Why buying bananas from a street vendor in Kampala may end tourists in the cells
BUYING FROM HAWKERS MAY END TOURISTS IN JAIL (Posted 04th May 2014) After going into the bad books of global gay and lesbian groups a few months ago, when legislation was passed banning same sex encounters in Uganda – decampaigning of the destination appears to be an ongoing development over these laws – more fun […]
Congolese civil aviation gets tough, again
CONGO DR REVOKES INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT LICENCES FOR ONE AIRLINE AND CANCELS AOC’S FOR SOME OTHERS OVER FAILED AUDITS (Posted 04th May 2014) The Congolese (DRC) government has reportedly revoked the permits to fly international routes for Kinshasa based flyCAA last week, prompting the airline to hold urgent talks with ministry of transport and civil […]
More grenade attacks in Mombasa
TWO GRENADE ATTACKS IN MOMBASA COMPOUND WORRIES FOR TOURISM SECTOR (Posted 03rd May 2014) At least four people were killed according to reliable information received from Mombasa, when an explosive device, thought to be a grenade, was thrown at a bus while passengers boarded the vehicle. The explosion on the bus occurred at Mwembe Tayari […]
Seychelles and Madagascar sign new BASA
SEYCHELLES AND MADAGASCAR SIGN NEW BILATERAL AIR SERVICE AGREEMENT (Posted 03rd May 2014) The two Vanilla Island nations Seychelles and Madagascar last week signed a new BASA, aka Bilateral Air Services Agreement, putting air transport between the two on a new footing. The new deal has according to information received from Victoria taken into account […]
Light aircraft crashes near Vipingo on the Kenya coast
CESSNA 172 CRASHES DURING TESTFLIGHT OUT OF KIJIPWA AIRSTRIP IN KILIFI COUNTY (Posted 03rd May 2014) (Picture taken from www.flighttrainingcentre.co.ke) A light aircraft, reportedly a recently assembled Cessna 172, crashed yesterday afternoon near Vipingo for hitherto unexplained reasons. The pilot, sole occupant of the plane, died in the crash. Local police were reported to be […]
African aviation meeting set for take off in Nairobi
AFRAA’S 3RD AVIATION SUPPLIERS AND STAKEHOLDERS CONVENTION STARTS SUNDAY (Posted 03rd May 2014) Nairobi’s Safari Park Hotel, yesterday the venue for the meeting of the heads of state of Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda for the northern corridor cooperation, will from tomorrow, Sunday 04th May onwards host delegates from across Africa, and beyond, of member airlines […]
Chimpanzee Trust news updates
News from the Uganda Chimpanzee Trustand congratulations to Lilly Ajarova on the receipt of her award, recognizing years of dedicated conservation work for Uganda. Chimpanzee Trust Uganda March 2014 Bulletin Greetings! We celebrate the end of the third month. All the chimpanzees in our care are healthy and the other field conservation and education programs […]
Kenya Airways is Africa’s Cargo Airline of the Year, again
KENYA AIRWAYS BAGS ‘AFRICA’S CARGO AIRLINE OF THE YEAR AWARD’ FOR SECOND TIME (Posted 03rd May 2014) Kenya Airways has for the second time won the prestigious ‘African Cargo Airlines of the Year’ award which is an annual event by Air Cargo News. It was readers of the magazine from around the world who voted […]
Aviation security upgrade in the pipeline for 2014/15 financial year
FINANCE MINISTRY IN NAIROBI PROPOSES AND ADDED 6.4 BILLION IN NEXT BUDGET FOR AVIATION SECURITY (Posted 02nd May 2014) Information is emerging from Nairobi that in the forthcoming budget the government will set aside a further 6.4 billion Kenya Shillings to boost aviation security at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and to improve facilities, at among […]
Swissport Tanzania shows sustained growth as aviation industry expands
SWISSPORT REVENUES RISE BY 19 PERCENT ON THE BACK OF INCREASED FLIGHTS (Posted 02nd May 2014) Tanzania’s leading airport handling company, Swissport, has just released their figures for last year, showing a rise in pretax profits by 17 percent. The company made nearly 11.4 billion Tanzania Shillings in profits, largely as a result of handling […]
Seychelles selected as venue for 2015 UNWTO Commission for Africa meeting
UNWTO’S ‘COMMISSION FOR AFRICA’ MINISTERIAL MEETING SET FOR SEYCHELLES IN 2015 (Posted 02nd May 2014) The just concluded 56th UNWTO Commission for Africa meeting in Angola’s capital city of Luanda has unanimously selected the Seychelles as their venue for the 2015 meeting, no doubt due to the fact that Alain St. Ange, Minister for Tourism […]
The ‘Chui’ is up for 6 potential trophies at the 2014 edition of the World Travel Awards
LEOPARD BEACH GETS RECORD SIX NOMINATIONS FOR WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS 2014 (Posted 02nd May 2014) Hard work sure pays off, as do superior public relations and guest relations and a social media presence second to none at the Kenya coast, and it goes to show in the case of the Leopard Beach Resort & Spa […]
SA government absent from important rhino conference
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Competition forces airlines to introduce internet in the sky
KENYA AIRWAYS’ INNOVATION PROMPTS ET TO TAKE FRESH LOOK AT MID AIR CONNECTIVITY (Posted 01st May 2014) When Kenya Airways a few months ago launched their largest aircraft in the fleet, a 400 seat B777-300ER, one of the innovations on board was internet connectivity, which comes on when the aircraft flies at 10.000 feet and […]
Kenya very much still got what it takes – no excuses NOT to visit
LIONS IN OUR MIDST (Posted 01st May 2014) When during one of the previous nights, busy working away at the desk of my tented suite at the Olare Mara Kempinski, I heard some lions making noises not too far from my tent, I tweeted: Dr. Wolfgang H Thome @whthome I wonder what these lions have […]
Loss of profitable MICE business raises added concerns in Kenya
KENYA’S ECONOMIC SURVEY SHOWS FIRST DECLINE IN YEARS FOR MICE TOURISM (Posted 01st May 2014) Details published in Kenya’s Economic Survey 2014 suggest that the MICE tourism segment, which brings in meetings, incentive group travel, conferences and exhibitions has last year also fallen victim to the general downturn in tourism fortunes. After a sustained growth […]
Emirates finally adds European capital Brussels come 05th September
EMIRATES ANNOUNCES BRUSSELS AS NEXT EUROPEAN DESTINATION (Posted 30th April 2014) One of the very last major gaps in Emirates’ European destination network, the European and Belgian capital city of Brussels, will come September this year be finally connected with Dubai, and through Dubai with the rest of the world. Information was confirmed overnight that […]
Major power outage hits Kenya
NEAR NATIONWIDE BLACKOUT HITS KENYA (Posted 30th April 2014) Most parts of Kenya with the exception of areas in the West of the country were by early evening still out of power after a major breakdown triggered a near nationwide outage yesterday early afternoon. This however is not the first such large scale breakdown and […]
Speculation grows on who will lead the Vanilla Islands into the next year
NEW VANILLA ISLAND PRESIDENT TO BE ANNOUNCED PRIOR TO ITM 2014 IN ANTANANARIVO (Posted 20th April 2014) Behind the scene discussions are ongoing to resolve the stalemate over the Indian Ocean Vanilla Island Organization presidency, which succession was to be announced at the recent ministerial meeting of the organization ahead of the Seychelles Carnival International […]
Kenya, Zambia and South Africa trump Angola and Ghana in Fastjet attention order
FASTJET TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS ANGOLA FLY540 OPERATION TO CONCENTRATE ON LAUNCHES IN KENYA, ZAMBIA AND SOUTH AFRICA (Posted 29th April 2014) Confirmation was just received about some significant changes made by Fastjet in regard of the legacy Fly540 operations in Angola and Ghana. From details at hand it seems that operations in Angola will be suspended […]
KWS exchanges gun fire with suspected poachers on Dawida Ranch
KWS TEAM ARRESTS THREE AFTER GUNFIGHT (Posted 29th April 2014) Emerging news tell another story of the difficult task the KWS rangers are facing day in and day out, and the bravery of many of them, as they were fired upon by a gang of suspect poachers while in hot pursuit. Only a few days […]
Growing threats to the Virunga National Park largely attributed to one UK company
This is a shared / re-broadcast blog article which tells the story of what challenges the Virungas now face … while the Chief Park Warden is slowly recovering from his four gunshot wounds sustained in a targetted ambush as he returned from a meeting with the prosecutor / court in Goma. New Troubles at the […]
Tourism crisis committee gets legal status after gazette notice published
KENYA ‘GAZETTES’ FUNCTIONS AND MEMBERS OF TOURISM RECOVERY COMMITTEE (29th April 2014) The recently announced tourism recovery committee is now a legal reality after the Kenya government gazetted its functions, life span and membership. Chaired by Principal Secretary Tourism Ibrahim Mohamed will the committee serve for 2 years, effective 17th of April and will have […]
Douala makes it 16 destinations for RwandAir
RWANDAIR CELEBRATES 16TH DESTINATION WITH SPECIAL ‘INAUGURAL’ FLIGHT (Posted 29th April 2014) On Sunday did the formal launch of RwandAir’s 16th destination take place, when a B737-800NG took off from Kigali to Douala in Cameroon. While commercial flights have been ongoing since the end of March, as was reported here, the flight to formally celebrate […]
3rd EAC Aviation Forum set for Kigali / Rwanda
CASSOA ANNOUNCES 3RD EAC AVIATION FORUM IN KIGALI (Posted 28th April 2014) ‘Addressing Today’s Challenges In Aviation Safety And Security Through Regional Integration, Regulatory Compliance and Stakeholder Participation’ is the theme set by the Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency for the upcoming 3rd EAC Aviation Symposium which will be held at the Kigali […]
RIP for six more elephant killed in Kenya
6 MORE ELEPHANT BUTCHERED INCLUDING ADOLESCENTS WITHOUT TUSKS (Posted 27th April 2014) News of another senseless slaughter of 4 young elephant without tusks, alongside their two adult ‘minders’ shocked the conservation fraternity over the weekend. Information came to light that the 6 elephants mowed down were killed near the border with Tanzania on a private […]
Blessed by the rain gods – no one rains on the Seychelles carnival parade
COME RAIN OR SHINE – NOTHING CAN STOP THE CARNIVAL JUGGERNAUT IN VICTORIA (Posted 27th April 2014) The sweeping rain which lashed Victoria yesterday morning caused all sorts of contingency plans to be dusted and readied and when driving into the city at 13.30 hrs, the sky was still dark and the clouds continued to […]
The best yet – the Seychelles’ Carnaval de Carnivals is underway
VICTORIA CARNIVAL DEFIES RAIN TO OPEN WITH A GLITZ AND GLAMOUR PERFORMANCE (Posted 26th April 2014) Dark clouds were hanging much of Friday over Victoria and rain at times bucketed down as if there were no tomorrow but right on the dot did the sun break through and by 18.30 hrs the sky over the […]
Arrivals are down by 12 percent as Kenya’s tourism industry prepares to fight back to recapture key markets
KENYA TOURISM ARRIVALS DOWN BY 12 PERCENT IN 2013 (Posted 26th April 2014) It was a bitter pill to swallow for the Kenyan government and in particular for a Cabinet Secretary under siege, when, as data for the year 2013 were finally released, it was instantly obvious that the targets set for the past year […]
Next Vanilla Island Organization President to be announced at Madagascar tourism fair
VANILLA ISLAND PRESIDENCY FOR 2014/15 UNDECIDED AS NOT ONE, NOT TWO BUT THREE VIE FOR THE POST (Posted 25th April 2014) The meeting of the Indian Ocean Vanilla Island organization yesterday in Victoria reported a stalemate over the nomination and election of a new president, who would see the organization into the next phase after […]
