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Interested in Aviation Media Events ? Look no further than here where to go and participate. Aviation events to mark in your calendar | View in browser July 30, 2014 The latest news about Aviation Media’s airport conferences, from the producers of Airport World, Airline Fleet Management, Routes News and more. UPCOMING AVIATION EVENTS October […]
#YALI2014 commits one new centre to Kenya
KENYA CHOSEN BY THE OBAMA ADMINISTRATION AS ONE OF 4 NEW YALI2014 CENTRES (Posted 30th July 2014) Kenya is one of four countries in Africa chosen to host a new YALI Centre, it was announced yesterday by the Obama Administration in Washington DC. Some 38 million US Dollars will be invested in the YALI2014 programme […]
The Italians return to Malindi and Watamu as charter flights resume
MERIDIANA RESUMES CHARTER FLIGHTS FROM ITALY (Posted 30th July 2014) The resumption of charter flights from Italy, following the end of the low season, has already boosted the fortunes of several resorts and hotels at the Kenya coast, mainly in Malindi and the Watamu area which are heavily frequented by Italian tourists and are the […]
Non performing loans have banks shy away from tourism sector
KENYA’S BANKS SHUN TOURISM AS THEY STARE AT 102 BILLION NON PERFORMING LOANS (Posted 30th July 2014) Banking sources in Kenya are now pegging the potential of non-performing loans in the second half of this year to as high as 102 billion Kenya Shillings, a staggering amount which contradicts, if coming true, the projections of […]
Seven companies offering whale and dolphin watching on Reunion get certifications
WHALE WATCHING OPERATORS ON REUNION GET CERTIFIED (Posted 30th July 2014) Companies, managers and guides engaged in whale watching off the shores of Reunion can now attain O2 CR Certification, an internationally recognized process in line with the 2009 Charter of observing and studying Cetaceans. The global agreement was spearheaded by SYPRAL, the Professional Association […]
Can a commuter rail help de-congest Kampala’s traffic jams
KAMPALA’S COMMUTER RAIL SERVICES A HIGH PRIORITY FOR CITY COUNCIL AUTHORITY (Posted 30th July 2014) Encouraged by figures from Nairobi, where commuter rail services now transport in average some 30.000 passengers a day into the city has the Kampala Capital City Authority also set eyes on reviving regular rail links from the outskirts of the […]
Air Seychelles expects wetleased A320 in December
NEW AIRCRAFT JOINING AIR SEYCHELLES FLEET IN DECEMBER (Posted 29th July 2014) Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, will take delivery of its first Airbus A320 aircraft in December 2014, heralding significant enhancements to its international flight schedule at the same time. The changes, effective 1 December, include increased weekly frequencies […]
Reunion Tourism invites the German FIFA World Cup winners
REUNION TOURISM INVITES THE GERMAN NATIONAL FOOTBALL TEAM (Posted 29th July 2014) Ile de la Reunion Tourisme, keen to bring more German tourists to this French Indian Ocean island, has extended personal invitations to the entire ‘Nationalmannschaft’ aka the national football team, which last month won the FIFA World Cup in Brazil in a convincing […]
Ol Pejeta July 2014 – Your Wildlife and Community News
More great conservation news from the Ol Pejeta Conservancy Adopt An Anti-Poaching Dog, Boran Bull Sale and More… COUNTDOWN TO OL PEJETA’S CHARITY AUCTION There are 5 days left to Ol Pejeta’s Charity Auction! Come 8am on August 1st, your mouse is your paddle! Ol Pejeta Conservancy has teamed up with White Paw Professional Dog […]
Seychelles Tourism Academy – a Centre of Excellence among African tourism training institutions
SEYCHELLES TOURISM ACADEMY COMPLETES PHASE ONE OF EXPANSION (Posted 29th July 2014) The Seychelles Tourism Academy is emerging as one of Africa’s leading vocational and tertiary tourism training institutions in Africa as the first phase of a major reconstruction, modernization and expansion has now been completed and handed over to the institution. At hand was […]
Kenya now has 12 EcoTourism Gold rated camps
ECOTOURISM KENYA CERTIFIES FOUR MORE PROPERTIES WITH ‘GOLD LABEL’ STATUS (Posted 29th July 2014) EcoTourism Kenya has just announced that four more of Kenya’s finest camps have passed the audit marks for the coveted ‘Gold Status’ making it 12 overall across the country’s national parks and game reserves. This attests to the quality of operational […]
The day when Europe’s war came to East Africa
WORLD WAR I IN EAST AFRICA – BATTLEFIELDS REMEMBERED (Posted 28th July 2014) On the 28th of July 1914, when the Austrian empire’s army fired the first artillery volleys in preparation of a ground offensive against Serbia, was a chain of events put into motion which saw one world power after the other drawn into […]
VSPT: We welcome 14 Sheep and a Training Cafe!
14 Sheep and a Training Cafe ? Read all about it in Volcanoes’ latest newsletter … UG Tel: +256 (0) 414 346 464/5 Mail: vsptstaff AboutVirungaKyamburaBwindiGahingaSupportContact We welcome 14 Sheep and a Training Cafe! We have been extremely busy this quarter – our Omwani Coffee is now being packed using bags and labels generously donated […]
Biodiversity protection key to Seychelles’ future
ST. JOSEPH ATOLL TURNED INTO A NATURE RESERVE (Posted 28th July 2014) Seychelles, already a global conservation leader with over half of its land across the archipelago protected as marine, nature and bird reserves, has now added the St. Joseph Atoll and part of D’Arros Island to the ever growing list of such places. Information […]
News from Gamewatchers Safaris
News from Gamewatchers Safaris / Porini Camps and congrats for Amboseli Porini attaining the much coveted EcoTourism Kenya Gold status. Gamewatchers Safaris July 2014 Greetings Porini Enthusiast! On July 19th, Gamewatchers Safaris Ltd attended the Transform Kenya Awards Ceremony held at the Windsor Golf and Country Club in Nairobi. This initiative aims at recognizing and […]
Final countdown towards the Mtwara Festival 2014
TANZANIA TOURISM BOARD SUPPORTS THE MTWARA CULTURE AND TOURISM FETE (Posted 27th July 2014) The southern Tanzanian town of Mtwara, which came to fame when major gas finds were made offshore a couple of years ago, will showcase the region’s tourism and cultural attractions between 16th and 17th of August, when the ‘Mtwara Festival’ will […]
260 KG’s of ivory carvings confiscated at Nairobi’s main airport
MORE IVORY NABBED AT JKIA IN NAIROBI (Posted 26th July 2014) Customs and security personnel at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport were yesterday once again successful in intercepting a shipment of ivory carvings which were destined for Malaysia. From reports at hand was the cargo delivered at the airport in several boxes, due to be […]
Mount Kenya 10to4 Mountain Bike Challenge 2015
Planning to be part of the next Mount Kenya 10to4 Mountain Bike Challenge ? Read all about it here. SAX 10to4 2015 – Enter now! Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Proudly sponsored by SAX – Safari Air Express, the next 10to4 Mountain Bike Challenge will be held on February […]
Kenya’s tourism stakeholders swift to react to wrong data peddled
SUNSHINE STATEMENTS PROMPT INSTANT DISSENT FROM LEADING KENYAN TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS (Posted 26th July 2014) Figures floated by Kenyan government sources yesterday of a downturn in tourism fortunes by a mere 4 percent prompted swift and unusually harsh and candid responses from leading stakeholders, with Serena Hotels’ Director of Sales and Marketing Ms. Rosemary Mugambi arguably […]
Reunion – a top three honeymoon destination
TOURISM SECTOR MEETS FOR CONSULTATIONS (Posted 25th July 2014) Twenty tourism stakeholders from across Reunion, representing the private and public sector, came together last week to brainstorm and discuss how to take the industry to the next level. Key staff from the Reunion Tourism Federation, IRT and the tourism offices across the island looked at […]
Rwanda’s met department to get new equipment
RWANDA GETS NEW WEATHER RADAR TO IMPROVE FLIGHT SAFETY (Posted 25th July 2014) The Rwandan government has purchased a new weather radar system from the United States which will, when delivered later this year, be installed near the site of the planned new Bugesera International Airport. This state of the art equipment will allow the […]
Magical Kenya Expo set for October
MAGICAL KENYA TRAVEL EXPO DATES ANNOUNCED (Posted 25th July 2014) The Kenya Tourism Board yesterday announced the dates for this year’s Magical Kenya Tourism Expo, taking place between 08th and 10th of October at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in Nairobi. Muriithi Ndegwa, the CEO of KTB, had this to say: ‘We have witnessed reduced […]
Uganda’s aviation crisis continues as regulators fail to give answers
UCAA STANDS EXPOSED AS AIR OPERATORS DEMAND ANSWERS AND COMPENSATION (Posted 25th July 2014) Progressively are more facts coming to light supporting the allegations that not all is well at the CAA head office in Entebbe. Going by some letters received from individuals clearly opposed to what is being done to Ugandan airlines and for […]
Another tourist shot and killed in Mombasa’s old town
GERMAN TOURIST SHOT DEAD IN MOMBASA’S OLD TOWN (Posted 25th July 2014) Kenya’s coastal tourism fraternity is reeling from news that last evening, around 17.30 hrs East African time, was a German female tourist shot dead in the old town of Mombasa, while her companion was injured and taken to a local hospital for emergency […]
Added flight options on the horizon for links between Seychelles and India
INDIA’S JET AIRWAYS EYES SEYCHELLES FLIGHTS (Posted 24th July 2014) Jet Airways, a partner of Etihad, is reportedly eyeing direct flights to the Seychelles to tap into the growing market of visitors coming from the subcontinent to the archipelago for business and leisure. The airline’s CEO Cramer Ball is of course no stranger to the […]
Tourism in Seychelles – Minister meets his PS and Tourism Board CEO to analyse mid-year tourism marketing meeting
A case study for some governments in East Africa how to go about reviving their tourism industries and boosting tourism’s fortunes – as demonstrated by the Seychelles: Tourism in Seychelles – Minister meets his PS and Tourism Board CEO to analyse mid-year tourism marketing meeting Tourism in Seychelles – Minister meets his PS and Tourism […]
Better Frankfurt connectivity as Ethiopian Airlines changes flight times
ETHIOPIAN STREAMLINES FRANKFURT CONNECTIVITY (Posted 24th July 2014) Star Alliance member Ethiopian Airlines, flying in codeshare with partner Lufthansa between Frankfurt and Addis Ababa, has announced changes in their departure and arrival times, aimed to make for better connectivity and offer fellow Star Alliance members immediate onward flights from Frankfurt. The flight is operated by […]
A photographic competition of ‘elephantine’ proportions
More news again from the Conservation Action Trust about ‘A photographic competition of ‘elephantine’ proportions’ New posts from the Conservation Action Trust. Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Conservation Action Trust www.conservationaction.co.za A photographic competition of ‘elephantine’ proportions A photographic competition of ‘elephantine’ proportions Africa Geographic | 14 July, 2014 […]
UCAA’s choice of new operator for Juba route fuels more controversy
ETHIOPIAN GRANTED FIFTH FREEDOM RIGHTS FROM ENTEBBE TO JUBA (Posted 24th July 2014) When news broke yesterday that Ethiopian Airlines has been granted traffic rights to carry passengers and cargo between Entebbe and South Sudan’s capital Juba, effective 01st of August, did reactions come in swift and thick from members of the aviation fraternity as […]
L’Esperance Orphanage / Kigarama / Rwanda news update
Many of my regular readers will very likely remember my narrative of one of the many trips I have done in the past across Rwanda. On one of them I was able to visit the L’Esperance Orphanage and met with Victor Monroy and his team of enthusiastic staff and volunteers at Kigarama. Here is the […]
