Tax savings bound to lift Kenya Airways’ share price
14 BILLION VAT TAX RELIEF HUGE BONUS FOR KENYA AIRWAYS (Posted 29th August 2014) Amendments to the Finance Bill 2014 passed this week have finally removed the hotly disputed VAT taxation on new aircraft and aircraft spare parts, which not only saw Kenya Airways and other Kenyan airline relentlessly lobby parliament but also brought such […]
All the latest aviation news
And for the aviation buffs among my readers, here is some more to keep your interest in reading my blog up … The latest news and updates from Airport World, Routes News, Airline Fleet Management, and Asia-Pacific Airports. Trouble viewing? Click here to view online August 28, 2014 The latest news and updates from Airport […]
AIR SEYCHELLES AND HONG KONG AIRLINES SIGN CODESHARE AGREEMENT
AIR SEYCHELLES AND HONG KONG AIRLINES SIGN CODESHARE AGREEMENT Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, and Hong Kong Airlines, an internationally-acclaimed SKYTRAX 4-star airline, have signed a codeshare agreement to provide travellers with enhanced connections in Asia, Africa and the Middle East. Under the codeshare agreement, Air Seychelles will place its […]
Discovering some of Uganda’s hidden treasures
UGANDA’S HIDDEN TREASURES – A VISIT TO THE KABWOYA WILDLIFE RESERVE (Posted 29th August 2014) (The UWA ranger and management camp at the edge of the reserve) When one looks at familiar travel patterns of Ugandans and Uganda’s expatriate community, only a handful of destinations stands out, such as the upper Nile valley from Jinja […]
Two crashes – very different outcomes
TWO WALK AWAY FROM LIGHT AIRCRAFT CRASH IN KENYA WHILE FOUR ARE NOT SO LUCKY IN CONGO CRASH (Posted 28th August 2014) A privately owned light aircraft crashed earlier in the week when taking off from Manda Island / Lamu when it apparently developed mechanical problems in the phase immediately after leaving the ground. The […]
Blood ivory and poaching – China’s fingerprints are everywhere
BORN FREE USA REPORT FINGERS CHINESE IN ALMOST EVERY MAJOR IVORY BUST (Posted 28th August 2014) A new report compiled by the Born Free USA Foundation has brought with it a damning indictment of Chinese involvement in blood ivory smuggling and by prolongation in poaching across the African elephant range states. The document titled ‘Mapping […]
Minister’s panel of experts favour the selling of rhino horn
More news from the Conservation Action Trust including controversial proposals to allow the sale of rhino horn. Elephants face extinction Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Conservation Action Trust www.conservationaction.co.za Minister’s panel of experts all favour the selling of rhino horn Cape Times | 25 August, 2014 | Sharon van […]
Fastjet application for air service license gazetted by KCAA
KENYA CIVIL AVIATION GAZETTES FASTJET APPLICATION FOR AIR SERVICE LICENSE (Posted 28th August 2014) After setting up a limited liability company in Kenya, named Fastjet Kenya Ltd., which complies with ownership requirements under Kenyan law, is Fastjet now keenly awaiting to see their application for an air service license formally gazetted, expected to happen on […]
Entebbe next for Fly Dubai?
FLY DUBAI IS ENTEBBE BOUND (Posted 27th August 2014) The first indication of Fly Dubai eyeing flights to Uganda came to light when Air Uganda’s Travel Centre changed hands, reportedly with a little help from a senior member of the Air Uganda board, itself an interesting pointer to the future of U7, or rather the […]
Ol Pejeta August 2014 – Your Wildlife and Community News
News updates from the Ol Pejeta Conservancy [Ol Pejeta] August 2014 – Your Wildlife and Community News KICHECHE LAIKIPIA CAMP SHINES FOR ITS ECO-FRIENDLINESS We are proud to announce that Kicheche Laikipia Camp based on our Conservancy has been awarded a gold eco-rating by Ecotourism Kenya. They are the 13th member of the elite few […]
Turning a formerly eroded beach into a people’s leisure park – only in the Seychelles
SEYCHELLES’ TURNS ERODED BEACH INTO LEISURE PARK (Posted 27th August 2014) The Anse a la Mouche Recreational Park was launched last week by Prof. Rolph Payet, Minister for Environment and Energy, after the Seychelles government restored a formerly degraded and eroded beach area for the common good. Before cutting the traditional tape Prof. Payet told […]
Reunion clarifies Visa Waiver rules for Indian and Chinese Tourists
REUNION TOURISM OUTLINES PROCEDURES FOR VISA FREE ENTRY OF CHINESE AND INDIAN VISITORS (Posted 27th August 2014) Vanilla Island founder member Reunion has clarified on the procedures put in place for Chinese and Indian visitors to take advantage of Visa free entry to the island for tourism purposes in a move which will no doubt […]
Serena claims its place among Uganda’s superbrands
SERENA HOTELS IS ONE OF UGANDA’S SUPERBRANDS (Posted 27th August 2014) The Private Sector Foundation, in its annual award ceremony recognizing Uganda’s most visible and widely known brands, has put Serena Hotels in the ranks of a domestic super brand. The process to get there went through several stages, an onsite audit of the business, […]
Wanted: New COO Location: Kenya Airways HQ Embakasi / Nairobi
KENYA AIRWAYS SEEKS NEW COO (Posted 27th August 2014) Financial and HR consultancy firm PriceWaterHouseCoopers has been tasked to find a new Chief Operating Officer for Kenya’s national airline after the incumbent. Mr. Mbuvi Ngunze, was selected to step up as incoming CEO when Dr. Titus Naikuni will retire from the airline at the end […]
More flight options to Dubai by Qatar Airways
QATAR AIRWAYS UPS DUBAI FLIGHTS AS DEMAND RISES (Posted 26th August 2014) Many regular travelers from East Africa have become quite savvy when it comes to finding the lowest airfares and best deals on the market. Qatar Airways, which flies once a day to Entebbe and Kigali and multiple times a day to Nairobi and […]
It is Uganda’s mountains which brings the Banff Mountain Film Festival to Kampala
THE BANFF MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL COMES TO UGANDA (Posted 26th August 2014) The Banff Centre has announced the screening of some of the world’s best mountain films when they come to Uganda’s capital city of Kampala for two showings on 02nd and 09th of September. The event is generously sponsored by Turkish Airlines and local […]
Routes News issue 5 out now
Aviation buffs, here is the latest from Routes … airline talk from around the world … Routes News magazine Issue 5, Volume 10 Send to a friend Issue 5, 2014 online now! View from the Top: ACI’s Angela Gittens Interviewed: Ferrovial’s Jorge Gil & NOK Air’s CEO Patee Sarasin Destination: Discover Chicago In the spotlight: […]
Kenya and South Africa in fresh talks over mutual Visa requirements
KENYA DROPS VISA RULES FOR SOUTH AFRICAN (Posted 26th August 2014) Confirmation has been received from Nairobi that the Kenyan government has, for the time being, suspended the introduction of what has been described retaliatory Visa requirements for South African citizens. Forward bookings by South African tourists visiting the Kenya coast had in recent weeks […]
Are East Africa’s flamingos doomed for extinction?
TANZANIA UNDER RENEWED FIRE OVER LAKE NATRON SODA ASH PLANT (Posted 26th August 2014) Recent comments attributed to a senior official of the National Development Corporation have almost immediately raised the spectrum of further decampaigning of Tanzania in international tourism markets, as one of the country’s key resources, the Lake Natron flats where the entire […]
Another brand new B787-8 joins the Kenya Airways fleet
KENYA AIRWAYS PREPARES FOR THE ARRIVAL OF DREAMLINER NUMBER FOUR (Posted 26th August 2014) Dreamliner number four is now enroute to Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, where the latest B787-8 acquisition by Kenya’s national airline will join the three sister-ships already in service. Two more of these state of the art planes will join the […]
Ebola – now also in Congo DR
EBOLA OUTBREAK ADDS TO CONGO’S CHALLENGES (Posted 25th August 2014) Already facing challenges of near biblical proportions, from internal strife to crumbling and often entirely absent infrastructure, low literacy, corrupt regimes and often inexplicable hostility against Eastern neighbours Uganda and Rwanda has the country’s Equator Province now suffered a confirmed Ebola outbreak. An already overburdened […]
The upside of oil exploration in Kenya
OIL SEARCH BENEFITS HOSPITALITY AND AVIATION INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENTS (Posted 25th August 2014) It is not all doom and gloom for Kenya’s otherwise beleaguered tourism and hospitality industry as quick-witted and fast thinking entrepreneurs continue to find niches into which they can expand, and expand profitably. A case in point is the northern Kenyan outpost of […]
Rwanda ups the ICT ante with imminent 4GLTE launch
RWANDA SET FOR 4G LAUNCH NEXT MONTH (Posted 25th August 2014) After a series of successful tests will the joint venture between the Rwandan government and Korea Telecom launch 4GLTE services from next month across the country. The joint venture will be the platform for other telecom companies in the country to sign up with […]
Mayotte gets new airport terminal but where are the tourists?
MAYOTTE’S NEW AIRPORT TERMINAL GETS PRESIDENTIAL NOD OF APPROVAL (Posted 25th August 2014) Mayotte, France’s second region in the Indian Ocean, has been a founder member of the Vanilla Island Organization but is unlike Reunion, which has pulled out all stops to promote herself as a global tourism destination, lacked such a drive and is […]
KENYA WORLDWIDE FASHION WEEK // 30 AUG 2014//TRIBE HOTEL
Just days away now … the Kenya International Fashion Week at Nairobi’s Tribe Hotel
Busoga Kingdom Chiefs elect new King
THE RETURN OF THE KING – UGANDA STYLE (Posted 25th August 2014) The Busoga Kingdom, located in the Eastern part of Uganda across the Nile River, has a new king. News broke yesterday that the Busoga Royal Chiefs council at last elected a new king. 10 out of the 11 traditional Busoga Chiefs were present […]
It is all about camels in Maralal next weekend
CAMEL RACES – MADE IN KENYA (Posted 24th August 2014) All eyes in Kenya’s tourism circles as well as from the local, regional and international media will next weekend again turn to Maralal / Samburu county, when the 23rd annual Camel Derby goes underway. Taking place this year between the 28th and the 31st of […]
Burundi tourism stakeholders unite to repaint the national tourism office
NATIONAL TOURISM OFFICE GETS NEW COAT OF PAINT (Posted 23rd August 2014) There will be a party of sorts at the Burundi National Tourism Office this weekend, when renovating the premises and giving them a new coat of paint is the main objective besides having the tourism industry and stakeholders come together and turn work […]
Kilifi Gold Triathlon expected to draw in participants and spectators
KENYA’S COAST AGAIN AT THE CENTRE OF A MAJOR SPORTING EVENT (Posted 23rd August 2014) The annual Kilifi Gold Triathlon this year will take place on the 06th of September and registration will be done at the Kilifi Plantation airstrip on the day between noon and 1.30 pm before the competition starts in earnest. The […]
TAZARA halts cross border passenger traffic
NO MORE CROSS BORDER PASSENGER TRAFFIC ON TAZARA (Posted 23rd August 2014) News are emerging from Dar es Salaam that the management of TAZARA Railway, the Chinese built railways system linking Tanzania’s main port city with Zambia, will halt cross border passenger operations in a few days time. Effective next week will the passenger trains […]
