A week and counting as Brussels Airlines prepares to launch Toronto flights
IN A WEEK TORONTO WILL WELCOME BRUSSELS AIRLINES (Posted 20th March 2016) Brussels Airlines latest destination, Toronto, will see the inaugural flight operate in just a week now, opening a new route to one of the most popular destinations out of Eastern Africa for travelers from Uganda and Rwanda. Important for Ugandan travelers will Brussels […]
Skydive for Colobus Conservation
News updates from the Diani based Colobus Conservation Skydive for Colobus View this email in your browser Colobus Conservation has recently joined forces with Skydive Diani, who will be supporting Colobus Conservation by providing charity skydives. Providing a fantastic opportunity to enjoy Diani from both above and on the ground, as all jumpers will also […]
Aviation and Tourism needs to Converge for Africa to grow says ECA
Enjoy the latest ATQ News covering 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 […]
Red Rock announces 4th Cultural Tourism Week in the run up to Kwita Izina 2016
CULTURE AND CONSERVATION – A UNIQUE RWANDAN COMBINATION TO ATTRACT MORE TOURISTS (Posted 19th March 2016) Greg Bakunzi, the owner of Red Rocks and organizer of the annual Cultural Tourism Week in Musanze, announced earlier today that the dates for the 04th edition have been set for 02nd to 09th of September. The highlight of […]
Earth Hour brings candle light to hotels, resorts and lodges in the region
EARTH HOUR – WHERE SAVING ELECTRICITY FOR AN HOUR SHOULD NOT BE THE FOCUS OF LOCAL HOTEL OWNERS (Posted 19th March 2016) A local Ugandan hotel owner, name withheld to spare him the acute embarrassment, topped the answers received when requesting comments from a few, an attempt then abandoned with *SMH* written all over this […]
Ghana lifts Visa requirements for citizens of African Union member states
VISA ON ARRIVAL AS GHANA CHANGES RULES FOR AFRICANS (Posted 19th March 2016) Ghana has followed Rwanda’s example and announced a few days ago, that citizens of African Union member states will now be able to obtain visitor passes on arrival without having to go through the trouble of applying for Visa in advance. Rwanda […]
East Africa reacts to Angola Yellow Fever outbreak
TRAVELERS FROM ANGOLA MUST SHOW YELLOW FEVER VACCINATION CERTIFICATE OR RISK BEING SENT HOME (Posted 19th March 2016) Kenya was among the first East African countries to react to the growing Yellow Fever outbreak in Angola, which has already claimed in excess of 250 lives. Travelers arriving in Nairobi from Luanda on the nonstop flights […]
Budget cuts for tourism promotion in Kenya raises questions on government’s sincerity
CUTTING KENYA’S MARKETING BUDGET IN HALF NOT THE WAY TO GO (Posted 19th March 2016) ‘We did not see that coming‘ commented a regular source from Nairobi when posing the question how the country’s tourism sector felt about news that the Kenyan finance ministry cut the estimated 7.2 billion Kenya Shillings budget for the sector […]
Catch those special deals for Easter in Kenya
EXPLORING KENYA BY AIR – WITH SPECIAL EASTER EGG DEALS (Posted 18th March 2016) The upcoming long Easter weekend is a perfect opportunity to take a break from city life and explore the Kenyan beaches and national parks. Special deals await – the Sarit Centre Holiday Exhibition reportedly transacted record sales this year – and […]
Nairobi’s DusitD2 named Best Luxury Boutique Hotel
MORE HONOURS FOR DUSITD2 NAIROBI (Posted 18th March 2016) Nairobi’s dusitD2, has won the Luxury Boutique Hotel of the Year for Nairobi in the Luxury Travel Guide for the second consecutive year. Last year, the hotel was anointed the Luxury Boutique Hotel of the Year for Kenya, pointing at its consistency in high global standards, […]
Reunion – a premier destination for hikers, mountain bikers and horse back riders
HIKE – BIKE – RIDE: REUNION IS THE DESTINATION FOR THE GREAT OUTDOORS (Posted 18th March 2016) Exploring the great outdoors while on Reunion Island, be it on foot, horseback or mountain bicycle, the Hiker Fair is an opportunity to find out all there is to know for adventure travelers. From 18th to 20th of […]
Seychelles’ Tourism Minister Alain St. Ange welcomes Qatar Airways’ intended return to Mahe
Qatar Airways confirms the announcement that they will resume flights to Seychelles (Posted 18th March 2016) Qatar Airways, the national airline of Qatar and one of the fastest growing airlines in the world earlier this month announced its plans to resume flights to the Seychelles Islands effective from 12th December this year, after a lapse […]
Kenya’s Tourism Cabinet Secretary opens new game reserve in Elgeyo Marakwet
NEW KENYAN GAME RESERVE ‘RIMOI‘ SET TO ATTRACT TOURISTS (Posted 18th March 2016) #TembeaKenya – Kenya’s domestic tourism campaign slogan, but also visiting tourists will as of today have a new game reserve they can visit, after the Elgeyo Marakwet County Government and the Central Government of Kenya through the Kenya Wildlife Service have pulled […]
The Sera Community Rhino Sanctuary Celebrate their first Eastern Black Rhino birth
Success in conservation is as rewarding as it comes, perhaps comparable to a lottery win, especially when it involves the birth of a baby Eastern Black Rhino. Well done to the Sera team and keep up the good work! Sera Community Rhino Sanctuary Celebrate First Black Rhino Birth A black rhino calf has been born […]
The Livingstone biWeekly
News from further down south, courtesy of Gill Staden who tirelessly produces the Livingstone bi-Weekly every fourtnight. https://thelivingstoneweekly.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/tlbw16mar16-compressed.pdf A couple of short videos, first Honey Badger Attempted Break In at Chiawa Camp, Lower Zambezi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0zZn1nfEeg&feature=share Vic Falls Elephant Fence: https://www.facebook.com/VictoriaFallsElephantFence/?fref=ts Inside: Emergency Police numbers Mealie meal shortage Tourist arrivals down IMF in Zambia CLZ – […]
Reunion promotes island vacations at the ‘Salon Mondial’ in Paris
COME SPEND YOUR NEXT VACATION ON REUNION SAYS IRT TO FRENCH PUBLIC (Posted 18th March 2016) The World Tourism Fair which opened yesterday at the Parc des Expositions at Porte de Versailles in Paris is open to the public until March 20th and allows visitors to this premier tourism fair to discover the island of […]
Silversea cruises sign Vanilla Island deals
More from the Vanilla Islands and their success to bring yet more cruise lines back into the Indian Ocean. Silversea announces its coming to the Vanilla Islands Under the presidency of Mauritius Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Tourism, Xavier-Luc Duval, have the Vanilla Islands continued to grow in importance in the world of cruise […]
New ‘Ecoship’ set to sail among the Vanilla Islands
The most environmentally friendly ship in the Vanilla Islands During a Seatrade cruise conference held at Fort Lauderdale, Yoshioka Tatsuya, founder and director of Peace Boat, ships that have travelled the world’s oceans since 1983, announced the construction of the most environmentally friendly vessel in the world. Inspired by nature and biomimetic design (the aerodynamic […]
Mount Kenya Three Peaks Challenge for the Horse Patrol Team
Conservation in Action – this phrase comes to mind when reading the latest initiative taken by the Mount Kenya Trust. Read on and find out what you can do to assist and support conservation efforts centred around the Mt. Kenya area! Mount Kenya Three Peaks Challenge In support of the Mount Kenya Horse Patrol Team […]
Wildlife or livestock – one over the other or both?
TODAY’S CHOICES WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE OF WILDLIFE BASED TOURISM (Posted 18th March 2016) Since the arrival of Kitili Mbathi as Director General of the Kenya Wildlife Service, has a shift in reaction to the perennial invasion of the Tsavo ecosytem by cattle herders taken hold. Where previously KWS staff stood by almost helplessly as […]
Major work to start at Entebbe International Airport by mid year
PASSENGER TERMINAL UPGRADE RINGS IN PHASE ONE OF ENTEBBE OVERHAUL (Posted 17th March 2016) Come July this year should work at the main passenger terminal of Entebbe International Airport have started, according to a source based at the airport. The congestion at the check in area during peak periods of operations have been for long […]
Hamad International named best Middle East Airport by Skytrax
HIA CAPTURES COVETED SKYTRAX ‘BEST AIRPORT‘ AWARD FOR SECOND YEAR RUNNING (Posted 17th March 2016) Travelers from Qatar Airways’ East Africa destinations Entebbe, Kigali, Nairobi, Kilimanjaro, Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar have yet another reason to continue flying with their favourite five star airline. QR’s hub, Hamad International Airport, has for the second year running […]
Amuka Lodge founder succumbs to long illness
JOHAN GENADE RIP (Posted 16th March 2016) Losing a friend is never an easy thing to come to terms with and in this case it is made worse by the fact that we worked closely together over many years to advance the breeding programme for Uganda’s rhinos at Ziwa. Johan Genade, the late husband of […]
Shareholder bully gets his way at Fastjet
STELIOS HAJI-IOANNOU’S TIRADE AGAINST FASTJET BOARD SEES ED WINTER EXIT THIS WEEK (Posted 16th March 2016) ‘Ed and Krista are two fundamentally decent people and their stepping aside is to spare the company a very turbulent period with board room wrangles when Fastjet in fact needs all hands on deck and concentrate on sorting out […]
IATA Urges African States to Adopt a Global Carbon Emissions Offsetting Standard
AFRICAN AIRLINES PONDER GOING GREEN (Posted 16th March 2016) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is urging governments to support the adoption of a global offsetting scheme for carbon emissions at the 39th tri-annual Assembly of the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) in Montreal later this year. IATA’s call comes seven months ahead of […]
Vanilla Islands update on cruise business between the islands
The Vanilla Islands at The Seatrade in Fort Lauderdale Following the signing of an agreement with the Costa Cruise company, and the announcement of very strong growth in Indian Ocean cruises, the Vanilla Islands [Seychelles, Madagascar, Réunion, Mauritius, Comoros, Mayotte and Maldives] are pursuing further development of this industry. At present, the association is promoting […]
Travel Africa asks readers: Help us choose the next cover
Jambo! Welcome to another issue of our e-newsletter, Shamwari, for readers of Travel Africa magazine. The Spring edition goes to print next week Here’s an idea of what’s included in this issue: • Botswana’s great zebra migration • Travelling with kids in Madagascar • What’s cool in Cape Town? • The fascinating Great Zimbabwe • […]
UNWTO continues to fight against child exploitation
TOURISM PRIVATE SECTOR AGAINST CHILD EXPLOITATION (Posted 15th March 2016) The 31st Meeting of the World Tourism Network on Child Protection, held on the occasion of ITB Berlin, focused on the role and initiatives of the private sector to fight Child Exploitation in tourism. Awareness raising, training of staff and the implementation of measures along […]
Air Seychelles set to migrate to Sabre this month
AIR SEYCHELLES – OUT WITH THE OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW (Posted 15th March 2016) On Saturday this week, 19th of March, will Air Seychelles at the airports of Mahe and Praslin embark on the migration from their present check in and reservation system to a state of the art SABRE installation. The airline, […]
Campi ya Kanzi news updates, fresh from the Chyulu Hills
We want to take a moment to let you know how thankful we are for helping us continue to bring our guests the Real Africa for the last 20 years! We continue to grow and would like to share the NEW RESIDENT options that we offer! Wellness Weekend Yoga Safari with HANNAH STRAND & TRICIA […]
