‘Mavuno Yetu’ thrills hundreds of ATA Congress delegates and guests at Lake Victoria Serena Resort
‘MAVUMO YETU’ CULTURAL SHOW AT THE LAKE VICTORIA SERENA RESORT CONCLUDES THE 39TH ATA WORLD CONGRESS (Posted 16th November 2014) The Grand Finale of the 39th Africa Travel Association’s World Congress could have chosen no better venue than the Lake Victoria Serena Resort, which is where all the delegates and most of the guests invited […]
Aircraft crash in South Sudan claims the lives of two pilots
ANOTHER CRASH OF A KENYAN REGISTERED PLANE RAISES SERIOUS OVERSIGHT ISSUES (Posted 15th November 2014) (Picture taken moments after the crash by Ajak Mayol and published via @ajakmayol on Twitter) A Kenyan registered BAe Hawker Siddley 748 turboprop aircraft, owned by Global Airlift, yesterday crashed on final approach into Panyagor / South Sudan, leaving the […]
How can we protect rhinos from the sky?
Help a Ranger Save a Rhino How is the Bat Hawk aircraft helping to protect rhinos in Hluhluwe-iMfolozi Park Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. How can we protect rhinos from the sky? Protecting rhinos from poachers within a 960km² Park is no easy feat. This means that aerial surveillance […]
No 265 Wildlife Trade News 14th November 2014
Your daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes from around the world under the spotlight today …………………… Who said, yesterday,: “Demand for valuable tropical timber, from Europe and China in particular has sent illegal logging spiralling out of control.”? The answer can be found in this newsletter. This raises another question […]
Fastjet granted air service permit in Zambia
FASTJET GETS 5TH FREEDOM RIGHTS FROM UCAA TO NAIROBI, JUBA, JOHANNESBURG AND KIGALI (Posted 14th November 2014) In a breaking news development was it just confirmed that Fastjet, already flying from Dar es Salaam to Entebbe, was granted fifth freedom rights by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority to commence operations out of Uganda, using their […]
Looking for somewhere warm to go for the Festive Season? Reunion awaits your visit.
REUNION RENEWS FOCUS ON GERMAN SPEAKING MARKETS (Posted 14th November 2014) A few days ago did the Reunion Tourism Office in Germany send out the fourth and last newsletter for the year 2014, all of which were themed differently and each of which promoted a special attraction the island offers to visitors. Over 15.000 recipients […]
Deal with Kigio gives Porini / Gamewatchers added attractions
GAMEWATCHER / PORINI TAKE ON MALEWA WILDLIFE LODGE (Posted 14th November 2014) Porini Camps / Gamewatchers Safaris (www.porini.com) and have signed a deal with the Malewa Wildlife Lodge and the Kigio Wildlife Camp to take on the reservations, sales and marketing functions for the two eco lodges which are based on the Kigio Wildlife Sanctuary, […]
ATA Uganda’s congress pulls big numbers with at times only standing space left
ATA CONGRESS PROGRAMME A MAJOR MAGNET FOR DELEGATES (Posted 14th November 2014) When President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni opened the ATA’s 39th World Congress on Wednesday at the lakeside resort and conference centre of Munyonyo, was the complex’s largest meeting room filled to capacity with nearly 600 delegates and invited guests present to witness the first […]
No 264 Wildlife Trade News 13th November 2014
Your daily dose of bad news about the global poaching scourge but also about wildlife and environmental crimes under the spotlight today …………………… How SADC is Fighting Wildlife Crime MALAWI "We are underpaid, have no guns and in most instances are outnumbered by the poachers," says Stain Phiri, a ranger at Vwaza Marsh Wildlife Reserve. […]
Kenya Airways’ ‘Investors Briefing’ admits to challenges but looks at better times ahead
KENYA AIRWAYS’ HALF YEAR RESULTS – NOT GOOD BUT THERE IS HOPE (Posted 13th November 2014) The ‘Investor Briefing’ by Kenya Airways earlier this morning at the InterContinental Hotel in Nairobi was the first true public test for the company’s new CEO Mbuvi Ngunze, since he took over from Dr. Titus Naikuni at the end […]
And the Geekiest of them all – Ile de la Reunion
NEW APP LAUNCED BY REUNION ISLAND TOURISM (Posted 13th November 2014) Reunion’s tourism office IRT yesterday launched their latest App offering users the very best of current technological advances with a complete 360o experience on their smart phone, phablet or tablet. Words like ‘leap motion’ or ‘augmented reality tour’ will probably be best understood by […]
Ethiopian Airlines named as AFRAA’s airline of the year
AFRAA CONCLUDES ALGIERS ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY (Posted 13th November 2014) The African Airlines Association yesterday concluded its 46th Annual General Assembly and summit in Algiers, Algeria with a call for States, airlines, service companies, airports, opinion leaders and indeed all the stakeholders to embrace the opening of African skies and the development of intra-African connectivity. […]
All eyes on Kenya Airways’ new CEO as half year results are announced in the morning
SPOTLIGHT ON KENYA AIRWAYS’ NEW CEO AS HE ANNOUNCES HALF YEAR RESULTS (Posted 13th November 2014) A new era will start in the morning when Mr. Mbuvi Ngunze, Kenya Airways’ new Chief Executive and Group Managing Director, will for the first time be at the centre of the action as the airline is set to […]
No 263 Wildlife Trade News 12th November 2014
The daily dose of bad news about the ongoing global poaching crisis, about wildlife and environmental crimes from around the world under the spotlight today …………………… China flouts efforts to protect world’s wildlife extract: For two decades at least, Chinese consumer demand has been directly linked to the precipitous decline of wildlife populations around the […]
Uganda deploys 700 tourism police officers in key locations
UGANDA’S TOURISM POLICE NOW DEPLOYED ACROSS MOST TOURISMATTRACTIONS (Posted 12th November 2014) The 39th Africa Travel Association Annual World Congress’ official opening by President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni yesterday was a perfect opportunity to catch up with a great many people, among them the Assistant Commissioner of the Uganda Police Wilson Omoding, who commands the tourism […]
IATA hands RwandAir their IOSA Safety Certificate
RWANDAIR ATTAINS IOSA CERTIFICATION – ANOTHER FIRST FOR RWANDA’S NATIONAL AIRLINE (Posted 13th November 2014) RwandAir late yesterday announced that IATA, the International Air Transport Association, has awarded them the coveted IOSA Certificate following an extensive audit process which the airline had to undergo over several months with every aspect of operations closely monitored and […]
Three months and counting to the 2015 edition of Africa’s best known music, art and culture festival
SAUTI ZA BUSARA LINEUP FOR 2015 NOW COMPLETE (Posted 12th November 2014) The 2015 edition of Sauti za Busara, taking place in Zanzibar’s Stone Town from the 12th to the 15th of February, just three month to the day from now, has over the past years become Africa’s foremost music, culture and art festival and […]
No 262 Wildlife Trade News 11th November 2014 PART 2
The daily dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes from around the world No 262 Wildlife Trade News 11th November 2014 PART 2 Who is exterminating Africa’s elephants? (Answer: Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique, Thailand, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, USA, etc etc.) UN gives 31 new species protection http://www.news24.com/Green/News/UN-gives-31-new-species-protection-20141110 Activists to protest in Delhi over […]
Hotel Technology Seminar in Mombasa
Sadly without my presence will the Mombasa Hotel Show go underway in a few days as I am committed to report from the Africa Travel Association World Congress in Kampala. That said, there is no reason for YOU to miss this inaugural event and in particular participate in the seminar which has been organized to […]
Fastjet Zambia hits back at perpetrators of smear campaign
FASTJET CLEARS THE AIR OVER SMEAR CAMPAIGN BY ZAMBIAN AND REGIONAL RIVALS (Posted 12th November 2014) Unlike in Kenya, where Fastjet’s market entry was mainly contested at the level of the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority’s licensing hearing, ahead of which several airlines filed written objections prompting the KCAA to defer a decision until all issues […]
ATA’s 39th World Congress gets underway in Kampala
COCKTAILS AT THE LAKESHORES – UGANDA WELCOMES THE 39TH ATA WORLD CONGRESS (Posted 12th November 2014) Uganda’s Minister for Tourism Hon. Dr. Maria Mutagamba, welcomed hundreds of delegates and guests yesterday evening at Kampala’s premier resort and conference complex in Munyonyo, where the 39th ATA World Congress will formally go underway in the morning with […]
More giant aircraft for giant Gulf airline
MORE AIRBUS A380’S FOR EMIRATES’ PASSENGERS (Posted 11th November 2014) Emirates’ passengers from Eastern Africa, where the airline flies to Entebbe, Nairobi and Dar es Salaam, can look forward to yet more Airbus A380 connections out of Dubai come mid to late December. The airline has already confirmed that after deploying this aircraft type recently […]
Africa’s youngest premium lounge for passengers flying on Africa’s youngest fleet
IT IS D-DAY FOR KENYA AIRWAYS’ NEW TERMINAL 1A LOUNGES (Posted 11th November 2014) After spending over 120 million Kenya Shillings has Kenya Airways opened their new Pride Lounge, a state of the art premium passenger facility setting new standards for the African continent. The new lounge is open for passengers flying in Kenya Airways’ […]
No 261 Wildlife Trade News 10th November 2014
Your daily dose of bad news from around the world with details about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … this publication tells it as it is … under the spotlight today …………………… Tell The Truth: Conservationists tell Tanzania Government Mouthpieces : extract: That government has lost its credibility and as far as conservation is concerned […]
Statement from the Travel and Transport Task Force on Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa
As the Africa Travel Association’s Annual World Congress goes underway today at Kampala / Uganda’s lake side conference and resort centre of Munyonyo has the World Health Organization once again spoke out abut the ongoing Ebola hype which has, largely as a result of ignorant and at times deliberate misreporting resulted in blanket cancellations of […]
25 Days to #sfw2014
Here is the latest update about the region’s premier fashion event, the Swahili Fashion Week LAUNCHED – SWAHILI FASHON WEEK 2014 For the SEVENTH year in a row, we are all set to bring you the best of the Designer Collection showcase from Tanzania and Beyond. UPDATES: Emerging Designers Competition on 5th December AWARD NOMINEES […]
Will new roads bring new tourism opportunities for Northern Kenya?
FROM THE NEAR OFF LIMITS ‘NORTHERN DISTRICTS’ TO TRANSIT ZONE TO ETHIOPIA (Posted 10th November 2014) Kenya’s pre-independence northern districts were for all intent and purpose almost no go areas and even after independence did travelers have to register at the Isiolo police post and give reasons for their journey up north, before being allowed […]
No 260 Wildlife Trade News 9th November 2014
Another dose of bad news from around the world about poaching, illegal trade, wildlife and environmental crimes. under the spotlight today …………………… TANZANIA: SELLING OFF ITS WILDLIFE – DEAD AND ALIVE: If, as the government would have us believe, it is serious about protecting its fast-disappearing wildlife, why does the very same government approve of […]
An aircraft landing site turned into a UNESCO World Heritage Site? Only in Kenya!
KENYA’S FIRST INTERNATIONAL ‘AIRPORT’ – NOW A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE (Posted 10th November 2014) The headline is bound to raise questions galore no doubt, exactly what is intended to have readers sit up and take some notice. Notice of Kenya’s colonial past but also notice of Kenya’s present day. The location of Kenya’s first […]
Your flight is cancelled do flydubai passengers find out when reaching the aiport
FLYDUBAI LETS DOWN KIGALI PASSENGERS (Posted 09th November 2014) In what can only be termed a bad start for their flights twice a week to Kigali, which run as an extension of the daily flights to Entebbe, has flydubai according to tweets seen already started the shenanigans passengers dread the most. A flight got cancelled, […]
