Does the reopening of Diani’s Indian Ocean Beach Club signal a change in trend for Kenya’s tourism sector?
INDIAN OCEAN BEACH CLUB TO RE-OPEN BY END OF NOVEMBER (Posted 05th November 2014) Inspite of the ongoing challenges tourism which the Kenya coast faces have the owners of Jacaranda Hotels and their top management yesterday announced that they will reopen the Indian Ocean Beach Club by the end of November in time for Kenya’s […]
More ferries only part of the solution say tourism stakeholders as demands for South Coast bypass are repeated
MORE FERRIES? WE WANT THE SOUTH COAST BYPASS SAY TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS! (Posted 05th November 2014) ‘Bringing in more ferries is long long overdue because we all know that the ferry company can hardly cope during peak traffic periods. But the tourism industry wants the bypass to link Moi International Airport and the Nairobi to Mombasa […]
UCOTA E-NEWSLETTER ~ OCTOBER 2014
UCOTA’s latest news from the grassroots of tourism in Uganda … Uganda Community Tourism Association E-newsletter ~ October 2014 Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Like us on Facebook Follow on Twitter Forward to a Friend The Uganda Community Tourism Association’s mission is to spearhead sustainable community-based tourism in collaboration […]
Finalist for Emerging Designers Competition
Who will be the ‘Emerging Designer’ of the 2014 Swahili Fashion Week?Watch this space to find out … EMERGING DESIGNERS COMPETITION 2014 For the SEVENTH year in a row, This Competition has been a stepping stone for various designer in the region. Past Winners: 2008 Edwin Musiba (TZ) 2009 2jenge Afrika Matalay (TZ) 2010 Subira […]
Stress free holiday travel … part two by Lilian Gaitho
As promised will guest writer Lilian Gaitho, PR Manager ofAfrica’s leading hotel booking portal Jovago.com, continue to share her thoughts about how to make the upcoming vacation trip less stressful and prepare better for all eventualities. As she wrote when sending in her article, she has ‘gone a little techie this week’ … Enjoy Eight […]
The battle of the chefs continues – Kampala’s hotel kitchens come alive
KAMPALA’S LEADING HOTELS GET INTO GEAR FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON (Posted 04th November 2014) Kampala’s leading hotels, while gearing up for the upcoming festive season with final preparations underway to publish their holiday programme, are now also increasingly partnering up with airlines and suppliers to bring ethnic foods to the city, often with chefs flown […]
More flights, more seats and hopefully more passengers heading to the Seychelles
MORE FLIGHTS FOR SEYCHELLES (Posted 04th November 2014) Mihin Lanka last week added their third weekly flight between Colombo and Mahe, offering a third more seats on a route which appears to tap into markets way beyond the island itself, bringing traffic from across the Mihin and Sri Lankan networks to the Seychelles. The two […]
Pastoralist lion killer on the run after poisoning seven of the big cats
POISONING OF SEVEN GRUMETI LIONS A HEAVY BLOW TO CONSERVATION (Posted 04th November 2014) A pastoralist is now on the most wanted list by police and security organs in and around the Ikona Wildlife Management Area, which adjoins the main Serengeti National Park, after poisoning 7 lions in retaliation to losing one of his cattle. […]
WTM 2014 – Kenya and her partners are ready to fight for market share
FORGET ME NOT AND FORSAKE ME NOT (Posted 04th November 2014) Kenya’s delegation to the 2014 edition of the World Travel Market in London, led by the Cabinet Secretary Phylis Kandie and the Kenya Tourism Board, this year comprises 11 counties, which economic performance is closely if not directly linked to the tourism industry, and […]
The Great African Rift Valley – an active seismic zone
5+ EARTHQUAKE RATTLES DODOMA AREA (Posted 04th November 2014) News from Tanzania confirm an earthquake in the wider area around the political capital of Dodoma last weekend, following a series of lesser shakes over the past couple of years. The strength was reported to be 5.1 on the open ended Richter scale, the strongest Tanzania […]
Smile’s giving away an Apple iPad Air & iPad Mini!
Care to win an Apple iPad Mini or an Apple iPad Air? Only with Smile, my trusted partners in wireless connectivity – Fast, Efficient, Trusted! An Apple iPad Air and iPad Mini are up for grabs every week! Every week from 1 November to 19 December 2014 were giving away an Apple iPad Mini and […]
No 254 Wildlife Trade News 3rd November 2014 UPDATED EDITION
And after some good news now the daily dose of bad news, aboutpoaching, wildlife and environmental crimes from around the world … in the spotlight today …………………… India to start destroying stockpile of illegal wildlife items http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/india-to-start-destroying-stockpile-of-illegal-wildlife-items_1492597.html WHY DOESN’T MALAYSIA DO THE SAME – IF IT HASN’T ALREADY ILLEGALLY SOLD THE IVORY ETC. No 254 […]
Winner Best Safari Experience: Norman Carr Safaris
Congratulations to Norman Carr Safaris for being named the best of the best in what they do … Safari Awards 2015 Winners Announced View this email in your browser NORMAN CARR WALKING SAFARIS HONOURED WITH BEST SAFARI EXPERIENCE IN AFRICA London, 2nd November 2014 – Norman Carr Walking Safaris in Zambia was last night named […]
JUST 2 WEEKS FOR AFRAA 46 AGA!! Meet with us at booth 7-8
As part of AFRAA’s annual general assembly are additional activities planned for conference delegates to get added value out of their attendance. Here is but one example, and plenty more awaits those who have registered to go to Algiers. Less than two weeks to go, so fill in the forms, Visa can be obtained on […]
TAZARA gets a boost as China signs deal for new equipment
TAZARA TO GET NEW EQUIPMENT AHEAD OF UPCOMING JUBILEE DATES (Posted 03rd November 2014) Can it be that fifty years have passed already, well, 49 to be precise as this article goes to press as we used to say back then, or ‘being uploaded’ as the modern day version goes? Time sure flies and next […]
More woes for tourism recovery as Kenya heads to the World Travel Market
TWIN ATTACKS ON SECURITY FORCES INSTALLATIONS RAISES FEARS ABOUT TOURISM RECOVERY (Posted 03rd November 2014) Kenya’s tourism industry, already hard pressed this year vis a vis a series of security incidents earlier in the year, has yesterday suffered fresh challenges, as key stakeholders prepare to attend the 2014 edition of the World Travel Market. Twin […]
Holiday season – 5 Tips how to avoid the stress associated with travel
Lilian Gaitho, Head of PR at Jovago.com, shares her insights of how to avoid the stress which often marks the planning, leave alone the travel itself when trying to get away with the family for the holiday season.With less than 8 weeks to go until Christmas, this is part one of several more to come: […]
Ebola prevention, a genuine measure or just another bureaucratic attempt to make a travelers’ life more miserable?
THE TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS OF TRAVEL IN THIS AGE OF EBOLA (Posted 03rd November 2014) The age of Ebola has again brought out the worst of bureaucratic impositions on travelers, at times giving the impression that those manning or wo-manning the desks are primarily ready to teach their ‘victims, aka clients, customers, arriving passengers and […]
Airline from the region considered for more fifth freedom right flights from Entebbe
MORE FIFTH FREEDOM RIGHTS ON THE WAY TO RESTORE LOST CONNECTIVITY (Posted 03rd November 2014) Uganda’s Civil Aviation Authority, at a very low public opinion ranking after finishing off Air Uganda and Asante Aviation and putting the entire aviation industry in Uganda at the brink of ruin, is reportedly, albeit very slowly, discussing additional fifth […]
Malindi named as the 2014 most customer friendly Kenyan airport
MALINDI INTERNATIONAL BEATS THEM ALL (Posted 02nd November 2014) Malindi airport has in the annual Customer Service Survey of the Kenya Airports Authority beaten all the rivals, Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Eldoret and Wilson to take the 2014 trophy as the most user friendly and efficient airport in Kenya. KAA Chief Executive Ms. Lucy Mbugua flew […]
State Department makes Burundi another no go area
US PUTS CURFEW ON AMERICANS IN BURUNDI (Posted 02nd November 2014) Burundians were swift in condemning the ‘NO WALKING AFTER DARK, NO USE OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT’prohibition order as a massive over-reaction when information came to light that the US State Department and the US Embassy in Bujumbura had put out such a stark warning. At […]
No 253 Wildlife Trade News 1st November 2014
The daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes from around the world in the spotlight today …………………… R4.5m worth of rhino horn seized extract: JOHANNESBURG – The South African Revenue Service says it’s made its single biggest rhino horn seizure to date. Its customs team at OR Tambo International Airport has […]
Launching Soon: 2014 Edition
East Africa’s fashionistas are already looking forward to the annual Swahili Fashion Week and the following update was received from Mustafa Hassanali while in fact in Tanzania earlier today. LAUNCHING SOON- SWAHILI FASHION WEEK 2014 The SEVENTH edition of East and Central Africa’s Largest Fashion Platform will be soon be officially launched to the public […]
More aircraft to boost RwandAir’s fleet in 2015 and 2016
RWANDAIR – GETTING READY TO GROW FURTHER (Posted 02nd November 2014) RwandAir’s General Manager Commercial Gobena Mikael used the opportunity of the launch flight to Mwanza yesterday to confirm what has been whispered from the aviation grapevine for a while now, that RwandAir will take delivery of another brand new Bombardier Q400NextGen in 2015. This […]
Mwanza, Tanzania’s lakeside city, becomes RwandAir’s 16th destination
RWANDAIR RETURNS TO MWANZA – TANZANIA’S CITY ON LAKE VICTORIA (Posted 01st November 2014) After a break of just over 2 years has RwandAir today resumed flights from Kigali to Mwanza, Tanzania’s second largest city after the commercial capital and main port city of Dar es Salaam. This is RwandAir’s third destination on the Tanzanian […]
Mbuvi Ngunze takes charge at Kenya Airways as Dr. Naikuni moves to Rift Valley Railways
KENYA AIRWAYS’ CHANGES GUARD AS MBUVI NGUNZE TAKES OVER CEO POSITION (Posted 01st November 2014) Effective today, 01st November 2014, has Mr. Mbuvi Ngunze officially assumed his new position as Chief Executive Officer and Group Managing Director of Kenya Airways, following the retirement of Dr. Titus Naikuni. Mbuvi had joined the airline in September 2011 […]
Kids Go Free This November at Ol Pejeta Conservancy!
Bringing Ol Pejeta closer to the next generation … Kids visit for free this November view online | send to a friend | visit Ol Pejeta KIDS GO FREE THIS NOVEMBER AT OL PEJETA CONSERVANCY! Few things are more important than educating tomorrow’s generations about the value of our wildlife and environment. That’s why this […]
No 252 Wildlife Trade News 31st October 2014
The daily dose of bad news from aroundthe world – never ending poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes in the spotlight today …………………… Tiger Traders Busted in Indonesia Two traders arrested for selling endangered Sumatran tiger parts including a whole skin, a stuffed head, and stuffed paws The West Java Natural Resources Conservation Agency (BKSDA) of […]
Rwanda Tourism October Story Leads
Hot off the press … the latest news from the Land of a Thousand Hills … Hot Story Leads October The following are some newsworthy journalistic leads from the Rwanda Development Board (RDB) for our qualified professional media partners. For more information about any story or to schedule an interview, contact: David Brown, Rwanda Tourism […]
Wanna go surfing ? Six top tips by Lilian Gaitho of how and where …
Lilian Gaitho, PR Manager of Jovago.com, has made several ‘entries’ into my blog of late as a guest writer.Here is her latest feature on surfiing with her top six tips of where and how. Tomorrow will come the first of her feature articles about a stress free holiday in Kenya, and how to plan for […]
