Light aircraft crash in Western Uganda
LIGHT AIRCRAFT CRASH – PLANE DESTROYED, PASSENGERS CHEAT DEATH (Posted 23rd August 2014) A pilot and at least three passengers in an American registered single engine light aircraft miraculously escaped with what has been described minor injuries after their plane developed mechanical problems after takeoff from an airstrip near Fort Portal in Western Uganda. The […]
11 young Rwandans graduate as helicopter pilots
11 GRADUATE AS PILOTS FROM AKAGERA AVIATION FLYING SCHOOL (Posted 22nd August 2014) 11 Rwandans have graduated from their course to fly helicopters earlier this week after completing their certification from the Akagera Aviation Flying School which is based at the international airport in Kigali. Launched in 2004 can the airline now look back at […]
Lack of money brings Bukoba airport works to a halt
BUKOBA AIRPORT EXPANSION WORK STALLS DUE TO DELAYED COMPENSATION (Posted 22nd August 2014) Tanzania’s Deputy Transport and Communications Minister Dr. Charles Tizeba during a recent visit to Bukoba, the capital of the Kagera District, explained that further expansion and modernization work at the airport depended on first compensating a number of people but that the […]
The more the merrier? Only time will tell which airline will stay afloat.
KENYA’S AIRSPACE GETS CROWDED AS ANOTHER LCC COMMENCES FLIGHTS (Posted 22nd August 2014) SouthEast Airlines, an apparent affiliate to African Express Airways, is set to launch flights between Nairobi and Mombasa this Friday, entering an already crowded market where the new kid on the block competes with national airline Kenya Airways, low cost carrier Jambojet, […]
UCOTA’S CHANGE OF EMAIL
The Uganda Community Tourism Association announces change of email contacts – please take notice in order to stay in touch with the Pearls Of Uganda UCOTA’S CHANGE OF EMAIL ADDRESS Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Dear Partners, Greetings fromUganda Community Tourism Association (UCOTA). We wish to inform you that starting September […]
2nd Annual Health Festival, The Koroga Festival 3rd Edition, Mombasa International Cultural Festival & Safaricom Driftwood 7s
For information about what is happening in Kenya, where to go and what to do, look no further than the weekly edition of KenyaBuzz e-Weekly Having trouble viewing this email? Click here August 22nd – 28th The Ice Bucket Challenge is a dare to dump a bucket of ice water on one’s head. Click here […]
UCOTA’S CHANGE OF EMAIL
The Uganda Community Tourism Association announces change of email contacts – please take notice in order to stay in touch with the Pearls Of Uganda UCOTA’S CHANGE OF EMAIL ADDRESS Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Dear Partners, Greetings fromUganda Community Tourism Association (UCOTA). We wish to inform you that starting September […]
UCOTA’S CHANGE OF EMAIL
The Uganda Community Tourism Association announces change of email contacts – please take notice in order to stay in touch with the Pearls Of Uganda UCOTA’S CHANGE OF EMAIL ADDRESS Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Dear Partners, Greetings fromUganda Community Tourism Association (UCOTA). We wish to inform you that starting September […]
Information deficit addressed by workshop
E-MARKETING SEMINAR PAYS OFF FOR PARTICIPANTS (Posted 22nd August 2014) The e-Marketing Workshop last Friday, supported by the Uganda Hotel Owners’ Association and attended by a full capacity 50 participants, has, according to one attendee ‘hit the nail on the head’ by offering relevant content and improving knowledge on the use of the new media […]
Elephants face extinction
The latest updates from the Conservation Action Trust Elephants face extinction Conservation Action Trust www.conservationaction.co.za Elephants Face Extinction if Ivory Trade Not Banned International Business Times | 08 August, 2014 | Hannah Osborne | In order to save elephants from extinction, all ivory markets across the world must close and any government stockpiles destroyed, the […]
Reunion remains active in German market to increase visitor numbers
5 CITIES – FOUR WORKSHOPS A DAY – REUNION TOURISM ON THE ROLL (Posted 21st August 2014) Vanilla Islands founder member Reunion continues the market offensive in Germany and partnered with leading long haul touroperator Meier’s Weltreisen. Dortmund, Dresden, Cologne, Frankfurt and Nuremberg’s tourism trade was targeted and over 300 participants from travel agencies attended […]
RIP Harmon Chellen
HEAD OF MAURITIUS HOTEL SCHOOL FOUND DEAD (Posted 21st August 2014) Only a day after participating in an event at the Seychelles Tourism Academy as Guest of Honour are reports emerging from the Seychelles’ main island of Mahe that Mr. Harmon Chellen was found dead near the resort where he was staying. Mr. Chellen had […]
Inaugural Turkish Airlines flight lands in Asmara
ASMARA WELCOMES INAUGURAL TURKISH AIRLINES FLIGHT (Posted 20th August 2014) Turkish Airlines yesterday launched flights from Istanbul to Asmara, the capital city of Eritrea. This is Turkish’s 33rd destination in Africa as the airline continues its rollout to more countries on the continent in line with expansion plans announced last year. Initially will Turkish serve […]
JKIA’s new Terminal 1A gets busier as more flights are moved there
KENYA AIRWAYS EXPANDS OPERATIONS FROM THE NEW TERMINAL 1A (Posted 20th August 2014) Kenya Airways yesterday announced that following successful trial runs with a limited number of flights processed from the new Terminal 1A at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, additional flights to African destinations and the daily flight to Dehli will be shifted there from […]
No. 49 Cheese & Wine Wednesday Wine Tasting
Connoisseurs should be looking forward to this … More tasting sessions by No. 49 Cheese & Wine <wines> Latest news from No. 49 Cheese & Wine unsubscribe from this list Subscribe to our newsletter View this email in your browser With a stock of over 210 wines we have a wine for every occasion, form […]
Ol Pejeta Needs Your Feeback
The news from Ol Pejeta this week are actually some questions. Help with their survey as they continue to improve their services. Take Our Survey – Ol Pejeta Needs Your Feeback Dear Friend of Ol Pejeta: You are receiving this email because you are one of our valued supporters. We know you are interested in […]
Reunion’s Volcano Museum reopens, bigger and better
VOLCANO MUSEUM REOPENS ON REUNION (Posted 20th August 2014) After three years of renovations and modernization has the Volcano Museum on the foothills of the Piton de la Fournaise opened its doors again. Originally launched in 1992 had the ‘Volcano House’ attracted tens of thousands of visitors, all keen to learn more about the inner […]
Security concerns lead to cancellation of the 2014 Arusha Safari Marathon
ARUSHA’S SAFARI MARATHON FALLS VICTIM TO SECURITY CONCERNS (Posted 19th August 2014) In a terse email just received from the organizers of the annual Safari Marathon in Arusha did sad news emerge for athletics supporters and marathon enthusiasts. Start quote: Dear participants, fans and sponsors; we regret to inform you that Safari Marathon – 2014 […]
Entebbe to Mwanza will cost 170 US Dollars
AURIC AIR ANNOUNCES FARE FOR ENTEBBE TO MWANZA FLIGHTS (Posted 19th August 2014) Travelers from Entebbe to Mwanza and vice versa will have to pay US Dollars 170 per sector, all taxes included, when Auric Air launches their first international route on the 01st of September. The new route will introduce the presently fastest way […]
Grand Anse’ BBC relay station set to be closed for good
GOING AND SOON TO BE GONE – BBC SET TO CLOSE SEYCHELLES’ SHORT WAVE STATION (Posted 19th August 2014) For many visitors to the Seychelles’ main island of Mahe are the transmission masts of the BBC’s Indian Ocean Short Wave Relay Station on Grand Anse’ a fixture, a place they remember from driving by when […]
New hotel projects in Nairobi show medium and long term market confidence
CITY LODGE AIMS FOR SECOND NAIROBI HOTEL (Posted 19th August 2014) After recently completing the full acquisition of the Fairview Hotel in Nairobi, following the approval by the Kenyan competition watchdog, has City Lodge now announced plans to open a second hotel in Nairobi’s suburb of Runda, near the main UN complex. The new hotel […]
COFEK tries to have Kenyan court stop West Africa flights
CONSUMER ORGANISATION GOES TO COURT TO STOP KENYA AIRWAYS’ NIGERIA FLIGHTS (Posted 19th August 2014) News just in from Nairobi talk of COFEK, Kenya’s Consumer Federation, going to court yesterday to seek an injunction against national airline Kenya Airways to stop them from flight operations to Nigeria and all other remaining West Africa destinations, following […]
Tsunami warning systems to be tested in September
SEPTEMBER 09TH AND 10TH ANNOUNCED FOR TSUNAMI WARNING EXERCISE (Posted 19th August 2014) A major Indian Ocean wide tsunami alert and disaster preparedness exercise will take place next month, once again testing systems, communications, command and control structure and how effective alerts are to arrange for a timely evacuation of people from the shorelines to […]
New opportunities for investors to put up posh island resorts
TANZANIA SEEKS TOURISM INVESTORS FOR SMALL ISLANDS (Posted 19th August 2014) Information has come to light from Dar es Salaam that the Tanzanian government is in the final stage of selecting an investor for a tourism project on some islands not too far from the country’s commercial capital and main port city. Among the companies […]
Aldabra goes high tech to reduce carbon footprint
ALDABRA RESEARCH STATION GOES GREEN WITH NEW SOLAR INSTALLATIONS (Posted 18th August 2014) The Aldabra Atoll, one of the Seychelles’ two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, has just completed work on the installation of state of the art electrical equipment and solar panels. The investment in the latest technology is aimed to use the abundant sunlight […]
Cocktails – Made in Nairobi
COCKTAILS ANYONE – LOOK NO FURTHER THAN ‘EAT OUT’S’ COCKTAIL WEEK (Posted 18th August 2014) Nairobi, East Africa’s regional aviation hub, is well known for offering superb golfing with several championship courses, a racing course at Ngong where those who love betting on horses can have a field day every weekend and of course it […]
Leave running up Kilimanjaro to the professionals …
NEW KILIMANJARO CLIMBING SPEED RECORD SET (Posted 18th August 2014) What takes ordinary mortals between 5 and 7 days, to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro and come back down the mountain again, was reduced last week to just 6 hours, 56 minutes and 24 seconds by Swiss Ecuadorian Karl Egloff who ran the distance, going up the […]
Tourism becomes Tanzania’s number one foreign exchange source
BANK OF TANZANIA ANNOUNCES RECORD TOURISM EARNINGS (Posted 18th August 2014) Information from the Bank of Tanzania confirms that the country earned nearly two billion US Dollars from tourism receipts in the year between July 2013 and June 2014. The figure of 1.973 billion is contained in the monthly BoT publication ‘Monthly Economic Review’ which […]
George Adamson – 03rd February 1906 to 20th August 1989
‘BORN FREE’ HERO REMEMBERED (Posted 18th August 2014) George Adamson’s life and work will once again take centre stage when on the 20th of August, the 25th anniversary of his death at the hand of shifta bandits near his camp in Kora, he will be remembered in Kenya and across the world. His nick name […]
Flying to Mombasa at 1.950/- Shillings? Not even walking is cheaper …
THE EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE CHEAPEST FARES (Posted 18th August 2014) Flying for a song comes to mind when Jambojet yesterday evening announced the sale of 5.000 seats in September at a cost of just 1.950/- Kenya Shillings, one way, all taxes included, for their destinations of Nairobi, Mombasa, Eldoret and Kisumu. While bookings must […]
