Kenyan SGR rail project ahead of schedule
PACE OF RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION BRINGS FORWARD OPERATIONAL DATE TO MID 2017 (Posted 14th September 2015) Going by the rapid advance of the construction of Kenya’s new Standard Gauge Railway, which will connect the port of Mombasa with Nairobi and eventually on to Uganda, have operation dates been revised to mid 2017, almost a year ahead […]
UNWTO Executive Committee – here we come
ZAMBIA GETS ELECTED TO THE UNWTO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (Posted 14th September 2015) The ongoing 21st General Assembly of the UN’s World Tourism Organization, in short UNWTO, has seen Zambia elected for the first time to the Executive Committee, to the delight of the Zambian delegation present and those at home, when the news reached Lusaka […]
UNWTO offers streaming content from the 21st General Assembly
Live streaming from the 21st UNWTO General Assembly We are pleased to announce that several of the 21st UNWTO General Assembly events being held in Medellín, Colombia, will be live streamed on the official website: Full streaming schedule below (in Medellín local time (GMT -5)): Sunday 13 September 20:00 WELCOME CEREMONY & DINNER Monday 14 […]
More trophies for Qatar Airways for exceptional service delivery
BUSINESS TRAVELLER ASIA MAGAZINE NAMES QATAR AIRWAYS ONCE MORE AS LEADING AIRLINE FOR AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST (Posted 13th September 2015) The Business Traveller Asia / Pacific Awards last weekend in Hong Kong confirmed that Qatar Airways once again, for the sixth time running, has captured the coveted best airline award for Africa and […]
Education and training the key for the future of tourism
Improving the tourism sector’s ability to nurture young talent was in focus at the UNWTO Forum on Talent Development in Tourism: Investing in Youth, which gathered in Medellín, Colombia, ahead of the 21st UNWTO General Assembly. As a labour intensive sector, tourism’s capacity to attract, retain and develop human capital is essential to its competitiveness. […]
No 508 Wildlife Trade News: 12th September 2015
That regular dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … the never ending story … in the spotlight today …………………… TOGO: Video: Inside the Largest Ivory Seizure in West Africa http://voices.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/11/video-inside-the-largest-ivory-seizure-in-west-africa/ No 508 Wildlife Trade News: 12th September 2015 MALAYSIA: We all have role to play in fighting illegal trade (NA Comment: […]
Lamu News … from Forodhani House …
Dear Friends, Lamu Lovers and Travel Colleagues, Summer holidays finished, we are all Back to School now :-). Thought you would appreciate getting some informations about the next events that will take place in the coming months here in Lamu, about our rates, special offers and last update on availabilities too if you would wish […]
News from Lake Mburo National Park …
Rothschild’s Giraffe now in Lake Mburo National Park Say hello to our very tall friends!! The giraffe are out and freely roaming the Park now. Recently all 15 newly introduced endangered Rothschild’s giraffe have been seen together. They are nearly always seen either on Research, Kazuma or Zebra track not far from Mihingo Lodge. It’s […]
Another South Sudan airline halts operations due to lack of US Dollars
BANKRUPT REGIME THE BANE OF BUSINESS (Posted 12th September 2015) After causing the collapse of Kenya’s Jetlink, when the regime halted the repatriation of over 2.5 million US Dollars in ticket sales to Nairobi, causing the airline to drown in debt, has the regime’s broad failure to create an enabling economic environment now claimed another […]
Aviation training – the key to safe operations
Sofema Aviation Services to deliver Regulatory Training Courses – Kenya, October 2015 Sofema Aviation Services (SAS) has built up a strong reputation for practical and effective regulatory training, across a broad range of subjects. We continue to remain, one of the most proactive organisations dedicated to supporting our clients to Raise a fundamental awareness of […]
The Seychelles’ marketing juggernaut waltzes on and on
SEYCHELLES’ UNITED MARKETING FRONT YIELDS PHENOMENAL RESULTS (Posted 12th September 2015) In a modification of the united we stand and divided we fall does ‘United we grow and divided we don’t’ come to mind when seeing the phenomenal success of Seychelles’ tourism promotion over the first eight months of the year. Instead of levelling off […]
‘Pay to Stay’ now available for Kenya Airways’s premium lounges
KENYA AIRWAYS OPENS LOUNGES IN ‘PAY TO STAY’ INITIATIVE (Posted 12th September 2015) Kenya Airways has with immediate effect changed the rules to access their premier lounges at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Entitled travelers now have the option to bring a paying guest along to wait for their flight departure, as long as certain conditionalities […]
Celebrating Reunion’s natural beauty with new exhibition dedicated to the interior of the island
REUNION CELEBRATES HER NATURAL BEAUTY AS UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE TURNS 5 (Posted 11th September 2015) It is five years this week that UNESCO recognized the rugged magnificence of Reunion’s interior and enscribed the area, a national park under French law, as a site of exceptional natural beauty and biodiversity hotspot, one of less than […]
Kenya’s middle segment in the hospitality industry set for major growth
KENYA HOTELGROUP ‘PRIDE INN’ SHOWS MARKET CONFIDENCE WITH BIG BUCKS INVESTMENT (Posted 11th September 2015) One of Kenya’s emerging home grown hotel brands, the three star ranked Pride Inn group, clearly has confidence in the country’s tourism future as it announced a 3.2 billion Kenya Shillings investment package yesterday. The company has a hotel operating […]
The Likoni ferry crossing, one of Mombasa’s eternal traffic bottlenecks
MOMBASA COMMUTERS BRACE FOR FRESH FERRY DELAYS (Posted 11th September 2015) The announcement yesterday by the Kenya Ferry Services that one of the big four ferries will be withdrawn for at least a month for maintenance – in the past were such timeframes often substantially overdrawn – has sent shivers down the spines of regular […]
New airport set to open up Kenya’s north
ISIOLO’S NEW AIRPORT – A SPRINGBOARD TO KENYA’S NORTH (Posted 11th September 2015) Progress is reported from one of Kenya’s new aviation facilities, the Isiolo Airport, long seen as a sort of a white elephant but coming into its own now. Tourists flying to some of the northern parks and game reserves near Isiolo have […]
Global tourism movements continue to grow in 2015 too
The latest UNWTO report, released just before the organization’s bi-annual global assembly in Medellin / Colombia, shows sustained growth in travel even for 2015, when several negative factors could have impacted on the rise in travelers numbers. Sadly does Africa buck the upwards trend with a reported downturn by 6 percent of arrivals into the […]
President Kenyatta’s intervention restores Visa on arrival facility for Kenya
KENYA’S PRESIDENT UHURU KENYATTA EXTENDS VISA ON ARRIVAL FACILITY (Posted 11th September 2015) Relentless lobbying by Kenya’s tourism industry and equally relentless digs by the travel media over Kenya’s decision to only permit online e-Visa applications have yesterday shown the best result yet when President Uhuru Kenyatta announced that the parallel system of on arrival […]
Last call to attend ATA’s 10th Presidential Forum in New York on September 24th
WHO’S ATTENDING: ATA’s 10th Annual Presidential Forum on Tourism September 24, 2015 View this email in your browser ATA’s 10th Annual Presidential Forum on Tourism takes place on Thursday, September 24, 2015 on the occasion of the United Nations General Assembly meetings. This high-profile event, which is co-hosted by New York University-Africa House, brings together […]
Ol Pejeta launches new state of the art website
The Ol Pejeta Conservancy in Nanyuki has often been described by me as the most complete wilderness experience one can have just three hours by road from the capital Nairobi. The big five, the largest number of Eastern Black rhinos, the home of the last surviving Northern White rhinos in the wild, lion tracking, a […]
Just days to go to the close of helping your airline of choice to be nominated for the Airline Oscars
If you have trouble viewing this email, read the online version. Time is running out. Submit your nominations now for the airline industry’s premier awards event! The ATW Airline Industry Achievement Awards program was established in 1974 to recognize excellence in the air transport industry. They are seen across the industry as the most coveted […]
Combining the Oktoberfest with the Smart Airports Conference? Now there is a thought!
4 weeks to go. Register now for SMART Airports Conferences 2015 Forward to a friend View in your browser 4 weeks to go Register now for SMART Airports Conferences 2015 BOOK NOW Limited spaces available IATA expert opinion piece: Jurgen Renner, IATA Consulting’s leading expert for airport development will be presenting on Day 2, Airport […]
Electricity for Ssese’s largest island seen as game changer for hospitality businesses
UGANDA GETS FIRST HYBRID SOLAR POWER STATION ON MAIN SSESE ISLAND OF BUGALA (Posted 10th September 2015) Residents on Bugala Island can now officially enjoy unlimited power supply following the launch of a hybrid solar thermal power plant constructed by Kalangala Infrastructure Services, in short called KIS. The company was contracted by the government of […]
Seychelles’ Tourism Minister at IIPT Peace Park dedication in Medellin
Seychelles Tourism Minister St.Ange amongst chosen Tourism Personalities to mark IIPT International Peace Park in Colombia (Posted 10th September 2015) The University Gardens at the University of Medellin has been selected as the site for the IIPT (International Institute for Peace through Tourism) International Peace Park commemorating the UNWTO 21st General Assembly. The Peace Park […]
Voting for the Safari’awards continues – Vote and Win
Dear Reader, To be in with a chance of winning a luxury safari holiday in 2016, you are invited to vote for your favourite safari lodge/camp/conservation organisation in the 2016 Safari Awards. Nominations close on Friday 11th September 2015, but you can still vote for nominees until Saturday 26th September 2015. All nominators and voters […]
Change at the helm of the tourism and conservation department in Rwanda
RDB’S AMB. YAMINA KARITANYI RETURNS TO DIPLOMATIC SERVICE TO HEAD UK MISSION (Posted 10th September 2015) (RDB’s Chief Tourism Chair has just become vacant) After just completing a successful 11th edition of Rwanda’s tourism and conservation showcase event, Kwita Izina, and meeting this correspondent yesterday morning at her office in Kigali on the 03rd floor […]
Aircraft number 11 joins the fleet of Tanzania’s airline with the widest scheduled network
AURIC AIR ADDS 11TH CESSNA C208B GRAND CARAVAN EX TO FLEET (Posted 10th September 2015) Auric Air, Tanzania’s safari and business airline with the widest scheduled network across the country, some 30 destinations overall, yesterday announced the arrival of yet another Cessna C208B Grand Caravan EX. This is the 11th such plane, all acquired from […]
The future of travel is marked by massive change … are you ready for it? Get tech savvy for the best deals!
Amadeus East Africa’s latest news update NEWS: Amadeus and ZanAir sign agreement ZanAir, a domestic airline based in Zanzibar, Tanzania commenced operations in 1992. The airline flies to 7 destinations with a fleet size of 6. ZanAir recently signed an agreement and will be distributed with Amadeus, currently the only GDS to distribute them. We […]
Two record breaking months in a row make this African LCC an airline to reckon with
ANOTHER RECORD MONTH FOR FASTJET (Posted 10th September 2015) Fastjet uplifted a record number of passengers during the month of August out of Dar es Salaam with 76.741 passengers boarding either domestic flights or services to other African countries. The figure constitutes a loadfactor of 75 percent, also less than the previous month by about […]
Updated news from the Conservation Action Trust
Driven hunts: NSPCA gains warrant to farms where ‘barbaric slaughter’ is executed 7th September 2015 | News24 | Louzel Lombard | Cape Town – Following an exposé on the investigate journalism television series Carte Blanche, animal activists from across South Africa have expressed their disgust with the practice of driven hunts, comparing the brutal killing to that of the Dolphin […]
