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 […]
Lillian Gaitho’s travelling thoughts for the weekend …
When Lillian a few months ago made her debut here as a guest writerI had no idea what flood gates I had opened … she has become quite a prolific writer since then and her contributions are well received by my blog visitors and regular readers. This weekend it is all about UNESCO’s World Heritage […]
Make or Break for Rhino
A much awaited news update from the Conservation Action Trust Make or Break for Rhino Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Make or Break for Rhino March 29, 2015 | The Citizen | Amanda Watson | For three days, proponents and opponents of legalising trade in rhino horn made their […]
No 380 Wildlife Trade News: 10th April
The daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … in the spotlight today …………………… Changing China’s tastes could save world’s wildlife "China is clearly the biggest player in terms of exploitation of wild animals," says Adam Roberts of Born Free USA. "China is the biggest consumer of elephant ivory in the […]
Copenhagen set to join the growing number of Emirates’ A380 destinations
NEXT EMIRATES’ AIRBUS A380 DESTINATION IS COPENHAGEN (Posted 10th April 2015) A regular source at the Emirates’ office in Kampala has confirmed that the airline will add Copenhagen from the 01st of December to their growing list of A380 destinations, adding yet more appeal for travelers to fly on Dubai’s award winning national airline. The […]
JKIA’s Terminal 2 going ‘live’ in the morning
KENYA AIRPORT AUTHORITY ANNOUNCES FORMAL LAUNCH OF TERMINAL 2 (Posted 10th April 2015) The Kenya Airport Authority yesterday announced the official opening and start for the new Terminal 2, which during the assembly phase was known as the ‘Temporary Terminal’. The prefabricated structure will from this morning onwards see a progressive transfer of domestic and […]
One year down the line it is mixed fortunes for Jambojet
JAMBOJET CAPTURES 30 PERCENT OF DOMESTIC MARKET IN FIRST YEAR OF OPERATIONS (Posted 10th April 2015) When Jambojet launched their flights on April 01st last year, did the airline announce ambitious targets for their first year of operations. Fully owned by Kenya Airways is Jambojet a successor of the former Flamingo Airways, which was KQ’s […]
Travel in Africa by Africans – a veritable hurdle race
SOUTH AFRICAN VISA REGULATIONS COME UNDER FIRE FOR CUTTING OUT TRAVEL AGENTS (Posted 10th April 2015) Travel agents in Kenya are said to be perplexed about an emerging regulation for Visa applications by Kenyans wishing to travel to South Africa. The Nairobi based VFS Global – Information Desk South Africa Visa Application Centre in fact […]
Wearable technology ??? Yes, a new phrase and full of technological promise if not a fashion item too
Ngugi Wa Muthoni today shared Amadeus EA’s insights into an entirely new technology segment, called ‘Wearable Technology’.Read on to find out what this entails and how you can make both a fashion as well as a tech geek statement to the world by getting on board while the novelty still lasts … Opportunities for the […]
Horseracing in East Africa? Only at Nairobi’s Ngong Race Course.
HORSERACING IN KENYA? HOW ABOUT THE 110TH KENYA DERBY THIS WEEKEND? (Posted 10th April 2015) Kenya is known for its many attractions, the safari parks and the award winning beaches probably most highly recognized around the world. Kenyan athletes too dominate the headlines during the IAAF season, notably the medium and long distance runners who […]
No 379 Wildlife Trade News: 9th April
The daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … in the spotlight today …………………… Ivory smuggling ring probe after elephant tusk find at Perth Airport. EXTRACT: The shipment was believed to be travelling through Perth on its way from Africa en route to Malaysia. (NA COMMENT: Malaysia, again. Doubtless because of […]
Routes Europe Opens Amidst Global Open Skies Debate
An update from day one of Routes Europe / Aberdeen / Scotland Routes Europe Opens Amidst Global Open Skies Debate Routes Europe Opens Amidst Global Open Skies Debate 450 airlines and airports gather in Aberdeen for Europe’s largest route development event 9 April 2015 Routes Europe 2015, the leading route development forum in Europe, will […]
Fastjet figures for March up by 66 percent
FASTJET MARCH RESULT SHOW A TWO THIRD RISE IN PASSENGER NUMBERS YEAR ON YEAR (Posted 09th April 2015) In March last year some 34.266 passengers flew on Fastjet’s Airbus A319 fleet while in March 2015 the airline carried 56.808 passengers, an increase of 66 percent. Year on year accumulated does the result look even better […]
Support for Air Austral’s route to Mahe one of the main reasons for visit of Seychelles’ tourism delegation to Reunion
In a show of support for the tourism and trade ties with Vanilla Island partnerReunion did a sizeable delegation earlier this week fly from Mahe to St. Denis, the Reunion capital, using Air Austral. The Reunion based airline had resumed flights between the two islands in June last year but is in need of better […]
More seats to the Seychelles makes for more options to visit
EMIRATES UPS SEYCHELLES CAPACITY FROM JUNE WITH LARGER AIRCRAFT (Posted 08th April 2015) Emirates has announced that effective 01st of June this year will both daily flights from Dubai to the Seychelles be operated by a Boeing B777-300ER, adding yet more capacity on the market after only going double daily late last year. The change […]
It will be all about food in Uganda’s capital when the Kampala Restaurant Week goes underway
KAMPALA RESTAURANT WEEK ANNOUNCED FOR JUNE THIS YER (Posted 09th April 2015) Kampala no doubt has become a lot more cosmopolitan in recent years and is catching up with some of the more fancied regional capitals as far as restaurants and activities is concerned. Some 30 restaurants in the city will participate in staging Uganda’s […]
East Africa Newsletter April 2015
The latest tech and travel news from Amadeus East Africa This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. Careers in the Travel & Tourism Industry GTTP is a multi-country educational program that introduces students to career opportunities in Travel & Tourism. Amadeus EA has a partnership with GTTP […]
No 378 Wildlife Trade News: 8th April
Another dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … in the spotlight today …………………… ‘We don’t buy panda products – so the Chinese should get their hands off our elephants’. extract: Yet, some conservationists feel unless China — the leading consumer of ivory
Zurich to see double daily A380 flights from Dubai come October
EMIRATES ANNOUNCES SECOND DAILY AIRBUS A380 SERVICE TO ZURICH (Posted 08th April 2015) Come October 01st this year will Emirates offer double daily Airbus A380 services, substituting the B777-300ER presently used for one of the two daily flights. The upgrade in aircraft will be made possible by continued deliveries of the world’s largest passenger aircraft […]
Running for Peace
RWANDA’S PEACE MARATHON SET FOR MAY 24TH (Posted 08th April 2015) The eleventh edition of Rwanda’s Peace Marathon will this year take place on May 24th with three races being staged, a full marathon, a half marathon and a five kilometre group and family run. Information from Kigali confirms that already are over 3.500 runners […]
Water Water everywhere but not enough to drink
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK AGREES TO FUND EXPANSION OF MAHE’S MAIN RESERVOIR (Posted 08th April 2015) The expansion of the main water reservoir on the island of Mahe will cost the Seychelles’ government some 26 million US Dollars. The African Development Bank will provide a grant of 1.4 million US Dollars, a soft loan of 20.6 […]
More aircraft set to join the Kenya Airways fleet starting with a new B737-800NG this month
KENYA AIRWAYS CONFIRMS DELIVERY OF THREE MORE B787 DREAMLINERS BETWEEN MAY AND JULY (Posted 08th April 2015) The recently witnessed attempt by sections of the social media, fueled by known individuals with an obviously hidden agenda to discredit Kenya Airways, has now all but evaporated as the puppet masters behind the campaign apparently realized that […]
Local communities lose visitor revenues as TANAPA’s greed keeps tourists inside the parks
TANAPA INCURS WRATH OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND TOURISM FRATERNITY AT LARGE (Posted 08th April 2015) Comments received over the past few days were less than favourable towards TANAPA, the Tanzania National Park Authority, when they implemented their threatened repeat entrance fee directive, effective 01st of April. What initially looked like a Fools Day joke turned […]
Come stay at The Residence in Zanzibar and get your Visa money back
‘THE RESIDENCE ZANZIBAR’ GIVES CREDIT FOR VISA CHARGES TO ATTRACT MORE GUESTS (Posted 08th April 2015) Sitting on some 32 hectares of island wilderness with only 66 villas does ‘The Residence Zanzibar’, a truly five star property, capture the imagination of visitors like few others. Snow white beaches await visitors and the sand feels like […]
Lillian Gaitho takes a closer look at Diani and beyond
With the Easter holidays over, will the resorts along the Kenya coast no doubt wonder where their business for the next few weeks and months will come from,considering the crippling anti-travel advisories put into place by some Western countries and the events in Garissa. Needless to say has this correspondent repeatedly taken issue with those […]
