Kenya Airways continues to reduce its B777 fleet as all long haul services are now operated by B787 Dreamliners
KENYA AIRWAYS LEASES B777-300ER’S TO TURKISH AIRLINES (Posted 27th January 2016) Kenya Airways has taken further steps to reduce its redundant fleet, after recently selling two Boeing B777-200’s to Omni Air in the United States. It was reliably confirmed earlier today that the airline’s three Boeing B777-300ER’s have been dry-leased to Turkish Airlines though no […]
The Emirates Group Environmental Report 2014-15
Emirates shows off their efforts towards sustainability and best environmental practices … Online version | Add Emirates to your safe senders list The Environment | Reports Emirates Group – Annual Environmental Report 2014-15 Please find attached a copy of the Emirates Group’s Annual Environmental Report, which is verified by PwC. This fifth annual report measures […]
WORLD TRAVEL MARKET AFRICA 2016 – Capetown 6th to 8th of April
Coming up fast – the World Travel Market Africa 2016 in Cape Town 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 its industry networks, global reach and regional focus, WTM […]
Will it be third time lucky for the former Kingdom Hotels site?
FORMER KINGDOM HOTELS SITE NOW SHIFTS TO THIRD DEVELOPER GROUP (Posted 27th January 2016) The year was 2006 and the location was the Shimoni Primary School and the Shimoni Teachers Training College, where the second land give away from the Ugandan government at the time was supposed to see a five star hotel under the […]
Reunion Island tops the rankings for ‘Volcano Watching’
THE PITON DE LA FOURNAISE TOPS THE WORLD RANKINGS (Posted 27th January 2016) On 15 January, the island of Reunion was elected ‘first volcanic destination in the world‘ by travel community website WAYN, short for ‘Where are you now‘. Other competing countries in the survey were Japan, Italy and Iceland among others, which were neck […]
George Sambali appointed new CEO at Tanzania Airport Authority
TANZANIA AIRPORT AUTHORITY GETS NEW DIRECTOR GENERAL (Posted 27th January 2016) The Tanzanian government reacted with due haste in appointing a new Director General for the Tanzania Airport Authority, following the death of Mr. Suleiman Said Suleiman ten days ago, as was reported here. It is understood that Mr. George Sambali was moved from his […]
TOURISM MINISTERS FROM COTE D’IVOIRE, SEYCHELLES, KENYA, MADAGASCAR, SENEGAL JOIN THEIR COUNTERPART FROM MOROCCO ON PODIUM FOR DISCUSSION ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM
TOURISM MINISTERS FROM SEYCHELLES, COTE D’IVOIRE, KENYA, MADAGASCAR AND SENEGAL JOIN THEIR COUNTERPART FROM MOROCCO ON PODIUM FOR DISCUSSION ON SUSTAINABLE TOURISM (Posted 27th January 2016) Ministers coming from the Seychelles, Cote D’Ivoire,Kenya, Madagascar and Senegal were in Rabat a few days ago to share a podium with their counterpart from Morocco for a Ministerial […]
Accolades for Medina Palms and Kenya
Make that holiday in Watamu a reality this year … No Images? Click here ? ? ? ? ? ? One of Africa’s best hotels! At the 2016 Travellers’ Choice Awards, Medina Palms was ranked amongst the top three hotels in Kenya and 19th among the top 25 hotels in Africa by Trip Advisor. In […]
Six days and counting to the launch of nonstop flights to China
AIR SEYCHELLES COUNTING DOWN TO FIRST BEIJING FLIGHT (Posted 27th January 2016) On the 02nd of February, less than a week from today, will Air Seychelles launch the long awaited nonstop flights between Mahe and Beijing, opening the Chinese market of travelers to the archipelago. Chinese travelers have over the past three years embraced the […]
UNWTO sets dates for second Global Forum on Gastronomy Tourism
Zimbabwe’s Tourism Authority anticipates new record exhibitor numbers at the 2016 Sanganai Tourism Fair
DATES FOR ZIMBABWE’S ANNUAL SANGANAI HLANGANANI TOURISM FAIR FIRMED UP (Posted 26th January 2016) Zimbabwe’s annual international tourism fair ‘Sanganai Hlanganani’ will this year take place in the country’s second largest city Bulawayo from the 16th to 18th of June. The location will be the Zimbabwe International Exhibition Centre which sits on 17 hectares […]
Coast resorts cry foul as Coast Water Board cuts water supplies to two counties
COAST WATER SERVICES BOARD HOLDS HOTELIERS AT RANSOM (Posted 26th January 2016) Dozens of mails and messages received indicate that the Coast Water Services Board is once again employing crude methods to extract payment from water distributors in two counties, namely Kilifi and Mombasa. While these proverbial elephants now fight over who owes whom how […]
More seats for Lusaka and Harare set to boost tourism and trade
EMIRATES CHANGES TO LARGER AIRCRAFT ON LUSAKA – HARARE ROUTE (Posted 26th January 2016) Effective 01st of February will Emirates, Dubai’s award winning airline, switch from the current Airbus A340 to the larger Boeing B777-300ER on the route to Lusaka and Harare. The change of aircraft will add nearly 100 more seats, benefiting both the […]
Is economic sabotage of the country now part of KALPA’s intent?
AVIATION UNION BREAKS RANKS AS KALPA ONCE AGAIN LOOKS LIKE FIFTH COLUMN (Posted 26th January 2016) The 10.000 member strong Kenya Aviation Workers Union came out with guns blazing in support of national airline Kenya Airways, which last week once again found itself under sustained assault from the Kenya Airline Pilots Association, in short KALPA […]
More Five Star flights to Eastern Europe
MORE FLIGHTS TO THE BALKANS AND EASTERN EUROPE (Posted 26th January 2016) Passengers from Qatar Airways six East Africa destinations will soon have a wider choice of flights when traveling to the Balkans and Eastern Europe. The airline just announced that an imminent further expansion into Eastern Europe is rolling out for passengers travelling to […]
It is all about art this weekend at the ‘dusitD2’ in Nairobi
NAIROBI’S DUSITD2 SET TO STAGE SECOND ART EXHIBITION (Posted 26th January 2016) Artists from all over Kenya will this Saturday converge at the dusitD2 Nairobi to exhibit their creations at the Den Conference Room in an event dubbed ‘The dusitD2 Nairobi Art Gallery’. The dusitD2 Nairobi Art Gallery in a second such exhibition encourages creative […]
Shopping lures tourists into the big cities
DESTINATION MARKETERS INCREASINGLY USE SHOPPING AS A LURE (Posted 26th January 2016) ‘One of the most used tools in the promotion of destinations‘ this is how Shopping Tourism was described at the opening of the 2nd Conference on this segment, organized by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) on the occasion of the Spanish Tourism Fair […]
Conservation success as baby elephant survives the loss of his mother
‘LITTLE AFRICA’ JOINS OTHER ELEPHANT ORPHANS IN HARARE ELEPHANT NURSERY (Posted 26th January 2016) The cooperation between wildlife NGO ‘Wild Is Life’ and the Zimbabwe Elephant Nursery has saved the life of an orphaned elephant baby, which the rescuers named ‘Little Africa’. Now safely installed at the elephant orphanage has the little elephant the chance […]
The link between tourism and security
TOURISM MINISTERS MEET ON THE SIDELINES OF FITUR IN MADRID TO DISCUSS GLOBAL INDUSTRY CHALLENGES (Posted 25th January 2016) Ministers of Tourism and High Level officials from 86 countries gathered in Madrid to discuss the development of closer collaboration mechanisms between tourism and security administrations to ensure a safe, secure and seamless travel framework The […]
Africa’s Tourism Arrivals shrink by 3% in 2015
More from West Africa via ATQ News, courtesy of Ikechi Uko 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. ATQnews.com features reports that […]
Join the Celebration at the ATW Airline Achievement Awards
Coming up in Singapore – the ATW Airline Awards If you have trouble viewing this email, read the online version. Celebrate with ATW Established in 1974 to recognize excellence in the air transport industry, an ATW Airline Industry Achievement Award is the most coveted honor an airline or individual can receive. Join the party and […]
Ol Pejeta January 2016 – Your Wildlife and Community News
News from Ol Pejeta, Kenya’s most complete wilderness experience view online | send to a friend | visit Ol Pejeta | book online January 2016 Dear Friend of Ol Pejeta: Save the flowers – name a rhino! Nothing says ‘I love you’ quite like naming a rhino after your Valentine. Ol Pejeta is offering you […]
Management Development Skills Series – 18th & 19th February 2016 – Intercontinental Hotel Nairobi
Management Development Skills Series – 18th & 19th February 2016 – Intercontinental Hotel Nairobi Click on this link to book your slot http://graysoncl.com/training-booking-page/?course=Management%20Development%20Skills%20Series Upcoming Training Alert: Emerging Rewards & Compensation Management Trends Workshop – 25th & 26th February, 2016 – Intercontinental Hotel Nairobi. Click on this link for more workshop details http://graysoncl.com/Newsletter_2016/Emerging%20Rewards%20&%20Compensation.pdf
What beef does CITES have with Rwanda – ulterior motives suspected by local conservationists
RWANDAN CONSERVATIONISTS REJECT CITES CRITIQUE (Posted 25th January 2016) The latest CITES list of countries with supposedly poor legislation to combat poaching, which inexplicably includes Rwanda, has promptly raised anger in the ‘Land of a Thousand Hills’. A regular commentator shot off a mail on condition of not being named and said: ‘How can CITES, […]
Qatar Airways concludes another successful presence at the Bahrain Air Show
Airline celebrated the one year anniversary of A350 operations (Posted 24th January 2016) Qatar Airways wrapped up a successful presence at the airline industry’s first air show of the year in Bahrain on Saturday. Hundreds of guests were welcomed on board the three Qatar Airways display aircraft, dozens of high-level meetings with industry and political […]
More services for passengers at Seychelles’ International Airport
CAFE PARADISO OPENS IN DEPARTURE LOUNGE (Posted 24th January 2016) A new café was officially opened at the departure lounge of the Seychelles International Airport late last week. Named Café Paradiso, the new facility is managed by local company Skychef Servair. The café was officially opened by Georgia Van Heyste, the daughter of the founder […]
CHAN 2016 fuels demand for hotel accommodation in Rwanda
THOUSANDS OF EXTRA VISITORS STREAM INTO RWANDA TO SUPPORT THEIR TEAMS (Posted 24th January 2016) Major sporting events in Africa have become magnets for fans to travel in support of their teams and the ongoing CHAN 2016, the African continent’s second largest football tournament, is not different. Held in Rwanda this month has this championship […]
Do two planes make an airline, a national airline for that matter?
AIR TANZANIA – TWO PLANES AGAIN BUT THE FUTURE REMAINS UNCERTAIN (Posted 24th January 2016) Air Tanzania’s second aircraft, a Bombardier Q300 turboprop, returned to service earlier in the week after a lengthy absence from the skies due to the plane undergoing heavy maintenance. The first flight conducted took off from Dar es Salaam to […]
New Map and New Guide Book – free for visitors to the Seychelles
NEW MAP AND GUIDE OF SEYCHELLES NOW AVAILABLE ON THE ISLANDS (Posted 24th January 2016) DISCOVER Publications will soon launch the Essential Seychelles Tourist Map & Guide with the support of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture and the Seychelles Tourism Board. The publication has set out to expand on what is currently offered to […]
Praslin’s resorts aim at greater visibility
PRASLIN SEEKS HIGHER PROFILE AMONG SEYCHELLES’ ISLANDS (Posted 24th January 2016) When Seychelles’ Minister for Tourism and Culture Alain St. Ange earlier in the week visited the archipelago’s second largest island did hoteliers echo the need to reposition Praslin as a more visible and sought after destination among visitors to the archipelago. The need to […]
