Awards Awards and more Awards – though the UNWTO ranks tops of the pops no doubt
The Award nomination and Award giving season is in full swing right now. None though match those of the UNWTO which promote Excellence and Innovation in tourism around the world. Being nominated is a big thing by any standards, being a finalist of course quite another and winning the non plus ultra, compared to some […]
Mountain Dispatches June / July 2015
News from the Mount Kenya Trust for all those who can never get enough information and details about Kenya … Share Tweet Pictorial news and highlights from the Mount Kenya Trust January – May 2015 Mountain Dispatches: News from the Mount Kenya Trust June / July 2015 The Trust is currently running more projects than […]
Save Save Save – this airline becomes innovative to capture more traffic
KENYA AIRWAYS LAUNCHES ‘HOT DEALS’ (Posted 04th July 2015) Everybody loves a bargain and everyone who is even slightly web savvy knows how to search for the best deals for tickets when planning a vacation or even a business trip – after all companies too have yet to find the tree on which money grows. […]
Who aspires to become an Eco Warrior this year? Read on to learn how to go about it!
ECOTOURISM KENYA OPENS NOMINATIONS FOR ECO WARRIOR AWARDS 2015 (Posted 04th July 2015) Nominations are now invited again for the ten categories which EcoTourism Kenya has set for their 2015 race to become the recipient of the Eco Warrior Award, one of Kenya’s most coveted trophies to take home. Like last year will the award […]
Homecoming after 50 years – read on to find out about this remarkable wildlife relocation
ROTHSCHILD GIRAFFE RELOCATION BOOSTS LAKE MBURO’S REPUTATION (Posted 04th July 2015) (Picture courtesy of UWA / UTB) Lake Mburo National Park, located near the municipality of Mbarara, South Western Uganda’s largest town and Uganda’s second largest town, has just received a major boost to its game watching reputation. 15 Rothschild giraffes were relocated from Murchisons […]
Wildlife good news from Zimbabwe
Courtesy of News 24 and Save the Elephants Harare – Dedicated wildlife vets working in remote northern Zimbabwe have removed a painful snare that had been embedded in an elephant’s leg for the past two years. In a story showing the terrible damage snares can cause, the Wildlife Conflict Management Chirundu Elephant Programme saw the […]
No 447 Wildlife Trade News: 3rd July 2015
Another depressing dose of bad news from around the world about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … And while at it, mainly for being asked that question many times over in the past, I am categorically against any form of opening wildlife trade but advocate a complete ban, so as to avoid unscrupulous officials finding […]
Tourists shocked by doubled Visa fees in Uganda
UGANDA DOUBLES VISA FEES WITHOUT NOTICE (Posted 03rd July 2015) Clearly not to be outdone by the Kenyan folly which now demands Visa in advance, to be applied and paid for via a website and the processing taking at least a week, hence ruling out any last minute bookings or even cross border visits from […]
This Diani based resort is bucking the trend! Read on which and why!
FORWARD LOOKING OR FOOLHARDY – REOPENING A RESORT IN DIANI DOES RAISE SUCH QUESTIONS (Posted 02nd July 2015) When I learned a few months ago that the Jacaranda Indian Ocean Beach Resort was set to reopen, just ahead of the Easter Weekend and with the dreaded anti-travel advisories still in place, I literally scratched my […]
Seychelles’ Minister for Tourism and Culture responds to questions in parliament
Let us appreciate the success of the Seychelles’ tourism industry, says Minister Alain St.Ange The Minister for Tourism and Culture Alain St.Ange has called on the people of Seychelles to appreciate the successes of the country’s tourism industry. He echoed these words during Question Time during the National Assembly session on the 30th June when […]
Lillian Gaitho today looks at social media as a prime marketing tool
Six Steps to Capitalizing On Social Media as a Marketing Tool Since its inception have the social media evolved from a platform traditionally used to catch up with family and friends to phenomenal sites that are shaping ways in which news is disseminated and assimilated, to fertile grounds for brands to reach out to the […]
Zanzibar makes an appearance on the Qatar Airways map
QATAR AIRWAYS LAUNCHES ZANZIBAR (Posted 02nd July 2015) When Qatar Airways yesterday launched the long awaited flights from Doha via Kilimanjaro to Zanzibar, closing another gap in their East African destination map, was the Spice Island’s tourism trade, needless to say, smiling from ear to ear that a major global airline had finally made its […]
Serengeti Watch’s latest news update
July 2015
Zambia’s President Lungu launches ‘Lusaka Park’
LUSAKA PARK – ZAMBIA’S 20TH NATIONAL PARK By Ilse Mwanza / Lusaka – first published in ‘Bulletin & Record’ and reproduced here with the kind permission of the author / photographer) Zambia’s 20th National Park It has taken six years for Lusaka Park, the newest Zambian national park, to become a reality. On June 4, […]
No 445 Wildlife Trade News: 1st July 2015
More of those bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes …
Intelligent solutions for intelligent travel agency owners
AMADEUS LAUNCHES NEW ‘INTELLIGENT’ TOOLS FOR TRAVEL TRADE IN EAST AFRICA (Posted 02nd July 2015) The ‘Agency Insight Suite’ is Amadeus’ latest tool available to travel agents in Africa, to stay at the cutting edge of technologies and make use of new, cloud based innovations aimed to provide accurate information for decision makers. Ahead of […]
Low cost airline named ‘Transport Innovators 2015’ for Africa
FASTJET WINS THE ‘TRANSPORT INNOVATOR AWARD’ AT 08TH TRANSPORT AFRICA MEETING (Posted 02nd July 2015) The 08th edition of the Transport Africa Awards in Johannesburg saw Tanzania’s Fastjet walk away with the coveted ‘Transport Innovator Award 2015’, recognized for the airline’s success over the past two years since the initial launch. With over 1.2 million […]
Parodie made on Reunion promises to be a YouTube hit in France
‘THE GOLDEN MOUSTACHE TEAM’ OF PARODISTS RETURNS TO THE BIG AND SMALL SCREEN WITH A REUNION BASED NEW FILM (Posted 01st July 2015) The Golden Moustache, seeking out the treasure of La Buse, that surely will be a story to watch considering their past antics in their short long feature of Fantome de Merde were […]
No Visa – No Entry as Kenya launches new rules
VISA IN ADVANCE? NOW KENYA TOO STARTS THIS NONSENSE! (Posted 01st July 2015) Come midnight tonight, 02nd of July 2015, do major changes in Kenya’s Visa policy come into place. Unlike in the past when many nationalities were able to get their Visa on arrival in Nairobi or Mombasa, will intending visitors now have to […]
Make a date with S!TE in Dar es Salaam
TANZANIA TOURISM BOARD ANNOUNCES DATES FOR SECOND ‘S!TE’ EDITION (Posted 01st July 2015) The Tanzania Tourism Board has now announced the dates for the second edition of their Swahili International Tourism Expo, taking place at the Mlimani Conference Centre in Dar es Salaam between the 01st and 03rd of October. With the organizers promising a […]
News updates from Ewaso Lions
June 2015 Inspiring Warriors to Conserve Lions In northern Kenya, Samburu warriors have long seen lions as their enemies. When lions attacked peoples’ livestock, it was up to the warriors to respond, and that often meant killing lions in retaliation. But that’s now changing. In the latest National Geographic Cat Watch blog, we describe the […]
Quality not quantity is the objective in Reunion
REUNION’S ‘QUALITY LABEL’ CRUISES THROUGH 10.000 ‘LIKES’ (Posted 01st July 2015) Only launched half a year ago has the site of Reunion’s Quality Label now already attracted over 10.000 ‘likes’, for the island’s tourism promoters a sign that the emphasis on raising quality levels across Reunion’s tourism industry is bearing fruits. Over 155 businesses and […]
Munich to Mombasa flights set to resume
GERMANY’S CONDOR ANNOUNCES THE RETURN OF MUNICH TO MOMBASA FLIGHTS (Posted 01st July 2015) Condor, one of Germany’s main holiday charter airlines, has indicated that they will resume nonstop flights between Munich and Mombasa in July, over and above their existing flights from Frankfurt to Mombasa. As the main German school summer vacations are now […]
Act now do Kenyan tourism stakeholders demand of their government
KENYA’S HOTEL ASSOCIATION CHAIRMAN J.S. VOHRA SPELLS OUT REQUIRED ACTION (Posted 01st July 2015) A symposium last week at the Sarova Whitesands Resort in Mombasa brought together Kenya’s hoteliers and other tourism stakeholders who came to the coast to discuss the dire state of the industry especially for coastal resorts, which were hard hit by […]
New ferry boosts travel between Dar es Salaam and Zanzibar
NEW FERRY ADDS CAPACITY BETWEEN ZANZIBAR AND DAR ES SALAAM (Posted 01st June 2015) (Seen here sistership Kilimanjaro IV – picture courtesy of Azam Marine) Azam Marine, aka Kilimanjaro Fast Ferries, has just launched their fifth ferry, now deployed on the route out of Dar es Salaam harbour to the main Zanzibari islands of Unjuga […]
LCC opens new office to support sales
JAMBOJET LAUNCHES OFFICES AT DIANI (Posted 01st July 2015) Jambojet, Kenya Airways’ inhouse low cost carrier, is set to launch their new offices at Diani Beach with much fanfare it seems, as CEO Willem Hondius himself is flying in from Nairobi to officiate at the function. Jambojet offers presently the only scheduled connection from Nairobi’s […]
Diani’s Colobus Conservation – where results in protecting the primates is key to their survival
COLOBUS CONSERVATION’S FUNDRAISERS – ALWAYS A MAJOR DIANI EVENT (Posted 30th June 2015) South Coast residents have been invited for a conservation fundraiser on the 28th of July, when a bit of potluck and a sense of navigation are ingredient for participants. Those willing to host either a starter, a main course or a dessert […]
President Michel says a categoric no to a tourism resort at Cap Ternay
SEYCHELLES’ PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES MORATORIUM FOR NEW LARGE HOTELS (Posted 30th June 2015) ‘No more large hotels’ was one of the core messages in President James Alix Michel’s address to the nation when he announced, on the occasion of the first ever combined celebration of the Independence Day and the National Day, that the development of […]
Carmen Nibigira gets the thumbs up as new EATP Coordinator
EAST AFRICA TOURISM PLATFORM NAMES CARMEN NIBIGIRA AS NEW COORDINATOR (Posted 30th June 2015) Following the departure of Ms. Waturi Wa Matu, who served as Coordinator for the EATP since the launch of the regional tourism apex body three years ago, was the organization seeking to fill the position with an equally competent individual from […]
A visionary and inclusive National Day address by Seychelles’ President James Alix Michel
National Day Address by President James Alix Michel, 29th June 2015 Mon, 29 June 2015 Dear People of Seychelles, Your Excellency Mr Tommy Remengesau, President of the Republic of Palau, President James Richard Mancham, Vice-President Danny Faure, Vice-President Joseph Belmont, Monsieur le Préfet de la Région Réunion, The Speaker of the National Assembly, The President […]
