Ol Pejeta December 2015 – Your Wildlife and Community News
News from the Ol Pejeta Conservancy, one of Kenya’s most complete wilderness experiences just three hours by road from Nairobi … view online | send to a friend | visit Ol Pejeta | book online November 2015 Dear Friend of Ol Pejeta: We just can’t get enough of endangered babies! As our little abandoned rhino […]
Lion killers to face the music as they are charged in court with wildlife crimes
LION KILLERS CHARGED IN COURT CAN EXPECT VERY LONG SENTENCES WHEN CONVICTED (Posted 09th December 2015) The discovery earlier this week of two poisoned lions in the Maasai Mara / Narok County has already seen three suspects arrested and arraigned in court with charges brought against them under the wildlife act. The case prompted outrage […]
SAA celebrates landmark 15 years of flights to Uganda
SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS CELEBRATES 15 YEARS OF FLIGHTS TO UGANDA (Posted 09th November 2015) Mrs. Yogi Birigwa, Country Manager of South African Airways in Uganda, was yesterday evening hosting the who is who of the Ugandan Diplomatic Corps, captains of industry, travel agents and the media when the airline celebrated their 15th year of flights […]
Reunion prepares for their 6th edition of the ‘Festival Liberte Metisse’
(Posted 09th December 2015) It was the 20th of December in 1848 when slavery was abolished on the island of Reunion, a date which in modern days has been celebrated on the island with a festival in recognition of how important that date in history has become. The Regional Government of Reunion – the island […]
No 572 Wildlife Trade News: 8th December 2015
The never ending story of poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … in the spotlight today …………… SOUTH AFRICA: Rhino and her two calves killed KILLED http://sbeta.iol.co.za/news/crime-courts/rhino-and-her-two-calves-killed-1956718 No 572 Wildlife Trade News: 8th December 2015 INDONESIA: Govt backtracks on unrealistic peatland restoration EXTRACT: Provided with a limited allocation from the state budget, the government may only […]
More passengers year on year but lower load factors give a mixed picture for this African LCC
FASTJET’S YEAR ON YEAR NUMBERS CONTINUE TO GROW (Posted 09th December 2015) Fastjet PLC in the UK yesterday released their November figures under the London Stock Exchange – where the company is quoted – disclosure rules. Passenger numbers, year on year from 2014 to 2015 continue to show a sharp upswing from 569.031 to 790.950 […]
Subscribers – last chance to win a camera!
Shamwari News … from the leading magazines about Africa … Jambo! Welcome to another issue of our e-newsletter, Shamwari, for readers of Travel Africa magazine. Last chance: renew your subscription by the 15th of Dec to be in with a chance to win this amazing Canon camera! If you renew, or extend, your subscription to […]
2017 – UNWTO’s year of Sustainable Development
United Nations declares 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development (Posted 08th December 2015) The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has approved the adoption of 2017 as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development. The resolution, adopted on 4 December, recognizes ‘the importance of international tourism, and particularly of the designation […]
ISOLA VERDE
RefinedPalates has been eating out again and is sharing her impressions … Not sure I would seek out this place but then, this is HER palate, not mine …
An update from the Seychelles – taken from the Seychelles News Agency
First-round results of presidential election in Seychelles celebrated in spite of looming run-off – the two top contenders say they are ready for the second round Victoria, Seychelles | December 6, 2015, Sunday @ 19:59 in National » PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION 2015 | By: Sharon Uranie | Supporters of both the ruling party and the opposition […]
Airline alliance news from ‘oneworld’
oneworld News oneworld wins its eighth best airline alliance award in a year Tuesday, 08th December 2015 oneworld® has been honoured with its eighth best airline alliance award in a year, confirming its position as the most highly prized airline group. The latest prize has been presented by Business Traveler North America in its 2015 […]
Kenya’s conservancies unite for greater conservation impact
CONSERVANCY ASSOCIATIONS – A KEY DRIVER TOWARDS WILDLIFE CONSERVATION (Posted 08th December 2015) Wildlife losses in Kenya, cases of wildlife crime and illegal trafficking of trophy have been causing concern among the conservation fraternity during the last few years. Notably has help now come from an unlikely source, the communities and landowners bordering protected areas. […]
Absence of regulatory approvals may cause Lamu flights to be axed
LAMU FLIGHTS BY JAMBOJET UNDER THREAT OVER ABSENCE OF REGULATORY APPROVALS (Posted 08th December 2015) When Jambojet, the low cost subsidiary of Kenya Airways, launched scheduled flights to Lamu, Malindi and Ukunda earlier this year there was in particular in Lamu a renewed sense of optimism for the future of the tourism industry. Travel to […]
Africa to adopt single passport in 2023
ATQ News from Nigeria, 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 cover a wide […]
Fashion queens descend on Dar es Salaam for the Swahili Fashion Week
DAY TWO OF THE SWAHILI FASHION WEEK BRINGS UNEXPECTED WINDFALLS (Posted 06th December 2015) (Swahili Fashion Week founder Mustafa Hassanali and his 2015 logo for the event) Perhaps some of my more aviation savvy readers may have heard of www.emirates.com/bethere but I would suspect that most in fact have not. What, you may ask, does […]
Zanzibar – Spice Island but also so much more
ZANZIBAR’S TWO TOURISM FACES PART ONE (Posted 02nd December 2015) (Stone Town views) A visit to Zanzibar, or in fact Unguja, the largest island of the Zanzibari archipelago – the other larger island is called Pemba – is never one dimensional, nor should it be. On this Indian Ocean island, just 20 minutes flight from […]
More air service license applications show keen interest in Tanzania’s aviation sector
TANZANIA CIVIL AVIATION CONSIDERING TWO DOZEN AIR SERVICE LICENSE APPLICATIONS (Posted 06th December 2015) At a licensing hearing earlier in the week did the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority deal with over 30 applications, two dozen of which were for the granting or renewal of Air Service Licenses with the remainder for other services, mainly ground […]
Don’t flog a dead horse says aviation sector in response to remarks by a former Transport Minister in Tanzania
AVIATION REMARKS BY FORMER TANZANIAN MINISTER SPARK CONTROVERSY (Posted 06th December 2015) When former Transport Minister Omari Nundu, at a workshop held by the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority in celebration of the International Civil Aviation Day, suggested that proposals made several years ago to refinance and revive moribund national airline Air Tanzania, it promptly raised […]
Seychelles Presidential Elections – Reloaded 2.0 on December 16, 17 and 18.
SEYCHELLES PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION HEADING FOR RUN OFF AS BREAKAWAY FACTION FRAGMENTS VOTE (Posted 06th December 2015) Presidential elections in Africa have regularly known their own drama but not in the Seychelles where voting ended yesterday after three days across the entire archipelago. Incumbent President James Alix Michel, as expected, gathered the most votes, some 28.911 […]
No 569 Wildlife Trade News: 5th December 2015
More bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes around the world in the spotlight today …………… Lunch with the FT: Richard Leakey http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1ecd7040-99b0-11e5-9228-87e603d47bdc.html No 569 Wildlife Trade News: 5th December 2015 Xinhua Insight: Fighting illegal wildlife trade at China-Vietnam border. extract:South China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region has witnessed a rampant increase of crimes involving […]
Whenever do politicians get it right?
SENATE REPORT ON KENYA AIRWAYS LACKS FUNDAMENTAL BUSINESS SENSE (Posted 04th December 2015) The word ‘Novices’ if not ‘Amateurs’ comes to mind when reading sections of the report on the Kenya Airways enquiry compiled by the Kenyan Senate, considering some glaring inconsistencies if not fundamental misconceptions about how a business is run and how the […]
Aviation news updates from AFRAA
HOW ABOUT TERM LIMITS FOR EUROPEAN LEADERS ASK EAST AFRICANS AFTER EU MEDDLING
IT IS ‘MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS’ AS EAST AFRICANS TELL OFF THE EU (Posted 05th December 2015) Forgotten seems the fact that Kigali is arguably the safest and cleanest city in Africa. Forgotten seems the fact that Rwanda’ greets visitors when leaving the airport for the city with a large sign that they are entering […]
‘Oliotya’ Google (Luganda greeting saying ‘Welcome’)
GOOGLE SET TO ENTER THE UGANDAN WIFI MARKET (Posted 05th December 2015) Google has reportedly entered the Ugandan WiFi market in the capital Kampala after investing in a fibre optic network spanning some 800 kilometres. Word from Uganda has it that the infrastructure will be availed to local ISP’s, aka Internet Service Providers, which are […]
New birds for Brussels Airlines European routes
BRUSSELS AIRLINES SET FOR SHORT HAUL FLEET RENEWAL (Posted 05th December 2015) (Soon to be a sight of the past) Information received from Brussels Airlines confirms aviation grapevine talk that the airline’s fleet of AVRO 85’s and AVRO 100’s will be progressively retired and replaced by new Airbus A320 and A319 models. The presently 12 […]
Dar es Salaam is the place to be for East Africa’s fashionistas
FULL HOUSE ON OPENING NIGHT OF THE SWAHILI FASHION WEEK (Posted 05th December 2015) The prized runway seats were crammed to capacity as were several rows of seats behind and at the back was even the standing room getting overcrowded as Mustafa Hassanali, Tanzania’s erstwhile Fashion guru, launched the eight edition of the Swahili […]
Tourism promotion on four wheels – Reunion works the domestic market
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX (Posted 04th December 2015) The Inter-communal Tourist Office (ITO) in the North of Reunion Island recently launched its new mobile tourist information office. The first of its kind on the Reunion Island and it will be visibly deployed at all major commercial, social and tourism events to help promote the tourism […]
Part two of Lillain’s weekend thoughts deals with something more serious altogether …
Climate change, no matter how many corporates with vested interests deny it or buy ‘experts’ to sing their tunes, is actually quite real … Perhaps Congress will only wake up when they have to use dinghies to get to work but for the rest of us, especially those in Africa who have seen the ice […]
Lillian Gaitho’s weekend thoughts and yes, Christmas is part of those …
The closer we are now getting to the festive season themore the topic of Christmas and New Year will be found on these lanes … No wonder therefore that Lillian in her weekend contribution chose Christmas to be her launch topic this Friday … 5 Unusual African Christmas traditions that stubbornly cling on to modernity! […]
Fly Africa – remaining on the ground
AFRICA – ARE YOU STILL SELLING TICKETS IN ZIMBABWE? (Posted 04th December 2015) #itsarevolution – rest assured there will be one when the passengers of this airline waiting for refunds finally wake up and begin to throw tantrums or head to court! Fly Africa has finally broken their silence, yet only to throw more sand […]
