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 […]
Ol Pejeta launches Laikipia update online portal
OL PEJETA LAUNCHES INFORMATION PORTAL ABOUT LAIKIPIA SITUATION Given the present circumstances conservancies, ranches, farms and tourism businesses are faced with in the wider Laikipia area of central Kenya, has Ol Pejeta today launched an update portal where factual information can be found, removing the presently almost entire dependence on often biased and speculative media […]
RwandAir confirms launch dates for Mumbai and Harare
RWANDAIR SET FOR ALMOST SIMULTANEOUS LAUNCH OF MUMBAI AND HARARE (Posted 03rd February 2017) RwandAir just confirmed that two new destinations will be added in April this year, first Harare on the 01st of April with daily flights and then Mumbai on the 03rd of April with four flights a week. The two cities will […]
Segera Retreat’s 2017 Calendar of Events
SEGERA – FIVE STARS ALL THE WAY (Posted 03rd February 2017) The Segera Retreat, located on a 50.000 acres large private conservancy, was among the first safari properties to be rated 5 Star by relevant authorities in Kenya. A visit late last year affirmed that this was not just well deserved but probably a star […]
New mobile App makes bookings with Brussels Airlines easier
BRUSSELS AIRLINES TO GO FULLY DIGITAL IN 2017 (Posted 03rd February 2017) Brussels Airlines, which serves East Africa with five flights per week to Entebbe, six flights per week to Kigali and one flight per week to Bujumbura, has yesterday launched its long awaited mobile app, available for both Android and IOS powered devices. As […]
RwandAir signs deal with Wirecard
RWANDAIR AND WIRECARD SIGN DEAL FOR ONLINE PAYMENT PROCESSING (Posted 03rd February 2017) RwandAir has partnered with Wirecard AG for its online card payment processing services. As one of the leading specialist for payment processing and issuing services, Wirecard will enable customers that wish to book their flights online at www.rwandair.com to pay with Visa, […]
Kenya Tourism announces appointment of ‘On Show Solutions’ to run their Magical Kenya Expo
‘ON SHOW SOLUTIONS‘ APPOINTED TO RUN FUTURE MAGICAL KENYA TRAVEL EXPO EDITIONS (Posted 03rd February 2017) The KTB CEO Betty Radier yesterday launched the 7th Edition of the Magical Kenya Travel Expo, known in short as MKTE, an annual B2B trade fair organized by the Kenya Tourism Board. ‘MKTE is not just another tourism expo, […]
Uganda Tourism releases POATE2017 programme
UGANDA’S PEARL OF AFRICA TOURISM EXPO GETS UNDERWAY WITH FAMILIARISATION TOURS (Posted 02nd February 2017) Hosted buyers and international travel media are starting to arrive this week in Uganda ahead of the third edition of the annual ‘Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo‘ due to be staged at the Sheraton Kampala Grounds between the 17th and […]
News updates from the East African Tourism Platform
EATP News Highlights EATP Highlights, New Perspectives and more… Welcome to the 3rd issue of EATP e-Newsletter. This publication focuses on lessons drawn from the single tourist visa, battle for East Africa’s skies, on-line visa application; fruits gathered from our advocacy agenda. The gist of these initiatives is to spur the growth of intra-regional tourism […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
U.S.- AFRICA RELATIONS Trump’s Africa policy: Unclear and uncertainty African Arguments From trade to human rights, what will Trump’s policies towards Africa look like? Obama’s former US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs highlights some likely changes…. Read more>> TOURISM No-frills hotel chain looking to woo business travellers in east Africa How We Made […]
