Kenya assumes the presidency of the Africa Travel Association
UGANDA HANDS AFRICA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION PRESIDENCY OVER TO KENYA (Posted 12th November 2015) Uganda, which assumed the presidency of the Africa Travel Association a year ago after hosting the hugely successful 39th Annual Congress in Munyonyo / Kampala, yesterday evening hosted delegates and invited guests to a dinner at the InterContinental Hotel in Nairobi. The […]
E-Newsletter November 2015
More news from the Seychelles islands … NEWS in brief Seychelles Targets the Travel Trade in Ireland The Seychelles Tourism Board’s, UK and Ireland offices and members of the islands travel trade launched another marketing forage into the Irish market last week, with a series of Train and Dine events – in Cork, Limerick and […]
The South Coast Residents’ Association – turning into the proverbial life savers
DIANI BEACHES GET PRIVATE SECTOR DRIVEN SEA RESCUE (Posted 11th November 2015) The South Coast Residents Association, which brings together resorts, hotels, restaurants, businesses and of course local residents, has just announce the formation of a sea rescue team, available to be on call in case of emergencies. Recent drowings at sea but also some […]
Lufthansa’s Nairobi service continues uninterrupted
LUFTHANSA’S NAIROBI FLIGHTS NOT AFFECTED BY ONGOING STRIKE (Posted 11th November 2015) While in Nairobi for the 40th Annual Congress of the Africa Travel Association did opportunity arise to closely monitor the Lufthansa services between Frankfurt and Nairobi, after the airline’s cabin crew chose to go on strike, affecting hundreds of flights within Germany, the […]
Sorry, we won’t fly from today after all … The Fly Africa saga continues unabated
FLY AFRICA – WHEN WILL THE TRUTH BE TOLD (Posted 11th November 2015) It appears that the so called aviation revolution – Fly Africa’s slogan is #itsarevolution – is eating its children after all as, almost predictably, yet another promised date for the resumption of services in Namibia and Zimbabwe has come and gone. Readers […]
AviAssist gets thumbs up
AviAssist nominated for prestigious safety award (Posted 10th November 2015) The AviAssist Foundation announced today that it has been nominated for the Global Safety Award of the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO). CANSO is the global voice of the companies that provide air traffic control. It represents the interests of Air Navigation Service Providers […]
Kenya scoops three trophies at the World Golf Awards in Portugal
GREAT RIFT VALLEY LODGE AND GOLF RESORT NAMED AS KENYA’S BEST (Posted 10th November 2015) The World Golf Awards Gala, held last weekend at the Algarve in Portugal, recognized three winners from Kenya during their 2015 Award Ceremony. Tobs Golf Safaris was named as Kenya’s leading inbound golf tour operator while the Muthaiga Club in […]
eTN Publisher speaks on opening day at the ATA Congress on how to work with the media
ATA CONGRESS KICKS OFF WITH FULL HOUSE SESSIONS (Posted 10th November 2015) Already on Day 1 of the ongoing Africa Travel Association Congress in Nairobi did Kenya’s tourism industry show keen interest in attending sessions, and there was a constant migration from one to the other meeting rooms as delegates followed topics of their choice. […]
Amadeus’s latest news updates for Eastern Africa
NEWS – Amadeus chosen as the preferred GDS for KATA Amadeus recently entered into a preferred GDS agreement with KATA (Kenya Association of Travel Agents). KATA will henceforth promote among its members the preferential use of the Amadeus system as the preferred computer reservation system for making bookings. Amadeus in return will support KATA on […]
More news from Nigeria … enjoy this edition of ATQ
Email look weird? View it on the web here. | Received this from a friend? Subscribe. Home | About Us | Contact Us Hon. Aminu Tambuwal to chair Africa Travel Awards at Akwaaba The Executive Governor of Sokoto state in Nigeria and the former Speaker of the Nigerian National Assembly Honorable Aminu Tambuwal will be […]
It is all about travel to Africa at the ATA Congress in Nairobi
AFRICA TRAVEL SPECIALISTS MEET IN NAIROBI FOR THE 40TH ATA CONGRESS (Posted 09th November 2015) A year ago, upon completion of the 39th annual Africa Travel Association Congress in Kampala did Uganda hand over the baton to Kenya, the host country for the 40th annual Congress. It was in Nairobi in 1975 when a young […]
Papa ante portas … the Pope is coming to Kenya (and Uganda for that matter)
In part two of her week opening salvo does Lillian take aim at the upcoming visit of Pope Francis to Kenya and Uganda. Six Top Highlights of Pope Francis Visit to Kenya Pope Francis in Sarajevo-June,2015. image by www.theguardian.com With Pope Francis scheduled to visit the country between 25th to 27th November, preparations are now […]
Lillian Gaitho’s week opening salvo has arrived … hold on to your hats …
In today’s first of two features does Lillian look at the upside andthe challenges of travelling with your parents or grandparents, the joys of sharing a destination experience and the preparations a successful trip requires. Travelling With the Elderly; Top Tips for a Fun and Fulfilling Trip Travel is one of the most memorable gift […]
Seychelles – the juggernaut continues
World Travel Market in London saw Tourism Destinations meet world press to show they have the edge over others (Posted 09th November 2015) Tourism Trade Fairs remain an opportunity for tourism operators and destinations for networking, for preparing and signing new contracts or simply to meet the world press to show how they have the […]
Travel Africa showcases Africa’s Top Twenty and YOU have your say!
Africa’s Top 20 Showcase If you could choose just one experience, one special moment, one sound, in Africa, what would it be? Take some time to really think about it….. Tricky question, isn’t it? So imagine the head-scratching, floor-pacing and heated debate that went into Travel Africa’s ultimate Top 20. From the shores of the […]
Election campaign impacts on Fastjet’s loadfactors in Tanzania
FASTJET CARRIES MORE PASSENGERS IN OCTOBER THOUGH LOADFACTORS FELL (Posted 08th November 2015) Inspite of a 23 percent rise in numbers compared to 2014 – the airline uplifted a total of 73.758 passengers – did the loadfactor across the fleet fall by 11 percent, attributed to a sharply reduced level of travel in the final […]
Qatar Airways leaves others trailing in their wake at the Dubai Airshow
QATAR AIRWAYS MAKES WAVES AT THE DUBAI AIRSHOW (Posted 08th November 2015) Qatar Airways Dreamliner number 25 flew straight from the delivery ceremony in the United States to the Dubai Airshow at the Dubai World Central airport in Jebel Ali, aka Maktoum International Airport, to join two other state of the art aircraft, an Airbus […]
Chimpanzee Trust October 2015 bulletin
The latest news bulletin from the Chimpanzee Trust in Uganda for the benefit to keep my readers up to date on key conservation challenges in our country. Chimpanzee Trust September 2015 bulletin DONATE Make a donation today to the welfare of chimpanzees in our care at Ngamba Island. #everypennycounts Chimpanzee Trust Plot 1, Bank Close […]
Could FlyDubai shift some of the Burundi capacity to Rwanda?
FLYDUBAI LAUNCHES RWANDA OFFICE (Posted 08th November 2015) Dubai’s own low cost airline, FlyDubai, last week formally launched their country office in the Rwandan capital of Kigali. The airline, which flies daily to Entebbe in Uganda, extends presently three flights a week to Kigali, with two more extending to Bujumbura in Burundi. With that country […]
Oil Companies and Congo Regime told #HandsOffVirunga
GLOBAL CONSERVATION GROUPS TAKE AIM AT CONGO OVER VIRUNGA OIL FIND (Posted 08th November 2015) Opposition is forming just days after Congo’s Ministry of Hydrocarbons confirmed that the tests carried out by controversial British company Soco had confirmed the existence of major oil deposits. ‘Hands Off Virunga’ will very likely be the campaign slogan by […]
Don’t dare touch our budget tourism stakeholders tell government
UGANDA’S TOURISM SECTOR WARY OF IMMINENT BUDGET CUTS (Posted 08th November 2015) The announcement by Uganda’s finance ministry, that budgets of government ministries will be slashed to deal with a widening budget deficit, has raised immediate alarm among the country’s tourism stakeholders. For the current financial year, which runs from 01st July 2015 to the […]
Tourism is dead, the economy is contracting, East Africa is preparing for punitive measures but the Burundian regime shows no concern
DARK DAYS AHEAD FOR BURUNDI (Posted 08th November 2015) Burundi’s economic growth, last year still standing at over 4.7 percent, to a significant part aided by a sharp rise in tourism receipts, is now in free fall. Tourism has been made all but impossible when, in order to keep unwanted journalists and human rights activists […]
Fly Africa – a textbook example of a failed corporate communications policy
FLY AFRICA ZIMBABWE – CLEARLY NOT BACK TO NORMAL (Posted 07th November 2015) Is the revolution eating its children? The tragi-comedy called Fly Africa continues to unfold, tragic in nature for all the unsuspecting and trusting wannabe passengers who continued to book, pay and eventually did not fly and comedy for the wagging tongues and […]
East Africa’s leading hotel group turns spotlight on domestic and regional market
SERENA HOTELS LAUNCH #SERENACARAVAN TO SPUR DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL TRAVEL (Posted 07th November 2015) (Seen here are some of the participants in Serena Hotels’ inaugural #SerenaCaravan) During a recent meeting at the Nairobi Serena Hotel with Serena’s Group Corporate Sales Manager Joyce Wangui, Retail Sales Manager Timothy Kitenge and Julie Pollman, the hotel group’s Marketing […]
Chris Diaz to be keynote speaker at the Final Quiz Night 2015 at the Sarova Whitesands
Be part of the final 2015 Mombasa Quiznite scheduled for Friday 4th December from 7:00pm at Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort & Spa. Mr. Chris Diaz, Marketing Director, Kenya Airways Limited, and Director Brand Kenya Board will be the key note speaker. The categories in the Quiz will be Brands, National Anthems, Movies, Music, Trivia & […]
UNWTO’s latest ‘Barometer’ now available
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Tourism Market Trends Programme (Posted 06th November 2015) The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is pleased to inform that the October 2015 issue of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer has recently been released in English (the statistical annex in Spanish, French and Russian will be available shortly). Please find attached your complimentary […]
The clock is ticking for AKWAABA participation …
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Vrooooom, Vrooooom – the East African Safari Classic Rally roars back to life
TWO WEEKS AND COUNTING UNTIL THE WORLD’S CLASSIC RALLY CARS ROAR TO LIFE IN KENYA AGAIN (Posted 05th November 2015) It will be local favourite Ian Duncan – twice past winner of the rally – in a Ford Capri 3100 who will roar down the starting ramp first at the Sarova Whitesands Resort and Spa […]
Uganda set to host key African tourism boards and businesses at ‘Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo’
UGANDA GETS READY FOR SECOND ‘PEARL OF AFRICA TOURISM EXPO’ (Posted 05th November 2015) The Kampala Serena Hotel & Conference Centre will be the venue for the second international tourism exhibition staged by the Uganda Tourism Board, taking place from the 17th to the 20th of November. This year’s theme was chosen as ‘Family and […]
Kreol Magazine Issue 14
After the just ended 30th edition of the Festival Kreol in the Seychelles here comes the next edition of the International Magazine Kreol … timely, yes? Welcome to issue 14 of Kreol Magazine. View this email in your browser Digital Edition is now available to download Welcome to the autumn edition of Kreol. At least […]
