Uber driver in Nairobi barely escapes deadly fire attack
KENYAN POLICE CALLS ATTACK ON ‘UBER‘ DRIVER ‘ATTEMPED MURDER’ (Posted 23rd February 2016) Nairobi’s cab drivers have again shown utter disregard for the rule of law and exposed themselves to more allegation of having hooligans and criminals among their ranks, when another Uber driver Hesbon Pachety was attacked and his car set on fire yesterday. […]
Kigali becomes a websurfing commuter’s paradise
KIGALI AUTHORITIES CONNECT NEARLY 500 BUSES TO 4GLTE WIFI (Posted 22nd February 2016) Following the launch in 2013 – as reported here at the time – of the free internet initiative by the government of Rwanda and the city of Kigali can significant progress be reported at this stage. The installation and commissioning in 2015 […]
Ol Pejeta’s latest Wildlife and Community News
February 2016 Dear Friend of Ol Pejeta: Baby rhino gets Starr connections Beatlemania has spread to Kenya, as an unlikely baby is named after one of the most successful drummers in UK music history. Ol Pejeta and The Nobelity Project have named an abandoned rhino calf in honor of former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, who […]
Seychelles Tourism spreads its wings to Johannesburg
NEW TOURISM OFFICE FOR STB IN JOHANNESBURG TO HELP BRING IN MORE TOURISTS (Posted 22nd February 2016) The beauty of the Seychelles is rooting itself in South Africa with the opening of an office in Johannesburg. The decision taken by the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) to open an office in the main commercial and industrial […]
Here, there, everywhere – Reunion Tourism exhibits at Lille ‘Salon de Tourisme’
The Grand Palais in the French city of Lille later this week hosts their annual tourism fair Tourissima Lille from 26th to 28th of February. Looking for a new vacation destination ? The Tourissima Lille Show is the perfect opportunity to come to meet the Reunion tourism professionals at their exhibition stand who will be […]
Experience three nights of can’t miss musical thrills and world-class performances at the Dubai Jazz Festival 2016! Get your tickets now!
Keen on Jazz? Happy to fly on Emirates? Read on to find out what this is all about!
Conservation good news from Northern Kenya
RARE ANTELOPE SPECIES ESCAPCE EXTINCTION (Posted 22nd February 2016) By Sophie Harrison / Northern Rangelands Trust Most people have never heard of the hirola. The fawn coloured antelope is a shy animal, with a long thin face and spectacled eyes. And yet this unassuming creature is the centre of what may be one of the […]
Kenya Airways signs up with Bookings.Com
KENYA AIRWAYS AND BOOKINGS.COM FORM NEW PARTNERSHIP (Posted 22nd February 2016) Kenya Airways has partnered with hotel booking platform www.booking.com, to sell accommodation with the aim of offering an integrated experience to its customers through online bookings via website. The partnership will enable Kenya Airways passengers to book flights and accommodation through its website www.kenya-airways.com […]
Brussels Airlines and Beavertails – read on what they have in common
When Brussels Airlines will commence their flights from the European capital to Toronto, one of Canada’s best known cities, will travelers no doubt wonder what to do, where to go and what to eat too. In a series of articles are answers to those questions highlighted, courtesy of my friend Maria who on her own […]
Team Africa Congratulates Jacinta Nzioka As She Becomes Acting MD KTB
From Lagos / Nigeria comes to you the lastest edition 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. […]
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2016
Coming up at the beginning of March in Dubai … The Emirates Literature Festival … Having trouble viewing this email? Click here
Seychelles – so much more than just sun and fun in the sand
DISCOVER SEYCHELLES’ HISTORY WITH A VISIT TO FREGATE ISLAND’S MUSEUM (Posted 21st February 2016) Most visitors to the Seychelles come to stay on the main island of Mahe, enjoying the luxury of the many top ranked resorts found across the archipelago’s largest of an overall 115 islands. Both granite and coral islands are spread over […]
Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni declared winner of the 2016 presidential election
UGANDANS VOTE FOR NO CHANGE AS PRESIDENT MUSEVENI REELECTED FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEAR TERM (Posted 20th February 2016) Ugandans in their millions voted for President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in the February 18th election, opting for no change at the helm of the country. Electoral Commission Chairman Dr. Eng. Badru Kiggundu met the constitutional deadline which […]
Find the 2016 10to4 result online now!
Race results for the 2016 Mount Kenya 10to4 Mountain Bike Challenge 10to4 2016 RACE RESULTS View this email in your browser 10to4 2016 Race Results For full listings click here. 10to4 2016 Braeburn Bunda Bash Results For full listings click here. A big thank you to our major sponsors, partners & hosts: Copyright © 2016 […]
Keen on Canadian foods? Let Brussels Airlines take you there!
When Brussels Airlines launches their flights at the end of March to Toronto, will Ugandans and Rwandans be able to extend their experience of ‘Savoir Vivre’ in the air to the ground, when exploring unusual food items special to Canada. Courtesy of www.mariaismyname.com here comes another interesting article, of course aimed to raise interest in […]
Rwanda prepares for flight launch to Mumbai with presence at OTM 2016
INDIA BECOMES IMPORTANT TOURISM MARKET FOR RWANDA (Posted 19th February 2016) Rwanda is for the first time showcasing its remarkable attractions and investment opportunities in tourism and hospitality at the Outbound Travel Mart (OTM), taking place in India from February 18th to 20th. The three day travel trade fair is the largest in India, attracting […]
Change at the helm of the Kenya Tourism Board sees Acting CEO installed
JACINTA NZIOKA APPOINTED ACTING CEO OF THE KENYA TOURISM BOARD AS TENURE OF MURIITHI NDEGWA COMES TO AN END (Posted 19th February 2016) Reliable sources from Nairobi have just confirmed that Mrs. Jacinta Nzioka-Mbithi, until now the organization’s Director of Marketing, has been appointed by Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala as Acting Chief Executive, following […]
Two tourism trade fairs double the promotional output for Tanzania
MOSHI AND ARUSHA TOURISM FAIR PREPARATIONS GO INTO OVERDRIVE (Posted 19th February 2016) With just a hundred odd days to go to the launch of the Moshi based KILIFAIR 2016 are preparations moving into overdrive now, as do those for the Arusha based Karibu Travel Market Tanzania, which will take place a week earlier. The […]
Seychelles DMC’s discuss their challenges and problems with government ministers
DESTINATION MANAGEMENT COMPANIES HOLD TALKS WITH SEYCHELLES GOVERNMENT (Posted 18th February 2016) Destination Management Companies (DMCs) in Seychelles have put forward their constraints and the challenges that they face to the attention of three government ministries. This was during a meeting held last week at the Seychelles Tourism Board’s headquarters, Espace building. The Minister for […]
Reunion confirms presence at the Nantes International Tourism Fair
The island of Reunion participates once again in the Nantes International Tourism Fair (Posted 18th February 2016) More than 400 national and international exhibitors will between the 26th to 28th of February showcase their destinations and attractions at the International Tourism Fair (SIT) of Nantes . Among the destinations represented is the island of Reunion […]
Nyali’s residents association launches new road sign project
MOMBASA’S NYALI SUBURB GETS NEW ROAD SIGNS (Posted 18th February 2016) On Monday the 15th February 2016, following weeks of preparations and approval seeking, NCRRA, short for North Coast Ratepayers and Residents Association, finally launched their much awaited initiative to install street name signposts around the sprawling upmarket neighbourhood. For those who visited Nyali based […]
And the cat is out of the bag why Uganda’s social media networks are off …
TOURISTS ‘DISAPPOINTED’ IF NOT OUTRIGHT MAD AS THEIR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCESS IS CUT (Posted 18th February 2016) Uganda’s tourism industry has in recent weeks worked hard to ensure that the flow of tourists into the country continues uninterrupted, attempting to buck the trend that African countries, apart from few exceptions like Rwanda for instance, have […]
Update
For those of you trying to reach me on Twitter, Facebook, WhatsApp or even LinkedIn, these networks are presently down in Kampala. You can reach me by mail in case of urgent messages, breaking news stories or any other updates. Full news service will only resume once all networks are up and running again. My […]
News
It appears that most of our social media networks are inexplicably down and even mail access difficult at best. More news when full service is restored. Meanwhile have the polling stations across #Uganda opened at 7am and voting will close at 4pm. All well at the lake shores!
Visit Toronto this summer with Brussels Airlines
Brussels Airlines is launching flights to Toronto in about six weeks and perhaps some of my readers from East Africa might be inspired to look at Canada – after all a Commonwealth member – for a visit, to see relatives, friends or just to tour. Read on what www.mariaismyname.com has listed as her top five […]
TANAPA deploys new surveillance aircraft in the Serengeti
NEW HUSKY SET TO ROAM THE SKIES OVER THE SERENGETI (Posted 17th February 2016) Yesterday did the German Ambassador to Tanzania handed over a surveillance aircraft to the Tanzanian Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism which was donated a few months ago during an official visit of the German Foreign Minister to the country. The […]
UNWTO set for next World Congress on Snow and Mountain tourism
ANDORRA CHOSEN TO HOST UNWTO SNOW AND MOUNTAIN TOURISM CONGRESS (Posted 17th February 2016) Discussing the challenges and opportunities in snow and mountain tourism as well as evaluating new business models and the need to incorporate innovative and sustainable practices are the main objectives of the 9th World Congress on Snow and Mountain Tourism. The […]
Seychelles Tourism gearing up towards the 6th edition of the Carnival International de Victoria
THE SEYCHELLES CARNIVAL COUNTDOWN 2016 HAS STARTED … (Posted 17th February 2016) The countdown to the sixth edition of the Carnaval International de Victoria has started and now there are only 66 days left before the big event set this year for April 22-24. A launch ceremony was held last Thursday at the Gran Kaz […]
No more sand dredging off the Diani beaches – for now
SOUTH COAST RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION – FIGHTING THE SAND DREDGER By Luciana Parazzi Basile, Chair, South Coast Residents Association (Posted 17th February 2016) The road to having won the Court case against NEMA for a substandard Environmental Impact Assessment Report instead of a FULL STUDY and subsequently for issuing a licence to China Railway & Bridge […]
Fastjet confirms that two flights a week remain between JRO and NBO
FASTJET FINALLY SPEAKS OUT ON FLIGHTS BETWEEN KILIMANJARO AND NAIROBI (Posted 17th February 2016) Following media reports in several newspapers across the region, that Fastjet had dropped their flights between Kilimanjaro / Tanzania and Nairobi / Kenya has the airline finally gone on record that two flights a week will remain on the schedule. Operating […]
