Have You Set Your Sustainability Resolutions
Take advantage of STTA’s offers to support your own ‘sustainability’ agenda and mark the dates for the ‘Green Tourism Summit 2016‘ which will be held in Nairobi on 16th and 17th of June this year! Welcome to 2016- Have You Set Your Sustainability Resolutions? Welcome to 2016 is gone. There are 51-weeks left. Have you […]
Will Air Tanzania managers and board face charges over lack of audited accounts?
LACK OF AUDITED ACCOUNTS PUTS AIR TANZANIA SURVIVAL IN PERIL (Posted 08th January 2016) ‘If this new government needs still more reasons to sack the ATCL bosses and shut this so called airline down, then I honestly don’t know. It took a lot less suspicion to sort out the boards and bosses at Tanzania Revenue, […]
Reunion – a diving paradise
Nearly 400,000 people practice scuba diving in France. With this in mind will Reunion Island Tourism (IRT) once again participate in the 2016 Dive Show to help promote and market the exceptional richness of the marine biodiversity of the island. This year the show has the theme ‘Hands off my sea!‘ setting the tone for […]
Game census helps to generate crucial data on population sizes and demographics
KENYA LAUNCHES GREVY ZEBRA CENSUS HOT ON THE HEELS OF THE COMPLETION OF THE LARGEST EVER ELEPHANT CENSUS IN AFRICA (Posted 08th January 2016) When the results of Africa’s greatest ever game census, mainly directed at establishing elephant population numbers, were recently published, did the conservation world sit up and take notice of the massive […]
Constance Hotels set to invest 11 million Dollars in Lemuria refurbishment programme
Lemuria Resort of Praslin in the Seychelles presents an 11 million US Dollars refurbishment and upgrade program (Posted 08th January 2016) Bruno Le Gac, the General Manager of the Constance Lemuria Seychelles earlier this week presented Minister Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture with the resort’s 11 million US Dollars upgrading […]
INVESTOUR 2016 again key element at FITUR 2016
INVESTOUR 2016 brings new opportunities to do business in Africa to FITUR (Posted 08th January 2016) The 7th edition of the Investment and Tourism Business Forum for Africa (INVESTOUR), will be held on 21st January 2016 and will bring new business and investment projects from Africa to the Spanish Tourism Fair, FITUR. Organized by the […]
Whitley and Segre join hands to form new conservation trust
(Posted 08th January 2016) New international wildlife conservation fund announced A new fund to support the conservation of endangered species and their habitats across the developing world was launched in London yesterday, 07th January 2016 by the Whitley Fund for Nature and the Geneva based Fondation Segré. Grants in the region of £50,000 per year, […]
White Leaders Who Have Championed Black History and Cultural Heritage
A news update from the African Diaspora Tourism organization African Diaspora Tourism Explorer Press Release Crossing Bridges: White Leaders Who Have Championed Black History and Cultural Heritage Even though most leaders and professionals in the field of black history and cultural heritage have been people of African descent, many whites have crossed the race bridge […]
The Africa Travel Association joins the Corporate Council on Africa
AFRICA TRAVEL ASSOCIATION BECOMES PART OF THE CORPORATE COUNCIL ON AFRICA (Posted 08th January 2016) The Corporate Council on Africa, based in Washington DC, will effective immediately take over the New York based Africa Travel Association. The CCoA, formed in 1993, is a non-governmental organization with the purpose of promoting business relations between the United […]
An Update on the Mount Kenya 10to4 Challenge
David Kinjah & The Sossi Simbaz take on the 10to4 Challenge David Kinjah, mentor to Chris Froome, and his Sossi Simbaz will be aiming for glory at the Fly540 10to4 Mountain Bike Challenge on February 12th, 13th & 14th this year. They will be taking on teams & individuals from around East Africa, South Africa, […]
Airline alliance news from ‘oneworld’
oneworld News oneworld is best airline alliance for on-time flights again (Posted on 07th January 2016) oneworld® is the best alliance for on-time flights, according to FlightStats, Inc., the leading airline industry data services and solutions technology company, which today presented oneworld with its Airline Alliance On-Time Performance Service Award for 2015. It is the […]
Keen on UNWTO events? Click and read on for the 2016 calendar …
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Turbulent board meeting ends in sacking of three Kenya Ferry Services bosses
FERRY BOSSES SACKED – AT LAST (Posted 07th January 2016) It did not take long for heads to roll at the Kenya Ferry Services after President Kenyatta a few days ago visited the company’s head office in the company of his Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala. It was in particular a vocal tourism sector demanding […]
Going – Going – Gone come Tuesday …
KENYA AVIATION REGULATORS IN FIRING LINE AS JAMBOJET PREPARES FOR LAMU PULLOUT (Posted 07th January 2016) Aviation pundits are divided in their opinion over Jambojet’s announcement and reasons given earlier in the week that the airline will pull out of the Lamu route effective next Tuesday. Initial mention of this move was already made weeks […]
Thumbs up for the Lewa Conservancy
The Lewa Conservancy in Laikipia has much to celebrate in 2016 Now a part of Mount Kenya’s UNESCO World Heritage Site, Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in eastern Laikipia has some exciting news to share with the world as we start 2016. The conservation efforts that they have undertaken and the setup of the anti-poaching team have […]
News from ‘Further Down South’ – courtesy of Gill Staden and her ‘The Livingstone bi-Weekly’
Enjoy the latest edition of ‘The Livingstone bi-Weekly’ … https://thelivingstoneweekly.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/tlbw6jan16-compressed.pdf Inside: Water woes but thanks and well done Tourist numbers down at Livingstone Airport 8,000 trees for Western Province Batoka Dam gets a mention Kariba Bush Club and photos of Lake Kariba How to make the best of the new ZESCO tariffs Lions at Wildlife […]
AirlineRatings.com publishes new airline safety list
NOT ONE AFRICAN AIRLINE MAKES IT INTO THE TOP 20 SAFEST IN THE WORLD (Posted 06th January 2016) When AirlineRatings.com released their latest list of the world’s 20 safest airlines and the 10 safest LCC’s, short for Low Cost Carriers, was not one African airline among those listed. The rankings were again topped by Qantas, […]
UNWTO honours Arthur Haulot
UNWTO recognizes Arthur Haulot with Lifetime Achievement Award (Posted 06th January 2016) Conferred to recognize individuals with visionary leadership and significant contribution to the tourism sector, the UNWTO Lifetime Achievement Award has been bestowed on the deceased Arthur Haulot, founder of the International Social Tourism Organization (ISTO/OITS), for his pioneer work in promoting social tourism […]
A National Airline – to have or not to have
UGANDAN AVIATION PROSPECTS – A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE (Posted 06th January 2016) Since the exit of Air Uganda, which fell victim to the shenanigans of the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority a year and a half ago, has the Ugandan flag not been flown across the region, unless of course by the smaller airlines which […]
Tanzania’s lake side city of Mwanza – now easy to reach
DISCOVER MWANZA, TANZANIA’S CITY ON LAKE VICTORIA (Posted on 04th January 2016) (Mwanza, Tanzania’s Lake Victoria lake side city / source: ExoticExpeditionsTanzania.com) Even for East Africans, Mwanza has an exotic ring to its name and more often than not, geography classes at school notwithstanding, some would place Tanzania’s lake side city somewhere else, on Lake […]
The City of Angels welcomes Qatar Airways to the US West Coast
QATAR AIRWAYS ADDS LOS ANGELES AS EXPANSION CONTINUES IN 2016 (Posted 04th January 2016) Aficionados of Qatar Airways have yet more reason to smile after the Doha based national airline of the State of Qatar added Los Angeles as their first new destination this year on New Year’s Day. The City of Angels is Qatar […]
Will presidential ferry ride bring much needed improvements at Likoni?
PRESIDENT KENYATTA TAKES PERSONAL INTEREST IN COAST INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES (Posted 04th January 2016) Kenya’s Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala is credited to have President Kenyatta now take a personal interest in the woes of coast commuters using the Likoni ferries. Balala last week threw his weight behind proposals to build a bridge across the channel […]
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No 592 Wildlife Trade News: 4th January 2016
More bad news at the start of the year 2016 about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes and government ignorance, incompetence and looking the other way … in the spotlight today …………… 2015: A disastrous year for wildlife protection in Malaysia January 3, 2016 Wildlife NGOs say despite small improvements, the government has largely failed to […]
Build a passenger cruise terminal now says Kenya’s Tourism Cabinet Secretary
BALALA DEMANDS NEW CRUISE TERMINAL FOR THE PORT OF MOMBASA (Posted 04th January 2016) (Kenya’s Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala and Kenya Coast Tourism Association Chairman Mohammed Hersi seen here at the port of Mombasa as the Seven Seas Voyager comes into port in Mombasa) Kenya’s Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala once again showed why […]
Reflections on the Calabar Carnival – Africa’s largest street party
LOOKING FORWARD TO CALABAR 2016 (Posted 03rd January 2016) When Ikechi Uko, a few days prior to Christmas, called to invite me to attend the African continent’s largest carnival street party, Calabar in Cross River State, was I torn between grabbing the ever packed suitcase and rushing to the airport or honouring commitments made for […]
Light aircraft passengers have a lucky escape as plane comes down in city park
PASSENGERS IN LIGHT AIRCRAFT CRASH GET OFF LIGHTLY (Posted 02nd January 2016) A privately owned Cessna 210 this afternoon came down outside Nairobi’s Wilson Airport perimeter short of the runway but the pilot and his three passengers walked away from the wreck without major injuries. The aircraft is registered in Kenya as 5Y-BME with the […]
Seychelles announce dates for the 6th Carnival International de Victoria
SIXTH CARNAVAL INTERNATIONAL DE VICTORIA DATES ANNOUNCED FOR APRIL 22ND TO 24TH (Posted 02nd January 2016) The Seychelles Tourism Board has confirmed the dates of the 2016 edition of the island’s most popular annual festival, the ‘Carnaval International de Victoria’, this year as a celebration of national unity. The archipelago’s primary tourism festival, the 6th […]
Now FlyDubai ditches Bujumbura as more airlines are considering capacity cuts
FLYDUBAI DUMPS BUJUMBURA AS ISOLATION OF REGIME GETS WORSE (Posted 02nd January 2016) When several months ago a prediction was made here that airlines were, in the wake of growing violence in Burundi, reviewing their capacity on their routes to Bujumbura, were regime sycophants swift to accuse this correspondent of bias against the country and […]
Congo’s airlines remain blacklisted by the EU but should their airports be blacklisted too?
AVIATION AUTHORITIES’ INCOMPETENCE LEADS TO AVOIDABLE DEATHS AT MBUJI-MAYI (Posted 02nd January 2016) The Congolese aviation authorities have once again come under scrutiny after an Airbus A310F cargo plane, registered as 9Q-CVH, MSN 413, overshot the – what many now say unserviceable runway – and flattened several houses. At least 8 people, who lived in […]
