Burundi – now off limits for all but essential travel by US citizens
BURUNDI TOURISM CRASHES AS STATE DEPARTMENT PUT UP THE ‘NO ENTRY’ SIGN (Posted 04th November 2015) Two years ago was Burundi the up and coming destination in Eastern Africa, when under the stewardship of Carmen Nibigira, then Director General of the Burundian National Tourist Office a new vision for the country was rolled out and […]
Uganda named as one of NatGeo’s top ten wildlife destinations
UGANDA EMERGES IN NATIONAL GEOGRAPHICS TOP TEN ‘MUST SEE WILDLIFE DESTINATIONS’ (Posted 04th November 2015) The National Geographic Society Just days ahead of the ongoing World Travel Market in London did Lonely Planet once again lift Uganda, the Pearl of Africa, into their top ranked destinations, alongside the entire East Africa, to the delight of […]
The Good Safari Guide announces Award Winners at WTM
ZARAFA CAMP, BOTSWANA, HONOURED WITH BEST SAFARI EXPERIENCE IN AFRICA AWARD (Posted 03rd November 2015) Zarafa Camp in Botswana is the “Best Safari Experience in Africa” in the 2016 Safari Awards sponsored by The Good Safari Guide with support from SkySafari by Elewana and Hickman & Bousfield. The 2016 Safari Awards Results, judged by sixteen […]
News updates from Diani’s SCRA
Thank you Luciana for the extraordinary effort to put these news updates together four times a year … SOUTH COAST RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION P.O. Box 5672, Diani Beach 80401 – Kenya Website: www.scra-kenya.org Chair email: chair Tel: 0720 440360 Secretary: secretary Tel: 0788 536222 Like us on FACE BOOK (The South Coast Residents’ Association) for regular […]
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The Vanilla Island Organization meets the travel trade at WTM
THE VANILLA ISLANDS AT THE WORLD TRAVEL MARKET The World Travel Market show has opened its doors today in London. Madagascar, the Maldives, Mauritius, Réunion and the Seychelles have come to meet 50,000 visitors and 3000 media outlets. POSITIVES TRENDS Since the beginning of the year, the trends have been very positive. For instance, the […]
Save the Rhinos News Updates
Help dogs save rhinos in Kenya Email not displaying correctly? View online > Members of the Rhino Dog Squad are no ordinary dogs. These canine crime-fighters have extraordinary skills that assist ranger teams to protect rhinos and other endangered wildlife. A huge amount of dedication and hard-work is needed to train the dogs. Training begins […]
Seychelles – presenting a united front when promoting the archipelago
Tourism Destinations meeting at the World Travel Market in London sees Seychelles promoting itself as a sustainable tourism paradise (Posted 03rd November 2015) Alain St. Ange, the Seychelles Minister responsible for Tourism and Culture was busy on the first day of World Travel Market highlighting to the press the virtues of Seychelles as the holiday […]
No 554 Wildlife Trade News: 3rd November 2015
A never ending stream of bad news, about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … in the spotlight today …………… ‘The Role of Corruption in Wildlife and Forest Crime’, which you can read & download at https://eia-international.org/report/the-role-of-corruption-in-wildlife-and-forest-crime AND VIDEO https://www.facebook.com/environmentalinvestigationagency/videos/vb.21019330647/10156119571140648/?type=2&theater The law without enforcement is only good advice. – Abraham Lincoln No 554 Wildlife Trade News: […]
Kenya shines at WTM 2015
KENYA PULLS OUT ALL STOPS AT WTM 2015 (Posted 03rd November 2015) Kenya has joined hundreds of other destinations at this year’s World Travel Market in London which this year has the theme ‘WTM Means Business’. The head of the Kenya delegation, Cabinet Secretary for East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism, Mrs. Phyllis Kandie, spoke […]
Amadeus launches new White Paper on Cybersecurity
AMADEUS LAUNCHES NEW CYBER SECURITY DRIVE (Posted 03rd November 2015) A new White Paper just released by Amadeus, the world’s leading advanced technologies company for the travel industry, shows both the upsides and downsides of the challenges and opportunities related to Cyber Security. The document titled ‘Cybersecurity as a lever for revenue growth: Why Information […]
New Coastal Aviation CEO represents company at WTM in London
COASTAL AVIATION WELCOMES JULIAN EDMUNDS AS NEW CEO (Posted 03rd November 2015) Tanzania’s Coastal Aviation, presently exhibiting at the ongoing World Travel Market in London, has confirmed the appointment of Julian Edmunds as the company’s new Managing Director effective 01st of November after he was already overseeing the transition from the Tanganyika Flying Company over […]
And the winner is … SEYCHELLES
Tourism World Travel Market – Country Destination of the Year goes to Seychelles (Posted 02nd November 2015) The Top Award by the Luxury Travel Guide of the Country Destination of the Year went to Seychelles. The Certificate for this tourism award was presented during the World Travel Market (WTM) in London to Minister Alain St.Ange, […]
UNWTO aims at the inclusion of the youth in the tourism industry
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) partner to foster inclusive and sustainable tourism (Posted 02nd November 2015) UNWTO and the EBRD have signed an agreement to work jointly in promoting inclusive and sustainable tourism as a driver of socio-economic growth. Advancing resource efficiency and promoting youth inclusion […]
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Updates from Nigeria’s ATQ News
Email look weird? View it on the web here. | Received this from a friend? Subscribe. Home | About Us | Contact Us Africa Travel Awards committee completes shortlist for 2015 edition The enlarged committee of the Africa Travel Awards over the week completed their nominations of Airlines, Hotels and Destinations for this year’s award. […]
Fly Africa owns up to situation and confirms flight suspension until at least 04th of November
A BELATED ADMISSION BUT THE DAMAGE IS DONE (Posted 01st November 2015) The airline, under sustained pressure by their booked passengers and the market overall, finally issued a statement to the effect that operations will remain suspended until at least the 04th of November 2015, finally creating certainty after many days of fogging the issue […]
Keen on the Russian market? Meet MITT at WTM to talk business
23rd Moscow International Travel and Tourism Exhibition 23 – 26 March 2016 ?oscow Expocentre, Russia Request Meeting""=""> Visit Website Visit us at World Travel Market in London, England The MITT team will be attending the World Travel Market exhibition next week. If you are attending this event and would like to meet to discuss opportunities […]
Serena Hotels officially launches their new golf course at the Lake Victoria Serena Resort
122 PARTICIPANTS TAKE PART IN SERENA’S INAUGURAL #GOLFATTHELAKE (Posted 01st November 2015) 122 invited guests, representing the Diplomatic Corps and Captains of Industry among others, were forming up on the 01st Tee from Friday morning 07.30 hrs until Saturday afternoon 14.00 hrs against the spectacular backdrop of Lake Victoria and several of its islands off […]
Kenya Wildlife Service acts in national interest as parkland is ceded for highway construction
KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE SIGNS DEAL TO ALLOW COMPLETION OF SOUTHERN BYPASS (Posted 01st November 2015) The stalled road works for the completion of the Southern Bypass, a key component to de-congest the Nairobi city centre, are now expected to resume after the Kenya Wildlife Service has formally signed an easement agreement with the Kenyan Ministry […]
And the Fly Africa saga continues with passenger reactions being entirely selfexplanatory
FLY AFRICA FACEBOOK PAGE OVERFLOWING WITH COMMENTS FROM ANGRY PASSENGERS(Posted 30th October 2015) The following comments sourced from the Fly Africa Facebook page just moments ago speak for itself and call into question the various statements made by the airline and its executives about resuming services either yesterday or today. Judge for yourself and ask […]
World Tourism Arrivals are up by 4 percent
International tourist arrivals up 4% driven by strong results in Europe (Posted 30th October 2015) International tourist arrivals grew by 4.3% in the first eight months of 2015 according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, fuelled by strong results in Europe and consolidating the trend of recent years. International tourists (overnight visitors) travelling the […]
More questions but no answers as passengers of this low cost airline get angrier by the moment
NO ANSWERS FROM FLY AFRICA BUT THREATS OF BRINGING A LEGAL CASE (Posted 30th October 2015) It was always my understanding that a key role for the media, print, electronic or new media on the web, was to investigate, ask questions and find answers, especially when, like in the case of an airline, public interest […]
Uganda and East Africa in top tier of Lonely Planet travel recommendations
UGANDA RETURNS AS LONELY PLANET FAVOURITE (Posted 30th October 2015) The East African countries, including Uganda, have been singled out by Lonely Planet as best value destinations for next year, following an earlier recommendations which had made Uganda their choice destination. East Africa, rich in wildlife, scenery, history and culture has much to offer and […]
Fresh hope for conservation in Tanzania as poaching king pin arrested
ARREST OF ANOTHER POACHING KINGPIN SIGNALS CHANGE IN TANZANIA (Posted 30th October 2015) After the declaration of results from Tanzania’s presidential and parliamentary elections is East Africa’s largest country now counting down to the swearing in of their new president, Dr. John Magufuli. With the tainted Kikwete regime on the way out has the arrest […]
Etihad scoops ‘SimpliFlying’s Middle East Social Media Award
ETIHAD AIRWAYS NAMED ‘BEST OVERALL IN MIDDLE EAST’ AT SIMPLIFLYING AWARDS 2015 (Posted 29th October 2015) Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been named ‘Best Overall in Middle East’ at the SimpliFlying Awards 2015. The awards recognize excellence and innovation in social media and marketing campaigns in the aviation industry. […]
No 549 Wildlife Trade News: 29th October 2015
More about the ongoing environmental catastrophe in Indonesia and so much more … For newsletter subscription and circulation details see message at the end of this newsletter. in the spotlight today…………… WALL STREET JOURNAL: Environmental Disaster Strikes Indonesia http://www.wsj.com/articles/environmental-disaster-strikes-indonesia-1445939629 WATCH: Workers rescue orangutans trapped by wildfires in Indonesia before releasing them into safer regions: "If […]
UNWTO at WTM – an opportunity to interact with the global tourism body
UNWTO activities in the World Travel Market (Posted 29th October 2015) The first activity of UNWTO at this year World Travel Market is the 9th UNWTO/WTM Minister’s Summit to be held on 3rd November. Under the title ‘Destination branding: new challenges in a changing market’, the Summit will focus on the impact of social media […]
Last call for the 40th Annual Congress of the Africa Travel Association in Nairobi
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR ATA’S 40TH ANNUAL WORLD CONGRESS IN KENYA! SPEAKERS CONFIRMED TO DATE INCLUDE: Opening Ceremony His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya Honorable Phyllis Kandie, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism, Republic of Kenya Host Country Welcome Dr. Anne Kinyua, Tourism Secretary, Kenya Ministry […]
