIKONI FERRY (Posted 04th July 2016) While US security chiefs now believe another terrorist attack against America is almost inevitable has the US State Department thought it fit to slap another anti travel advisory against Kenya. Mombasa and Lamu have been singled out in […]
Yet more success for Uganda’s Rhino Fund
FIRST SECOND GENERATION BIRTH BRINGS RHINO NUMBERS TO 18 (Posted 02nd July 2016) Amazing news are emerging from the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary, that a second generation female has given birth with her prior pregnancy not detected by rangers and staff on the conservancy. A previously thought adolescent female, named Donna after being born on the […]
Newsletter: New Cubs, Our Annual Report, and More
EWASO Lions updates … Promoting Human-Lion Coexistence in Northern Kenya CLICK HERE TO DONATE July 2016 New Cubs Born in Our Area We are extremely excited to announce the birth of three lion cubs in our study area. Jeneria discovered them this month and has been monitoring them closely to ensure they are not disturbed […]
Southern Africa holds the rest of Africa to ransom over ivory trade
Read on to find out what position Southern African countries intend to put forward at the upcoming CITES meeting in Johannesburg, which of course is in direct conflict with the position East Africa has taken, a recipe for intense clashes in the conference rooms and corridors no doubt … Southern Africa holds the rest […]
UNWTO Declarations from 1980 – 2016
Get your copy and read much about the history of the UNWTO, once upon a time called just WTO before the trade organization claimed that name within the UN framework and tourism had to yield …
Taxify takes on UBER, Little Cab and conventional taxi services
IT IS GETTING CROWDED IN THE STREETS OF NAIROBI AS MORE TAXI SERVICES MAKE AN ENTRY (Posted 02nd July 2017) UBER in Kenya will suddenly feel a cold wind in its face as the first of two more App based taxi hailing services, ‘Taxify‘ has now launched services with some 400 drivers, just days ahead […]
More air connections on offer in Kenya
LOISABA NOW GETS AIRLINK WITH WILSON AIRPORT (Posted 02nd July 2016) The Loisaba conservancy can now be reached with greater ease as Air Kenya now serves the airstrip on demand as part of their scheduled flights to national parks and other protected areas. As long as six passengers head to this extraordinary piece of African […]
Magical Kenya takes to the sky …
KENYA AIRWAYS APPOINTS NEW COO AS ONE BOEING B787 IS NAMED ‘MAGICAL KENYA‘ (Posted 02nd July 2016) The cooperation between the Kenya Tourism Board and national airline Kenya Airways has just gotten closer, putting more live into the MoU the two organizations signed a while ago about working hand in hand to promote the country. […]
DHL flies Eastern Black female rhino to Tanzania
ELISKA RETURNS TO HER ROOTS (Posted 29th June 2016) DHL, the world’s leading international express delivery provider, has completed another landmark transportation project with the delivery of a female black rhino from its birthplace in the Czech Republic to its natural homeland in Tanzania. Three-year-old female Eliska was moved to a natural park in Tanzania […]
Tourist resort on Diani Beach burns to ashes
NEPTUNE RESORT IN DIANI BURNS TO THE GROUND (Posted 29th June 2016) Sad news come in from Kenya’s famous Diani beaches where yesterday the Neptune Resort burned down, flames consuming the Makuti covered roofs (Makuti is a roofing material made from palm tree leaves) in a matter of minutes while being spread and driven by […]
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Precision Air returns to the Comoros
COMOROS ONCE AGAIN LINKED BY AIR TO DAR ES SALAAM (Posted 29th June 2016) Tanzania’s only publicly quoted airline, Precision Air, will resume its operations to HAHAYA – Comoros effective from 16th of August 2016. The information came to light yesterday through a reliably source in Tanzania’s commercial capital Dar es Salaam. Precision Air suspended […]
