More news from Nigeria … enjoy this edition of ATQ
Email look weird? View it on the web here. | Received this from a friend? Subscribe. Home | About Us | Contact Us Hon. Aminu Tambuwal to chair Africa Travel Awards at Akwaaba The Executive Governor of Sokoto state in Nigeria and the former Speaker of the Nigerian National Assembly Honorable Aminu Tambuwal will be […]
It is all about travel to Africa at the ATA Congress in Nairobi
AFRICA TRAVEL SPECIALISTS MEET IN NAIROBI FOR THE 40TH ATA CONGRESS (Posted 09th November 2015) A year ago, upon completion of the 39th annual Africa Travel Association Congress in Kampala did Uganda hand over the baton to Kenya, the host country for the 40th annual Congress. It was in Nairobi in 1975 when a young […]
Papa ante portas … the Pope is coming to Kenya (and Uganda for that matter)
In part two of her week opening salvo does Lillian take aim at the upcoming visit of Pope Francis to Kenya and Uganda. Six Top Highlights of Pope Francis Visit to Kenya Pope Francis in Sarajevo-June,2015. image by www.theguardian.com With Pope Francis scheduled to visit the country between 25th to 27th November, preparations are now […]
Lillian Gaitho’s week opening salvo has arrived … hold on to your hats …
In today’s first of two features does Lillian look at the upside andthe challenges of travelling with your parents or grandparents, the joys of sharing a destination experience and the preparations a successful trip requires. Travelling With the Elderly; Top Tips for a Fun and Fulfilling Trip Travel is one of the most memorable gift […]
Seychelles – the juggernaut continues
World Travel Market in London saw Tourism Destinations meet world press to show they have the edge over others (Posted 09th November 2015) Tourism Trade Fairs remain an opportunity for tourism operators and destinations for networking, for preparing and signing new contracts or simply to meet the world press to show how they have the […]
Travel Africa showcases Africa’s Top Twenty and YOU have your say!
Africa’s Top 20 Showcase If you could choose just one experience, one special moment, one sound, in Africa, what would it be? Take some time to really think about it….. Tricky question, isn’t it? So imagine the head-scratching, floor-pacing and heated debate that went into Travel Africa’s ultimate Top 20. From the shores of the […]
Election campaign impacts on Fastjet’s loadfactors in Tanzania
FASTJET CARRIES MORE PASSENGERS IN OCTOBER THOUGH LOADFACTORS FELL (Posted 08th November 2015) Inspite of a 23 percent rise in numbers compared to 2014 – the airline uplifted a total of 73.758 passengers – did the loadfactor across the fleet fall by 11 percent, attributed to a sharply reduced level of travel in the final […]
Qatar Airways leaves others trailing in their wake at the Dubai Airshow
QATAR AIRWAYS MAKES WAVES AT THE DUBAI AIRSHOW (Posted 08th November 2015) Qatar Airways Dreamliner number 25 flew straight from the delivery ceremony in the United States to the Dubai Airshow at the Dubai World Central airport in Jebel Ali, aka Maktoum International Airport, to join two other state of the art aircraft, an Airbus […]
Chimpanzee Trust October 2015 bulletin
The latest news bulletin from the Chimpanzee Trust in Uganda for the benefit to keep my readers up to date on key conservation challenges in our country. Chimpanzee Trust September 2015 bulletin DONATE Make a donation today to the welfare of chimpanzees in our care at Ngamba Island. #everypennycounts Chimpanzee Trust Plot 1, Bank Close […]
Could FlyDubai shift some of the Burundi capacity to Rwanda?
FLYDUBAI LAUNCHES RWANDA OFFICE (Posted 08th November 2015) Dubai’s own low cost airline, FlyDubai, last week formally launched their country office in the Rwandan capital of Kigali. The airline, which flies daily to Entebbe in Uganda, extends presently three flights a week to Kigali, with two more extending to Bujumbura in Burundi. With that country […]
Oil Companies and Congo Regime told #HandsOffVirunga
GLOBAL CONSERVATION GROUPS TAKE AIM AT CONGO OVER VIRUNGA OIL FIND (Posted 08th November 2015) Opposition is forming just days after Congo’s Ministry of Hydrocarbons confirmed that the tests carried out by controversial British company Soco had confirmed the existence of major oil deposits. ‘Hands Off Virunga’ will very likely be the campaign slogan by […]
Don’t dare touch our budget tourism stakeholders tell government
UGANDA’S TOURISM SECTOR WARY OF IMMINENT BUDGET CUTS (Posted 08th November 2015) The announcement by Uganda’s finance ministry, that budgets of government ministries will be slashed to deal with a widening budget deficit, has raised immediate alarm among the country’s tourism stakeholders. For the current financial year, which runs from 01st July 2015 to the […]
Tourism is dead, the economy is contracting, East Africa is preparing for punitive measures but the Burundian regime shows no concern
DARK DAYS AHEAD FOR BURUNDI (Posted 08th November 2015) Burundi’s economic growth, last year still standing at over 4.7 percent, to a significant part aided by a sharp rise in tourism receipts, is now in free fall. Tourism has been made all but impossible when, in order to keep unwanted journalists and human rights activists […]
Fly Africa – a textbook example of a failed corporate communications policy
FLY AFRICA ZIMBABWE – CLEARLY NOT BACK TO NORMAL (Posted 07th November 2015) Is the revolution eating its children? The tragi-comedy called Fly Africa continues to unfold, tragic in nature for all the unsuspecting and trusting wannabe passengers who continued to book, pay and eventually did not fly and comedy for the wagging tongues and […]
East Africa’s leading hotel group turns spotlight on domestic and regional market
SERENA HOTELS LAUNCH #SERENACARAVAN TO SPUR DOMESTIC AND REGIONAL TRAVEL (Posted 07th November 2015) (Seen here are some of the participants in Serena Hotels’ inaugural #SerenaCaravan) During a recent meeting at the Nairobi Serena Hotel with Serena’s Group Corporate Sales Manager Joyce Wangui, Retail Sales Manager Timothy Kitenge and Julie Pollman, the hotel group’s Marketing […]
Chris Diaz to be keynote speaker at the Final Quiz Night 2015 at the Sarova Whitesands
Be part of the final 2015 Mombasa Quiznite scheduled for Friday 4th December from 7:00pm at Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort & Spa. Mr. Chris Diaz, Marketing Director, Kenya Airways Limited, and Director Brand Kenya Board will be the key note speaker. The categories in the Quiz will be Brands, National Anthems, Movies, Music, Trivia & […]
UNWTO’s latest ‘Barometer’ now available
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Tourism Market Trends Programme (Posted 06th November 2015) The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is pleased to inform that the October 2015 issue of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer has recently been released in English (the statistical annex in Spanish, French and Russian will be available shortly). Please find attached your complimentary […]
The clock is ticking for AKWAABA participation …
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Vrooooom, Vrooooom – the East African Safari Classic Rally roars back to life
TWO WEEKS AND COUNTING UNTIL THE WORLD’S CLASSIC RALLY CARS ROAR TO LIFE IN KENYA AGAIN (Posted 05th November 2015) It will be local favourite Ian Duncan – twice past winner of the rally – in a Ford Capri 3100 who will roar down the starting ramp first at the Sarova Whitesands Resort and Spa […]
Uganda set to host key African tourism boards and businesses at ‘Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo’
UGANDA GETS READY FOR SECOND ‘PEARL OF AFRICA TOURISM EXPO’ (Posted 05th November 2015) The Kampala Serena Hotel & Conference Centre will be the venue for the second international tourism exhibition staged by the Uganda Tourism Board, taking place from the 17th to the 20th of November. This year’s theme was chosen as ‘Family and […]
Kreol Magazine Issue 14
After the just ended 30th edition of the Festival Kreol in the Seychelles here comes the next edition of the International Magazine Kreol … timely, yes? Welcome to issue 14 of Kreol Magazine. View this email in your browser Digital Edition is now available to download Welcome to the autumn edition of Kreol. At least […]
No 556 Wildlife Trade News: 5th November 2015
More bad news, predictably, about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes in the spotlight today …………… IVORY TRADE: A LETHAL EXPERIMENT(blue highlights are by the author) extract: Overseeing the elephant disaster is the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), the agreement between 181 governments to ensure international trade does not threaten wild species. Its […]
Two more volcanic peaks on Reunion get named
The Piton de la Fournaise gives ‘birth’ to two more peaks (Posted 05th November 2015) Piton de la Fournaise, Reunion’s active inner island volcano with already five full eruptions to his name this year, has during the course of these eruptions seen two ‘mini volcanos‘ emerge. The two little peaks were last weekend formally named […]
Hunters: Killers or Saviors?
News from the Conservation Action Trust Hunters: Killers or saviours? 3 November 2015 | iAfrica | Don Pinnock | Free to publish credit CAT The oft asked question is: are trophy hunters protectors of biodiversity or are they heartless killers of defenceless wild animals? To make any headway with this question, we need to consider […]
Seychelles – Truly another World
Tourism Trade Fairs are the place to make one’s mark said the Tourism Minister of Seychelles (Posted 05th November 2015) The Seychelles delegation attending the World Travel Market in London have been hard at it in meeting aimed at keeping their mid-ocean islands visible in the competitive world of tourism. The homely Seychelles stand has […]
Counting down to the Kigali Aviation Week
Flight Data Management Course (FDM) 17 & 18 November 2015, Kigali, Rwanda It is now just 2 weeks until the Flight Data Management (FDM) course starts in Kigali, Rwanda! The course is unique in Africa and provided by the Foundation and one of the leading suppliers of FDM services – Flight Data Services. The course […]
The skies over Zimbabwe and Namibia appear turbulent for Fly Africa
FLY AFRICA ZIMBABWE – BACK TO NORMAL OR NOT? (Posted 05th November 2015) The announcement yesterday by Fly Africa, that they will operate later today a flight between Harare and Johannesburg, has set tongues wagging among Zimbabwean and Southern African aviators. Start quote: flyafrica.com 1 hr flyafrica Zimbabwe to operate Harare – Johannesburg on Thursday, […]
Accommodation website dedicated for independent travellers to Reunion
FINDING ACCOMMODATION ON REUNION MADE EASIER WITH ‘CLEVACANCES’ (Posted 05th November 2015) ‘Clevacances.com’ a new website created to make bookings online for island visit to the French Indian Ocean region of Reunion easier, is now operational. With fast access will this new site facilitate research by independent travelers to find quality accommodation that suits the […]
February 18th named as election day in Uganda
UGANDA’S ELECTORAL COMMISSION ANNOUNCES ELECTION DATES (Posted 05th November 2015) Following the formal nomination of candidates for the office of President of the Republic of Uganda, incumbent Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was as expected nominated by the Electoral Commission as flagbearer of the ruling NRM, did the EC also announce the 18th of February 2016 as […]
UNWTO highlights the growing importance of social media destination marketing
UNWTO/WTM Ministers Summit: social media changing destination branding (Posted 04th November 2015) Ministers of Tourism and private sector leaders meeting at the 9th UNWTO & World Travel Market (WTM) Ministers’ Summit agreed that destination branding and the way tourism marketing organizations operate need to be adapted to the changes brought in by social media Over […]
