Kwita Izina given a fixed date every year as naming ceremony shifted to 02nd September
FIRST FRIDAY IN SEPTEMBER SET ASIDE FOR FUTURE KWITA IZINA EVENTS (Posted 30th March 2016) In a development which has been murmured about for the past couple of days has the Rwandan government now given the annual naming of the new born gorillas its own dedicated day, being the first Friday of September. This shifts […]
Reunion’s whale watching season kicks off early this year
FIRST HUMPBACK WHALE SIGHTED OFF THE SOUTH COAST OF REUNION (Posted 30th March 2016) From June to September each year do humpback whales come from Antarctica to the warmer waters of the Indian Ocean, to mate and calve before returning ‘home’. On March 25, a humpback whale was observed by Globice off Terre Saint on […]
Financial losses ‘staggering’ as Zaventem closure extends by another day
BRUSSELS AIRLINES HARD HIT BY ZAVENTEM CLOSURE (Posted 30th March 2016) The closure of Brussels’ Zaventem Airport, today entering its ninth day, could not have come at a worse time, for the airport itself and for all the airlines normally operating from there. The busy Easter holiday season saw many travelers cancel their travel plans […]
Project ‘Greenfield’ – Dead or Alive, that is now the question
JOMO KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT’S ‘PROJECT GREENFIELD‘ HANGS IN BALANCE (Posted 30th March 2016) News emerging from aviation circles in Nairobi paint a grim picture over the future of Kenya’s most ambitious aviation infrastructure project, the 56 billion Kenya Shillings expansion of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport under what has been dubbed ‘Project Greenfield‘. Key to the […]
RhiNEWS March: Hope for Asian rhinos, African poaching update & community conservation grant
Rhino News from around the world, all in one broadcast … Welcome to March RhiNEWS, bringing you the latest rhino news and updates from Save the Rhino International MARCH 2016 Poachers have killed at least 5,940 African rhinos since the current poaching crisis began in 2008. This shocking figure was revealed this month by the […]
World Travel Awards update for the Africa / Indian Ocean event on Zanzibar
Getting ready for the World Travel Awards this year? Book a date with the Spice Island of Zanzibar on the 09th of April, less than two weeks from now. Kenya Airways and Fastjet fly within the East African region to Zanzibar and ZanTours will be more than happy to take care of the hotel bookings, […]
Fastjet’s inaugural flights operated between Victoria Falls and Johannesburg
ZIMBABWE BANKS ON MORE SOUTH AFRICAN TOURISTS AS FASTJET LAUNCHED VIC FALLS TO JO’BURG FLIGHTS (Posted 29th March 2016) The long Easter weekend provided the perfect platform for Fastjet Zimbabwe to launch their long awaited flights between Victoria Falls and Johannesburg. Good Friday saw the first two services operate between the two airports and on […]
African Diaspora World Tourism Awards set for August in Atlanta
Do you know someone who could or should be nominated for the African Diaspora World Tourism Awards? Get the details below and help enrich the nomination list! African Diaspora Tourism Explorer Press Release African Diaspora World Tourism Awards in Atlanta August 26-28th, 2016 The second historical African Diaspora World Tourism Awards will be held in […]
Seychelles completes surveillance radar installation
SEYCHELLES COMPLETES NETWORK OF INDIAN OCEAN SURVEILLANCE RADAR STATIONS (Posted 29th March 2016) The launch of the last of six new radar stations, capable to monitor and survey the extensive Indian Ocean waters around the Seychelles’ archipelago, will give the islands’ citizens and visitors added comfort of mind, it was learned over the long weekend […]
Leading conservationist passes away in Uganda
FORMER WILDLIFE AUTHORITY BOSS SUCCUMBS TO CANCER (Posted 29th March 2016) (Moses Mapesa seen here during a visit for a board meeting of the Rhino Fund together with RFU Executive Director Angie Genade and former Chairman of RFU Dirk Ten Brink) Easter Monday marked the end of a life dedicated to the conservation of wildlife […]
Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary welcomes baby number 11
11 BIRTHS IN 7 YEARS SETS NEW RECORD IN RHINO BREEDING (Posted 28th March 2016) (Picture courtesy of Angie Genade / Rhinofund Uganda) Ugandan conservation circles will be celebrating when news reaches them too that baby rhino number 11 has been born on the Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary of the Rhino Fund Uganda earlier today. Angie […]
Gorilla Highland News: Exploring Mgahinga National Park made easier
www.gorillahighlands.com Miha Logar, whose brainchild the Gorilla Highlands concept is, over the Easter holidays updated his website and added an intriguing story about some ground breaking developments to make access to parts of the Mt. Mgahinga National Park easier. Read on to find out what has changed in this part of South Western Uganda, close […]
Brussels Airport gives updates on plans to resume operations on Tuesday
EDGING CLOSER TO RE-OPENING – BRUSSELS AIRPORT HAS ALL HANDS ON DECK TO ACHIEVE TUESDAY DEADLINE (Posted 28th March 2016) Since gaining access to the airport terminal building, after a number of Belgian and international forensics experts completed their work to examine the crime scene where terrorists had set off two bombs at Zaventem airport […]
3 million West Africans live in Nigeria and more industry news from ATQ
Another news broadcast from West Africa, courtesy of Ikechi Uko’s ATQ News 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 […]
Zaventem / Brussels to reopen on Tuesday
NO FLIGHTS IN AND OUT OF BRUSSELS TILL AT LEAST TUESDAY SAYS BRUSSELS AIRPORT MEDIA CENTRE (Posted 27th March 2016) Brussels Airport did according to reliable information received take control of their terminal building again yesterday evening after forensic teams completed their work following the Tuesday morning terrorist bomb attack at the check in area. […]
Happy Easter
To all my readers, near and far, I extend my best wishes for a peaceful Easter celebration! (And a few pictures for, hopefully, every taste …) For those who like to escape through the skies when such holidays strike … One’s joy is the others nightmare it seems … Easter leaving some rather dumbstruck it […]
Kenya’s President credited to bring Israel’s Netanyahu to East Africa for Entebbe Raid memorials
ISRAEL’S PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN ‘BIBI’ NETANYAHU TO ATTEND 40TH ANNIVERSARY MEMORIAL OF HIS BROTHER’S DEATH (Posted 27th March 2016) The recent State Visit by Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta to Israel is thought to have been instrumental to get Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s assurance that he will visit East Africa for the 40th anniversary of the […]
Another Protea Hotel nearing completion in Kampala
MARRIOTT’S PROTEA BRAND SEEKS TO WIDEN PRESENCE IN UGANDA (Posted 27th March 2016) Regardless of the timeframe of the merger talks between Marriott and Starwood, which when completed would give Marriott added market presence in Uganda through the Kampala Sheraton Hotel, a brand of Starwood, has the global hotel giant’s Protea brand made headway to […]
Easter greetings from UCOTA – the grassroots of Uganda tourism
UCOTA MONTHLY NE WS Welcome to our January- February 2016 UCOTA E-newsletter. This issue features news from UCOTA, our member community enterprises, Uganda tourism industry stakeholders and other tourism related information. Our editorial team would like to appreciate you for taking some time off to read this issue and we wish to get feedback and […]
Praslin gets Japanese grant for re-forestation
MORE TREES FOR PRASLIN TO PREVENT SOIL EROSION (Posted 26th March 2016) The Terrestrial Restoration Action Society of Seychelles was chosen by the Japanese government to receive a grant worth about 65.000 US Dollars to help the NGO to plant indigenous trees on some of Praslin’s hillsides affected by soil erosion. Praslin, the Seychelles’ second […]
An East African Geopolitical Dilemma: Which pipeline route makes most sense for Uganda?
An interesting take on the dilemma Uganda faces when it comes to which route to the Indian Ocean to chose, to the still to be built port of Lamu in Kenya or the equally not ready port of Tanga in Tanzania. What has not been said here of course is that this dilemma should be […]
News updates from Porini Camps
Happy Easter from Porini and Gamewatchers … An update on our Kenya wildlife conservancies ya.. Photographer Kamal Varma has been to Kenya three times now with Gamewatchers Safaris. Here is a taste of what he saw on his recent trip (and click here to view Kamal’s latest blog recording some of the scenes he captured […]
Brussels Airlines announces the next East Africa service while Zaventem remains closed
LAST NIGHT IT WAS ZURICH AND TOMORROW IT IS FRANKFURT AS BRUSSELS AIRLINES PULLS OUT ALL STOPS TO BRING PASSENGERS HOME (Posted 25th March 2016) Brussels Airlines has just confirmed that they will operate another flight to both Entebbe and Kigali tomorrow, Saturday, originating and terminating this time in Frankfurt. Flight SN1469 will leave Frankfurt […]
Kempinski and Serena trump all others in the Masai Mara with new five star rating
AND THEN THERE WERE TWO … (Posted 25th March 2016) Kenya’s latest hotel, resort and lodge classifications have determined that only two properties in the Masai Mara Game Reserve and the adjoining conservancies deserve a full five stars, and it is no surprise, not for the informed travel trade and certainly not for this correspondent, […]
To buy or not to buy – Lufthansa mulls over Brussels Airlines acquisition
IS 45 PERCENT ENOUGH OR WILL LUFTHANSA RAISE ITS STAKE IN BRUSSELS AIRLINES TO 100 PERCENT? (Posted 25th March 2016) Lufthansa, the German flag carrier, presently holds a 45 percent stake in Brussels Airlines. Come April is the deadline nearing when a call has to be made by Lufthansa’s top management and board, if one […]
Happy Easter from Travel Africa
Jambo! We’d like to wish all readers of our e-newsletter, Shamwari, a very Happy Easter! We’re hoping for sunshine, chocolates and fun times with family 🙂 What are you looking forward to? Tell us about any trips you’ve got planned….. What’s hot in 2016? We asked Sandy Wood of Pulse Africa to give us some […]
Reunion Tourism continues to be here, there, almost everywhere
MEET REUNION TOURISM IN AVIGNON (Posted 25th March 2015) The DITEX Fair will be held this year on Wednesday 30th and Thursday 31st of March in Avignon. For the fifth consecutive year, the Reunion Island Tourism (IRT) and local tourism professionals will be present at this important B2B show. The fair will be an opportunity […]
Masai Mara’s main airfield to close after Easter for major maintenance
KEEKOROK AIRFIELD DUE FOR MAJOR MAINTENANCE – AFTER THE EASTER RUSH (Posted 25th March 2016) Air Kenya yesterday confirmed that the main airfield in the Masai Mara, Keekorok, will effective Tuesday, 29th of March, be closed for major maintenance. This follows a short closure last year when emergency repairs were carried out on the runway. […]
SAS to deliver EASA Regulatory – Essentials Courses in Johannesburg, South Africa – May 2016
March 2016 Sofema Aviation Services is pleased to announce the delivery of EASA Compliant Essentials training courses in Johannesburg, South Africa 9th – 13th May 2016 The following training courses are being offered: Safety Management Systems Overview and Recurrent Quality Auditing – Reporting & Root Cause Analysis Essentials EASA Part M Essentials EASA Part 145 […]
The race is on for the succession of UNWTO Secretary General Dr. Taleb Rifai
THE SUCCESSION RACE FOR THE UNWTO TOP JOB KICKS OFF AND THREATENS TO BECOME UGLY RIGHT AWAY (Posted 25th March 2016) The term of office of Dr. Taleb Rifai, often described as the best Secretary General UNWTO ever had, is coming to an end next year at the General Assembly which will be hosted by […]
