Subios becomes the ‘Seychelles Ocean Festival’
SEYCHELLES REBRANDS SUBIOS INTO ‘SEYCHELLES OCEAN FESTIVAL‘ (Posted 02nd August 2016) 21 years after successfully staging the first ocean festival under the name of SUBIOS, short for Sub Indian Ocean Seychelles, has the Seychelles Tourism Board rebranded the festival and widened its scope. Between the 02nd and 09th of December will the 01st ‘Seychelles Ocean […]
Time for Lillian Gaitho’s mid week topics
Lillian this week takes a look at how best to prepare for mountain climbing and truth told, there are plenty of opportunities across Eastern Africa to explore alpine hikes and climbs, from Uganda’s Rwenzori Mountains, aka Mountains of the Moon – the arguably most challenging mountain range in Africa – to Mt. Elgon, Mt. Kenya, […]
Preparations well underway for the next big festival in Seychelles
LA DIGUE’S FEAST OF ASSUMPTION JUST TWO WEEKS TO GO (Posted 02nd August 2016) Preparations for the next big festival in the Seychelles are going well. The upcoming Feast of the Assumption on the island of La Digue falls on August 15, which is a public holiday across the entire archipelago. The organising committee met […]
Vanilla Islands of Reunion and Seychelles consolidate cooperation
Vanilla Islands of Reunion and Seychelles consolidating cooperation following talks in St. Denis (Posted 02nd August 2016) Mr. Didier Robert, the French Senator and Regional President of Reunion Island welcomed Mr. Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister of Tourism and Culture in Reunion and together they discussed avenues for continued cooperation between Reunion and the Seychelles. […]
Kenya Airways signs extensive code share deal with subsidiary Jambojet
NEW DEAL OPENS LAMU, MALINDI, UKUNDA AND ELDORET FOR INTERNATIONAL KENYA AIRWAYS PASSENGERS (Posted 02nd August 2016) Kenya Airways and Jambojet, its low cost subsidiary, yesterday signed a major codeshare deal, over and above the recently announced agreement under which Jambojet is operating flights from Nairobi to Malindi since yesterday. The expanded deal now also […]
Malaysian customs seize a ton of blood ivory
AFRICAN ELEPHANT KEEP DYING AS GREED FOR IVORY PERSISTS (Posted 02nd August 2016) Customs and security officials at Kuala Lumpur’s international airport recently seized a ton of ivory from an air cargo warehouse, where the contraband apparently awaited shipment to its final destination in China but also Thailand and Vietnam, all three notorious for illegal […]
Become a member and gain UNLIMITED FREE access to Ol Pejeta
News updates from one of Kenya’s most complete wilderness experiences where Ol Pejeta now offers a membership with a range of benefits, such as free access to the sanctuary. Announcing Ol Pejeta Membership Gain unlimited free access to Ol Pejeta by becoming a member Attention all Kenya citizens and residents… We are thrilled to introduce […]
Neptune Palm Beach Boutique Resort reopens today
NEPTUNE PALM BEACH REOPENS AFTER MAJOR FIRE IN JUNE (Posted 01st August 2016) Neptune Hotels today announced that Neptune Palm Beach Boutique Resort & Spa will be open again as of today. Since the unfortunate fire incident at end of June have maintenance and construction teams been working around the clock to make this early […]
West Africa and Nigeria needs to position itself for tourists to come
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 […]
Last chance for Tsh 79,000 fares in September!
Catch those low fares while available … Don’t miss out. Our lowest fares are selling out quickly! How to book Plan your trip Destinations FAQs Last chance to get your September flights for Tsh 79,000! From today, you have one week left to grab your September flights at our lowest available fares. These fares are […]
Rwanda revised Visa fees
RWANDA ALIGNS VISA FEES TO THE REST OF EAST AFRICA (Posted 01st August 2016) Effective today, 01st of August, will new Visa fees come into effect with tourists entering Rwanda now required to pay either 35 UK Pounds, 45 Euros or 50 US Dollars respectively. Transit Visa are reportedly pegged at 20 UK Pounds, 27 […]
Four Seasons aims at 2017 re-opening of Desroches resort
FOUR SEASONS’ DESROCHES ISLAND RESORT ON COURSE FOR 2017 RE-OPENING (Posted 31st August 2016) The luxury resort on Desroches, one of Seychelles’ pristine islands, will officially re-open in 2017 under the management of Four Seasons hotel group. The Four Seasons Resort Seychelles at Desroches Island is on one of the islands in the Amirantes group, […]
How the Seychelles’ tackle their tourism challenges …
SEYCHELLES HOLD YET MORE PRIVATE / PUBLIC SECTOR CONSULTATIONS (Posted 31st July 2016) Representatives of the Seychelles’ public and private sectors met again end of last week for another multi-sectoral meeting. The meeting was chaired by Vice President Danny Faure at the National House in Victoria and aimed at maintaining the consultations while listening to […]
Mount Kenya Trust news updates
Share Tweet Forward to Friend :MOUNTAIN DISPATCHES News and highlights from the Mount Kenya Trust April – June 2016 Dear Friends, For the past few months we have focussed on our strategy and are committed to even bigger engagement with communities, working with partners on water management and increasing our monitoring and evaluation capabilities. These […]
News from The Nesbitt Castle in Bulawayo
Hotel News View Online This months news from The Nesbitt Castle. The Nesbitt Castle – The Old Lady in her Youth The Nesbitt Castle is full of history and intrigue. Building commenced around 1910, and her construction took years. Built by Theodore Albert Edward Holdengarde, no plans were laid out for the building, no architectural […]
Kenya Airways and Jambojet sign codeshare agreement for Malindi flights
KENYA AIRWAYS TO CEDE MALINDI FLIGHTS TO LCC SUBSIDIARY JAMBOJET (Posted 31st July 2016) As previously mentioned here will Kenya Airways, as of tomorrow, 01st of August, let subsidiary Jambojet operate all its scheduled flights to Malindi. Both airlines have signed a code share agreement two days ago to ensure that passengers booked by Kenya […]
Under pressure UBER agrees to pay drivers better
SLASHED FARES YET HIGHER PAY AS UBER FACES REALITY IN KENYA’S HARD FOUGHT TAXI MARKET (Posted 31st July 2016) Information was confirmed overnight that UBER, under pressure from the car owners and drivers contracted by them over the recent radical slashing of fares, has now given in to demands to raise their pay. Should drivers […]
The final steps to achieve Category One status for Kenya
KENYA´S PARLIAMENT EXPECTED TO PASS NEW AVIATION LEGISLATION IN AUGUST (Posted 31st July 2016) Kenya´s parliament will next month tick the last boxes in the application process for approval of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport for Category One status by the American FAA. Legislation is reportedly now ready to be tabled in the house after the […]
UNWTO Tourism Highlights, 2016 Edition
UNWTO is pleased to inform you that the UNWTO Tourism Highlights, 2016 Edition has become available in English. A complimentary copy can be downloaded at http://mkt.unwto.org/highlights. Issues in French, Spanish and Japanese are in preparation and will be available shortly through the same link. UNWTO would like to take this opportunity to send you our […]
Uganda Immigration makes U-turn on Visa on Arrival
PUBLIC PRESSURE SEES VISA ON ARRIVAL PERIOD EXTENDED (Posted 29th July 2016) Following pressure from tourism stakeholders has the Immigration Department in Kampala apparently changed tack and extended the period of issuing Visa on arrival at Uganda’s international airport in Entebbe and the various land border points. An earlier letter sent out by the Uganda […]
UNWTO’s latest ‘Tourism Barometer’ now available
UNWTO RELEASES THE LATEST TOURISM BAROMETER (Posted 29th July 2016) The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is pleased to inform that the July 2016 issue of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer has recently been released in English. The statistical annex is also available in Spanish, French and Russian. For the corresponding news releases in English, French, […]
Seychelles’ Tourism Minister answers questions in parliament
TOURISM UNDER THE MICROSCOPE IN SEYCHELLES’ PARLIAMENT (Posted 29th July 2016) Tourism and Culture Minister Alain St.Ange was in the National Assembly this week for the question time session. He was answering seven questions relating to tourism and culture. The first was from the elected member for the Baie Ste Anne on Praslin Natasha Esther […]
Seychelles’ ship building history revisited
PRASLIN BUILT SCHOONERS MADE IT TO HAWAII AND AUSTRALIA – 185 YEARS AGO (Posted 29th July 2016) (Reference of the notarial document regarding the sale of the Clémentine: Seychelles National Archives) Interesting facts came to light recently when several articles dedicated to the ship building history of the Seychelles were published. Julien Durup a student […]
Jane Goodall on Ol Pejeta, Safari Diner Opening and more…
News from Ol Pejeta, arguably Kenya’s most complete wilderness experience all in one place just 3plus hours drive from Nairobi July 2016 Dear Friends of Ol Pejeta Dr. Jane Goodall opens Sweetwaters Information Centre There couldn’t have been a more appropriate person to open the brand new Information Centre at Sweetwaters Chimpanzee Sanctuary than renowned […]
World Ranger Day, Dodgy Diplomats and Sylvester’s Award
News updates from Save the Rhino International North Korean diplomats accused of smuggling rhino horn, our rangers say Thank You, and we wish Ride London cyclists the best of luck! July 2016 This Sunday marks World Ranger Day 2016, commemorating those rangers injured or killed in the line of duty, and celebrating the bravery shown […]
EWASO Lions news updates
Promoting Human-Lion Coexistence in Northern Kenya CLICK HERE TO DONATE July 2016 Visiting Peru’s Spectacled Bear Project Shivani recently traveled from Kenya to Peru where she spent several unforgettable days with the Spectacled Bear Conservation (SBC) project. She was greatly impressed by their team’s dedication to conserving South America’s only species of bear. Read Shivani’s […]
Kenya Airways cedes Malindi route to subsidiary Jambojet
JAMBOJET TO COMMENCE DOUBLE DAILY SERVICE TO MALINDI ON MONDAY (Posted 29th July 2016) Information has been received that Kenya Airways will halt their direct flights from Nairobi to Malindi and instead will Jambojet, the KQ low cost subsidiary, fly the route twice a day as of Monday 01st of August. It is yet to […]
News from the Northern Rangelands Trust.
Your monthly update from NRT WILD FRONTIERS Tom Lalampaa wins Bright Award from Stanford University NRT’s Chief Programmes Officer Tom Lalampaa has just been awarded the Bright Award for Environmental Sustainability from Stanford University, USA. Find out more Ruko Conservancy Celebrates County Government Support Baringo County Government have funded a new office block in Ruko […]
Kenya Airways Chairman calls pilots union action a ‘sideshow’
KENYA AIRWAYS’ CHAIR SPEAKS OUT ON LATEST ‘KALPA‘ SHENANIGANS (Posted 29th July 2016) ‘Rabid Teamsters‘ was the phrase used by a regular aviation source from Nairobi when commenting on the Kenya Airline Pilots Association latest demands that Kenya Airways terminate their commercial agreements with Dutch national carrier KLM while still insisting that the current CEO […]
What is the Secret to the an excellent safari ?
Enjoy this latest news update from Jake Grieves-Cook of Porini Safari Camps / Gamewatcher Safaris Choosing the right Safari Guide What is the secret to the best safari? The right Safari Guide! Whether you opt for a low-cost mobile "Adventure Camp", a mid-range lodge, an authentic bush camp or the most luxurious safari accommodation, ultimately […]
