Reunion – nothing short but creative …
MAGMA AND MAGNIFIQUE EQUALS TO MAGMA’ GNIFIQUE – ONLY ON REUNION ISLAND (Posted 23rd September 2015) Four eruptions this year of the famous Piton de la Fournaise have raised interest levels greatly for visits to the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion and the tourism marketers have promptly latched on to these events to hard […]
World Tourism Day – A billion tourists is a billion opportunities
This year´s World Tourism Day is an opportunity to celebrate the transformative potential of one billion tourists. Today, more than one billion tourists travel to an international destination every year. These billion tourists have made tourism a leading economic sector, contributing 10% of global GDP and 6% of the world´s total exports. Yet these big […]
Seychelles’ tourism private sector boss steps down 9 months before the end of his mandate
FREDDY KARKARIA STEPS DOWN AS CHAIRMAN OF SHTA (Posted 23rd September 2015) In a shock development was it learned earlier today that Mr. Freddy Karkaria has unexpectedly stepped down from his position as Chairman of the Seychelles Hospitality and Tourism Association during a board meeting held two days ago. The board members present immediately appointed […]
Three weeks and counting to the 2015 edition of the Magical Kenya Travel Expo
KWALE COUNTY GOVERNOR JOINS KTB’S MURIITHI NDEGWA TO LAUNCH MKTE2015 (Posted 23rd September 2015) In a fine example how a county government can work hand in hand with the Kenya Tourist Board has the Kwale Governor Salim Mvurya stood by side with KTB’s CEO Muriithi Ndegwa, launching the countdown towards the 5th edition of the […]
Kenya’s tourism secretary announced CNN comeback
CNN WORMS ITS WAY BACK INTO PR DEAL WITH KENYA (Posted 23rd September 2015) Reactions came in thick and fast yesterday after it became known across Kenya’s tourism circles that the CNN PR deal has been reinstated and not one comment was complimentary. There is speculation that the global news ‘Hotbed of Errors’ had refused […]
World Routes moves from Durban / South Africa to Chengdu / China next year
(Posted 22nd September 2015) As another successful World Routes draws to a close on the African continent, the Province of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa, has officially handed the event over to Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, China for 2016. Speaking at the close of the 21st World Route Development Forum in Durban today, […]
Who needs Uber in Nairobi, Mombasa or Kisumu when you got Kenatco
Lillian Gaitho’s midweek topic is the signing earlier today of Jovago.com and Kenatco to provide travelers with a seamless connnection from the airport to their hotel, if, that is, the hotel’s own limo service does not pick up or drop off clients – something savvy travelers know they can book on line too. Jovago has […]
All missing now is a brand name for the Etihad alliance
AIR SEYCHELLES TAKES PART IN ETIHAD ALLIANCE MEETING IN ITALY (Posted 22nd September 2015) The Etihad Alliance, there is really no other way to describe what the national airline of Abu Dhabi has put into motion over the past few years, has the CEO’s of all the major partners assembled in Rome today for a […]
CAFE JAVA’S – KAMPALA BOULEVARD
RefinedPalates is clearly getting into gear … here comes another food review from another busy CBD joint …
Rwanda continues to improve aviation infrastructure
CONSTRUCTION OF NEW TAXI WAY KICKS OFF AT KIGALI’S INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (Posted 22nd September 2015) Sharp increases in aircraft movements into and out of Kigali’s international airport have prompted a comprehensive response by the country’s Civil Aviation Authority, under which the airport falls. The lack of a separate taxiway, which would allow aircraft to taxi […]
Mt. Meru fires point to deliberate arson
MAJOR FOREST FIRE ENGULFS ARUSHA’S MT. MERU (Posted 22nd September 2015) Arson is suspected in one of the worst forest fires in recent times, now engulfing sections of Mt. Meru near the city of Arusha. While hundreds of fire fighters, army personnel and volunteers are now battling the blaze, which is fueled by strong winds […]
Ethiopia sets new standards for urban mass transport in Africa
NEW URBAN RAIL NETWORK LAUNCHED IN ADDIS ABABA (Posted 22nd September 2015) Ethiopia, which almost by stealth climbed to the top of the economic growth list in Africa, has yesterday added a new feather to their national hat when a brand new commuter rail network was launched in the capital Addis Ababa. The cost of […]
Uhuru Kenyatta confirms attendance at ATA’s 10th Presidential Forum on Tourism
The Africa Travel Association is honored to welcome His Excellency Mr. Uhuru M. Kenyatta, President of the Republic of Kenya and His Excellency Dr. Jakaya M. Kikwete, President of The United Republic of Tanzania, to its 10th Annual Presidential Forum on Tourism on Thursday, September 24, 2015 on the occasion of the United Nations General […]
World Routes – ongoing in Durban / South Africa
While delegates today heard that the tourism industry needs to adopt a risk-management mindset to attract airlines, it is of course equally true, especially in Kenya, that the national regulators need to live up to expectations and open up their airspace and grant landing rights for airlines keen to flying for instance to Mombasa – […]
Campi Ya Kanzi news updates
Campi ya Kanzi News Sept 2015 The last few weeks have been very exciting for us at Campi ya Kanzi! We are extremely thrilled to share our upcoming Air Safari itineraries for 2016. You can now choose from an amazing 16 day air safari from Kenya and Botswana or an epic 36 day (split in […]
Training aircraft crashes into lion territory in Nairobi’s national park
LIGHT AIRCRAFT CRASHES INTO NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK AFTER TAKEOFF FROM WILSON AIRPORT (Posted 21st September 2015) A Cessna 150L earlier today crashed shortly after takeoff from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport into the adjoining national park, injuring both the instructor and the trainee pilot. Following the accident, which occurred around 11.00 hrs, was a rescue team dispatched […]
Three major festivals in October – only in the Seychelles
PRASLIN ‘CULINARY AND ARTS FIESTA’ BRINGS SPOTLIGHT BACK ON SEYCHELLES SECOND LARGEST ISLAND (Posted 21st September 2015) When talking about the Seychelles, inspite of the archipelago comprising 115 islands, many people think of Mahe, the capital Victoria, Beau Vallon Bay and other famous hotspots, and of course all the festivals the main island hosts, from […]
Rwanda set for more electricity through groundbreaking technology
NEW POWERPLANT SIGNALS THE BEGINNING OF THE END OF POWER RATIONING IN RWANDA (Posted 21st September 2015) Reports from Rwanda indicated that the first flaring tests run by the new ‘Kivu Watt’ methane gas power plant went according to plan, following an equipment malfunction a few weeks ago. After re-installing a critical component of the […]
No 515 Wildlife Trade News: 20th September 2015
Be it poaching, wildlife crime, illegal logging or other environmental crimes, the list is long and getting longer in the spotlight today …………………… "The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity." – Amelia Earhart No 515 Wildlife Trade News: 20th September 2015 INDONESIA: Where the wildlife trade, illegal or […]
Bathawk Recon reports successful UAV trials
Successful UAV Anti Poaching Trials in Tanzania (Posted 20th September 2015) Bathawk Recon, a Tanzanian UAV Anti Poaching surveillance company, has hosted UAV trials at Mkomazi National Park. The trials featured the American made Super Bat DA-50 and were held on the 12th to the 16th September. They were set up to determine if the […]
The ultimate luxury safari in Africa …
I often hear ‘money is of no concern’ when being asked to make recommendations for safaris, which places to visit and how to travel to spend the most time in the parks and the least time on the roads. This is one of those safari packages, infact available ‘off the shelf’ covering some of Kenya’s […]
Tanzania’s ivory trade exposed by Al Jazeera
No doubt will there be the predictable outcries and yapping from the usual suspects, whose utterances are sounding like a broken record when they try to defend the indefensible, i.e. the industrial scale poaching of elephant over the last few years, presided over by President Kikwete who will go into the history books for having […]
Lillian Gaitho’s weekend topic
Be it high-tech, lo-tech or no-tech – Lillian’s topics are always well received. Enjoy her take on how hotels these days embrace technology, willingly or unwillingly, as going high-tech is seemingly the way to save cost and survive in an increasingly competitive business environment. Hotels Embrace Technology to Bolster Sales “Online marketing, provision of WI-FI […]
Seychelles says a big thank you to UNWTO and Assembly hosts Colombia
Thank you Colombia and the UNWTO for a very successful 21st General Assembly says Seychelles Delegation The Seychelles Delegation who were in Medellin in Colombia for the 21st UNWTO General Assembly said, as they boarded their flight back home, that they were delighted with the arrangements and with the planning of this year’s General Assembly. […]
Reunion, looking ahead after taking lessons from the past
REUNION HOLDS PRIVATE PUBLIC SECTOR CONSULTATIONS (Posted 18th September 2015) Reunion’s central tourism marketing organization and the various field offices across the island sat down earlier this month with private sector stakeholders united under the Reunion Tourism Federation to both take stock and look ahead. Some 15 participants came together to, among other things, also […]
The clock is now ticking … read on which clock that is
NEW HOPE FOR FASTJET’S LANDING RIGHTS IN NAIROBI (Posted 18th September 2015) Usually well informed sources from the aviation industry in Tanzania have suggested that a new round of talks is presently ongoing between the TCAA and their Kenyan counterparts the KCAA over the long withheld landing rights for Fastjet on the route between Dar […]
Updates from the UNWTO’s 21st General Assembly in Medellin / Colombia
Winners of the UNWTO Tourism Video Competition announced Tunisia, Ecuador, Macao (China), Hungary, Palestine, Maldives and Colombia were the winners of the first UNWTO Tourism Video Competition, organized on the occasion of the 21st UNWTO General Assembly. Read more >> Thailand and Qatar to host World Tourism Day celebrations in 2016 and 2017 Thailand and […]
Suspension looms for UNWTO defaulters
ELEVEN AFRICAN COUNTRIES THREATENED WITH SUSPENSION BY UNWTO (Posted 18th September 2015) Eleven out of twenty member states of the UN’s World Tourism Organization now threatened with suspension over non-payment of dues for a prolonged period of time are coming from Africa, it was learned earlier in the day. In alphabetical order are the twenty […]
‘I had a farm at the foot of the Ngong Hills’ … famous words about a famous venue
KAREN BLIXEN MUSEUM PROVIDES STAGE FOR ‘XPLORE – TRAVEL AND FOOD FAIR’ (Posted 18th September 2015) A privately organized travel and food fair, ‘Xplore’ will open this weekend at the famous Karen Blixen Museum to showcase a range of services for the Kenyan domestic market. From posh resorts at the coast, fancy safari camps and […]
Avoiding bird strikes – a major challenge for airports and airlines
FASTJET JOINS HANDS WITH AVIASSIST FOR SPECIAL TRAINING (Posted 18th September 2015) AviAssist has been selected to deliver airport wildlife management training for Africa’s fast growing low-cost airline Fastjet. ‘We have worked hard to secure this contract with this important new customer and are honored that fastjet has selected AviAssist as the provider for this […]
