AFRAA News
Aviation is, as my readers by now know, a key topic on this blog and regularly provides breaking news ahead of many mainstream news media. Readers regularly demand yet more aviation content and AFRAA, the African Airline Association, provides exactly that with their monthly news updates. Sadly will there be no live reporting from the […]
Fastjet Zimbabwe – set to fly high according to the airline’s Chief Commercial Officer
FASTJET GOES INTO OVERDRIVE AHEAD OF ZIMBABWE FLIGHT LAUNCH (Posted 08th October 2015) When Fastjet Zimbabwe yesterday announced the launch date for their first route, from Harare to Victoria Falls on the 28th of October, and opened sales at an entry level of US Dollars 20 plus taxes and regulatory fees, one way, were hundreds […]
Jovago.com signs deal with Google Hotel Ads
Jovago Now Integrated on Google Hotel Ads (Posted 08th October 2015) In another first for Africa did Jovago.com make a mark to be featured on the Google Travel Platform. This new development is meant to optimize online accessibility for hotels in Africa as well as create convenience for travelers. Africa’s leading hotel-booking website Jovago has […]
Amadeus News Update for East Africa
Rise of the mobile-app empowered traveller In today’s fast-paced world, staying connected is key to productivity on the move. Mobile Apps increasingly assist smartphone-attached travellers along their journey. Amadeus developed applications that are geared towards complete traveller functionality with easy access to travel information and to their travel managers. Read More But first… let me […]
Recognizing excellence in food production and food safety – this hotel group leaves nothing to chance
SGS AWARDS SERENA HOTELS’ UGANDA PROPERTIES WITH FOOD SAFETY EXCELLENCE (Posted 08th October 2015) Both Serena properties in Uganda, the Kampala Serena Hotel and the Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort, were earlier this week handed their certification from global inspection giant SGS for passing the stringent audit on food safety excellence. It is understood that […]
Snowing food and raining drinks? The ‘Chefs’ Delight Awards’ will make sure of that!
CHEFS DELIGHT AND BAR & MIXOLOGY AWARDS LAUNCH 2015 Click Below for Chefs Delight Mobile APP Instructions GET THE CHEFS DELIGHT MOBILE APP NOW Share Tweet Forward +1 Share Thank you for attending our Launch at the National Museums of Kenya on Wednesday the 30th of September 2015 and being part of this initiative of […]
News from the paradise islands of the Seychelles
I am sure everyone agrees with me that news from the Seychelles is always worth some extra attention and a read … enjoy … I always do NEWS IN BRIEF Seychelles Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Seychelles recognises hard work of tourism leaders The chairman of the Seychelles Chamber of Commerce presented the Minister […]
Fastjet opens seat sales on Harare – Victoria Falls route as the airline secures its AOC
FASTJET ATTAINS AOC IN ZIMBABWE (Posted 07th October 2015) Following the placement by Fastjet PLC of an Airbus A319 in Zimbabwe has that country’s civil aviation authority granted the airline the Air Operator Certificate yesterday. This is the precursor to launching both domestic and regional flight operations as a designated airline which is registered in […]
Big Summit translates into big tourism business opportunities
KIGALI SERENA OFFERS DELEGATES FREE TRIPS TO THE LAKE KIVU SERENA RESORT (Posted 07th October 2015) Delegates booked at the Kigali Serena Hotel for the upcoming ‘Transform Africa Summit’ will be in for a pleasant surprise as the hotel will provide free transport to Gisenyi, where East Africa’s best known and largest hotel group operates […]
Qatar Airways makes it 10 years in a row as ‘Best Middle East Airline’ in 26th TTG Awards
QATAR AIRWAYS SWEEPS ‘BEST MIDDLE EASTERN AIRLINE’ AWARD 10 YEARS IN A ROW (Posted 07th October 2015) Qatar Airways has been voted ‘Best Middle Eastern Airline‘ for the tenth consecutive year at the 26th Annual TTG Travel Awards. The latest win seals a decade of success for Qatar Airways at the TTG Travel Awards, organised […]
Etihad gets thumbs up as best Business Class Airline at 26th Annual TTG Awards
ETIHAD NAMED BEST AIRLINE – BUSINESS CLASS (Posted 07th October 2015) Etihad Airways has been named Best Airline – Business Class at the 26th Annual TTG Travel Awards 2015. The award, voted for by the readers of TTG Asia, TTG China, TTG India, TTG MICE, TTG-BT Mice China, TTG Associations and TTG Asia Luxury, was […]
How many mountain gorillas are there really in the Virunga Massif? Read on to find out!
NEW MOUNTAIN GORILLA CENSUS UNDERWAY (Posted 07th October 2015) The wildlife management bodies in Rwanda, Uganda and Congo have embarked on a new census to reliably establish the numbers of surviving mountain gorillas in the Virunga Massif and the adjoining parks like Bwindi. Lead body will be the Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration, which main office […]
Only in Seychelles does one find a true rainbow nation
Seychellois with Indian origins honoured in the Wall of History that is set to recognize the five historical lines of the Seychellois people (Posted 06th October 2015) A part of a Wall of History honoring Seychellois people of Indian origins was unveiled as part of the Seychelles-India Day Celebrations 2015. This Wall of History is […]
A sneak preview on key attendees of the 40th ATA Annual Congress in Nairobi
Program Highlights for ATA’s 40th Annual World Congress in Kenya View this email in your browser LOOK WHO’S ATTENDING ATA’S 40TH ANNUAL WORLD CONGRESS IN KENYA Dear ATA Members & Friends, We invite you to join us for ATA’s 40th Annual World Congress in Nairobi, Kenya from November 9-14, 2015, where we will be hosted […]
Ethiopian scoops APEX2015 Passenger Choice Award as ‘Best Airline in Africa’
Make a date with EcoTourism Kenya at MKTE2015
View this email in your browser THE 10TH ECO WARRIOR AWARDS & GALA DINNER 16TH, OCTOBER, 2015 LEISURE LODGE, DIANI KENYA Share Tweet Forward to Friend +1 Share SUSTAINABLE TOURISM – Keeping the Magic Alive Ecotourism Kenya will hold its 10th Edition of the Eco-Warriors Award Ceremony Gala Night on Friday 16th October 2015. The […]
Remember the Fashion for Peace show in Dar es Salaam … 11 days to go!
SUPPORT #FASHION4PEACE SHARE this email with as many people you can within your network. PURCHASE Ticket and Attend this EVENT CONTACT us for more information on +255767123055 LIKE TWEET FORWARD Mustafa Hassanali P.O. Box 10684 Dar es Salaam United Republic of Tanzania
Traveling long haul – that is when good service really matters …
SAVOIR VIVRE – IT STILL EXISTS IN THE SKIES (Posted 05th October 2015) I should start this story with ‘Once upon a time’ because once upon a time it truly was when the predecessor of what today is Brussels Airlines, Sabena, flew to Nairobi where I then lived, giving me memories of fine food and […]
The return to Musoma / Tanzania gives this airline its 11th destination
PRECISION AIR RETURNS TO MUSOMA (Posted 06th October 2015) Precision Air just announced their imminent return to Musoma, after halting services two years ago due to the poor conditions of the runway and apron which led to damage to one of their ATR aircraft. Following major improvements made by the Tanzania Airport Authority has the […]
Thinking Golf? Think Kenya!
KENYA GOLF TROPHY GETS NEW SPONSORS (Posted 06th October 2015) One of Kenya’s annual golfing highlights, the Kenya Golf Trophy, will again play out in a couple of weeks in Nairobi, bringing together the top golfers from not just Kenya but from the wider region too. The event was inspired by Tobs Cohen, a golfer […]
100 years of powered flight in Kenya – as it happened last weekend at Taita Hills
Thanks to Willie Mwadilo for his exemplary efforts towards this event and to James Willson Esq. whose book ‘Guerillas of Tsavo‘ brought back some long forgotten history of pre-independence Kenya. Those two and many more need to be credited for opening the Taita Taveta area to future battle field tourism.
Rail transport – the future of heavy haulage in East Africa
RIFT VALLEY RAILWAYS ADDS 480 NEW WAGONS TO FLEET (Posted 06th October 2015) The phrase that competition is good applies to many economic arenas and the railways in East Africa are no different. The upcoming brand new Standard Gauge Railway from Mombasa via Nairobi to the Ugandan border and on to Kampala, being built at […]
Wedding season? Honeymoons?
In her week opener does Lillian Gaitho take aim at weddings and honeymoons, and having just attended a family wedding myself in the old country, I hasten to share her insights with you all … Meanwhile, as Lillian was too shy to name her favourite honeymoon destinations, here are a few tips of my own […]
MUSSELS NIGHT AT LE CHATEAU
Now here is a delight I managed to miss and will miss the next one too due to constant travels … that said, I managed to get some of my own culinary delights while in Belgium last week. Le Chateau of course has a distinct Belgian pedigree and ranks as one of my favourite restaurants, […]
The countdown continues to the Kigali Aviation Conference and Safety Seminars
It is now just over 5 weeks until the 4th Safety in African Aviation Conference in Kigali, 19-20November 2015! The conference is set to be the biggest one yet, so make sure that you book your place today, in order not to miss out! Programme –We have compiled an exciting programme that will capture all […]
African Hospitality news updates
Africa tourism set for sustained growth (Posted 05th October 2015) The hotel and tourism industry in Africa is beginning a period of sustained growth, according to the sector’s leading experts gathered at the Africa Hotel Investment Forum in Addis Ababa The hotel and tourism industry in Africa is beginning a period of sustained if not […]
Tourism – Uganda’s potential economic miracle cure
TOURISM’S CONTRIBUTIONS TO UGANDA’S GDP RISE TO 6.3 TRILLION SHILLINGS (Posted 05th October 2015) Recently published figures suggest that the contributions made by the tourism industry to the Ugandan GDP has risen from 2013 to 2014 by 0.8 trillion Uganda Shillings, reaching 6.3 trillion shillings overall. This comes on the back of increased arrival numbers […]
Kenya’s tourism public administration remains fragmented as Kenyatta appoints 350 board members
NEW APPOINTMENTS TO PARASTATAL BOARDS CONFIRM CONTINUED FRAGMENTATION OF INDUSTRY ADMINISTRATION (Posted 05th October 2015) Some 350 appointments to various boards falling under the Tourism Act were announced through a notice in a Special Kenya Gazette issue over the weekend. No information was however available as to who will be chairing those boards and speculation […]
Nairobi – a magnet for international hotel groups
MOEVENPICK SET TO OPEN THEIR FIRST HOTEL IN NAIROBI IN 2016 (Posted 05th October 2015) Information from the recently ended Africa Hotel Investment Summit in Addis Ababa suggests that Swiss hotel group Moevenpick will open its first hotel in Kenya by the middle of next year Already under construction will the new property inject some […]
The miraculous multiplication of South Sudan’s 10 states into 28
SOUTH SUDAN’S STATES GET NEW BOUNDARIES – ALONG TRIBAL LINES (Posted 04th October 2015) In a surprise move, which very likely belies the utterings made publicly about the IGAD peace agreement signed between the regime in Juba and the SPLM-IO [standing for ‘In Opposition’] has the president of South Sudan over the weekend signed new […]
