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 […]
Voice over LTE brings crystal clear calls to Ugandans – at last
Smile Communications leads the 4GLTE Innovation in Africa (Posted 09th March 2016) Mobile phone services subscribers, in Uganda but also elsewhere in Africa, are often complaining about the quality of connections, dropped calls, i.e. connections which prematurely and often abruptly ended and the pitfalls of not getting what the person at the other end of […]
Research on mobile usage trends shows Kenya leads in Africa
Kenyan travellers lead in sharing their travels online (Posted 09th March 2016) African travellers are thinking mobile now more than ever, according to an independent research study commissioned by Amadeus, a leading technology partner for the global travel industry. The Africa Travel Research Study, which has just been released, was conducted by research-led strategy consultancy, […]
Zimbabwe ready to capture market share from Germany
TEAM ZIMBABWE READY TO SHOWCASE THE COUNTRY (Posted 09th March 2016) The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority is leading a high powered tourism industry delegation to promote Zimbabwe at the world’s leading travel fair, International Tourism Bourse (ITB) which takes place in Berlin Germany from today until the 13th of March 2016. Among the tourism industry stakeholders […]
Category One status within grasp for JKIA as new arrival terminal launch just days away
NEW ARRIVAL TERMINALS AT JOMO KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT A GAME CHANGER FOR KENYA (Posted 09th March 2016) President Uhuru Kenyatta will follow in the footsteps of his late father, Founder President Jomo Kenyatta, when he will next week formally launch the two new arrival facilities at Kenya’s largest airport. JKIA was named after President Uhuru […]
The Pearl Guide for Easter 2016 – Plenty to do while in Uganda
Visitors to Uganda often ask but what is there to do … my answer, far too much to even begin featuring it here in a quick response. For information where to go and what to do, start here with the latest edition of the Pearl Guide, dedicated to the upcoming Easter season. Hello dear reader! […]
Reunion team gets confidence boost ahead of ITB
Reunion Island voted the most promising exotic destination in China (Posted 08th March 2016) After winning two awards in China in January, Reunion Island has again landed a trophy, this time at the 2016 China Forum for Travelers.The award ceremony has been held for the past seven years and is organized by Ctrip, the online […]
Next after ITB – WORLD TRAVEL MARKET AFRICA 2016 – Capetown: 6th to 8th April, 2016
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International Women’s Day makes waves across the aviation world
BRUSSELS AIRLINES, RWANDAIR AND OTHERS SET THE TREND WITH ALL FEMALE CREWS TODAY (Posted 08th March 2016) The daily Brussels Airlines flight to New York this morning took off with an all female crew on board, cockpit and cabin alike, celebrating and honouring the International Women’s Day by demonstrating how far inroads into formerly all […]
Meet the Seychelles at ITB
Meet the Seychelles delegation at ITB Tourism Trade Fair with Tourism Minister St.Ange, Tourism Board CEO Sherin Naiken and a large number of participants from the archipelago’s private sector Minister Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture is on his way to Berlin in Germany for the 2016 edition of the ITB […]
Fastjet PLC issues profit warning
TANZANIA’S BAN ON OFFICIAL TRAVEL IMPACTS ON FASTJET MARCH TO PROFITABILITY (Posted 07th March 2016) Fastjet PLC in the UK issued a profit warning earlier today, indicating that their march towards writing black bottom line figures will take a while longer to accomplish. This comes hot on the heels of Stelios Haji-Ioannou attacking outgoing CEO […]
Uganda Immigration Service under fire over denying tourists the common tourist Visa
INDIVIDUAL ERROR OR SYSTEMATIC UNWRITTEN POLICY – UGANDA’S IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT MUST ANSWER CLAIMS OF UNDERMINING COMMON TOURIST VISA (Posted 07th March 2016) After already being East Africa’s most expensive country to enter, with Visa fees of 100 US Dollars, have now claims emerged that the Ugandan Immigration at Entebbe International Airport is refusing visitors to […]
ATQ News says ‘Kenya’s African tourism market growth is higher than all our traditional markets’ – Jacin ta
The latest updates from Nigeria and West Africa, courtesy of Ikechi Uko’s ATQ News broadcast service … 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 […]
Kenya Airways’ CEO responds
As one is almost used to these days from Kenya have local media once again given rabid critics of national carrier Kenya Airways an open platform where innuendo is chasing yet more innuendo and where the author’s – one is almost tempted to say hate – is dripping from both the lines and the in […]
East Africa’s shrinking icecaps – a harbinger of climate change to come
‘SNOWS ON KILIMANJARO’ – NO LONGER AS HEMINGWAY SAW THEM (Posted 07th March 2016) When Ernest Hemingway wrote the short story ‘Snows on Kilimanjaro‘ in 1936 was the world as we know it today still largely intact. When in 1952 the story was turned into a film, starring such greats as Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner […]
