Is the Tourist Sector About to Implode?
An intriguing piece about the future of tourism in the Seychelles, should a change of government bring anti-Arabists to power …
Kenya’s NEMA finally sees the light and approves Whale Shark Research and Discovery Centre
WAA WHALESHARK CENTRE FINALLY GETS NOD OF APPROVAL FROM NEMA (Posted 10th December 2015) Conservation starts with awareness building and education, so much has been clear for a long time. For the past decade the East African Whale Shark Trust (EAWST) and more recently the Waa Whale Shark Research & Discovery Project, has dramatically increased […]
The Fly540 10to4 Mountain Bike Challenge – catch the early bird rate now!
The Mount Kenya 10to4 Mountain Bike Challenge returns (Posted 10th December 2015) Meet the early bird deadline! The Mount Kenya Trust has just informed that for the 2016 event of the 10to4 Mountain Bike Challenge a special early bird rate has been made available. Those who wish to participate but have not yet booked for […]
The ‘missing’ Ruaha elephants have according to Tanzanian government sources been found
VERIFICATION CENSUS RESOLVES MYSTERY OF THE VANISHED RUAHA ELEPHANTS (Posted 10th December 2015) are coming in from Dar es Salaam, that the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, Dr. Adelhelm Meru earlier in the week announced that a renewed census of elephant populations in the Ruaha ecosystem, carried out between mid […]
Wakanow.Com launches ‘Dream Destinations Africa’
WEST AFRICA’S ON LINE TRAVEL MARKET LEADER NOW EYES AFRICAN DESTINATIONS (Posted 10th December 2015) Wakanow has staked out their claim for the soul of African tourism and there could have been no better place of declaring its bold initiative for the continent than the gathering of key operators of the industry from across Africa […]
The drama continues as FlyAfrica fails to answer searching questions
IS FLY AFRICA REALLY TELLING THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? (Posted 09th December 2015) The woes of embattled FlyAfrica Zimbabwe just keep piling up as the airline has apparently now stopped answering the phones, no wonder when dozens of irate customers are screaming down the lines to demand their money back after the […]
Wasini Island – a guest post from a local resident about sustainable tourism on the island
Wasini Island – a Place to go Local Much has been written about Wasini Island’s natural beauties and countless opportunities for water lovers. Blogs have been posted highlighting the beneficial effects of sustainable tourism on the island population*. But besides being a great destination for travelers opting to spend their free time and money in […]
News updates from the Conservation Action Trust
Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Elephant in the room at China-Africa Forum 3 December 2015 | ENCA | | JOHANNESBURG – When the Chinese president and African leaders meet this week to bolster economic ties, the elephant in the room will be the trade in ivory — and conservationists […]
Fresh news from ‘Further Down South’ by Gill Staden
News update from Gill’s ‘The Livingstone bi-Weekly’ with information from Zambia, Zimbabwe and the wider region. https://thelivingstoneweekly.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/tlbw9dec15-compressed.pdf Inside: Copper ore processing in Chingola Villagers moved from Kafue National Park More Road-Kill along the M9 Crested Crane deaths in Luangwa Beyond the Bike in Kafue Christmas cards from GRI Bushmeat Trade Wild dogs back in Lower […]
Qatar Airways does another aviation First by bringing the Airbus A350XBW to the US
QATAR AIRWAYS BRINGS FIRST AIRBUS A350 TO AMERICA (Posted 09th December 2015) Qatar Airways yesterday became the first airline to fly the Airbus A350XWB to the United States. The flight left Hamad International Airport this morning at 07.40 hrs local time and landed at New York’s JFK International at approximately 14.00 hrs local time. Qatar […]
Ol Pejeta December 2015 – Your Wildlife and Community News
News from the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, one of Kenya’s most complete wilderness experiences just three hours by road from Nairobi … view online | send to a friend | visit Ol Pejeta | book online November 2015 Dear Friend of Ol Pejeta: We just can’t get enough of endangered babies! As our little abandoned rhino […]
Lion killers to face the music as they are charged in court with wildlife crimes
LION KILLERS CHARGED IN COURT CAN EXPECT VERY LONG SENTENCES WHEN CONVICTED (Posted 09th December 2015) The discovery earlier this week of two poisoned lions in the Maasai Mara / Narok County has already seen three suspects arrested and arraigned in court with charges brought against them under the wildlife act. The case prompted outrage […]
SAA celebrates landmark 15 years of flights to Uganda
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS CELEBRATES 15 YEARS OF FLIGHTS TO UGANDA (Posted 09th November 2015) Mrs. Yogi Birigwa, Country Manager of South African Airways in Uganda, was yesterday evening hosting the who is who of the Ugandan Diplomatic Corps, captains of industry, travel agents and the media when the airline celebrated their 15th year of flights […]
Reunion prepares for their 6th edition of the ‘Festival Liberte Metisse’
(Posted 09th December 2015) It was the 20th of December in 1848 when slavery was abolished on the island of Reunion, a date which in modern days has been celebrated on the island with a festival in recognition of how important that date in history has become. The Regional Government of Reunion – the island […]
No 572 Wildlife Trade News: 8th December 2015
The never ending story of poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … in the spotlight today …………… SOUTH AFRICA: Rhino and her two calves killed KILLED http://sbeta.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/rhino-and-her-two-calves-killed-1956718 No 572 Wildlife Trade News: 8th December 2015 INDONESIA: Govt backtracks on unrealistic peatland restoration EXTRACT: Provided with a limited allocation from the state budget, the government may only […]
More passengers year on year but lower load factors give a mixed picture for this African LCC
FASTJET’S YEAR ON YEAR NUMBERS CONTINUE TO GROW (Posted 09th December 2015) Fastjet PLC in the UK yesterday released their November figures under the London Stock Exchange – where the company is quoted – disclosure rules. Passenger numbers, year on year from 2014 to 2015 continue to show a sharp upswing from 569.031 to 790.950 […]
Subscribers – last chance to win a camera!
Shamwari News … from the leading magazines about Africa … Jambo! Welcome to another issue of our e-newsletter, Shamwari, for readers of Travel Africa magazine. Last chance: renew your subscription by the 15th of Dec to be in with a chance to win this amazing Canon camera! If you renew, or extend, your subscription to […]
2017 – UNWTO’s year of Sustainable Development
United Nations declares 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development (Posted 08th December 2015) The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has approved the adoption of 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. The resolution, adopted on 4 December, recognizes ‘the importance of international tourism, and particularly of the designation […]
ISOLA VERDE
RefinedPalates has been eating out again and is sharing her impressions … Not sure I would seek out this place but then, this is HER palate, not mine …
An update from the Seychelles – taken from the Seychelles News Agency
First-round results of presidential election in Seychelles celebrated in spite of looming run-off – the two top contenders say they are ready for the second round Victoria, Seychelles | December 6, 2015, Sunday @ 19:59 in National » PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2015 | By: Sharon Uranie | Supporters of both the ruling party and the opposition […]
Airline alliance news from ‘oneworld’
oneworld News oneworld wins its eighth best airline alliance award in a year Tuesday, 08th December 2015 oneworld® has been honoured with its eighth best airline alliance award in a year, confirming its position as the most highly prized airline group. The latest prize has been presented by Business Traveler North America in its 2015 […]
Kenya’s conservancies unite for greater conservation impact
CONSERVANCY ASSOCIATIONS – A KEY DRIVER TOWARDS WILDLIFE CONSERVATION (Posted 08th December 2015) Wildlife losses in Kenya, cases of wildlife crime and illegal trafficking of trophy have been causing concern among the conservation fraternity during the last few years. Notably has help now come from an unlikely source, the communities and landowners bordering protected areas. […]
Absence of regulatory approvals may cause Lamu flights to be axed
LAMU FLIGHTS BY JAMBOJET UNDER THREAT OVER ABSENCE OF REGULATORY APPROVALS (Posted 08th December 2015) When Jambojet, the low cost subsidiary of Kenya Airways, launched scheduled flights to Lamu, Malindi and Ukunda earlier this year there was in particular in Lamu a renewed sense of optimism for the future of the tourism industry. Travel to […]
Africa to adopt single passport in 2023
ATQ News from Nigeria, 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 cover a wide […]
Fashion queens descend on Dar es Salaam for the Swahili Fashion Week
DAY TWO OF THE SWAHILI FASHION WEEK BRINGS UNEXPECTED WINDFALLS (Posted 06th December 2015) (Swahili Fashion Week founder Mustafa Hassanali and his 2015 logo for the event) Perhaps some of my more aviation savvy readers may have heard of www.emirates.com/bethere but I would suspect that most in fact have not. What, you may ask, does […]
Zanzibar – Spice Island but also so much more
ZANZIBAR’S TWO TOURISM FACES PART ONE (Posted 02nd December 2015) (Stone Town views) A visit to Zanzibar, or in fact Unguja, the largest island of the Zanzibari archipelago – the other larger island is called Pemba – is never one dimensional, nor should it be. On this Indian Ocean island, just 20 minutes flight from […]
More air service license applications show keen interest in Tanzania’s aviation sector
TANZANIA CIVIL AVIATION CONSIDERING TWO DOZEN AIR SERVICE LICENSE APPLICATIONS (Posted 06th December 2015) At a licensing hearing earlier in the week did the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority deal with over 30 applications, two dozen of which were for the granting or renewal of Air Service Licenses with the remainder for other services, mainly ground […]
Don’t flog a dead horse says aviation sector in response to remarks by a former Transport Minister in Tanzania
AVIATION REMARKS BY FORMER TANZANIAN MINISTER SPARK CONTROVERSY (Posted 06th December 2015) When former Transport Minister Omari Nundu, at a workshop held by the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority in celebration of the International Civil Aviation Day, suggested that proposals made several years ago to refinance and revive moribund national airline Air Tanzania, it promptly raised […]
Seychelles Presidential Elections – Reloaded 2.0 on December 16, 17 and 18.
SEYCHELLES PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION HEADING FOR RUN OFF AS BREAKAWAY FACTION FRAGMENTS VOTE (Posted 06th December 2015) Presidential elections in Africa have regularly known their own drama but not in the Seychelles where voting ended yesterday after three days across the entire archipelago. Incumbent President James Alix Michel, as expected, gathered the most votes, some 28.911 […]
No 569 Wildlife Trade News: 5th December 2015
More bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes around the world in the spotlight today …………… Lunch with the FT: Richard Leakey http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1ecd7040-99b0-11e5-9228-87e603d47bdc.html No 569 Wildlife Trade News: 5th December 2015 Xinhua Insight: Fighting illegal wildlife trade at China-Vietnam border. extract:South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has witnessed a rampant increase of crimes involving […]
