Enjoy the latest edition of the Kreol Magazine
A warm welcome to the Summer edition of Kreol. In this richly packed issue we hope to capture some of the sizzle of Summer by bringing you colourful stories from right across the Creole World. Some of the people and places we’ll be featuring will be well known to you, others will be completely new […]
oneworld’s Training Academy expanded to cover all fares
oneworld News oneworld Training Academy expanded to cover all alliance fares oneworld®, the leading global airline alliance, has expanded its online training resources for travel agents to cover its full suite of fare products. oneworld offers a wider range of fares than any other global airline alliance, for trips around the world or through several […]
Kenya’s Jetlink finally wound up by High Court in Nairobi
ONE OF SOUTH SUDAN’S FAILED ECONOMY FIRST VICTIMS GETS WOUND UP (Posted 28th July 2016) The High Court in Kenya earlier this week finally handed down a decision in a case which was going on for the past three years. Jetlink, once Kenya’s most successful private jet airline, now stands wound up though the judgement […]
Price war erupts as UBER slashes taxi fares
NEW COMPETITION PROMPTS UBER TO DRASTICALLY REDUCE FARES (Posted 27th July 2016) Transport charges by UBER in Kenya will as of midnight tonight come down from 60 Kenya Shillings a kilometre to just 35 Kenya Shillings per kilometre while the charges per minute are being reduced by 25 percent to 3 Kenya Shillings. The base […]
Alfajiri Villas availability
Afford yourself some place special at the Kenya coast for no other reason but that you deserve a special treat … Alfajiri Villa August Newsletter ALFAJIRI VILLAS DIANI BEACH OUR PRIVATE VILLAS ARE STILL AVAILABLE FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER IDEAL FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN, HONEYMOONERS AND GUESTS LOOKING FOR TOTAL PRIVACY AND […]
No Visa no Boarding as Uganda shuts the door for Visa on Arrival
COME 01ST OF AUGUST – NO VISA TO UGANDA NO BOARDING YOUR FLIGHT (Posted 27th July 2016) Confirmation was received earlier today that Uganda will indeed shut the door in the face of wannabe visitors who arrive at either Entebbe International Airport or the various land borders without having applied for and obtained an e-Visa […]
Sir David Attenborough’s take on gorilla conservation
SIR DAVID ACCEPTS INVITATION TO NAME A BABY GORILLA AT KWITA IZINA 2016 (Posted 27th July 2016) ‘If only we would collectively rise to mankind’s greatest challenge to restore what we unjustly borrowed in the name of civilization, the world would become a better place’. That was Sir David Attenborough’s key message as he chatted […]
IIPT July 2016 Newsletter
July 2016 IIPT President addresses Nobel Peace Prize Forum Honoring Kailash Satyarthi When you are living in a globalized economy and globalized world, you cannot live in isolation, all the problems and solutions are interconnected" (Kailash Satyarthi) IIPT Founder and President had the honor to address the Nobel Peace Prize Forum this past month in […]
Seychelles adds more properties to its ‘Sustainable Tourism Label’ list
CHALETS ANSE FORBANS GET CERTIFIED BY SSTL (Posted 27th July 2016) Chalets d’Anse Forbans, alongside the Hilton Labriz Resort and Spa on Silhouette Island, have earlier this week been inducted into the roll of Seychelles’ Sustainable Tourism Label during a ceremony presided over by Tourism and Culture Minister Alain St. Ange. Present at the ceremony […]
Programme now available for AHIF in Rwanda
The Africa Hotel Investment Forum in Kigali will this year also include AVIADEV, allowing key aviation and related stakeholders to discuss route developments and more on the African continent. Early Bird registration is available at substantially reduced cost until the 18th of August. Don’t miss this event which will take place at the brand new […]
FlyDubai gets traffic rights to Mombasa
GULF’S LEADING LCC GETS MOMBASA TRAFFIC RIGHTS (Posted 26th July 2016) News from Kenya suggest that FlyDubai, the Gulf’s leading low cost carrier, has been granted traffic rights to Mombasa, Kenya’s second largest city. The airline already flies daily to Dar es Salaam with stops at Kilimanjaro and Zanzibar respectively and operates several flights a […]
Do you know where to see lions swimming and leopards fishing?
Read the current Travel Africa magazines to find the answers … “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark […]
New programme aims to reduce air accident rate in Africa
PAN AFRICAN AIR TRAFFIC PROGRAMME HOPES TO IMPROVE AVIATION SAFETY (Posted 26th July 2016) Africa has just 3% of global air traffic, and yet air accidents on the continent account for roughly 20% of the worldwide total. These statistics are dominated by controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) events and can be significantly mitigated via Global […]
October will mark Etihad’s 10th anniversary of flights to New York
AHEAD OF A DECADE OF FLIGHTS TO NEW YORK DOES ETIHAD ANNOUNCE SECOND A380 FLIGHT (Posted 26th July 2016) Etihad Airways, the national airline of Abu Dhabi, will be celebrating 10 years of flights from Abu Dhabi to New York, come the 26th of October. The airline presently operates one daily service using the world’s […]
ATA Passport to Africa Newsletter – July 2016 Edition
Updates from the Africa Travel Association about events and meetings … Read the July 2016 ATA Passport to Africa Newsletter Welcome to ATA’s July Newsletter! ATA Passport to Africa, our monthly newsletter, features the latest member and Africa travel industry news. If you are an ATA member and would like to share your stories, please […]
Sun, Sand & Fun at Watamu Rugby Sevens
This weekend in Watamu, the 3rd edition ofthe Rugby Sevens … Choose any of those famous Watamu resorts or lease a private villa but just don’t miss this!
Galdessa Camp last minute offer
Heard of Galdessa, a little hideaway on the Galana River? Here is your chance to try it out … I stayed there last year and was very impressed by the setting, ingeniously arranged accommodation and of course the food … apart from plenty of game sightings near the camp including elephant regularly wandering amongst the […]
TeamAfrica prefers Visa on Arrival for all Africans to Symbolic AU Passport
More news from West Africa, 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 […]
Speculation grows over Oman Air’s potential return to Mombasa
SEARCH FOR GSA IN MOMBASA A KEY INDICATOR OF OMAN AIR’S FUTURE PLANS (Posted 26th July 2016) Oman Air has reportedly started a full scale search for a General Sales Agent in Mombasa, after publicly advertising their intention to find a partner at Kenya’s port city. The airline at one time served Mombasa with scheduled […]
Seychelles’ Tourism Minister on national TV to promote clean and safe beaches
TOURISM MINISTER ON POPULAR NEWS PROGRAM (Posted 25th July 2016) On Monday night the popular SBC, short for the Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation, News Extra program hosted by Marie-Paule Lesperance saw Mr. Alain St.Ange, the Minister for Tourism and Culture, giving an overview of the state of the island’s tourism industry. The Minister spoke about continued […]
Bombardier signs sales deals with Tanzanian government
AIR TANZANIA TO GET TWO BOMBARDIER Q400 AIRCRAFT (Posted 25th July 2016) Bombardier today announced that the company received a firm order for two Q400 turboprop aircraft from the Tanzanian government worth 62 million US Dollars. Both aircraft will be delivered in a single class configuration with 76 seats each, and though direct confirmation is […]
Team Africa says Visa on Arrival or complete Visa waiver is the way forward
AN AFRICA PASSPORT IS GOOD BUT VISA ON ARRIVAL OR A COMPLETE WAIVER ARE BETTER AND WORK INSTANTLY (Posted 25th July 2016) Teamafrica has commended the efforts of the AU leadership to bring about seamless travels within Africa for Africans. The AU leaders launched a new African Passport at its annual General Assembly in Kigali […]
With finance now secure can new rail project go underway
DAR ES SALAAM TO KIGALI RAILWAY PROJECT SECURES FUNDING (Posted 25th July 2016) According to information received from Dar es Salaam has the Tanzanian government signed a comprehensive financing deal with China’s EXIM Bank, securing the necessary funds to commence construction of this new Central Corridor mega rail project. Once complete will the new Standard […]
Expedition 196 reaches Seychelles
ONE WOMAN’S DREAM JOURNEY STOPS OVER IN SEYCHELLES, COUNTRY NUMBER 139 OF 196 (Posted 23rd July 2016) ‘Our generation, ‘The Millennia’s’, have a unique opportunity to change the world with the internet and instant communication which has no borders. We are all connected and my journey is showing that connection. Millennials can unite the world’ […]
Flash Packing or Ultralight Packing; Six Tips you’ll Need on the Road
Lillian Gaitho’s thoughts on how and what to pack before hitting the trails … Flash Packing or Ultralight Packing; Six Tips you’ll Need on the Road ? Backpacking as a model of travel attracts a manifold of interpretations depending on an individual’s experience, or as described in travel journals. However, one common belief for the […]
Air Austral plans for additional Johannesburg flight from November
MORE FLIGHTS MEANS MORE VISITORS FOR REUNION (Posted 23rd July 2016) A high powered delegation from Reunion visited South Africa to attend the French Embassy’s Bastille Day commemoration in Pretoria. The team used the opportunity to showcase the island to the more than 900 embassy guests in the South African capital before meeting over 600 […]
Blood ivory kingpin jailed for 20 years
FEISAL GETS 20 YEARS IN JAIL AS FIVE CO-ACCUSED SET FREE (Posted 22nd July 2016) 20 years in jail and 20 million Kenya Shillings fine, that was the verdict handed down to Feisal Mohammed as his trial came to an end earlier today. The fine translates to around 200.000 US Dollars, the maximum the present […]
Wasini Island – a step back in time
TEN REASONS TO VISIT WASINI ISLAND PLUS ONE MORE … (Posted 22nd July 2016) It has been a while since Amina Sabel has written about her adopted home, the island of Wasini, where she lives and works with her husband Feisal Abdalla operating island and ocean tours and an accommodation facility. Read on to find […]
The French connection to Seychelles’ 7 largest granitic islands
SEYCHELLES’ FRENCH CONNECTION (Posted 22nd July 2016) (Gerard Larose, Seychelles Tourism Board) Photo license Betymie Bonnelame of the Seychelles News Agency asked – What’s in a name? When it comes to the Seychelles archipelago in the western Indian Ocean, that name is likely influenced by the French in one way of another. Although this island […]
Praslin’s Culinary & Arts Fiesta postponed until after the general elections
PRASLIN FIESTA TO COINCIDE WITH WORLD TOURISM DAY CELEBRATIONS THIS YEAR (Posted 22nd July 2016) The upcoming general elections in the Seychelles, which will be held on the 08th, 09th and 10th of September, have now led to the postponement of the Praslin Culinary and Arts Festival, which was due to be held just days […]
