Eldoret gets 3 more Jambojet flights
JAMBOJET ADDS ELDORET FLIGHTS (Posted 19th June 2014) Jambojet yesterday confirmed that they will, effective July, add three more flights on the route from Nairobi to Eldoret, which they operate in codeshare with parent airline Kenya Airways, which itself withdrew from the route at the end of March and left the destination to Jambojet. Some […]
UCAA failures result in suspension of international flights by Ugandan airlines
AIR UGANDA FALLS VICTIM TO UGANDA CAA’S ICAO AUDIT FAILURE (Posted 19th June 2014) A very recent country audit by ICAO, the International Civil Aviation Organization, of operations by the Uganda Civil Aviation Authority, resulted, according to inside sources, in a series of citings where shortcomings were detected in UCAA processes and the application of […]
New Visa requirements by Kenya for South African citizens likely to drive demand to zero
KENYA’S TOURISM SECTOR SHELL SHOCKED OVER NEW VISA RULES FOR SOUTH AFRICANS (Posted 18th June 2014) Frustration, resignation, anger and even rage were the emotions encountered when confronting senior tourism stakeholders in Kenya with the latest of the challenges thrown their way, this time by the Kenya High Commission in Pretoria, which as per the […]
Fee reduction for two parks thought not nearly enough
KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE LOWERS PARK FEES BUT ONLY FOR NAKURU AND AMBOSELI (Posted 18th June 2014) The Kenya Wildlife Sevice has now issued a public notice, following an announcement made by the president in response to the sharp downturn of fortunes of the country’s tourism industry, that park entrance fees for Nakuru and Amboseli National […]
Plans for metered cabs in Nairobi raises question marks
NAIROBI TO GET METERED TAXIS COME DECEMBER (Posted 18th June 2014) The Nairobi City County government has announced that come December they intend to have all taxis licensed in the city use meters to determine fares, similar to common practice elsewhere in the world. The announcement was made by the Governor of the county earlier […]
Bujumbura goes all out to capture the title as ‘East Africa’s Culture Capital’
6TH EDITION OF BURUNDI’S ‘FESTICAB’ FILM FESTIVAL UNDERWAY IN BUJUMBURA (Posted 18th June 2014) ‘Festicab’, Burundi’s International Film Festival, now in its 6th edition is currently underway in the capital city of Bujumbura and will run until the 20th of June. During the weeklong event will Burundi host film makers from across the East African […]
Fastjet affirms status as Tanzania’s leading airline
FASTJET REPORTS 20 PERCENT PASSENGER PLUS FOR MAY 2014 (Posted 18th June 2014) Fastjet has just announced their monthly performance statistics for the month of May 2014 and reports a 20 percent rise in passenger numbers compared to April this year and a massive rise of over 77 percent compared with May 2013. The total […]
Chimpanzee News from Uganda
News updates from Uganda’s Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Conservation Trust Chimpanzee Sanctuary & Wildlife Conservation Trust Newsletter MAY 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! We thank you for taking the time off to read our […]
Air Austral is back in the black
AIR AUSTRAL RETURNS TO PROFITABILITY (Posted 17th June 2014) Reunion’s home airline Air Austral appears headed back into profit territory after some dismal financial performances over the past few years. Though their passenger revenues are expected to be down by 5 percent this year compared to the 2012/13 period, operating cost also fell by an […]
Kenya’s Tamarind Group eyes further expansion
TAMARIND GROUP ANNOUNCES EXPANSION INTO HOTEL MANAGEMENT (Posted 17th June 2014) Kenya’s Tamarind Group, risen to fame over the decades for operating some of the finest surf and turf restaurants in the region if not the continent – the company owns and operates the Tamarind Mombasa, the Tamarind Nairobi, the Carnivore Nairobi and the Tamarind […]
In the eye of the storm – Kenya’s battered tourism industry
KENYA – A PERFECT STORM OR PASSING CLOUDS (Posted 17th June 2014) At the inauguration of Kenya’s President Kenyatta last year, in front of a jubilant crowd, was the nation all confident that, having just ended a bruising election contest and subsequent legal battle in the Supreme Court, the country could move forward and unite, […]
Kenya’s private sector responds to inaccuracies in reporting about Mpeketoni attack
Kenya’s private sector, at least in one on one conversations since morning, have taken exception about the at times deliberately misleading statements put out by international media organizations, which have through placement on make shift maps and by insinuation all but suggested that the Mpeketoni attack took place at or near by a tourism centre […]
Kenya’s tourism guru Jake Grieves-Cook reacts to misleading international media reports
The correct version of the attack on Mpeketoni in regard of events, locations and their context are described on my blog, with postings starting at 00.39 hrs last night and continuing throughout the morning. Sections of the international media have blatantly disregarded some of the facts put to them, vis a vis location, the fact […]
Lamu county police post overrun by suspected Al Shabaab militants
MILITANTS OVERRUN POLICE POST IN LAMU COUNTY (Posted 16th June 2014 00.39 hrs) Information about an attack by militants on a police post in Lamu county is emerging from Kenya where in Mpeketoni the station was apparently overrun, weapons and vehicles taken and the station then burned before the attackers withdrew from the scene. Details […]
Keep Calm And Go To Kenya
A repost from RVA’s Dipesh Pabari “Keep Calm and Go to Kenya…” (From Dan Goodwin’s Diaries…) ‘Keep Calm and Go to Kenya’ as the slogans are saying and people are. We have been very busy over the last couple of weeks with groups coming through on a wide range of things from adventure training, outdoor […]
The Savoy Resort & Spa at Beau Vallon Bay, Seychelles’ latest new hotel.
A repost of a news item taken from the Seychelles News Agencyabout the latest addition to the hotels scene in Beau Vallon Bay, the Savoy Resort & Spa.. A glimpse of the latest 5 star hotel in Seychelles: Savoy Resort & Spa Beau Vallon, Seychelles | June 15, 2014, Sunday @ 11:52 in Editorial » […]
Ethiopian’s Q400 dispatch record earns them Bombardiers’ top award
AFRICAN AIRLINE WINS BOMBARDIER’S TOP AWARD FOR AIRCRAFT ON TIME DISPATCH (Posted 16th June 2014) It was Ethiopian Airlines which came out tops of the Africa and Middle East operators of Bombardiers’s Q400 turboprop aircraft with a dispatch reliability of 99.4 percent, taking the honours for the fourth year running since this aircraft type joined […]
Bomb blast in Zanzibar’s Stone Town rattles tourism fraternity and community at large
ZANZIBAR BOMBING LEAVES AT LEAST ONE DEAD AND MANY INJURED (Posted 15th June 2014) A bomb blast at the UNESCO World Heritage Site ‘Stone Town’ yesterday evening took Zanzibari security forces by surprise. The explosion took place near a mosque at the time when worshippers emerged after evening prayers and coincided with two major events […]
Kenya’s budget – where is the meat for tourism?
KENYA’S BUDGET CRITICIZED FOR LACK OF FOCUS ON TOURISM (Posted 15th June 2014) Financial analysts were united in their opinion, when reviewing the budget estimates presented to Kenya’s parliament last Thursday, that the tourism sector was largely overlooked and little of substance was said by the Cabinet Secretary as to concrete financial measures to help […]
The echo of the wedding bells has gone silent but the memories remain
A WEDDING IN THE FAMILY – THE ULTIMATE TEST OF ORGANISATIONAL SKILLS (Posted 08th June 2014) It has been 8 days and a bit since my daughter’s wedding here in Kampala, all guests have left and she has followed her hubby back to Addis Ababa, where the young couple will start their first steps together […]
Praslin set for new festival
PRASLIN LOOKING FORWARD TO THE LAUNCH OF THE ‘CULINARY AND ARTS FIESTA’ (Posted 14th June 2014) When the Seychelles’ Minister for Tourism and Culture, Alain St. Ange, together with his team from the Seychelles Tourism Board, met the tourism stakeholders on the second largest island of Praslin earlier this week, was a major decision taken […]
Etihad widens footprint in East Africa
ETIHAD CARGO ADDS DAR AND NAIROBI (Posted 14th June 2014) Following the launch of a once a week cargo service from Abu Dhabi to Entebbe on the 26th of May has Etihad now announced that a combined cargo flight from the UAE capital city to Dar es Salaam and Nairobi has been added as of […]
Guava Festival? Only on Reunion island.
IT IS GUAVA FESTIVAL TIME IN REUNION (Posted 14th June 2014) It is Guava Festival time in Reunion again where for the 26th consecutive year the island celebrates the little red fruit and its various uses, among them some delicious jam. The use of the fruit however is much wider, often serving as a base […]
Final Call for Artists: Sauti za Busara 2015
And here comes the latest update from Sauti za Busara This newsletter is sent to 68,000+ subscribers Email not displaying correctly, view it in your browser Read the newsletter in: busara Final Call for Artists Call for Music Films Call for Sponsors & Partners Job Vacancy: Finance & Admin Manager Other events: ZIFF 2014 Babu […]
Reflections by Dr. Paula Kahumbu, the global elephant lady, on the death of Satao
Much has been said and much more will be said in coming days about the fact that Satao, an iconic huge elephant who roamed the plains of Tsavo, was killed by poachers and his tusks, said to be the largest of any elephant at the time in Kenya, hacked out of his skull. (Picture courtesy […]
Germany pays for study of alternate highway route around the Serengeti
GERMANY FUNDS FEASIBILITY STUDY FOR SOUTHERN HIGHWAY ROUTE (Posted 14th June 2014) Growing international pressure on the Tanzanian government, which in recent months kept piling up over the abysmal track record in stopping the alarming poaching crisis and a series of planned projects affecting protected areas, may have led to a change of heart among […]
Change at the helm of Brussels Airlines’ Kampala office
BRUSSELS AIRLINES REPAINTS AN A330 FOR THE FIFA WORLD CUP (Posted 14th June 2014) Regular travelers on Brussels Airlines from their East African destinations Entebbe, Kigali, Bujumbura and Nairobi will have to do with the pictures posted here of an A330 long range jet, which will according to information received from the SN office in […]
Video: International Rhino Coalition concludes trade in rhino horn is too risky
More news from the Conservation Action Trust 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 Video: International Rhino Coalition concludes trade in rhino horn is too risky Video: International Rhino Coalition concludes trade in rhino horn is too risky Conservation Action […]
EABC launches their first aviation publication
EAST AFRICAN BUSINESS COUNCIL PUBLISHES FIRST AVIATION GUIDE BOOK (Posted 14th June 2014) The East African Business Council, the private sector apex body for the East African trade associations from Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya, Burundi and Tanzania, has yesterday launched their first even aviation publication, covering airlines and aviation infrastructure across the region. The 34 page […]
South Africa’s leading travel bloggers head to Reunion
REUNION’S ATTENDANCE OF ‘ROYAL SHOW’ A BIG HIT IN SOUTH AFRICA (Posted 13th June 2014) Reunion’s participation in the recent Pietermaritzburg based ‘Royal Show’ allowed over 150.000 trade show visitors to pass by the island’s stand and admire the varied attractions which await visitors. Now in place for over a year has the Visa waiver […]
