‘Roche Noires’ becomes second shark safe beach in Reunion
GREEN FLAGS RAISED AT ROCHE NOIRES BEACHES AFTER SHARK SAFETY NET INSTALLATION (Posted 07th February 2016) Following the success at Boucan Canot, where Reunion’s first shark safety net was installed, has Roche Noires become the second location to be declared safe for swimming and surfing. On Friday were the green flags raised along this beach, […]
‘It was a bomb’ says Somalia’s Minister for Transport
SOMALI TRANSPORT MINISTER NOW SAYS EXPLOSION ON DAALLO FLIGHT CAUSED BY BOMB (Posted 07th February 2016) In a departure from usual protocol, which ordinarily sees statements about an air accident investigation made by the lead investigator has Somalia’s Transport Minister Ali Ahmed Jamac gone public yesterday with a statement which attributes the explosion on Daallo […]
Aviation Week Network and Boeing: Our Centennial Story
Aviation Week Network and Boeing: Our Centennial Story If you are having trouble reading this email, read the online version. OUR CENTENNIAL STORY. As part of our centennial, Aviation Week Network and Boeing are sharing our stories through our digital, searchable, living archive of Aviation Week & Space Technology. 4,500 issues and nearly 500,000 pages […]
Menswear Collection Launched
Tanzania’s Pan African fashion designer MUSTAFA HASSANALI launched his new collection at the South Africa Menswear Week. This was his 5th showcase in CAPE TOWN and 13th in SOUTH AFRICA. Thanks to 361 Degrees, Group of Creatives & SDR Photos. About Manyara Collection About Mustafa Hassanali LIKE TWEET FORWARD Mustafa Hassanali P.O. Box 10684 Dar […]
Register now for SMART Airports & Regions 2016 Conference & Exhibition
Register now for SMART Airports & Regions 2016 Conference & Exhibition Unsubscribe | View in your web browser SMART Airports & Regionswill explore the catalytic effect and critical success factors of airports and the key commercial corridors enveloping them on growth, job creation and regional development. SAandR, as a two-day conference and exhibition, will explore […]
Kigali’s SafeMotos ready to launch iOS app
SAFEMOTOS IN KIGALI SHOWS HOW TO USE MODERN TECHNOLOGY TO GROW ONE’S BUSINESS (Posted 05th February 2016) Unlike many taxi drivers in Nairobi, who resorted to violence and intimidation against Uber drivers instead of embracing new technologies to catapult their businesses into the 21st century, have ‘Boda Boda’ riders in Kigali done the opposite. Named […]
Valentine’s extravaganza, made in Kenya by Kempinski
ENJOY ’50 SHADES OF VALENTINE’ AT THE VILLA ROSA KEMPINSKI IN NAIROBI (Posted 05th February 2016) If you are looking for the most expensive, the most extravagant and the most luxurious way to spend the Valentine’s weekend with your flame, look no further. The Villa Rosa Kempinski in Nairobi, already in the regional news last […]
The Valentines Collective Uganda 2016
In Uganda over the upcoming ‘Lover’s Weekend’? Here are some suggestions where to go and what to do and some of the properties I have actually reviewed on TripAdvisor so you can be sure of quality and not walking into a minefield of poor service and lousy food … What is the world without love? […]
January 2016 bulletin
News updates from Ngamba Island, Uganda’s first Chimpanzee refuge and they need your help as the rising lake waters have started to submerge some of the tents and other facilities … Details how to assist the Chimpanzee Trust can be found below through a simple click on the ‘Donate’ button … Nakku carries Sara through […]
New Flight Schedules Released ?
Fan of Low Cost? Check the latest schedule just published by Jambojet … Now you can fly all the way through to June View this email in your browser April – June 2016 flight schedules are now live You can now book your flight for travel up to June 30th to any of our destinations […]
Selous flights close gap in Auric Air’s safari circuit
AURIC AIR ANNOUNCES THE SELOUS GAME RESERVE AS THEIR NEXT SAFARI DESTINATION (Posted 04th February 2016) When Auric Air will add the Selous Game Reserve to its safari and beach destinations will one of the last gaps in their route network finally be closed. Effective 01st of June will this private Tanzanian airline with the […]
Bench Events moves into Aviation Conferences
AviaDev Africa Is Ready For Take-Off (Posted 04th February 2016) AviaDev Africa (www.AviationDevelop.com) is a unique new platform bringing together airlines, airports, hotel and hospitality investors for the first time. The first such event is being launched later this year in Rwanda. The inaugural forum on aviation route planning and development will run in parallel […]
News from ‘Further Down South’ – courtesy of Gill Staden’s ‘The Livingstone bi-Weekly’
Another update from Gill Staden with more news from Zambia, Zimbabwe and beyond … https://thelivingstoneweekly.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/tlbw3feb16-compressed.pdf Inside: Rain in Livingstone Our roads Littering New Council charge at the border Munda Wanga sable The Northern Circuit ZESCO From the Zambia Weekly News from the Elephant Boma Zambian poachers Siavonga and Kariba Trip Univisa Latest Chiefs ask for […]
Announcing the launch of AviaDev Africa
Bench Events announces the launch of AviaDev Africa This is a conference no one in East African aviation should miss! View this email in a web browser Bench Events is pleased to announce the launch of AviaDev Africa Bringing together airlines, airports, hotel, and hospitality investors. Bench Events are delighted to share with you the […]
Press Release: A Swazi Safari
Tourism updates from the Kingdom of Swaziland 03rd of February 2016 A Swazi Safari An African safari awaits visitors in the landlocked Kingdom of Swaziland. Because it is small, it is often overlooked when planning, but the many game parks and nature reserves across the country make Swaziland an ideal destination for safaris and African […]
Valentine’s Day on Ol Pejeta Conservancy
Looking for a special place to take your Valentine to this year? Ol Pejeta may just provide the magical backdrop for a lover’s weekend! view online | send to a friend | visit Ol Pejeta Valentine’s Day Specials Dear Friend of Ol Pejeta: Discover the wild in your heart this Valentine’s If ‘Out of Africa’ […]
AFRAA attains ISO 9001:2008 certification
AFRAA’S ANNUAL STAKEHOLDERS CONVENTION MOVES TO KIGALI THIS YEAR (Posted 03rd February 2016) AFRAA, the African Airlines Association based in Nairobi, has now finalized the details for the 2016 Aviation Stakeholders Convention. The event will be held at the Kigali Serena Hotel & Conference Centre in Kigali from the 08th to 10th of May and […]
Reunion Tourism set to charm the Belgian market
MEET REUNION AT THE BRUSSELS HOLIDAY FAIR (Posted 03rd February 2016) From tomorrow until the 08th of February will the Brussels Expo host the exhibition of Brussels Holidays, aka Salon des Vacances. For Belgians who have not chosen their next holiday destination yet, this is an opportunity to meet the Reunion Island Tourism team and […]
Seychelles Tourism re-strategizes after record year 2015
NOT RESTING ON THE 2015 RECORD ARRIVALS DOES SEYCHELLES TOURISM HOLD STRATEGY REVIEW (Posted 03rd February 2016) Where other destinations fail, sitting on their laurels and hoping that tourists just have to come to their shores, this is not the case in the Seychelles. After years and years of constantly rising visitor numbers, last year […]
AFRAA’s first news bulletin of 2016
Low flight level helped avert aviation disaster as explosion rips through a Daallo Airlines Airbus A321
DAALLO FLIGHT ESCAPES DISASTER AS CREW RETURNS STRICKEN PLANE TO MOGADISHU (Posted 03rd February 2016) A scheduled Daallo Airlines flight from Mogadishu to Djibouti with 74 passengers and 7 crew on board yesterday suffered an explosion on board while climbing through FL [short for Flight Level] 100 just five minutes after takeoff. The Airbus A321-100, […]
ITB BERLIN: Still need a hotel?
ITB BERLIN: Still need a hotel? eTN has partnered with ‘Econtel’ to provide last minute accommodation … ITB BERLIN 2016 Book your "Stressless Hotel Package" now! Limited Availability! The price of EUR 129,- per night (valid if you stay minimum 3 nights) includes: Room for single use (double use just EUR 26,- more, incl. breakfast!) […]
Reunion provides recipes and backdrop for channel France O cooking show
REUNION’S RECIPES AND CUISINE BRING FRENCH COOKING SHOW TEAM TO THE ISLAND (Posted 02nd February 2016) Four former candidates and the Top Chef Master Chef will explore the traditional products and cuisine of the island of Reunion. ‘The Brigade‘ culinary road trip with a twist of reality TV, will be broadcast on France Ô channel […]
Qatar Airways delinks Maputo from Johannesburg flights
QATAR AIRWAYS GIVES MOZAMBIQUE’S CAPITAL MAPUTO NONSTOP TURNAROUND FLIGHTS (Posted 02nd February 2016) Qatar Airways’ focus remains firmly set on Africa as the latest news from Doha suggest. Maputo, the capital of Mozambique, so far served in combination with Johannesburg, will effective 27th of March get a nonstop turnaround flight, operated by Boeing B787 Dreamliner […]
Mihingo Charity Run and Mountain Bike Event. Running Wild!
And some sporting event news closer to home … Mihingo Charity Run and Mountain Bike Event. View this email in your browser Mihingo Charity Run and Mountain Bike Event on Saturday 4th June 2016 adjacent to Lake Mburo National Park. Join us for a fun weekend just outside Lake Mburo National Park on Friday 3rd […]
UNWTO speaks out on the Zika Virus
UNWTO STATEMENT ON THE ZIKA VIRUS (Posted 02nd February 2016) Following the declaration by the World Health Organization (WHO) of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 01st of February 2016 on the Zika virus, UNWTO recalls that according to WHO there should be no restrictions on travel with the affected areas and that […]
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News updates from the Kampala Sheraton Hotel
Open Sky: Emirates’ strengthened partnership with Alaska; misleading claims from Lufthansa; launch of two new destinations in China
Interesting reads about hot topics which move the world of aviation at present … International & Government Affairs | Publications In this issue of Open Sky we feature an article on Emirates’ strengthened partnership with Alaska Airlines, as well as a Q&A with the Chief Executive of Alaska Airlines, Brad Tilden. We bring you our […]
As US legacy carriers threaten to ditch routes to the Gulf is Emirates adding capacity
EMIRATES UPGRADES WASHINGTON DC FLIGHT TO THE AIRBUS A380 (Posted 02nd February 2016) Travelers from Emirates’ three East Africa destinations, Entebbe, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, destined for Washington DC, can now travel to the US capital on the world’s largest passenger jet, the Airbus A380. The airline affected the switch from the smaller Boeing […]
Fastjet’s fleet grows with the arrival of another A319
FASTJET TANZANIA ADDS FIFTH AIRBUS A319 TO FLEET (Posted 02nd February 2016) The recent addition of flights by Fastjet Tanzania from Dar es Salaam and Kilimanjaro to Nairobi and from Johannesburg and Dar es Salaam to Zanzibar has utilized the current fleet of four Airbus A319 to the fullest. It is understood from usually well […]
