The Aya’s are back in the headlines and not for a good reason
HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS POKE FUN AT PROMOTERS OF THE SO CALLED ‘KAMPALA HILTON HOTEL’ (Posted 24th March 2015) The Aya brothers, notorious for promising in 2006 to finish their hotel at a rate of one floor a week ahead of the 2007 Commonwealth Summit and repeatedly afterwards uttering empty promises that the hotel would be […]
Turkish Airlines eyes Juba for later this year
JUBA TO BE AMONG NEWLY PLANNED AFRICA DESTINATIONS FOR TURKISH IN 2015 (Posted 24th March 2015) Inspite of the ongoing conflict in South Sudan has Turkish Airlines restated their intent to add Juba to their growing list of African destinations though no firm startup date has been given as of now. South Sudan presently has […]
Finally some optimism in Kenya…
A news update from Gamewatchers Safaris and Porini Safari Camps Jambo from all of us at Gamewatchers in Nairobi ! As winter comes to an end, for many people now is the time to think about planning an overseas holiday. So we thought you might like to have an update on the news from Kenya […]
No 364 Wildlife Trade News 23rd March 2015
The daily dose of bad news … about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes in the spotlight today …………………… BOSTWANA CONFERENCE? If you are attending and you see this man there as well, will you please do something useful as well as practical and ask him why CHINA is breaking the CITES convention and the hearts […]
Press Release: Contradictory Emergency Measures to Save Two of Africa’s Iconic Pachyderms—Why?
Another news update from the Conservation Action Trust Contradictory Emergency Measures to Save Two of Africa’s Iconic Pachyderms—Why? Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. OPINION: Contradictory Emergency Measures to Save Two of Africa’s Iconic Pachyderms—Why? By Katarzyna Nowak, A Voice for Elephants, National Geographic March 21, 2015 It’s entirely possible, […]
Seychelles’ hospitality and tourism sector welcomes re-launch of nonstop flights to Paris
SEYCHELLES’ HOSPITALITY&TOURISM ASSOCIATION WELCOMES NONSTOP PARIS FLIGHTS (Posted 23rd March 2015) The Chairman of SHTA, Mr. Freddy Karkaria, last Friday issued a statement on behalf of the Seychelles’ hospitality and tourism private sector vis a vis the announcement by Air Seychelles that the airline was going to resume nonstop flights from Mahe to Paris. Present […]
Kenya Airways set to resume full schedule to Tanzania this week
KENYA AIRWAYS’ ANNOUNCES RESUMPTION OF FULL SCHEDULE TO TANZANIA (Posted 23rd March 2015) Kenya Airways was the most affected airline during the aviation spat between Tanzania and Kenya last week, until the two heads of state on the sidelines of an official visit to Namibia sat down and put an end to the trench warfare […]
Meet the world under one roof at ATM 2015 – Register for free
Coming up in early May in Dubai … Arabian Travel Market 2015 & eTurboNews Meet the world under one roof at ATM 2015 – Register for free Registration for ATM 2015 – Now live! We would like to invite you to to register for Arabian Travel Market 2015 for free. Taking place between 4th – […]
No 363 Wildlife Trade News 22nd March 2015
The daily dose of bad news about poaching, environmental and wildlife crimes … Sarawak targets 1.5 million hectares of totally protected areas. extract: "People do things because they are certain never to be caught. But if they are certain to be caught, that is the deterrent. That involves enforcement. We have to take a firm […]
Reprieve for tourists as exit duty on wood carvings is lifted
ANOTHER U-TURN SAVES TOURISTS HARRASSEMENT OVER PURCHASE OF CARVINGS (Posted 22nd March 2015) It was reported her two weeks ago that Tanzania had introduced an exit duty on wood carvings, raising an immediate storm of protest by carver cooperatives, safari operators, tourism association executives and tourists themselves, who were suddenly faced with having to cough […]
Flights are back on and JKIA access restored as presidents agree to halt the tit for tat spats
PRESIDENTIAL INTERVENTION SAVES THE DAY AS KENYA AIRWAYS RESUMES FULL SCHEDULE INTO TANZANIA (Posted 22nd March 2015) The devastating impact of sanctions by the Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority against Kenyan airlines clearly prompted heavy political pressure on Kenya’s top duo and it appears that the lobbying and what essentially amounted to ‘Get this sorted or […]
Qatar Airways announces launch of Zanzibar flights effective 01st of July
ZANZIBAR CELEBRATES ANNOUNCEMENT BY QATAR AIRWAYS TO LAUNCH FLIGHTS TO THE ISLAND (Posted 22nd March 2015) Qatar Airways has today announced the launch of five weekly services from Doha to the Spice Island of Zanzibar, in conjunction with a stop at Kilimanjaro International Airport, combining safaris and beach vacations for travelers flying with them from […]
Bahr el Jebel Safaris is planning another expedition into South Sudan
I do periodically promote a particular ‘product’ or services and when it comes to South Sudan, a country sadly again at war with itself, I do so because I want toshow the upside of that country and what it could be were peace to be restored and tourism allowed to flourish. Bahr el Jebel Safaris, […]
Stuck in mud – Stranded in Hwange National Park
Yesterday, while in a chat with a senior staff at the Zimbabwe Tourism Authority, was I pointed to a link of an article which after reading just a few lines captured my imagination. You set out for a game drive, not really equipped to spend the night in the bush should the unexpected happen and […]
Following Hemingway’s footsteps
WATAMU – THE ERSTWHILE STOMPING GROUND OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY AND TODAY A HUB OF MARINE CONSERVATION ACTIVITY (Posted 21st March 2015) Ernest Hemingway’s life and East Africa in general and Kenya in particular are closely linked and some of his award winning novels, later on turned in to equally award winning films, were surely inspired […]
No 362 Wildlife Trade News 21st March 2015
Another dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes from around the world … in the spotlight (again) today …………………… Zimbabwe Ignores Pleas, Catches Baby Elephants to Send to China http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-20/zimbabwe-to-export-live-elephants-defying-activist-s-opposition SHAME ON CHINA Are China’s Zoos Really ‘Acceptable’ Places for Zimbabwe’s Wild Baby Elephants? (NA comment: We have written and asked the […]
And Rwanda’s Service Oscars go to …
RWANDA’S SERVICE MAGAZINE REWARDS EXEMPLARY SERVICES (Posted 21st March 2015) Rwanda’s premier magazine, The ServiceMag, yesterday night celebrated service excellence and improved customer relations when they held their annual award ceremony at the Kigali Serena Hotel Conference Centre in the heart of the Rwandan capital. A number of award categories were again going to familiar […]
Reunion photo exhibition at the Salon Mondial du Tourisme in Paris
OLYMPIA DUBISHAR SHOWCASES HER REUNION PICTURES AT THE SALON MONDIAL (Posted 21st March 2015) Building on the success over the past two years at the Salon Mondial du Tourisme will the photo exhibition "My World Tour" again be present in 2015. For the duration SMT will space be dedicated to one of the actors of […]
Better ferry connections open up the Ssese Islands for tourism and trade
SECOND FERRY COMMISSIONED TO IMPROVE TRANSPORT TO BUGALA ISLAND (Posted 21st March 2015) Kalangala Infrastructure Services, a company contracted by the Government of Uganda to assist in the provision of lifeline services to Bugala Island, has just commissioned the second passenger and vehicle ferry as required under the terms of the agreement they signed. MV […]
It is the passengers who suffer when the regulators fight
KENYA AIRWAYS RELEASES STATEMENT ABOUT REDUCTION OF FLIGHTS TO TANZANIA (Posted 21st March 2015) Kenya Airways, together with other private airlines operating scheduled flights from Nairobi to Dar es Salaam, Kilimanjaro, Zanzibar and Mwanza, were on Tuesday taken by surprise when the Tanzania CAA cut flights between the two countries by a staggering 60 percent […]
Lamu’s little lister? Try Wasini island as the closest ‘relative’
Guest posts are becoming increasingly popular here and in particularhas Lillian Gaitho opened the door for posts with a different theme and offering insights into topics. Today is it Amina Sabel’s turn to write about her adopted home, Wasini Island and I hope readers will appreciate her unique take on it. Did you know Lamu […]
No 361 Wildlife Trade News 20th March 2015
Another dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … in the spotlight today …………………… Three countries receive CITES trade bans for failing elephants (NA Comment: Keep in mind the reports the secretariat have received from Thailand etc, are all kept secret: WHY? Elephants don’t belong to CITES do they? CHINA – CITES […]
Tit for Tat Spats escalate into full scale confrontation between Tanzania and Kenya
WILL IT BE DOOM FOR EAST AFRICAN RELATIONS AS TOURISM TALKS BETWEEN KENYA AND TANZANIA BREAK DOWN? (Posted 20th March 2015) The more sober tourism stakeholders on both sides of the border earlier today expressed their exasperation, disappointment and often outright anger over the fact that the long overdue tourism talks between the two countries […]
News from Kenya’s leading safari airlines
SAFARILINK SHARE FUTURE PLANS AS AIR KENYA ALSO PROVIDES UPDATES ON CHANGES (Posted 20TH March 2015) Safarilink, one of Kenya’s premier ‘safari’ airlines with an equal part of ‘regular’ flights across their network, has today announced the launch of their own frequent flyer programme. Passengers, in particular on their routes regularly used by local travelers […]
Is Ethiopian eyeing Boeing’s mothballed early B787 models?
ETHIOPIAN LOOKING AT FURTHER B787 PURCHASES (Posted 20th March 2015) News are emerging from Addis Ababa that Ethiopian Airlines is apparently in talks with Boeing over the purchase of up to 6 more B787 Dreamliner aircraft. Still saddled with an ageing fleet of B767-300ER’s, some in fact fitted with blended winglets to reduce fuel burn, […]
Two more B777-300ER’s lined up for Air Austral
AIR AUSTRAL PLANS FLEET EXPANSION WITH TWO MORE B777-300ER’S (Posted 20th March 2015) Reunion’s home airline Air Austral will in late 2016 take delivery of two more Boeing B777-300ER aircraft, acquired through a lease agreement with the Air Lease Corporation ALC. The announcement was made yesterday by ALC and is yet to be confirmed by […]
Kreol Magazine Issue 12
News from around the Creole world … Welcome to issue 12 of Kreol Magazine. View this email in your browser Welcome to the first edition of 2015. On 8th March every year many countries would have celebrated International Women’s Day (IWD), also called International Working Women’s Day. The focus of the celebrations varies from general […]
Reunion embraces a holistic view on tourism developments and excellence
EXCELLENCE IN SERVICE DELIVERY IS A KEY TO SUCCESS AS IRT MEET LOCAL MEDIA (Posted 20th March 2015) IRT, aka Ile de la Reunion Tourisme, yesterday met the local media at their offices in St. Paul to brief them on a range of activities and measures taken to further improve tourism services for visitors to […]
General Electric delivers four more locomotives to Rift Valley Railways
RIFT VALLEY RAILWAYS ADDS FOUR MORE GENERAL ELECTRIC LOCOMOTIVES TO FLEET (Posted 20th March 2015) The delivery yesterday at the port of Mombasa of four more brand new locomotives, part of an order for 20, has boosted capacity of Rift Valley Railways to operate more trains and carry larger loads along the Mombasa – Nairobi […]
Serena bags second Gold Status from Ecotourism Kenya
ECOTOURISM KENYA AWARDS ‘ELEMENTAITA SERENA’ GOLD STATUS (Posted 20th March 2015) Ecotourism Kenya has, following an extensive audit, awarded the Lake Elementaita Serena Camp the coveted Gold Standard, the second such honour for Serena Hotels after their Sweetwaters Safari Camp on Ol Pejeta was certified some time ago. There are only 18 Gold Standard properties […]
