News from Uganda’s Chimpanzee Trust
The latest Chimp news from Uganda … CHIMPANZEE TRUST Mr. James Musinguizi (L), Executive Director, UWEC and Mr. Edgar Buhanga, Director Planning,UWA Chimpanzee Trust gets New Board Chairman. On 26th July 2016, we witnessed the handover of the office of the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of Chimpanzee Trust from Mr. James Musinguzi to […]
News from Ol Pejeta, one of Kenya’s most complete wilderness experiences
I am a ranger Hear from the unsung heroes of conservation – from our rhino caretakers to our dog handlers, these are the guys risking their lives every day to protect the animals they love. // take a listen Celebrating education PA-MOJA has partnered with Ol Pejeta Conservancy to provide scholarships for over 50 students […]
Park fee theft leaves national park 6 million Kenya Shillings poorer
BREAK IN AT NAKURU NP SEES THIEVES WALK AWAY WITH 6 MILLION KENYA SHILLINGS (Posted 18th August 2016) Reports about a major break in and theft of cash have been confirmed overnight from Nairobi, as the vault at Lake Nakuru National Park’s main gate and offices was robbed a few days ago. A major police […]
World Elephant Day sees worldwide call to burn ivory stockpiles
News updates from the Conservation Action Trust World Elephant Day sees worldwide call to burn ivory stockpiles 13 August 2016 | Traveller24 | Selene Brophy | FREE TO PUBLISH CREDIT CAT Hard to image that presently fewer than half a million elephants are left in Africa. This is the reality World Elephant Day, held annually […]
Invitation to join ICTP
www.ictp.travel Invitation to join ICTP GREEN GROWTH + QUALITY = BUSINESS Dear Travel Industry Professional, Please take a look at www.ictp.travel and consider joining the International Coalition of Tourism Partners. There is no cost to join us as a basic member. You will find a list of countries showing on the right column of our homepage […]
Lillian Gaitho’s mid week thoughts
Six Best Travel Tips for Couples It’s said a family that prays together stays together, I think we wouldn’t be so wrong to throw in a making of our own; a couple that travels together, grows together. However, this does not by any means spell nirvana, bliss and seamless globe trotting for lovebirds; instead it […]
Hwange’s new pride
More from Africa’s award winning destination magazines … Of all the books in the world, the best stories are found between the pages of a passport! Hwange’s new pride Sue Watt takes a trip to Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe, the home of Cecil the lion, to find out more about life there, and what has […]
The Regions of Swaziland
News updates from the Kingdom of Swaziland Tourism The regions of Swaziland Swaziland is a very small country, particularly by African standards, at just over 17,000 sq km – slightly smaller than Wales. At Independence in 1968, the country was divided into the four regions of Hhohho, Manzini, Lubombo and Shiselweni. The regions of Hhohho […]
The Livingstone biWeekly is ready again …
More news from ‘Further Down South‘, i.e. Zambia, Zimbabwe and beyond, courtesy as ever of Gill Staden who publishes this bi-Weekly news broadcast. (Gill is also the author of this guide book and several other publications about Zambia and Zimbabwe) 4 The newsletter this week is available by clicking on the link shown below: https://thelivingstoneweekly.files.wordpress.com/2016/08/tlbw17aug16-compressed.pdf […]
Air Zimbabwe gets new CEO
ZIMBABWE’S NATIONAL AIRLINE GETS NEW BOSS (Posted 17th August 2016) Information was confirmed earlier today that Acting CEO Edmund Makona, who served in this position since mid 2013, has retired from Air Zimbabwe and that Mr. Ripton Muzenda, who previously worked at the airline as a pilot and instructor, has taken over as new Chief […]
KTB Chairman takes a look at Conference Tourism
CONFERENCE TOURISM IN KENYA – ONE OF THE KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL FUTUREBy Jimi Kariuki / August 2016 (Posted 17th August 2016) There is no disputing that the soft white sandy beaches that line Kenya’s 536 km long Indian Ocean coastline, and our National Parks, Reserves, Conservancies and Sanctuaries that are abundant with flora and […]
Jim Justus Nyamu’s ‘Elephant Walk’ reaches Uganda today
WALKING ACROSS EAST AFRICA TO SAVE ELEPHANTS (Posted 17th August 2016) (Jim Nyamu seen at the Nairobi Ivory Burn with Jake Grieves-Cook, former KTB and KTF Chairman and one of Kenya’s foremost tourism gurus for the past 40 years, Picture by W. Thome) Following his 2013 Elephant Walk across East Africa, when he covered over […]
Environmentalists prevail to have work on second stretch of Kenya’s new SGR halted
CHINESE CONTRACTOR STOPPED FROM PROCEEDING WITH ROUTE THROUGH NATIONAL PARK (Posted 16th August 2016) Kenya’s conservation fraternity, at least for now, can be proud to have stopped the Chinese construction company selected to build the second stretch of the new Standard Gauge Railway, in short SGR, which will run from Nairobi to the Rift Valley […]
Enjoy the Magic of a Solar Eclipse on Reunion Island
Solar Eclipse Magic on Reunion Island There is a magical island nestled comfortably in the Indian Ocean that never ceases to amaze visitors and is only a four hour flight from Johannesburg on Air Austral or two hours from fellow Vanilla Island Seychelles. This is the island of Reunion, where you will experience a destination […]
Register Now for the World Tourism Day 2016
UNWTO will this year celebrate World Tourism Day in Bangkok.
New terminal for ferry operations now officialy opened
CAT COCOS PASSENGERS FROM MAHE TO PRASLIN CAN NOW ENJOY BETTER COMFORT (Posted 16th August 2016) Passengers using the high speed ferry between the main Seychelles island of Mahe to the second largest island of Praslin are now able to use the new terminal, which has been under construction for the past two years. Officially […]
Airport modernization sees Air Seychelles’ sales office move to new location
NEW HOME FOR AIR SEYCHELLES SALES OFFICE AT MAHE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (Posted 16th August 2016) As modernization and expansion work continues at the international airport on the Seychelles main island of Mahe has the sales office of national airline Air Seychelles now shifted to its new location. Set between the domestic and the international terminal, […]
Big plans announced by Air Tanzania
TIME WILL TELL HOW ATCL WILL PERFORM AT THIS REVIVAL EXERCISE (Posted 16th August 2016) Following the announcement a few weeks ago by the Tanzanian government that two Bombardier Q400NG turboprop aircraft have been purchased for national airline Air Tanzania, due for delivery from next month, has the airline also made plans to re-open several […]
Taxify targets UBER in Kenya as firm also lowers tariffs
UBER’S FARE CUTS TRIGGER PRICE WARS AMONG NAIROBI CABS (Posted 16th August 2016) UBER’s recent move to lower tariffs in Nairobi proves the point that choices have consequences. First did UBER drivers go slow as a sign of active dissent over the move, which cut their income considerably, prompting the company to pay top ups. […]
Fleet renewal continues as another BAe 146 makes way for an Airbus A319
BRUSSELS AIRLINES ON COURSE TO REPLACE ALL REMAINING 9 BAE’S (Posted 15th August 2016) The delivery of the 20th Airbus A319 and phasing out of another BAe146 has confirmed that Brussels Airlines remains on course for their short and medium haul fleet renewal. Presently there are nine more BAe146’s waiting to be phased out and […]
Latest News from Zambia Tourism
More news from Zambia where the elections have been concluded and where tourism is now looking forward to another season, a season better than the last one, in other words a season of success! Explore The Real Africa We have all the latest news from Zambia that you need to hear about! Remember that if […]
SITA provides network wide connectivity for Kenya Airways
KENYA AIRWAYS CHOOSES SITA FOR LATEST NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY (Posted 15th August 2016) SITA, the global air transport communications provider, is to roll out a faster, new-generation connectivity across Kenya Airways’ global network, a vital investment in infrastructure needed to support the airline’s renewed focus on cost optimization and airline modernization. Among Africa’s top three airlines, […]
Thousands gather at Kibeho to celebrate Assumption Day
RWANDA’S ASSUMPTION DAY CELEBRATIONS CENTRE AROUND THE SHRINE OF KIBEHO (Posted 15th August 2016) A reported crowd of worshippers in excess of 10.000 pilgrims have made their way to the shrine of the Lady of Kibeho, where in the 1980’s the apparition of Mary, Mother of Jesus became visible to several people, a fact acknowledged […]
Rwanda’s revenue sharing boosts broad based conservation efforts
NYUNGWE COMMUNITIES BENEFIT FROM TOURISM INCOME (Posted 15th August 2016) The Rwanda Development Board hosted a ceremony late last week that features the launch of an anti-poaching campaign and the inauguration of community projects near Nyungwe National Park. The community projects realized under the tourism revenue sharing scheme comprise of the addition of four new […]
Feast of Assumption Festival 2016 overshadowed by tragedy
FEAST OF ASSUMPTION CELEBRATION GOES AHEAD WITH SPECIAL PRAYERS FOR ACCIDENT VICTIMS (Posted 15th August 2016) While the celebrations of the Feast of Assumption will reach their climax today will those attending the festival on the island of La Digue also mourn three of their fellow citizens, who perished at sea when sailing from Praslin […]
Visa on Arrival for African visitors to Nigeria starts 2017
More news from West Africa, again courtesy of Ikechi Uko’s ATQ News service 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 […]
Seychelles’ Tourism pondering new heritage project
SIGNAL HILL ON MAHE – REDISCOVERED (Posted 14th August 2016) (Many of the who is who of Seychelles’ tourism led by Minister Alain St. Ange) The site of the old look-out and flag signalling station at the top of Signal Hill which overlooks Victoria has significant potential to become one of Seychelles most popular and […]
RwandAir set for Abidjan launch in October
MAJOR CHANGES AHEAD FOR RWANDAIR SCHEDULE AS ABIDJAN LAUNCHES ON 02ND OCTOBER (Posted 13th August 2016) It is not just the addition of new aircraft and the launch of long haul flights, which has put RwandAir into the spotlight of African aviation of late. With the arguable youngest fleet on the continent is RwandAir a […]
Colobus Conservation News Update
An update from Team Colobus It has been a while since we have sent you an update on the going’s on at Colobus Conservation. We have been incredibly busy and have many things to report. We wanted to give you an overview of some of the things we have been up to. On the 28th […]
Brussels Airlines confirms Mumbai flights
INCREDIBLE INDIA ON BRUSSELS AIRLINES’ HORIZON (Posted 12th August 2016) When earlier this year Jet Airways left Brussels International Airport and shifted its operations to Amsterdam, were initially two major connections lost for travelers from Belgium and connecting passengers from in particular the African network of Brussels Airlines. Jet Airways, part of the Etihad Group, […]
