Brussels Airport takes overall prize at the Routes Europe 2015 Marketing Awards
While my blog happily flies with Brussels Airlines, here is some more good news … Brussels Airport named the best in Europe … and ain’t that the truth … Brussels Airport takes overall prize at the Routes Europe 2015 Marketing Awards Last night during the Networking Evening at the historic Castle Fraser in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, […]
No Paramotor flight, no Hyrax sightings and yet a successful visit
THE TALE OF THE HUNT FOR THE HYRAX (Posted 15th April 2015) Spending a night or a few inside the Mabira rainforest inevitably brings one close up to the sounds of the forest, during the day with birdsong, the chatter of the monkeys high up in the giant trees and at times the sudden flight […]
It is 40 years for ATA as the organization returns once more to Kenya
THE AFRICA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION RETURNS TO NAIROBI IN NOVEMBER (Posted 15th April 2015) The Africa Travel Association, dedicated to exclusively promoting tourism to Africa, will hold its 40th Annual World Congress in Nairobi, Kenya between the 09th and 14th of November. The international tourism meeting will be hosted by the Kenya Ministry of East African […]
Uganda’s sports journalists get airline support for their annual gala night
BRUSSELS AIRLINES UGANDA SUPPORTS THE UGANDA SPORTS JOURNALISTS ASSOCIATION (Posted 15th April 2015) AIPS President Gianni Merlo will travel like a boss, courtesy of Brussels Airlines’ Uganda office, after country manager Sebastiaan Spijkers signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the President of the Uganda chapter of the international sports press association, Mr. Sabiiti Muwanga. Gianni […]
No 383 Wildlife Trade News: 14th April
The daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … in the spotlight today …………………… In Vietnam, rampant wildlife smuggling thrives. EXTRACT: The country is a major thoroughfare for wildlife goods bound for China, which arrive overland from Cambodia, Thailand and Laos; by ship from Malaysia and Indonesia. “After China, Vietnam is […]
Routes Europe heads to Kraków in 2016
Routes Europe ends in Scotland as baton handed to Poland for the 2016 event Routes Europe heads to Kraków in 2016 Europe’s leading route development forum will return to Poland next year when Routes Europe 2016 will take place in Kraków on 24-26 April, 2016. Following a highly successful Routes Europe 2015 in Aberdeen, Scotland, […]
How best to deal with frivolous law suits when it affects a country’s economy
KENYA PILOT’S UNION LATEST CASE AGAINST KENYA AIRWAYS EXPOSES SHOCKING LACK OF COMPETENCE (Posted 14th April 2015) ‘Just ask yourself how any of the planes Kenya Airways or Jambojet presently has on their fleet, will be able to land in Ukunda or in Lamu’ asked a regular aviation source when passing the news last night […]
Reunion makes inroads into the incentive group market
REUNION HOSTS 280 INCENTIVE GROUP VISITORS (Posted 14th April 2015) A destination with many unique attractions meeting the ideals of adventure seekers as much as those just wanting to laze by a beach, is Reunion, a UNESCO World Heritage for Humanity Site, in growing demand. Volkswagen France took advantage of the island’s reputation and magnetic […]
Codeshared Nairobi Guangzhou flights to rise to 10 later this year
SKYTEAM PARTNER CHINA SOUTHERN SET TO ANNOUNCE GUANGZHOU – NAIROBI FLIGHTS (Posted 14th April 2015) Kenya Airways’ codeshare partner on the route from Nairobi to Guangzhou, China Southern, is finalizing arrangements to commence their own flights, adding capacity between the two countries. The route is presently served daily by a Boeing B787 Dreamliner, operated by […]
Rwanda’s tourism industry shows sharp growth in contrast to other EAC countries
RWANDA KICKS THE EAST AFRICAN TRENDS IN 2014 WITH CONTINUED TOURISM GROWTH (Posted 14th April 2015) When the Rwanda Development Board’s Tourism and Conservation Department yesterday shared their key data for the year 2014, there was immense pride which could be sensed, as the ‘Land of a Thousand Hills’ once again recorded sustained growth from […]
Quo Vadis European Aviation asks John Grant at the start of the Routes Europe 2015 Summit
Routes Europe 2015 opens with Strategy Summit on “Changing Skies of Europe” 13 April 2015 Routes Europe 2015 officially opened in Aberdeen, Scotland yesterday with the hard-hitting Strategy Summit. The packed audience at the Aberdeen Exhibition & Conference Centre, Scotland, followed an engaging and thought-provoking discussion on the changing skies of Europe. John Grant, executive […]
Food tourism – precisely, FOOD TOURISM … read on to find out more
The UNWTO is hosting the world’s inaugural Forum on Food Tourism in Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain from the 27th to the 28th of April and their media release from last evening gives all the relevant details: The 1st UNWTO World Forum on Food Tourism will provide a valuable platform to exchange experiences, enhancing the understanding […]
Safari Trails Newsletter – April 2015
Excerpts from the latest Safari Trail Newsletter … AN OASIS IN THE WILDERNESS – SARARA CAMP In the northern frontier of Kenya lies the Namunyak Wildlife Conservancy, an area of 850,000 acres of pristine wilderness in the Mathews Range. The Savannah plains and lush mountain slopes are home to elephant, leopard, reticulated giraffe, wild dog […]
No 382 Wildlife Trade News: 13th April
Another week and another dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … in the spotlight today …………………… Mumbai Crime: Duo nabbed at T2 trying to smuggle 183 live turtles – to MALAYSIA (NA comment: Yet again we see MALAYSIA implicated in the illegal wildlife trade. WHY? because the CITES Standing Committee and […]
Lillian Gaitho kicks off the week with her take on the EA Digital Summit
Weekend or not, if a few days go by without a guest post by Lillian Gaitho, questions are being asked … Well dear readers, STAY CALM … she is back … East Africa Digital Summit: Optimizing on Mobile Technology for Effective Marketing Communication · Mobile data traffic expected to increase 20-fold in the period 2013-2019 […]
Chris Diaz delivers address at Ivy League University in New York
SHOWING AMERICA A DIFFERENT, THE REAL KENYA (Posted 13th April 2015) Columbia University’s students and who is who on the academic and administrative staff were reportedly in awe when listening to one of Kenya’s great marketers, Chris Diaz. Considering that Columbia is one of the eight Ivy League universities in the United States, it certainly […]
Directions and map to the new Terminal 2 in Nairobi
WHERE IS THE NEW TERMINAL 2 AT JOMO KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (Posted 13th April 2015) Considering the number of mails, social media messages and even phone calls received after posting the most recent articles on the shift of flight operations to the new Terminal 2, it can only be imagined how the Kenya Airport Authority […]
Airline offers support to tourism rebranding campaign
FASTJET SUPPORTS TANZANIA’S REBRANDING CAMPAIGN (Posted 13th April 2015) The recently announced new PR and marketing campaign to create a new and better image for Tanzania’s tourism industry in key consumer markets, worth some 1.5 million US Dollars, has received broad support from stakeholders. The latest to throw their hat in the ring is Fastjet, […]
More airlines shift operations at JKIA to new Terminal 2
FLY 540 COMPLETES MOVE TO NEW TERMINAL 2 (Posted 13th April 2015) Fly540 and the Kenya Airport Authority have both confirmed overnight that the airline has shifted all their departures, domestic and regional, into the new Terminal 2 which opened a few days ago. A source close to KAA has also indicated that over the […]
No 381 Wildlife Trade News: 11th April
The daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … in the spotlight today …………………… Malaysia-bound Illegal Ivory Shipment Seized in Australia http://www.businessnewsasia.com/20150410523814-malaysia-bound-illegal-ivory-shipment-seized-in-australia/ More proof someone in Malaysia continues to import ivory? Presumably in the knowledge he/she will not be caught and prosecuted. If MALAYSIAN authorities arrested such people, the trade would […]
Maryvonne Pool, a true Seychellois and ardent supporter of the Seychelles’ Carnival
MARYVONNE POOL ONCE AGAIN SPONSORS GIANT SEYCHELLES CARNIVAL BANNER (Posted 13th April 2015) The Seychelles’ Consul to Tanzania, who is also the Seychelles Tourism Ambassador in Tanzania, Ms. Maryvonne Pool, has once again sponsored the giant posters which will be put on display across Victoria ahead of the upcoming fifth edition of the Seychelles’ Carnival. […]
New deal between Air France and Air Seychelles paves way for closer cooperation
AIR SEYCHELLES AND AIR FRANCE SIGN NEW DEAL (Posted 13th April 2015) Ahead of the resumption of nonstop flights between the Seychelles and Paris have Air France and Air Seychelles put pen to paper to seal a new commercial deal. The MoU was signed over the weekend in France by the Chairman of Air Seychelles […]
New hotel awaits formal opening by Machakos county governor
FORMER PRECISION AIR CEO ALPHONSE KIOKO OPENS HOTEL IN MACHAKOS (Posted 12th April 2015) It is just over two years ago that Alphonse Kioko left Precision Air and returned to his native Kenya. He did not waste any time and what was a retirement from the aviation sector made way to turning himself into a […]
The African Union bureaucrats hatch killer tax plans for the tourism and aviation sector
AFRICAN UNION TARGETS TOURISM AND TRAVEL WITH YET MORE TAXES (Posted 12th April 2015) When the breaking news were shared with selected tourism and aviation stakeholders in the region, that the African Union had at their last summit, in a rather clandestine manner, smuggled in extra taxes on air travel and hotel accommodation in their […]
And some more news from closer to home …
This is a follow up of a recent article on Corporate Social Responsibility taken seriously … Keep it up Alan Dixson, keep it up … Travel Updates 10th April, 2015 Is it an early wildebeest migration? We have recently received reports of the Migration coming into the Masai Mara from our "intelligence" , due to […]
Fastjet set for cake cutting in Entebbe next Tuesday to celebrate new route
FASTJET SET FOR ENTEBBE CELEBRATION (Posted 11th April 2015) The launch of flights between Kilimanjaro International Airport and Entebbe International Airport a few days ago will next Tuesday be formally celebrated when the airline will hold an event at the Karibu Lounge for invited guests and the media. Jimmy Kibati, based in Dar es Salaam […]
Creole Food – the ‘in thing’ across the Indian Ocean islands
Only last week did Reunion’s tourism board highlight the publication of a recipe book featuring nothing but Creole culinary creations.Today has the Seychelles’, just in time for the Carnival Festival which is taking place in two weeks’ time, come up with a similar initiative though not via a printed book but, state of the art, […]
All tarmac to Addis Ababa – an African dream gains shape
THE ROAD TO ADDIS ABABA – SLOWLY BUT SURELY BECOMING REALITY (Posted 11th April 2015) A generation old road project, to link the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa with East Africa’s main cities through a tarmacked highway, is progressively gaining shape as major sections of the new highway are now complete or nearing completion. Landlocked […]
MICE Magazine names Ethiopian as their airline of the year
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES SCOOPS MICE MAGAZINE AIRLINE OF THE YEAR AWARD (Posted 11th April 2015) Ethiopian Airlines has won the Airline of the Year Award for the second time in a row at MICE Magazine’s 8th Annual Industry Golden Chair Awards held in Beijing, China earlier this month. The annual Golden Chair Award is one of […]
Results from a three year study of Mountain Gorilla genome
The Rwanda Development Board’s Tourism and Conservation Department has just released a study on the genetic impact of the population decline of the endangered Mountain Gorillas and asked to share it widely. Mountain gorillas enter the genomic age First in-depth analysis reveals genetic impact of long-term population decline The first project to sequence whole genomes […]
