How World’s Largest Legal Ivory Market Fuels Demand for Illegal Ivory
News updates from the Conservation Action Trust Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Proof Trophy Hunters Don’t Save A Single Animal 23 October 2015 | The Dodo | Don Pinnock | Are trophy hunters protectors of biodiversity, as hunting associations and some conservationists claim, providing funds and a reason to […]
More news from ‘Further Down South’ …
Here come Gill Staden’s latest stories taken from the ‘Livingstone Bi-Weekly’ … Enjoy the read and all the news updates from there … https://thelivingstoneweekly.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/tlbw28oct15-compressed.pdf Inside: No land sales in Livingstone until after investigations Bus terminus ready in April Busanga Plain and Mayukuyuku Radio Phoenix in trouble A New National Airline Another coal-fired power station New […]
Festival Kreol to take a new direction from next year
SEYCHELLES’ CONSIDERING GIVING THE 30 YEAR OLD ‘FESTIVAL KREOL‘ A NEW DIRECTION (Posted 28th October 2015) Today does the Creole World, brought together on the Seychelles’ islands of Mahe for the annual ‘Festival Kreol‘ celebrate the International Creole Day, from across the Indian Ocean islands to the Caribbean and on to Louisiana. It is a […]
Two more months and Praslin ferry users will be able to enjoy the new terminal facilities
NEW FERRY FACILITIES SET FOR COMPLETION BEFORE FESTIVE SEASON (Posted 28th October 2015) A new passenger terminal at the port, catering for ferry passengers leaving for Seychelles’ second largest island Praslin, has gained shape and is according to information from Victoria looking at a completion date before the end of the year. The present facilities, […]
12 hours and counting to Fastjet’s inaugural flight in Zimbabwe
FASTJET COUNTING DOWN TO INAUGURAL VICTORIA FALLS FLIGHT (Posted 28th October 2015) As the hours now tick away in Harare for Fastjet’s inaugural service to Victoria Falls has the airline on their Facebook page for Zimbabwe posted the following notice for their followers: ‘We’re taking off for Victoria Falls tomorrow [i.e. today, 28th October] and […]
No 547 Wildlife Trade News: 27th October 2015
More bad news about environmental and wildlife crimes from around the world … in the spotlight today…………… Sabah’s wildlife law enforcement abysmal Look at the photo above and ask yourself, how can anyone claiming to be ‘human’ keep two wild-caught sun bears in cages like this? You might very well go on to ask yourself […]
Congress vote awaited later today before Export-Import Bank’s renewed charter can free Kenya Airways’ new birds
THREE MORE NEW AIRCRAFT HEADING TO NAIROBI TO JOIN THE KENYA AIRWAYS FLEET (Posted 27th October 2015) An unusual initiative by the US Congress, termed as a ‘Discharge Petition’, which was aimed to force a vote over the fate of the American Export-Import Bank, was successful as many Republicans sided with their Democratic counterparts to […]
Rain not on my parade, but if you do my fun will not be spoiled …
Seychelles opens its 30th Festival Kreol in the heart of its Victoria, the Capital of the global Creole Nation (Posted 27th October 2015) Seychellois truly showed that they are proud of their culture yesterday as even if it was raining in Victoria, dubbed as the capital of the Creole world, that did not stop Seychelles […]
Festival Kreol Edition 30 – the Birth of the Creole Nation
Minister St.Ange launches the Dimans Kreol Borlanmer event at Anse Royale in Seychelles (Posted 27th October 2015) Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture was again this year given the honor to officially launch the popular Dimans Kreol Borlanmer event at Anse Royale in Seychelles. It was in the presence of thousands […]
Mirror Mirror on the Wall, Who is the Best in Kampala’s Dining Hall?
KAMPALA RESTAURANT AWARDS 2015 SECURES BRUSSELS AIRLINES’ SPONSORSHIP (Posted 27th October 2015) Organized by Hellofood Uganda has the Kampala Restaurant Awards secured airline sponsorship by Brussels Airlines, among support from other top Ugandan brand names like Shell Gas, Pepsi and MTN. Voting for the various restaurant and food categories is now underway and details can […]
Qatar Airways looking at new record passenger numbers in 2015
QATAR AIRWAYS SET TO GET 11 NEW AIRCRAFT BEFORE YEAR END (Posted 27th October 2015) Qatar Airways, global launch customer for the Airbus A350XWB ten months ago, is set to also become Airbus’ global launch customer for the revamped Airbus A320NEO in a move, which will see the Qatari national airline operate one of the […]
Want something really special at the Kenya coast? Read on …
This is all about helping out a friend at the South Coastin Diani, whom I recently had the opportunity to visit again after a long time. He showed me around the very fancied Alfajiri Villas, after I enjoyed the hospitality of the Galdessa Safari Camp in Tsavo East on the Galana River. So admittedly this […]
UN lifts travel ban for staff on RwandAir
UN FINALLY CLEARS RWANDAIR FOR TRAVEL BY THEIR STAFF (Posted 26th October 2015) Following an inexplicable ban by the United Nations to have their staff fly on RwandAir flights – and no doubt was there more to it than meets the eye, and it is suspected not from the airline vis a vis safety standards […]
Asmara makes FlyDubai’s Africa destinations 13 in total
FLY DUBAI COMMENCES ASMARA FLIGHTS (Posted 26th October 2015) Flights from Dubai’s International Airport commenced yesterday to the FlyDubai’s 13th destination in the wider Eastern African region, Asmara, the capital city of Eritrea. The flight landed yesterday at the Asmara International Airport where senior Eritrean officials including Tesfaslassie Berhane, Minister of Transportation and Communication, Askalu […]
Lillian Gaitho’s week opener … of particular interest surely for travelling ladies
If there are two things you can bank on, when it comes to Lillian, it is her consistency in writing and the interesting topics she picks. This week she takes a look at how to make travel for solo ladies easier and safer, and kudos for that … Top Seven Tips for Ladies Travelling Solo […]
Happy Tenth Anniversary to Safari Trails …
Not that you might find a great deal of new news in Safari Trails’ newsletter – you might have read that much earlier on my blog – but I do recognize their effort and in particular applaud them for reaching 10 years in business during very trying times … A decade of connecting the world […]
New wide body order opens new opportunities for RwandAir
RWANDAIR CONSIDERING TO ROUTE FLIGHTS TO INDIA AND CHINA VIA DUBAI (Posted 26th October 2015) Information received from an aviation source in Dubai suggests that RwandAir, due to receive two Airbus A330 wide body aircraft next year, may consider routing the planned flights to Guangzhou and Mumbai via Dubai. Plans by RwandAir to launch Mumbai […]
Rwandan government launches aviation umbrella company to streamline the sector
RWANDAN GOVERNMENT PROPOSES NEW AVIATION STRUCTURE (Posted 26th October 2015) Reports coming out of Kigali suggest that Rwanda’s aviation industry is set for a new structure, following the formation of a new holding company named as ATL Limited. ATL, according to information received, stands for Aviation, Travel and Logistics and the company will act as […]
Ethiopian eyes New York for mid 2016 launch
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES ON SEEMINGLY RELENTLESS EXPANSION DRIVE (Posted 26th October 2015) The doubling of the long haul fleet by Ethiopian Airlines in the space of just five years has laid the foundation for a global expansion in destinations in Asia, Europe and North America. With the upcoming delivery of 14 Airbus A350’s to Ethiopian Airlines […]
Bahr-el-Jebel Safaris offers four remaining expedition spaces for South Sudan next March
Interested to see the great migration in South Sudan, the least seen natural spectacle on the planet? Check out this offer by BEJS which just sent out this message: 4 spaces still exist on the March 2-16,2016 safari to see the great Kob and Tiang migration of South Sudan. Travel by 4×4 across the roadless […]
Hundreds of motorists and thousands of commuters stuck at ferry crossing, AGAIN
FERRY BREAKDOWN INFLICTS YET MORE MISERY ON COAST DWELLERS (Posted 26th October 2015) Long suffering Mombasa and South Coast residents as well as tourists got another dose of mischief from the Kenya Ferry Services company last Friday, when several ferries at once went out of service with technical problems. On both sides of the Likoni […]
Happy Birthday Emirates
AS EMIRATES TURNS 30 IS NO END IN SIGHT FOR CONTINUED GROWTH (Posted 25th October 2015) Today, thirty years ago, did a fledgling young airline take to the skies when flight EK 600 took off from Dubai to Karachi. An initial fleet of wet-leased aircraft was made up of a Boeing B737-300 and an Airbus […]
New Visa rules in South Africa aimed at bringing in more tourists
SOUTH AFRICA REVERSES VISA RULES AFTER ARRIVALS TAKE A HIT (Posted 25th October 2015) While discussing various issues surrounding the low level of intra African travel at this year’s Sanganani Tourism Trade Fair in Harare did the Ministerial Panel also respond to questions asked by the audience and the assembled media and in particular did […]
Kenya very much still got what it takes to be a top ranked destination
SUN AFRICA HOTELS SWEEPS THE BOARD AT ‘WORLD LUXURY HOTEL AWARDS’ (Posted 25th October 2015) The annual ‘World Luxury Hotel Awards’, held this year at the Harbour Grand Hotel in Hong Kong, once again proved to be a source of multiple trophies for Kenya’s Sun Africa Hotels. Rahul Sood, Group CEO of the company, was […]
Three weeks to go to the Kenya Golf Trophy and prizes keep pouring in
Kenya Golf Trophy 2015: A Prize Bonanza (Posted 24th October 2015) The JW Seagon Bupa Kenya Golf Trophy, to be held in 3 weeks’ time at Muthaiga Golf Club onFriday the 13thof November will indeed be bigger and better than the previous years with already more than 33 prizes received from sponsors mainly from Kenya’s […]
No 544 Wildlife Trade News: 24th October 2015
Bad news don’t know weekends … More about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … in the spotlight today…………… The CITES International law that is killing South Africa’s rhinos. The law that prevents legal trade of rhino horn is allowing illegal poaching to flourish. http://uk.blastingnews.com/world/2015/10/the-cites-international-law-that-is-killing-south-africa-s-rhinos-00613841.html ‘Why is Hong Kong keeping this trade alive?’: Chinese actress Li […]
Air Seychelles goes wireless on their new Airbus A330-200
AIR SEYCHELLES LAUNCHES INFLIGHT CONNECTIVITY (Posted 24th October 2015) The arrival yesterday of an Airbus A330-200, registered as S7-ADB on the local SCAA aircraft registry, also signaled the march into the latest inflight technology, connectivity to the internet. The airline immediately launched a new marketing campaign to promote the uptake of the new service, which […]
Another first for Uganda
UGANDA DUE FOR ANOTHER AFRICAN FIRST AS SMILE PREPARES TO LAUNCH ‘VOLTE’ (Posted 24th October 2015) Voice calls on Uganda’s various telecommunication networks are often a gamble as connections are filled with static noises, sentences only come across in part like in garbles and then, at the cost of the caller, do calls often involuntarily […]
36 hours and counting to Lufthansa’s return to Kenya
LUFTHANSA READIES FOR NAIROBI RETURN (Posted 24th October 2015) The last Brussels Airlines flight has left Nairobi amid a tearful goodbye from many, former staff and faithful passengers included, who fancied the ‘Savoir Vivre’ in the air. Brussels Airlines will now in a route exchange with Lufthansa serve Accra / Ghana while the German national […]
Outgoing AFRAA President Fatima Beyina-Moussa takes stock of her year in office
(Posted 23rd October 2015) A year as President of AFRAA Fatima Beyina-Moussa, CEO of ECAir, Equatorial Congo Airlines (www.flyecair.com), the national airline of the Republic of the Congo, and outgoing President of AFRAA, the African Airlines Association, an office she held since November 2014 is coming to the end of her term in office. Two […]
