UBER expansion in Africa eyes Uganda and Tanzania
UBER ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR UGANDA IN AFRICAN EXPANSION DRIVE (Posted 16th May 2016) News just in confirm that UBER is, following the successful launch in Nairobi and Mombasa, also eying a presence in Uganda as the company seeks further expansion in Africa. The company made the announcement last week in Kigali at the World Economic […]
Seychelles Consul to Tanzania prepares for her first book launch
DIPLOMAT – BUSINESSWOMAN – PHILANTHROPIST – MEET MARYVONNE POOL (Posted 16th May 2016) Maryvonne Pool, the Seychelles Consul to Tanzania and an accomplished business woman in her own right, is many different things to many different groups of the Dar es Salaam society. For some she is Seychelles’ resident diplomat to Tanzania, representing one of […]
SCAA takes to the media to clear the air over Seychelles Airlines
SEYCHELLES CIVIL AVIATION DEFENDS LONG TIME TO CONCLUDE SEYCHELLES AIRLINES APPLICATION (Posted 16th May 2016) Following the application for an air service (transport) licence and air operator certificate in the first half of 2013 by the owners of a proposed new airline, intent to trade as Seychelles Airlines, have now nearly three years passed and […]
Emeralds Collection Zanzibar set to attend Akwaaba expo
More news from Nigeria and West Africa again, courtesy of Ikechi Uko with many thanks! 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. […]
Latest News from Zambia
More news updates from Zambia Tourism Explore The Real Africa We have all the latest news from Zambia that you need to hear about! Remember that if you have any articles or news stories that you think we need to hear about on Zambia Tourism, please submit. First Arrest and Prosecution for Keeping Illegal Primates […]
28 years of profits for Emirates
EMIRATES’ RECORD PROFIT CASTS SERIOUS DOUBT OVER US LEGACY CARRIER ALLEGATIONS OF STATE SUBSIDIES (Posted 16th May 2016) Emirates announced a record profit of 1.2 billion US Dollars for the 2015 financial year, while the entire group’s profit rose to 2.2 billion US Dollars, equally a new record for the consolidated entities operating under the […]
Swissport Tanzania attains IATA’s ISAGO certification
NEW CARGO TERMINAL DUE TO OPEN AT JNIA IN DAR ES SALAAM (Posted 16th May 2016) Tanzania’s leading airline ground handing service company, Swissport, has reportedly attained IATA certification for safe ground operations, in short ISAGO, for their two main international airport stations in Tanzania, Julius Nyerere International Airport and Kilimanjaro International Airport between Arusha […]
Seychelles celebrates being part of Africa
FETAFRIK 2016 DUE TO LAUNCH NEXT WEEK IN VICTORIA (Posted 15th May 2016) FetAfrik, the celebration of Africa Day in Seychelles is an important event for the islands, and as a nation the Seychellois are proud of their African historical links. The Minister for Tourism and Culture Alain St.Ange said this during the week when […]
Rhino Charge 2016 – Just two weeks away now …
The latest updates from the Rhino Ark about the 2016 Rhino Charge RHINO ARK CHARITABLE TRUST R H I N O C H A R G E Rhino Charge 2016 Final preparations for the 28th edition of the Rhino Charge, Kenya’s unique off-road competition, are underway at an undisclosed location in the untamed wilds of […]
Join a safari to see the greatest migration on earth …
As South Sudan’s new Unity Government is settling down to begin the long road to reconstruction and reconciliation between the warring parties, are tourism businesses preparing for the ‘thereafter‘ by putting dates up for their first planned expeditions into some of the last remaining wilderness areas on the planet. Read on to find out more […]
Reunion surfs the wave of success
SAFE SURFING KEY TO FUTURE SUCCESS OF REUNION (Posted 13th May 2016) With the safety of the Boucan Canoe and Roches Noires beaches restored, these two iconic surf spots are open again to new surfing enthusiasts. Since the end of 2015 has swimming, surfing, body boarding and other water activities resumed service in the waters […]
Wakanow makes waves in Seychelles
WAKANOW MAKES SEYCHELLES A PRIORITY DESTINATION (Posted 13th May 2016) Wakanow, Nigeria’s leading online travel agency, which has spread not only across West Africa but has recently also opened an office in London to serve the West African diaspora, has given the Seychelles a resounding thumbs up when highlighting the destination in a new video […]
Akagera welcomes the first birth of lion cubs
MORE LIONS MAKE AKAGERA EVEN MORE ATTRACTIVE FOR VISITORS (Posted 13th May 2016) When Rwanda some three years ago floated the idea to relocate lions to the Akagera National Park after years without any of them seen, were critics in particular from among some Kenyan conservationists swift to argue that the country was ill prepared […]
Diani rocks … in more than one way
A very recent return to Diani, Kenya’s award winning stretch of an almost endless white beach, once again gave valuable insights into the destination and brought several key aspects of social and sporting life to the fore. In the past was regular mention made about events like Diani Rules or the Diani Beach Touch Rugby […]
Fred Olsen cruises return to the Indian Ocean
Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines unveils two new Indian Ocean fly-cruises due to unprecedented customer demand A new success for the Vanilla Islands Cruises Demand for Fred. Olsen Cruise Lines’ first-ever ‘Islands of the Indian Ocean’ fly-cruise, which was launched on 3rd May 2016, was unprecedented in the company’s history, and meant that the cruise was […]
FORTY THIEVES reopening Saturday 14th May
I witnessed the closing to put up a new roof but sadly am not there to see the grand reopening … Have fun folks … FORTY THIEVES reopening Saturday 14th May 10AM Forties reopening Saturday 14th May – 10am Due to inclement weather over the last few days we will be unable to open today […]
Turkish Airlines finally announces Seychelles flights
TURKISH’S WORST KEPT SECRET FINALLY OUT (Posted 13th May 2016) Effective 31st of October will Turkish Airlines commence operations between Istanbul and Mahe, where the Seychelles international airport is located. From information at hand will flights TK748/9 be operating three times a week on an Airbus A330-200, offering – via Istanbul – the widest international […]
Major additions to the Kampala Serena after exactly 10 years of operations
KAMPALA SERENA SET FOR MORE ROOMS AND BANQUETING FACILITIES (Posted 13th May 2016) As the Kampala Serena Hotel comes up to commemorate 10 years of operations under the Serena name – Africa’s leading hotel brand once again as singled out by the World Travel Awards 2016 – are major changes on the drawing board. The […]
Exploring the world’s most exciting continent!
Africa, the world’s most exciting continent, features in every edition of the Travel Africa publications … only reading those makes you believe … Jambo! Which continent does Sir David Attenborough hold dearest? “There’s an abundance of discovery in Africa,” he tells us. “The day I grow tired of the continent is the day I grow […]
AHIF News
When the Africa Hotel Investment Forum comes to Kigali later this year, mark your calendar, will AVIADEV also take place at the same time. AVIADEV is an aviation event which will bring, right here in Africa and not in the Gulf, together airlines, airports, tourism authorities and governments to discuss the future of air connectivity […]
Lillian’s weekend thoughts
When Lillian Gaitho sends in her weekend material I am always expecting to read about getaways, and why not, #TembeaKenya is high on the marketing agenda of the tourism board and travel, as far as I am concerned, should be a fundamental human right …One of the places Lillian describes, ahead of a trip to […]
A rare appeal for your help
I get many requests to use my blog for charity appeals and most, in fact almost all do not make it to publication.Yesterday did friends of mine from Mombasa send me an appeal and upon looking it over I was at once convinced that this one was different. Read on to learn about Emily Muteti, […]
East Africa’s Travel Agents Embrace New Trends
Amadeus is updating their users, travel agents and media once again on the latest trends and this edition is no less enlightening than previous ones. Read on to find out what they have in store for you today. This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. Amadeus Clients […]
BEATHOGS @ Skydive Diani – SATURDAY 14th MAY – FORTY THIEVES BEACH BAR
Keen to assist and support the Colobus Conservation based in Diani? Here is a fun and adrenalin event coming up no one should miss! And in a related development will Forty Thieves reopen after they completed their roof repairs and gave this famous beach side bar and meeting place a new lease of life … […]
Air Mauritius takes over after Air Seychelles left
TANZANIA GETS AIR LINK WITH MAURITIUS (Posted 12th May 2016) Last weekend saw the inaugural flight, with incidentally little fanfare, by Air Mauritius to the Tanzanian commercial capital of Dar es Salaam. The flight will operate once a week, on Fridays and continue via Nairobi to return to Mauritius. This follows hot on the heels […]
More bad publicity for Uganda as tourists scream bloody murder as social media are blocked
UGANDAN GOVERNMENT BLOCKS SOCIAL MEDIA – AGAIN (Posted 12th May 2016) Today should be a day of broad celebrations in Uganda, as President Museveni prepares to be sworn in for another term of office. This follows his resounding election victory and emerging equally victorious from a challenge filed in the Supreme Court by a rival, […]
IIPT Bids Farewell to Scott Rains –Global Advocate for Accessible Travel
News updates from IIPT, the International Institute for Peace through Tourism May 2016 Special Edition IIPT Bids Farewell to Scott Rains – Global Advocate for Accessible Travel IIPT was deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr. Scott Rains – one of the world’s leading advocates and consultants for Accessible Travel and Universal Design. […]
UBER reaches landmark in Kenya
UBER REACHES 1000 DRIVER TARGET IN NAIROBI (Posted 12th May 2016) The initial violence dished out by regular cab drivers against UBER rival drivers seems to have been brought under control by the Kenyan security forces, making sure that a good thing for visitors to Kenya is not stopped. The business community has embraced the […]
More news from ‘Further Down South’ by Gill Staden
Brace yourself for the latest edition of the ‘Livingstone bi-Weekly‘ courtesy of Gill Staden – and as always a great many thanks to her for sharing it with my readers. Gill is the author of ‘Beyond the Victoria Falls‘ and of several other guidebooks covering Zambia and the wider region across the borders. https://thelivingstoneweekly.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/tlbw11may16-compressed.pdf Inside […]
Impressions from INDABA by Denis Gathanju
South Africa is now Kenya’s biggest regional source market Serena Hotels strikes a confident tone as Kenya heads to the elections South Africa is now Kenya’s biggest regional source market for tourists. This was announced by acting Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) boss Ms. Ms. Jacinta Nzioka on the second-day of the on-going INDABA 2016 which […]
