Two French tourists die as their plane crashes in Kenya
FATAL PLANE CRASH KILLS PILOT AND PASSENGER (Posted 14th March 2016) (Picture courtesy of ‘Pilots Kenya’ via their Facebook page) A private aircraft registered in France as F-JSCZ crashed earlier today, almost immediately after attempting to take off from the Sera Conservancy in Northern Kenya, killing the pilot and passenger, both reportedly French nationals. Among […]
Reunion promotes the island in mainland France
ONE DAY – ONE CITY – ONE WORKSHOPAS REUNION COURTS THE FRENCH MARKET (Posted 14th March 2016) Starting tomorrow will Reunion Tourism and participating private sector stakeholders from the island begin a roadshow across France, covering such cities as Marseille, Lyon and Paris. Following the just ended ITB in Berlin, where Reunion registered substantial additional […]
Gorilla Highlands Silverchef competition will include Rwandan chefs for 2016 edition
CEPHAS INN KABALE NAMED AS VENUE FOR SILVERCHEF 2016 (Posted 14th March 2016) Gorilla Highlands’ chief Miha Logar has now confirmed that the second edition of the #GHSilverchef competition will this year take place at the Cephas Inn / Kabale on Saturday, 28th of May. The overwhelming success of the inaugural event, hosted last November […]
Special deal from the Tourism Tattler ahead of WTM-Africa / Indaba 2016
Some of you will have enjoyed the opportunity to read here from the Tourism Tattler’s digital edition when re-broadcast. TT now offers a special deal for attendees of WTM Africa and Indaba 2016. Read on to take advantage of this special offer. Tourism Tattler Travel Trade Journal Special Offer for WTM-Africa & Indaba 2016 Dear […]
More information about elephant collaring in Kenya’s Tsavo Park
ELEPHANT COLLARING TO PROVIDE CRUCIAL DATA (Posted 14th March 2016) 10 elephants regularly found near the Standard Gauge Railway will be fitted with advanced satellite radio tracking collars in the Tsavo ecosystem. This exercise will be conducted from 14th to 17th March 2016 and is the start of a joint project initiated by the Kenya […]
Three more rangers gunned down in Virunga National Park
EASTERN CONGO’S RAGING RESOURCE CONFLICT CLAIMS LIVES OF THREE MORE GAME RANGERS (Posted 14th March 2016) Much of the constant fighting in Eastern Congo is about control of this region’s rich mineral resources but also about control over land and people. Suffering for decades and made worse when in 1994 Rwanda’s genocide militias sought – […]
UNWTO leads global condemnation of Grand Bassam terror attack
WORLD TOURISM BODY AFFIRMS ABIDJAN CONFERENCE AFTER GRAND BASSAM TERROR STRIKE (Posted 14th March 2016) On behalf of the international tourism community, UNWTO yesterday strongly condemned the attack at a hotel in the town of Grand Bassam, in Côte d’Ivoire and conveys its heartfelt sympathy to the families of the victims. ‘We are appalled by […]
Britain offers Uganda 1.5 million Pounds for conservation
UGANDA TO BENEFIT FROM EXTRA CONSERVATION FUNDS (Posted 13th March 2016) One of Uganda’s foremost conservation NGO’s the Uganda Conservation Foundation, will receive funding to the tune of half a million pounds, together with the Tusk Trust, a UK based conservation group. This is part of an overall funding by the British government of 1.5 […]
Lion Kids Camp for Herders, Lion Sightings and more from Ewaso Lions
Promoting Human-Lion Coexistence in Northern Kenya CLICK HERE TO DONATE February/March 2016 The First Lion Kids Camp for Herders In February, we held a special version of our conservation education Lion Kids Camp. Our previous five Camps were all for Kenyan students. For this Camp, we focused on a new and important demographic: young Samburu […]
ATQ News asks: Does Uganda have the most expensive visa in East Africa?
Courtesy of Ikechi Uko comes another edition of ATQ News from Lagos / Nigeria Home | About Us | Contact Us Ethiopian All Female Flight: Daughters of Lucy flies to Kigali Ethiopian Airlines will mark International Women’s day, March 8, with an All-Women Operated Flight dispatched on the Addis Ababa – Kigali route. The flight […]
Two weeks and counting as Brussels Airlines prepares for Toronto launch
It is now just two weeks before Brussels Airlines will launch the much awaited flights to Toronto, which will give East Africans traveling from Entebbe and Kigali to Canada another one-stop option to reach one of North America’s most vibrant cities.This coincides also with Brussels Airlines adding a fifth weekly flight between the European capital […]
More collared elephant to provide crucial movement data
KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE LAUNCHES COLLARING EXERCISE FOR ELEPHANT ALONG NEW RAILWAY LINE (Posted 13th March 2016) Following increasing reports on elephant straying into farms along the new Standard Gauge Railway line from Mombasa to Nairobi in the area around Voi and Mtito Andei, has the Kenya Wildlife Service taken the decision to increase monitoring and […]
Meet one of Reunion’s talented ‘home grown’ chefs – and a lady chef for that matter
INTERVIEW WITH ONE OF REUNION’S UPCOMING CHEFS AND PROMOTERS OF CREOLE CUISINE (Posted 12th March 2016) You are a Head Reunion Disciple Escoffier, tell us about your background? I was born in Reunion Saint-Andre. I was often at the side of my grandmother when she was cooking and I liked it well. With my parents, […]
The ‘mess’ called South Sudan
SOUTH SUDAN’S REGIME COMES UNDER INCREASING INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE OVER ALLEGED CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY (Posted 12th March 2016) When a recent article here reflected the broad opposition to the admission of South Sudan to the East African Community, by businesses hurt through non payment of invoices, Ugandan and Kenyan traders upset over constant harassment and by […]
Just because you love Africa!
For Africa fans, here is another edition of Shamwari, the Travel Africa news broadcast … enjoy the read and subscribe to their award winning magazines for even more information about travelling our continent. Jambo! Its Friday, and we’d like to challenge you to spend some time this weekend thinking about where you’d love to visit […]
Boost for African sports tourism as African Basketball League is launched
UNITING AFRICA THROUGH POPULAR SPORTS (Posted 11th March 2016) Wakanow, Africa’s leading online travel agency with headquarters in Lagos / Nigeria, was among the first to throw its weight and influence behind the formation of the new African Basketball League when it was formally launched a few days ago. One of Wakanow’s founders and owners, […]
What is KARA and what do they do?
KARA, short for the Kenya Alliance of Resident Associations, under which many local residents’ associations now come together to increase their lobbying and advocacy powers on a national basis, has now began to provide regular information about their activities, and those of member associations. Read on to find out more what is happening at the […]
Reunion offers holiday packages for dialysis patients
UNIQUE VACATION OPTION FOR DIALYSIS PATIENTS – REUNION ISLAND OFFERS ANOTHER FIRST (Posted 11th March 2016) There are many constraints on the therapeutic management of patients undergoing dialysis and in particular when it comes to reconciling care and going on holiday. The travel agency Vanilla Islands Tours in collaboration with the Association for the Use […]
After first two days are the Seychelles satisfied with ITB Tourism Trade Fair 2016
Seychelles satisfied with ITB Tourism Trade Fair 2016 (Posted 10th March 2016) Minister Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture said as he left Berlin that the ITB Tourism Trade Fair 2016 was a success for the islands. ‘Seychelles was being represented by a large delegation and together we managed to keep […]
RwandAir and AFRAA invite the aviation industry to Kigali
RWANDAIR AND AFRAA SET TO HOST 5TH AVIATION STAKEHOLDER MEETING IN KIGALI (Posted 10th March 2016) African aviation stakeholders will meet in Kigali, Rwanda from the 07th to the 09th of May for the 5th Aviation Stakeholders Convention. The conference is organised by the African Airlines Association (AFRAA) in partnership with RwandAir with the view […]
Fastjet offers special rebates in Easter Egg deal for Nairobi flights
Bargain hunters – here is another great deal from Fastjet Tanzania! How to book Plan your trip Destinations FAQs Use EVoucher code FAST30 for Tsh 66,000 off flights to Nairobi! From now until May 30th, our daily flights between Dar es Salaam and Nairobi are more affordable than ever, with a Tsh 66,000 discount when […]
It was all smiles at Smile this morning
UNLIMITED DATA BUNDLES AND ‘VOLTE‘ CEMENT SMILE’S MARKET LEADERSHIP (Posted 10th March 2016) Smile Communications Uganda earlier today announced the introduction of two new groundbreaking 4G LTE innovations to its customers in Uganda – SmileVoice and SmileUnlimited. Smile is the first operator in East Africa to offer its customers Voice over LTE services, giving them […]
Kenya’s Tourism Cabinet Secretary expects a 20 percent rise in visitor numbers
DAY ONE OF ITB GIVES KENYA’S TOURISM CABINET SECRETARY CONFIDENCE FOR SHARP RISE IN VISITOR NUMBERS (Posted 10th March 2016) Pre ITB visits to key partners in Italy and Day 1 of this year’s 50th International Tourism Bourse in Berlin clearly gave Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala the confidence that the tide for the country’s […]
Qatar Airways announces return to the Seychelles
MAHE, WINDHOEK AND LUSAKA NONSTOP AMONG ADDITIONAL QATAR AIRWAYS AFRICA DESTINATIONS (Posted 10th March 2016) Qatar Airways will effective 12th of December this year resume a daily nonstop service from Doha to the Seychelles’ international airport on the main island of Mahe, to the expressed delight of the Seychelles tourism industry. There was intense speculation […]
SiAA 2016 – Call for papers as AVIAssist seeks safety champions wanted
Be part of making African aviation safer! Participate and share your knowledge, experience and insights! Mark your calendar for this year’s Safety in African Aviation (SiAA) Conference. The AviAssist Foundation invites you to submit your presentation ideas for the 5th annual Safety in African Aviation (SiAA) Conference, to be held November 24-25, 2016 in Livingstone, […]
An elephant journey into the unknown
COLLARED BULL ELEPHANT FOLLOWS ANCIENT MIGRATION ROUTE INTO SOMALIA (Posted 10th March 2016) News from Kenya tell an incredible story of a collared bull elephant named Morgan, who had embarked on a journey into the great unknown when he followed ancient migration routes from Kenya’s coastal forests towards Somalia. Tracking data now published in Nairobi […]
UNWTO spells out priorities for the tourism industry
Safe and seamless travel, technology and sustainability: priorities for tourism (Posted 09th March 2016) Ensuring safe and seamless travel, enhancing the opportunities brought by technology and accelerating the shift towards a more sustainable sector are the priorities for the sector said UNWTO Secretary-General, Dr. Taleb Rifai when opening the 50th edition of ITB Berlin. Referring […]
Affordable Seychelles – more real than many may want to believe
9 March 2016 The Seychelles, within reach The Seychelles. Just the very name of this island may make you turn away in belief that it is out of reach. However, your holiday to this tropical paradise may be more possible than you think. While budget getaways may not sound luxurious, affordable Seychelles accommodation is a […]
Tourism Tattler Newsletter MARCH 2016
Enjoy yet more news from across Africa … NEWSLETTER ISSUE 03 – MARCH 2016 The March edition features Environmental Tourism and the global impact that this has on environmental conservation. You can read the entire 28 page magazine by clicking onto the cover image above or download a PDF of just the page that […]
Air Seychelles improves inter Vanilla Island connectivity
MAHE TO MADAGASCAR NOW FOUR TIMES A WEEK (Posted 09th March 2016) Gone are the days when connections between the Vanilla Islands were far and few between. The recent upping of frequencies from Mahe to Mauritius is now being followed by the announcement from Air Seychelles earlier this morning that flights to Antananarivo will also […]
