Iberia set to pull out of Luanda
CHALLENGING TIMES AHEAD FOR ANGOLA AS IBERIA PULLS FLIGHTS FROM JUNE (Posted 04th May 2016) Information sent to corporate clients by Angola’s TRAVELSTORE – American Express Global Business Travel, indicates that Iberia, member of the IAG Group and of the OneWorld alliance, will pull out of destination Luanda effective 01st of June, i.e. in less […]
Seychelles Tourism – an unstoppable juggernaut
11 PERCENT UP OVER RECORD BREAKING 2015 CONFIRMS TREND FOR THE REST OF THE YEAR (Posted 04th May 2016) When writing about the Seychelles islands does normally one superlative chase the next, for the archipelago’s crystal clear waters, its 114 granite and coral island and Silhouette which is reportedly of volcanic origin making it 115 […]
Kenya is open for business, 24 / 7 / 365
KENYA TOURISM BOARD – OPEN DOORS ALWAYS (Posted 04th May 2016) (Mrs. Jacinta Nzioka, AG CEO of the Kenya Tourism Board and this correspondent signing the visitor book) Some tourism boards, even in the East African region, remain strangely tight lipped when it comes to media interaction but the Kenya Tourism Board has always had […]
Flying across Kenya’s national parks, the way to travel
OUT WITH THE (NOT SO) OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW (Posted 04th May 2016) (Seen here a Safarilink Dash 8-100 regularly deployed on flights to Ukunda / Vipingo and Lamu) Visits to Kenya always allow to catch up with developments first hand and this trip to Nairobi, Naivasha and Diani was no different. It […]
Seychelles – planning ahead as more arrival records are broken
SEYCHELLES TOURISM MINISTER ALAIN ST. ANGE SPEAKS ON THE FUTURE OF TOURISM (Posted 03rd May 2016) On the sidelines of the recently concluded 6th edition of the Carnival International de Victoria did opportunity arise to speak repeatedly with Mr. Alain St. Ange, Minister for Tourism and Culture of the Seychelles. Focus of some of the […]
More controversy emerges over JKIA contracts
CANCELLATION OF CONTRACTS COULD LEAD TO YET MORE COURT ACTION (Posted 03rd May 2016) Nairobi based aviation sources late yesterday confirmed that the Kenya Airports Authority appears to be heading into more controversy when apparently some time in April the organization cancelled two contract awards given in November last year to a foreign exchange operator […]
Ugandan dam project prompts complaint to World Bank
ISIMBA DAM PROJECT ‘A VIOLATION OF INDEMNITY AGREEMENT‘ BY GOVERNMENT (Posted 03rd May 2016) (Picture courtesy of RaftAfrica.Com) Going by feedback received from Uganda’s rafting stakeholders will scenes like shown above soon be a thing of the past, when the new Isimba dam will be completed and most of the rapids behind the dam and […]
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Official Visit of the United Nations Secretary General to Seychelles
Official Visit of the United Nations Secretary General to Seychelles (Posted 02nd May 2016) At the invitation of the President of the Republic of Seychelles, Mr. James Alix Michel, the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon will undertake an official visit to Seychelles from 7th to 8th of May. He is the […]
As per ATQ News does Zambia’s Kwacha resurrect as the worlds best performing currency
More news from Nigeria and West Africa, courtesy of Ikechi Uko! ATQnews.com a member of Travel Media Group. This is the online platform for African Travel Quarterly (ATQ), the first Travel magazine in West Africa which solely focuses on travel and tourism issues. It started publishing offline about 10 years ago. ATQnews.com features reports that […]
Burundi’s hospitality industry – a dead man walking
BUJUMBURA HOTELS STARE AT FINANCIAL RUIN (Posted 02nd May 2015) When just over a year ago President Nkurunziza turned himself into a power grabbing regime leader without any legitimacy other than proclaimed by his sycophantic hangers on, was this correspondent swift in pointing out the almost inevitable consequences of the regime’s actions for tourism and […]
Jambojet plans for more Lamu flights
DOUBLE DAILY TO LAMU? JAMBOJET THINKS IT IS THE WAY TO GO! (Posted 02nd May 2016) Come August this year does Kenya’s primary low cost airline, Jambojet, apparently plan for a second daily flight between Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Lamu, going by comments made when CEO Willem Hondius last week opened the airline’s […]
Likoni Ferry breakdowns once again anger coast residents
LONG HOLIDAY WEEKEND GETS OFF TO BAD START AS LIKONI FERRIES BREAK DOWN AGAIN (Posted 02nd May 2016) Saturday, when many Mombasa residents and visitors from upcountry destined for the South Coast, were trying to cross the Likoni channel in order to reach their destination, saw once again ferry breakdowns impacting greatly on people’s travel […]
Seychelles discussed tourism cooperation with Zimbabwe on the sidelines of the Carnival
Updates and comments on activities by UNWTO, WTTC, PATA, ETOA, ICTP and other global organization leading the global travel & tourism industry www.worldtourismwire.com 02 MAY 2016 Seychelles discuss tourism with Zimbabwe on the sidelines of the 2016 United Nations Gathering of Culture Event in Seychelles Written by George Taylor, Apr 28, 2016, 0 Comments Zimbabwe […]
Old friends shine in a new light
A RETURN TO NAIVASHA TURNS INTO AN EYE OPENER (Posted 02nd May 2016) Visits to Kenya always require some flexibility of locations visited, and this time, apart from covering the historic ivory burn of 105 tons on Saturday, proved to be no different. The weather did play a role this time, as rains swept across […]
Seychelles Carnival, not just a topic for that week but across the year
SEYCHELLES REMAINS IN THE SPOTLIGHT OF THE GLOBAL MEDIA EVEN A WEEK AFTER THE CARNIVAL ENDED (Posted 01st May 2016) Press from all over the world converge on the Seychelles every year for the cultural event they have themselves named as the United Nations Gathering of Culture. The latest edition of this carnival in the […]
DOADOA set for Kampala next weekend as is the European Business Expo
EAST AFRICA’S PERFORMING ARTS MARKET MAKES KAMPALA APPEARANCE (Posted 01st May 2016) The Uganda Museum’s meeting hall is the venue when between May 04th and 07th DOADOA is unfolding before the eyes of music and art lovers from the Ugandan capital. In fact will Brussels Airlines fly in Mr. Michel Gaston De Bock to make […]
Uganda set for e-Visa from 01st of June
UGANDA SET TO ROLL OUT E-VISA FROM 01ST OF JUNE (Posted 01st May 2016) Information is coming to light that Uganda will launch e-Visa applications effective 01st of June 2016 and word has it that unless one has an e-Visa and a subsequent approval printout may face problems to enter the country. Last year did […]
Bukoba landing incident ends well
TYRE DEFLATION ON LANDING LEADS TO MINOR RUNWAY EXCURSION (Posted 01st May 2016) The relatively harmless runway excursion of an Auric Air Cessna C208B Grand Caravan, registration 5H-NCS was attributed to the skillful handling by the pilot of the plane, when upon touchdown he realised that one of the tyres rapidly lost pressure and he […]
Tanzania sanctions UAV surveillance over Tarangire
BATHAWK RECON WIDENS TANZANIA PRESENCE (Posted 01st May 2016) After meeting with Idrisa Jaffary of the Elephant Survival Organization on the sidelines of the historic Kenya Ivory Burn yesterday did news come to light that Bathawk Recon just received authorization from the Tanzanian Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism to launch surveillance operations over Tarangire […]
Africa Burns Blood Ivory
©Kenya Wildlife Services Africa Burns People talk of ivory and rhino horn fatigue, but this is the time for momentum. Within the space of a week, two of the most significant steps in decades have been taken towards eradicating illegal trade in ivory and rhino horn. >>CLICK HERE TO READ THE ARTICLE<<
Lion Killed, Junior the Lion Kid, Rare Wildlife Sightings
A news broadcast from Ewaso Lions … Promoting Human-Lion Coexistence in Northern Kenya CLICK HERE TO DONATE April 2016 Male Lion Shot and Killed It is with great sadness we announce that a young male lion was shot dead recently in Samburu, northern Kenya. We have been unable to confirm the identity of the lion […]
Brussels Airport set to return some airlines to the ‘old’ departure hall as of 02nd of May
HERCULEAN EFFORT SEES BRUSSELS AIRPORT REOPEN THE DEPARTURE HALL (Posted 01st May 2016) Passengers flying Brussels Airlines, together with those of 24 other airlines operating into and out of Zaventem International, will find that they will return to the original departure terminal as of tomorrow, 02nd of May. While access to the terminal is now […]
Kenya makes history as 105 tons of ivory go up in flames
KENYA’S FOURTH IVORY BURN LARGEST IN HISTORY (Posted 01st May 2016) (President Kenyatta sharing a moment of laughter with KWS Executive Director Kitili Mbithi and KWS Chairman Dr. Richard Leakey) The history books on conservation were re-written yesterday in the Kenyan capital city of Nairobi, when President Uhuru Kenyatta set off the world’s largest ever […]
Seychelles Carnival on Sky News
SKY NEWS BROADCASTS SCENES FROM THE CARNIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE VICTORIA (Posted 29th April 2016) Sky News will tonight, and again tomorrow morning at 09.00 hrs East African time, screen scenes from the Seychelles Carnival which concluded last Sunday. The clip can also be seens via the following link: http://video.news.sky.com/video/h264/vod/3000/2016/04/2C2904161604291345517914619340557143000.mp4 This sixth edition of the annual […]
Two senior Kenya Airways staff take leave to facilitate union talks
TO LEAVE OR NOT TO LEAVE … (Posted 29th April 2016) News broke late this afternoon that two senior Kenya Airways executives, the Director Corporate Quality, Safety, Security and Environment Mr. Alex Avedi and the Director Flight Operations Capt. Paul Mwangi, took a voluntary leave, ostensibly to facilitate further talks with what must be the […]
Saving Ngamba I sland Chimpanzee Sanctuary
Ngamba Island thanks well wishers for swift financial support … Update on donations recieved Saving Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary, Uganda Please accept our heartfelt appreciations for the contribution made towards saving us when the El Nino rains in January 2016. This was a crisis that threatened the destruction of the home of the 49 chimpanzees […]
The Kampala Restaurant Week Returns : Volume II
More about the list of participants and what to expect during the first 11 days in June when #KRW2016 takes place … In this Vol.II Newsletter, we continue with our list of who’s on board and what they’re serving this Kampala Restaurant Week! However, stop the presses as we’re thrilled to announce Tusker Lite as […]
Reunion shines in Seychelles, Paris, China and India
REUNION MARKETS THE ISLAND ON MULTIPLE FRONTS (Posted 29th April 2016) Vanilla Islands member Reunion had a splendid return to the Seychelles where the island was once again ho-host of the 2016 edition of the Carnival International de Victoria. Many opportunities arose for the Reunion team to speak with the international media and a lunch […]
Kenya Airways operations return to normal
ALL KENYA AIRWAYS FLIGHTS DEPART ON SCHEDULE AS PILOTS RETURN TO WORK (Posted 29th April 2016) Effective 06.00 hrs this morning were all flight operations of Kenya Airways back to normal after pilots, which yesterday staged a strike in defiance of a court order prohibiting them from walking off their jobs, returned to work. The […]
