Vanilla Islands set to stage golf tournament in Mauritius
Première édition de la Vanilla Islands Golf Cup The search to make the Vanilla islands member destinations more visible and build awareness has been made possible through organizing events. Each island has its own results based target in line with its own strategy. Within this framework, Mauritius and the Vanilla islands have launched the Vanilla […]
Conservation is everyone’s business, and if it is not make it yours!
AMBOSELI NATIONAL PARK – REFORESTATION HALTS DESERTIFICATION (Posted 11th October 2015) (This correspondent seen planting an acacia xanthophloea tree) By the late 1980’s were Amboseli’s acacia forests facing a crisis of survival, as a growing population of elephant took its toll on the fragile environment of the – apart from the swamps which are fed […]
Chefs’ Delight Competition heads to Diani for MKTE2015
Kenya Tourism Board Endorses Chefs Delight as an avenue to achieving global recognition of Kenya as an outstanding global tourism destination (Posted 11th October 2015) In the effort to make Kenya a culinary hub, Chefs Delight Awards has partnered with Kenya Tourism Board during this year’s Magical Kenya Tourism Expo. The competition’s organizer will have […]
RwandAir choses names for new Airbus A330 aircraft
RWANDAIR SELECTS NAMES FOR THEIR TWO NEW AIRBUS A330’S (Posted 11th October 2015) The #YiteNawe competition, launched by RwandAir some weeks ago to receive broadbased proposals for the names of the airline’s first ever wide body aircraft due for delivery next year, has drawn to a close. Yesterday did RwandAir publicly announce the winning nominations, […]
Kenya Tourism is riding high as MKTE2015 week goes underway
MAGICAL KENYA TRAVEL EXPO WEEK KICKS OFF WITH GET-TOGETHER DINNER (Posted 10th October 2015) Nairobi’s Crowne Plaza Hotel was the venue last night for the launch of the 5th edition of the Magical Kenya Travel Expo. In a record breaking year, showing Kenya’s determination to look forward to better days ahead, did the country’s tourism […]
News from Rhino International
Help dogs save rhinos in Kenya Email not displaying correctly? View online > In the last three years almost 10% of Kenya’s rhinos have been killed by poachers. But there is a team on the frontline right now that’s fighting back. This team is hairy, loyal and can’t be bribed. They work day and night, […]
Meet the eTN team at IMEX and / or WTM
Meeting request for IMEX or WTM Dear eTN Reader, eTurboNews will be attending – IMEX America October 13-15, 2015 – WTM London November 02-05, 2015 We would love to meet you and discuss future cooperation, opportunities or new developments. Please click here to request a meeting. PS Did you already register on our new worldtourismevents.com […]
Ahead of the Swahili Fashion Week in December does Mustafa Hassanali spread his wings to Port Harcourt
AMANI COLLECTION: #Fashion4Peace MUSTAFA HASSANALI will Launch his #fashion4peace campaign Collection Aptly NamedAMANI (Kiswahili word for Peace), in Port Harcourt, which will Be Hassanali’s 31st City Globally to Showcase and his Show at the African Fashion Design Week will be his Third Show in Nigeria on 11th October. The AMANI Collection is Inspired by The […]
Chinese ivory kingpin in Tanzania faces up to 30 years in jail if found guilty
FIRST CHINESE BLOOD IVORY KINGPIN ARRESTED IN DAR ES SALAAM (Posted 08th October 2015) A Chinese citizen who lived in Tanzania for at least the last 16 years, was arrested earlier in the week by a special task force and charged in the Kisutu Magistrate’s court together with two Tanzanian accomplices, accused to have been […]
Ngamba Island Chimpanzee News
Chimpanzee Trust September 2015 bulletin DONATE Make a donation today to the welfare of chimpanzees in our care at Ngamba Island. #everypennycounts Chimpanzee Trust Plot 1, Bank Close P.O.Box 884 Entebbe, Uganda info Baby Chimp Grows Teeth The baby chimp made 6 months on the 27th September and he is healthy and weighing 4.5kg, grown […]
Vanilla Islands news update
A partnership with regional scope signed in Mauritius After announcing a 12% increase across all the inter-islands since the start of the year, the Vanilla Islands continue with their activity programme under the presidency of Xavier-Luc DUVAL the Deputy Prime-Minister and Tourism Minister of Mauritius. Consequently, a partnership between the Union of Chambers of Commerce […]
This African LCC breaks new ground by partnering with Gulf giant
FASTJET SIGNS DEAL WITH EMIRATES (Posted 08th October 2015) In breaking news can it now be revealed that Fastjet and Emirates have signed an extensive cooperation deal, which while not exactly an interline agreement still provides for the mighty Gulf giant to sell Fastjet’s tickets on routes beyond Emirates’ destinations in Eastern and Southern Africa […]
Bad start for Lufthansa’s planned return to Nairobi as changes upset the market
LUFTHANSA RETURN TO NAIROBI ALREADY GENERATES CONTROVERSY (Posted 08th October 2015) Lufthansa, which forced partner Brussels Airlines off the Nairobi route in exchange for flights to Accra / Ghana, is coming under severe and sustained critique for their apparent U-turn to scale back the number of services operated from the envisaged four to just three, […]
AFRAA News
Aviation is, as my readers by now know, a key topic on this blog and regularly provides breaking news ahead of many mainstream news media. Readers regularly demand yet more aviation content and AFRAA, the African Airline Association, provides exactly that with their monthly news updates. Sadly will there be no live reporting from the […]
Fastjet Zimbabwe – set to fly high according to the airline’s Chief Commercial Officer
FASTJET GOES INTO OVERDRIVE AHEAD OF ZIMBABWE FLIGHT LAUNCH (Posted 08th October 2015) When Fastjet Zimbabwe yesterday announced the launch date for their first route, from Harare to Victoria Falls on the 28th of October, and opened sales at an entry level of US Dollars 20 plus taxes and regulatory fees, one way, were hundreds […]
Jovago.com signs deal with Google Hotel Ads
Jovago Now Integrated on Google Hotel Ads (Posted 08th October 2015) In another first for Africa did Jovago.com make a mark to be featured on the Google Travel Platform. This new development is meant to optimize online accessibility for hotels in Africa as well as create convenience for travelers. Africa’s leading hotel-booking website Jovago has […]
Amadeus News Update for East Africa
Rise of the mobile-app empowered traveller In today’s fast-paced world, staying connected is key to productivity on the move. Mobile Apps increasingly assist smartphone-attached travellers along their journey. Amadeus developed applications that are geared towards complete traveller functionality with easy access to travel information and to their travel managers. Read More But first… let me […]
Recognizing excellence in food production and food safety – this hotel group leaves nothing to chance
SGS AWARDS SERENA HOTELS’ UGANDA PROPERTIES WITH FOOD SAFETY EXCELLENCE (Posted 08th October 2015) Both Serena properties in Uganda, the Kampala Serena Hotel and the Lake Victoria Serena Golf Resort, were earlier this week handed their certification from global inspection giant SGS for passing the stringent audit on food safety excellence. It is understood that […]
Snowing food and raining drinks? The ‘Chefs’ Delight Awards’ will make sure of that!
CHEFS DELIGHT AND BAR & MIXOLOGY AWARDS LAUNCH 2015 Click Below for Chefs Delight Mobile APP Instructions GET THE CHEFS DELIGHT MOBILE APP NOW Share Tweet Forward +1 Share Thank you for attending our Launch at the National Museums of Kenya on Wednesday the 30th of September 2015 and being part of this initiative of […]
News from the paradise islands of the Seychelles
I am sure everyone agrees with me that news from the Seychelles is always worth some extra attention and a read … enjoy … I always do NEWS IN BRIEF Seychelles Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Seychelles recognises hard work of tourism leaders The chairman of the Seychelles Chamber of Commerce presented the Minister […]
Fastjet opens seat sales on Harare – Victoria Falls route as the airline secures its AOC
FASTJET ATTAINS AOC IN ZIMBABWE (Posted 07th October 2015) Following the placement by Fastjet PLC of an Airbus A319 in Zimbabwe has that country’s civil aviation authority granted the airline the Air Operator Certificate yesterday. This is the precursor to launching both domestic and regional flight operations as a designated airline which is registered in […]
Big Summit translates into big tourism business opportunities
KIGALI SERENA OFFERS DELEGATES FREE TRIPS TO THE LAKE KIVU SERENA RESORT (Posted 07th October 2015) Delegates booked at the Kigali Serena Hotel for the upcoming ‘Transform Africa Summit’ will be in for a pleasant surprise as the hotel will provide free transport to Gisenyi, where East Africa’s best known and largest hotel group operates […]
Qatar Airways makes it 10 years in a row as ‘Best Middle East Airline’ in 26th TTG Awards
QATAR AIRWAYS SWEEPS ‘BEST MIDDLE EASTERN AIRLINE’ AWARD 10 YEARS IN A ROW (Posted 07th October 2015) Qatar Airways has been voted ‘Best Middle Eastern Airline‘ for the tenth consecutive year at the 26th Annual TTG Travel Awards. The latest win seals a decade of success for Qatar Airways at the TTG Travel Awards, organised […]
Etihad gets thumbs up as best Business Class Airline at 26th Annual TTG Awards
ETIHAD NAMED BEST AIRLINE – BUSINESS CLASS (Posted 07th October 2015) Etihad Airways has been named Best Airline – Business Class at the 26th Annual TTG Travel Awards 2015. The award, voted for by the readers of TTG Asia, TTG China, TTG India, TTG MICE, TTG-BT Mice China, TTG Associations and TTG Asia Luxury, was […]
How many mountain gorillas are there really in the Virunga Massif? Read on to find out!
NEW MOUNTAIN GORILLA CENSUS UNDERWAY (Posted 07th October 2015) The wildlife management bodies in Rwanda, Uganda and Congo have embarked on a new census to reliably establish the numbers of surviving mountain gorillas in the Virunga Massif and the adjoining parks like Bwindi. Lead body will be the Greater Virunga Transboundary Collaboration, which main office […]
Only in Seychelles does one find a true rainbow nation
Seychellois with Indian origins honoured in the Wall of History that is set to recognize the five historical lines of the Seychellois people (Posted 06th October 2015) A part of a Wall of History honoring Seychellois people of Indian origins was unveiled as part of the Seychelles-India Day Celebrations 2015. This Wall of History is […]
A sneak preview on key attendees of the 40th ATA Annual Congress in Nairobi
Program Highlights for ATA’s 40th Annual World Congress in Kenya View this email in your browser LOOK WHO’S ATTENDING ATA’S 40TH ANNUAL WORLD CONGRESS IN KENYA Dear ATA Members & Friends, We invite you to join us for ATA’s 40th Annual World Congress in Nairobi, Kenya from November 9-14, 2015, where we will be hosted […]
Ethiopian scoops APEX2015 Passenger Choice Award as ‘Best Airline in Africa’
Make a date with EcoTourism Kenya at MKTE2015
View this email in your browser THE 10TH ECO WARRIOR AWARDS & GALA DINNER 16TH, OCTOBER, 2015 LEISURE LODGE, DIANI KENYA Share Tweet Forward to Friend +1 Share SUSTAINABLE TOURISM – Keeping the Magic Alive Ecotourism Kenya will hold its 10th Edition of the Eco-Warriors Award Ceremony Gala Night on Friday 16th October 2015. The […]
Remember the Fashion for Peace show in Dar es Salaam … 11 days to go!
SUPPORT #FASHION4PEACE SHARE this email with as many people you can within your network. PURCHASE Ticket and Attend this EVENT CONTACT us for more information on +255767123055 LIKE TWEET FORWARD Mustafa Hassanali P.O. Box 10684 Dar es Salaam United Republic of Tanzania
