KWS to host Mexican economist on wildlife trade issues: an economist’s perspective
KWS to host Mexican economist on wildlife trade issues: an economist’s perspective (Posted 26th February 2016) As part of the discussions for the upcoming CITES meeting in September this year in South Africa, will KWS in the morning of Friday, February 26th at 9.30am at Nairobi Safari Walk host a leading Mexican economist Prof. Alejandro […]
Do you love Africa? If yes, read on …
Travel Africa is preparing for the next edition of its acclaimed magazine and here is a preview of things to come … Jambo! We’re putting the final touches to the articles and images we’ll be featuring in our new edition of the magazine (going to print in a couple of weeks time) and its been […]
Uganda Wildlife Authority gets new Board of Trustees
UGANDA’S TOURISM MINISTER DR. MARIA MUTAGAMBA LAUNCHES NEW UWA BOARD (Posted 26th February 2016) A function at the Kampala Serena Hotel & Conference Centre yesterday saw the Uganda Wildlife Authority’s 8th Board of Trustees inaugurated by the Minister for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities Dr. Maria Mutagamba. Chairman of the Board remains former Permanent Secretary in […]
MEDIA BRIEFING WITH UNWTO SECRETARY-GENERAL, TALEB RIFAI
Meet the UNWTO Secretary General Dr. Taleb Rifai in Berlin ahead of the upcoming ITB 2016 MEDIA BRIEFING WITH UNWTO SECRETARY-GENERAL, TALEB RIFAI WHAT: UNWTO Secretary-General will meet the media to have an open discussion on the latest tourism trends as well as the challenges shaping […]
Just released: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics Data 2010-2014 (2016 Edition)
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has just published the Yearbook of Tourism Statistics Data 2010-2014 (2016 Edition). Interested? Click on the icon below to download the details.
More culinary delights brought closer by Brussels Airlines
In just over a month will Brussels Airlines launch their own flights from the European capital to Toronto, following the withdrawal from the route by India’s Jet Airways, which until then will operate code shared flights.Toronto is one of the top ten destinations visited by East Africans around the world and from there it is […]
New Director General takes office at the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority
HAMZA JOHARI TAKES OVER AS NEW TCAA BOSS (Posted 25th February 2016) Tanzania’s Minister for Works, Transport and Communication, Prof. Makame Mbarawa, yesterday announced the appointment of Mr. Hamza Johari as the new substantive Director General of the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority. The appointment is said to be effective 22nd of February. Mr. Johari replaces […]
Seychelles’ public transport boosted by 34 new busses
MODERN BUSSES INVITE TOURISTS ON MAHE TO EXPLORE THE ISLAND (Posted 25th February 2016) Just weeks before the 6th edition of the Carnival International de Victoria on the Seychelles main island of Mahe have news emerged that the Public Transport Corporation will get 34 brand new busses to boost fleet and dispatch reliability. Traveling across […]
Poachers kill pregnant rhino
TWO IN CUSTODY OVER KILLING OF RHINO (Posted 25th February 2016) Inspite of massive investments by the Ol Pejeta Conservancy towards improved surveillance and added anti poaching measures have poachers managed to sneak into the private game sanctuary of nearly 90.000 acres in central Kenya and kill a pregnant Eastern Black Rhino. A night patrol […]
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WORLD TRAVEL MARKET AFRICA 2016
Coming up in April in Cape Town – a week dedicated to travel including the Africa edition of the World Travel Market. View this email in your browser Share Tweet Forward to Friend +1 Share World Travel Market Africa is the leading B2B exhibition for the inbound and outbound African travel & tourism markets. Through […]
Surfing makes a comeback on Reunion
This year’s ‘Nou Larg Pa‘ surfing competition a success (Posted 24th February 2016) The first surfing competition in Reunion in years was held on the beach of Roches Noires last weekend on 20th and 21st February, dates to be remembered on Reunion as they mark a milestone for lovers of surfing. This high value surfing […]
Fastjet launches affordable Easter flights to Zanzibar!
Planning to go to Zanzibar – check out this great offer for the lowest fares … Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. How to book Plan your trip Destinations FAQs Daily flights to Zanzibar from Tsh 22,000! Easter is the perfect time to bring your family together, take some time off, and […]
Cheers! oneworld is best alliance for wine again
oneworld News Cheers! oneworld is best airline alliance for in-flight wine again Tuesday, 23 February 2016 Judges at a leading international wine-tasting competition have raised their glasses to oneworld® as the best airline alliance for the wines served in-flight by its member airlines for the seventh year in a row. The Cellars in the Sky […]
Planning for an Easter getaway?
Looking for something extraordinary, an exceptional resort with a superb setting above Diani Beach? Have a look at the Alfajiri Villas March Newsletter Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. ALFAJIRI VILLAS STILL AVAILABLE OVER EASTER NEW WEB PAGE NOW ON LINE www.alfajirivillas.com Considered by many as the finest Villas on […]
Meet the WYSE team at ITB next month in Berlin
If you are interested in Youth and Student travel, meeting the WYSE team at ITB might be a great way to enhance partnerships and help promote your business … Read on to find out more about it. ITB Berlin 2016 View this email in your browser Schedule your appointments to meet us and our co-exhibiting […]
Air Seychelles adds fourth Johannesburg flight while dropping Dar es Salaam
MORE SEATS FROM SOUTH AFRICA AS SEYCHELLES TOURISM OPENS OFFICE IN JOHANNESBURG (Posted 23rd February 2016) Coinciding with the opening of the Johannesburg office of the Seychelles Tourism Board (reported here two days ago), which signals a new phase in marketing the archipelago’s attractions to the South African market, has Air Seychelles announced a fourth […]
Uber driver in Nairobi barely escapes deadly fire attack
KENYAN POLICE CALLS ATTACK ON ‘UBER‘ DRIVER ‘ATTEMPED MURDER’ (Posted 23rd February 2016) Nairobi’s cab drivers have again shown utter disregard for the rule of law and exposed themselves to more allegation of having hooligans and criminals among their ranks, when another Uber driver Hesbon Pachety was attacked and his car set on fire yesterday. […]
Kigali becomes a websurfing commuter’s paradise
KIGALI AUTHORITIES CONNECT NEARLY 500 BUSES TO 4GLTE WIFI (Posted 22nd February 2016) Following the launch in 2013 – as reported here at the time – of the free internet initiative by the government of Rwanda and the city of Kigali can significant progress be reported at this stage. The installation and commissioning in 2015 […]
Ol Pejeta’s latest Wildlife and Community News
February 2016 Dear Friend of Ol Pejeta: Baby rhino gets Starr connections Beatlemania has spread to Kenya, as an unlikely baby is named after one of the most successful drummers in UK music history. Ol Pejeta and The Nobelity Project have named an abandoned rhino calf in honor of former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, who […]
Seychelles Tourism spreads its wings to Johannesburg
NEW TOURISM OFFICE FOR STB IN JOHANNESBURG TO HELP BRING IN MORE TOURISTS (Posted 22nd February 2016) The beauty of the Seychelles is rooting itself in South Africa with the opening of an office in Johannesburg. The decision taken by the Seychelles Tourism Board (STB) to open an office in the main commercial and industrial […]
Here, there, everywhere – Reunion Tourism exhibits at Lille ‘Salon de Tourisme’
The Grand Palais in the French city of Lille later this week hosts their annual tourism fair Tourissima Lille from 26th to 28th of February. Looking for a new vacation destination ? The Tourissima Lille Show is the perfect opportunity to come to meet the Reunion tourism professionals at their exhibition stand who will be […]
Experience three nights of can’t miss musical thrills and world-class performances at the Dubai Jazz Festival 2016! Get your tickets now!
Keen on Jazz? Happy to fly on Emirates? Read on to find out what this is all about!
Conservation good news from Northern Kenya
RARE ANTELOPE SPECIES ESCAPCE EXTINCTION (Posted 22nd February 2016) By Sophie Harrison / Northern Rangelands Trust Most people have never heard of the hirola. The fawn coloured antelope is a shy animal, with a long thin face and spectacled eyes. And yet this unassuming creature is the centre of what may be one of the […]
Kenya Airways signs up with Bookings.Com
KENYA AIRWAYS AND BOOKINGS.COM FORM NEW PARTNERSHIP (Posted 22nd February 2016) Kenya Airways has partnered with hotel booking platform www.booking.com, to sell accommodation with the aim of offering an integrated experience to its customers through online bookings via website. The partnership will enable Kenya Airways passengers to book flights and accommodation through its website www.kenya-airways.com […]
Brussels Airlines and Beavertails – read on what they have in common
When Brussels Airlines will commence their flights from the European capital to Toronto, one of Canada’s best known cities, will travelers no doubt wonder what to do, where to go and what to eat too. In a series of articles are answers to those questions highlighted, courtesy of my friend Maria who on her own […]
Team Africa Congratulates Jacinta Nzioka As She Becomes Acting MD KTB
From Lagos / Nigeria comes to you the lastest edition of Ikechi Uko’s ATQ News 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. […]
Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2016
Coming up at the beginning of March in Dubai … The Emirates Literature Festival … Having trouble viewing this email? Click here
Seychelles – so much more than just sun and fun in the sand
DISCOVER SEYCHELLES’ HISTORY WITH A VISIT TO FREGATE ISLAND’S MUSEUM (Posted 21st February 2016) Most visitors to the Seychelles come to stay on the main island of Mahe, enjoying the luxury of the many top ranked resorts found across the archipelago’s largest of an overall 115 islands. Both granite and coral islands are spread over […]
Uganda’s President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni declared winner of the 2016 presidential election
UGANDANS VOTE FOR NO CHANGE AS PRESIDENT MUSEVENI REELECTED FOR ANOTHER FIVE YEAR TERM (Posted 20th February 2016) Ugandans in their millions voted for President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni in the February 18th election, opting for no change at the helm of the country. Electoral Commission Chairman Dr. Eng. Badru Kiggundu met the constitutional deadline which […]
