Air Mauritius stays with Airbus for fleet renewal
AIR MAURITIUS SIGNS UP FOR 6 A350-900’S (Posted 17th July 2014) News from the Farnborough Air Show confirm that Air Mauritius put pen to paper with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus for the purchase of four and the lease of another two Airbus A350-900 XWB. The aircraft was on display at the Farnborough show in the […]
Railroad improvements by RVR give hope for faster speeds
RIFT VALLEY RAILWAYS PUTS NEW ASSETS TO WORK (Posted 17th July 2014) Rift Valley Railways, the concessionaire for the narrow gauge railway systems of Kenya and Uganda, yesterday commissioned some of the new equipment imported to speed up track maintenance and repairs. Two fully automated units will commence maintenance work, replacing manual labour along the […]
Rhino trade panel: Window dressing by the DEA
News from the Conservation Action Trust Conservation Action Trust www.conservationaction.co.za Rhino Trade Panel: Window dressing by the DEA Rhino Trade Panel: Window dressing by the DEA News24 | 15 July, 2014 | Martina Polley | The Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) has finally issued an invitation to stakeholders to participate in its exploration of Rhino […]
Remember the ‘Lions in our Midst’ ?
LIONS IN OUR MIDST – AN UPDATE (Posted 17th July 2014) It seems but days ago, and yet it is now two and a half months already, that a visit to the Olare Mara Kempinski brought me face to face with a lioness and her two very young cubs which had turned the space underneath […]
Jacaranda lands Lugwe as new group CEO
LUGWE LEAVES SERENA TO JOIN JACARANDA (Posted 16th July 2014) Killian Lugwe has joined Jacaranda Hotels as Managing Director, leaving behind a long and distinguished career at Serena Hotels, where he rose through the ranks over the years. Coming from a position as lodge General Manager in Tanzania to Kampala in 2005, just as Serena […]
Ocean crossing between Mauritius and Reunion halted by bad weather
SO CLOSE AND YET SO FAR – KITE SURFER VERY NEARLY MAKES IT (Posted 16th July 2014) Sophie Bernier’s attempt to cross the Indian Ocean between Morne / Mauritius and Reunion’s port of Sainte Rose was cruelly cut short by 3 kilometres when dark set in and she had to abandon her quest and board […]
You’re invited to attend the Spotlight Travel Workshops July 22 – 24th Sandton, Johannesburg and Cape Town
Houston Marketing invites you to attend the Spotlight Travel Workshops July 22 – 24th Sandton, Johannesburg and Cape Town NEXT WEEK You’re invited to attend the Spotlight on Africa & Indian Ocean Travel Workshops July 22 Sandton / July 23 Rosebank Johannesburg / July 24th Cape Town Promoting domestic and Africa leisure,business and conference tourism. […]
New aircraft join Air Seychelles’ domestic fleet
AIR SEYCHELLES TAKES DELIVERY OF TWO NEW TWIN OTTER DHC6-400’S (Posted 16th July 2014) Air Seychelles has taken delivery of two new DHC-6 Twin Otter Series 400 aircraft from Viking Air Limited of Canada. The new aircraft will be used for services between Mahé and Praslin, as well as other islands in the Seychelles archipelago, […]
Want to be an Eco Warrior ?
ECOTOURISM KENYA ANNOUNCES DATE AND VENUE FOR ECO WARRIOR AWARDS 2014 (Posted 16th July 2014) Nominations for 15 categories of Ecotourism Kenya’s Eco Warrior Awards 2014 are ongoing and can be submitted to the organisation until the end of August. The main event will then take place at the Sarova Panafric Hotel on the 09th […]
Fly Korongo and read Wageni
KORONGO LAUNCHES INFLIGHT MAGAZINE (Posted 16th July 2014) Korongo, Congo’s only EASA certified airline – a partnership between Brussels Airlines and local Congolese investors – has now launched their inflight magazine. Notably offering bi-lingual content is ‘Wageni’, the Kiswahili word for traveler, now published on a quarterly basis and will be available for passengers and […]
New flights from Nairobi to Kakamega
FLY 540 / FLY SAX FIRST TO USE NEWLY UPGRADED KAKAMEGA AIRFIELD (Posted 16th July 2014) FlySAX and Fly540 are the first two airlines to return to the recently upgraded airfield in Kakamega with scheduled operations, with the first commercial flight operated yesterday – following a formal celebratory launch flight on the 01st of July. […]
Precision Air reduces losses as brighter future beckons
PRECISION AIR’S ANNUAL RESULTS SHOW SHARP IMPROVEMENTS WITH REDUCED LOSSES (Posted 15th July 2014) Precision Air, Tanzania’s only airline quoted on the Dar es Salaam stock exchange, has just announced their annual result for the Financial Year which ended on 31st of March. While legacy liabilities and other extraordinary one off factors saw the company […]
More news from Akagera National Park
AKAGERA GAME LODGE SURRENDERS 240 HECTARES OF LAND BACK TO THE PARK (Posted 15th July 2014) Information came to light that the Rwandan government, owner of the Akagera Game Lodge in Akagera National Park, has made arrangements that some 240 hectares of land surrounding the lodge and previously under control of the lodge, were to […]
KTB seeks new avenues to promote Kenya
KENYA TOURISM BOARD TO USE KEY LOCAL EVENTS TO PROMOTE TRAVEL (Posted 15th July 2014) Kenya’s tourism marketing will now add a new dimension by tapping into key events hosted in the country, be they of a local or international nature, and use those as a platform to promote travel, both domestic as well as […]
The pressure grows on the UCAA as the first local airline faces financial ruin
UGANDA CIVIL AVIATION ACTION PUSHES FIRST AIRLINE TO THE WALL (Posted 14th July 2014) News broke this morning that the smokescreen action by Uganda’s Civil Aviation Authority, which, faced with failing an ICAO audit then turned matters on their head and suspended AOC’s for airlines operating international flights like Air Uganda and Uganda Air Cargo […]
Britain adds Lamu to no go areas
NOW BRITAIN SAYS LAMU IS OFF LIMITS TOO (Posted 14th July 2014) Reacting to recent attacks in the wider Lamu county which resulted in dozens of deaths, has the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office added to the severity of anti-travel advisories for British visitors to Kenya by also including Lamu itself to areas now declared […]
Tanzanian airline opens Nairobi booking office
TANZANIA’S AURIC AIR OPENS NAIROBI OFFICE (Posted 14th July 2014) Auric Air, one of Tanzania’ leading light aircraft operators with scheduled flights from their three hubs in Dar es Salaam, Arusha and Mwanza to overall 21 destinations across East Africa’s largest country and charter flights to another 10 destinations, has yesterday announced the opening of […]
South Sudan expeditions may start again in early 2015
BAHR EL JEBEL SAFARIS HOPES TO RESUME SAFARI EXPEDITIONS TO SOUTH SUDAN IN 2015 (Posted 14th July 2014) Bahr el Jebel Safaris, one of South Sudan’s few professional safari and expedition outfitters, has expressed cautious optimism that they might be able to resume their tours from early 2015 onwards. When hostilities broke out in mid-December […]
Reunion welcomed over 140 travel agents in June to sample the island
140 MORE TRAVEL AGENTS BECOME REUNION’S ‘TOURISM AMBASSADORS’ (Posted 12th July 2014) During the month of June did Reunion Tourism host over 140 travel agents, drawn from such key markets as China, South Africa, Britain and France, to showcase the attractions of the island to them, aimed to improve sales. The latest measures to make […]
Hunting company loses three concessions and faces prosecution
HUNTING COMPANY LOSES SELOUS CONCESSION (Posted 13th July 2014) The Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism yesterday announced that Green Miles Safaris, holder of a hunting concession in the Selous Game Reserve, was found in violation of several codes and regulations and had their permits withdrawn. Two weeks ago did opposition MP’s show a promotional […]
Serena among the top lodges and hotels
SERENA HOTELS CLAIMS 6 TOP 50 PLACES FOR HOTELS IN AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST (Posted 12th July 2014) Five of Serena’s lodges in East Africa and the Nairobi Serena Hotel have been included in the list of the Top 50 lodges and resorts and top 15 city hotels for Africa, which will be published in […]
National park land is the litmus test on governments’ conservation approach
KENYAN GOVERNMENT ACCUSED OF BAD FAITH OVER SOUTHERN BYPASS DECISION (Posted 12th July 2014) A decision taken by the Kenyan cabinet during a meeting earlier in the week, to compensate the Kenya Wildlife Service on an acre by acre basis, met with howls of outrage from the conservation fraternity in Kenya, which was prompt to […]
RhiNEWS July 2014: We’re moving, CITES update & Rhino footprints
Here are the latest Rhino News, fresh off the press … RhiNEWS July 2014, bringing you rhino updates from around the globe Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. JULY 2014 On Wednesday 16 July, Save the Rhino will be moving to new office premises. Please take note of our new […]
UCOTA JUNE 2014 E-NEWSLETTER
From the Uganda Community Tourism Associationcome more news and updates about what is happening at the grassroots of tourism in Uganda. Uganda Community Tourism Association E-newsletter – June 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 […]
New road makes access to Ngorongoro easier
NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA AUTHORITY COMPLETES NEW ACCESS ROAD (Posted 12th July 2014) The long drive over partly very rough tracks to some of the lodges along the rim of the Ngorongoro Crater has just been turned into a smooth road trip, after the Ngorongoro Conservation Area Authority, the body charged with the management of the […]
Kenya Airways wins court case in appeal ruling
REPRIEVE AND RELIEF FOR KENYA AIRWAYS AS APPEALS COURT RULES IN THEIR FAVOUR (Posted 12th July 2014) The Court of Appeal in a ruling made public yesterday in Nairobi, set aside the hotly contested order by Industrial Court justice James Rika given in September 2012, in which he ordered Kenya’s national airline to re-instate over […]
Entebbe is one of Etihad’s new 2015 destinations
ETIHAD EYES ENTEBBE FLIGHTS FROM 2015 ONWARDS (Posted 11th July 2014) Abu Dhabi’s national airline Etihad is according to information received, eyeing passenger flights to Entebbe from 2015 onwards, though no specific launch date could be obtained at this time. Only recently did the airline commence cargo flights to Uganda and the start of passenger […]
Future new aircraft sales to Africa remain low says Boeing
AFRICA REMAINS FIRMLY ROOTED AT THE BOTTOM OF FUTURE AIRCRAFT SALES (Posted 11th July 2014) Boeing’s latest updated sales forecast for the period between 2014 and 2033 projects demand for single and twin aisle aircraft to reach 36.770, with the majority of those being narrow bodies. Randy Tinseth, Vice President of Marketing, Boeing Commercial Airplanes […]
Chimpanzee Trust June bulletin
The latest news from Uganda’s Chimpanzee Trust Chimpanzee Sanctuary & Wildlife Conservation Trust Newsletter JUNE 2014 UPDATES Quick Links Support Chimpanzee Trust survives on support from our trustees, donors and visitor revenue. Support our work today by making a donation Greetings! The sanctuary facilities are undergoing major repairs and maintenance. We are extending the chimpanzee […]
Akagera is getting read for the return of the Lion King
AKAGERA’S LION RELOCATION ON COURSE (Posted 11th July 2014) A lion relocation project for Rwanda’s Akagera National Park is getting nearer to its conclusion, after essential upgrades along the 120 km long perimeter electric fence were completed recently. The overall height of the fence was raised to over 2 metres as well as additional live […]
