No 484 Wildlife Trade News: 12th August 2015
Another dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes from around the world … in the spotlight today …………………… Star tortoises seized at airport. INDIA / MALAYSIA…AGAIN Despite monthly confiscations of tortoises enroute to malaysia, no one in Malaysia, as far as we know, has ever been prosecuted for importing tortoises in the […]
ATA’s 40th Anniversary Congress in Nairobi / Programme summary highlights
ATA Kenya Congress Program Highlights Monday, November 9, 2015 ATA Board of Directors Meeting ATA Young Professionals Program Professional Development Break-out Sessions Evening Welcome Reception Tuesday, November 10, 2015 Plenary Sessions & Keynote Address Tourism Ministers’ Roundtable Opening Gala Dinner Wednesday, November 11, 2015 Plenary Sessions Offsite Visit to Thursday, November 12, 2015 Plenary Sessions […]
Why are the FAA’s NOTAM’s for KMVY and KCHS not a security breach and KCAA’s NOTAM was?
CNN’S DOUBLE STANDARDS EXPOSED (Posted 12th August 2015) When prior to President Obama’s visit to Nairobi the Kenyan aviation authorities issued a formal NOTAM, aka Notice to Air Men, of the airspace and airport closure prior to the arrival of Air Force One and then again prior to the departure of Air Force One, was […]
Seychelles Tourism Academy – where ‘State of the Art’ is the norm rather than the exception
Seychelles Tourism Academy to benefit from specialized training sponsored by Constance Hotels and Micros Fidelio Last Thursday evening, marked another important headway for the local tourism sector, especially for the Seychelles Tourism Academy (STA) whose students will soon benefit from specialized training on the usage of hospitality designed Micros Fidelio’s programmes as well as Wellness […]
Cecil RIP – triggering a media storm but also triggering debate
Agree or disagree, and if the latter in a civil way please but this post is definitely worth sharing … Tuesday, August 11, 2015 Cecil the Lion: Hatred and Hunting Last month in Zimbabwe, a collared lion named Cecil was baited out of a National Park, wounded by bow and arrow, tracked for 40 hours, […]
No 483 Wildlife Trade News: 11th August 2015
Another dose of bad news about poaching, environmental and wildlife crimes from around the world in the spotlight today …………………… JAKARTA, INDONESIA: The notorious Jatinegara wildlife market last week. On of two such markets in Jakarta (the other being ‘Pramuka’) BKSDA wildlife officials refuse to close down despite the criminality involved, despite the horrific conditions, […]
More Seychelles’ facts …
"Bringing the Seychelles Islands to you in a unique way" See yourself in Seychelles Seychelles Climate – What you need to know There are few destinations where weather beckons you all year round and rain or shine, the Seychelles’ climate is one which is always warm and does not reach extremes of heat or cold, […]
Wildlife and Art – Guy Combes combines the two par excellence
GUY COMBES STUDIO Guy Combes is an artist from Kenya, now based in California. His subjects include the wildlife and people of Africa, and beyond. On average, this newsletter will be updated and released every quarter, and contains information about upcoming events, new work, and scheduled workshops. Thank you for subscribing. GCS ELSEWHERE F O […]
Enhancing Brand Africa
The UNWTO Regional Conference Enhancing Brand Africa – Fostering Tourism Development will bring together a wide variety of African tourism stakeholders to explore how build a stronger brand for Africa as a tourism destination (Accra, Ghana, 17-19 August 2015). Tourism is one of Africa’s most promising economic sectors, but the sector’s capacity to fully contribute […]
Pundits are wondering where the money would come from should this latest airline revival really take off.
REVIVING UGANDA AIRLINES – AGAIN ??? (Posted 11th August 2015) Information firmed up overnight that another attempt is underway to revive Uganda Airlines, which, stripped of key assets like ground handling and catering was liquidated in 2001. This followed attempts to privatize the airline but with back then the only viable asset being its ownership […]
A cultural ‘revolution’ is sweeping the Seychelles
Cultural Revolution taking place in Seychelles Culture is finding itself again in the mid-ocean islands of the Seychelles, so much so that the musicians and artists have called it simply a cultural revolution has started. These words were first echoed about a year ago by Jean Marc Volcy, the veteran and very popular Seychelles Artist […]
Registration is open for the 40th ATA Congress in Nairobi in November
REGISTER NOW FOR ATA’S 40TH ANNUAL WORLD CONGRESS IN KENYA Download the Press Release here. REGISTRATION NOW OPEN FOR ATA’S 40TH ANNUAL WORLD CONGRESS IN KENYA Experience Magical Kenya November 9-14, 2015 Kenya Airways, Official Congress Airline NEW YORK, N.Y. August 10, 2015 – The Africa Travel Association (ATA) announced today that registration is now […]
Chimp News from Uganda
In 2014 we wrapped up our 4 year project, testing the Payment for Ecosystem Service model of conservation; a report from this shows hope in our conservation efforts. We also improved our animal welfare management at Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary among other achievements. Our valued Trustees, partners and friends of Chimpanzee Trust, we have come […]
Flying higher and higher – Fastjet is on the prowl
FASTJET SETS NEW PASSENGER RECORD IN JULY (Posted 10th August 2015) Figures released earlier this morning to the London Stock Exchange, where FastjetPLC is quoted, show a sharp rise in passenger numbers once again. With 71.763 passengers flown in July did Fastjet in fact establish a new passenger record in a single month, ahead by […]
Speculation on the rise over Rwanda’s choice of equity partner for national airline
RWANDAIR’S CEO TIPS OFF MEDIA ON POTENTIAL STRATEGIC EQUITY PARTNERS (Posted 10th August 2015) RwandAir’s CEO John Mirenge, while talking to Panapress, gave the clearest indication yet that talks about finding a suitable strategic equity partners were on in earnest. He confirmed, according to a source in Kigali, that the airline was in discussions with […]
KTB supports the Kenya Ladies Coast Open Championship
KTB’S COMMITMENT TO GOLF TOURISM TAKES SHAPE (Posted 10th August 2015) The Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) this weekend made its debut when the organization supported the Kenya Ladies Coast Open which is an annual event that gives an opportunity to lady golfers to play on the various courses at the Kenyan coast. The scenic Mombasa […]
Kenya’s challenges in lion conservation – a blog post from Porini’s Jake Grieves Cook
Lions in Kenya: threats to their future survival and conservation There has been international outrage following widespread coverage by the media after a famous lion was killed by a hunter in Zimbabwe apparently just outside the boundary of a National Park. In Kenya lion numbers are falling, not because of licensed sport hunting but due […]
This new steel, glass and marble airport handled over 28 million passengers during its first year.
QATAR AIRWAYS’ HOME HUB CELEBRATES A YEAR OF OPERATIONS (Posted 10th August 2015) A year down the line has the Hamad International Airport, built as new home hub for Qatar Airways, clocked over 28 million passengers since operations shifted to the new facility. This figure represents an increase in traffic of nearly 25 percent, a […]
After three years delay completion of this conference centre will take another year
NEW TURKISH CONTRACTORS MUST FINISH KIGALI CONVENTION CENTRE IN A YEAR (Posted 09th August 2015) (Artist impression of Kigali Convention Centre and the adjoining 5star hotel, courtesy Government of Rwanda) After cancelling the contract with a Chinese company earlier this year, following a forensic audit on the construction work done, has the Rwandan government more […]
More frequencies and routing changes – read the breaking news right here.
FASTJET SET TO ANNOUNCE MAJOR UPSCALING OF FLIGHT FREQUENCIES (Posted 09th August 2015) While Fastjet will only confirm schedule changes effective 14th of September early next week has it nevertheless been ascertained from sources outside the airline that a number of key frequencies will be raised from the present number of flights. Dar es Salaam […]
Ewaso Lion News
August 2015 Join Us for World Lion Day Over the past couple of weeks lions have been in the international spotlight. Lions are facing threats like never before. There are fewer than 35,000 lions left in the wild. The greatest threats facing them: loss of habitat and prey, and conflict with local people. In northern […]
Kampala City Festival set for 04th October
KAMPALA GEARING UP FOR 2015 EDITION OF THE KAMPALA CITY FESTIVAL (Posted 08th August 2015) Preparations are now in full swing for this year’s Kampala City Festival with fundraising starting in earnest and working groups going into overdrive. Uganda Breweries once again came on board with a 150 million Uganda Shilling contribution while Total Uganda […]
KCAA continues to drag their legs on pending Fastjet applications
KENYA CIVIL AVIATION CONTINUES TO DELAY DECISION ON FASTJET APPLICATION (Posted 08th August 2015) Kenya’s beleaguered Civil Aviation Authority, under pressure to allow foreign airlines to fly scheduled services into Mombasa to aid the tourism recovery at the Kenya coast, also continues to stomp into the face of official government declarations that foreign investment in […]
It is domestic tourism weekend on Reunion island
FINAL ROUND OF ‘ALON BAT KARE’ ANNOUNCED FOR REUNION THIS YEAR (Posted 07th August 2015) Ile de la Reunion Tourisme, in short IRT, the island’s primary tourism marketing body, has announced the dates of the final round of ‘Alon Bat Kare’, the main domestic tourism promotion for the people of this French Indian Ocean Island. […]
Bukavu and Lake Kivu rattled by 5.6 quake
5.6 EARTHQUAKE STRIKES BUKAVU AREA OF EASTERN CONGO (Posted 07th August 2015) The Eastern Congolese town of Bukavu and towns and villages in neighbouring countries like Burundi and Rwanda felt ‘shaken’ when a 5.6 Richter Scale quake rattled the region at the southern end of Lake Kivu. The event took place around 01.25 hrs GMT […]
Qatar Airways joins the ranks of airline refusing to uplift hunting trophies
QATAR AIRWAYS IMPOSES TOTAL BAN ON ALL HUNTING TROPHIES (Posted 07th August 2015) If the killing of Cecil the Lion King has brought about one positive development it is the growing global awareness and rising tide against hunting of big game and the number of airlines now making firm commitment to refuse the transport of […]
Kenya boots CNN for reckless reporting
‘HOTBED OF TERROR’ PROMPTS SUSPENSION OF PR DEAL (Posted 07th August 2015) The Kenya Tourist Board yesterday confirmed that the PR deal with CNN International, which was to run for an entire year, was suspended over the damage caused by their domestic sister network which portrayed Kenya as a ‘Hotbed of Terror’, prompting this correspondent […]
Come January 2016 will this airline offer 8 daily A380 services to London
WITH EMIRATES IT WILL BE ALL A380’S TO LONDON COME JANUARY (Posted 07th August 2015) As Emirates, Dubai’s award winning national airline, takes delivery of yet more Airbus A380 aircraft – already being the largest operator in the world for this aircraft type – so will more destinations be able to see this giant bird […]
AMADEUS on expansion drive with new acquisition
Amadeus expands presence in hotel sales and catering sector with Newmarket acquisition of Hotel SystemsPro Amadeus is to expand its sales and catering offering to the hotel industry with the acquisition of Hotel SystemsPro by Newmarket, an Amadeus company. A U.S.-based provider of sales, catering and maintenance software to the hotel and hospitality industry, Hotel […]
Amadeus updates from across Eastern Africa
NEWS: Amadeus strengthens LCC offering Amadeus has agreed to acquire Navitaire, a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture (NYSE: ACN) that provides technology and business solutions to the airline industry, for US$830 million. The addition of Navitaire’s portfolio of products and solutions will complement our own Amadeus Altéa suite, enabling us to serve a much wider […]
