Seychelles Foreign Minister launches Seychelles News Agency
SEYCHELLES NEWS AGENCY LAUNCHED AHEAD OF CARNIVAL FESTIVAL (Posted 25th April 2014) Just two days ahead of the launch of the Seychelles Carnival 2014 did the Seychelles government formally introduce their latest tool in the global PR contest to be seen, heard and read about when the website of the new agency went ‘live’ via […]
Kikwete lays foundation stone for new airport terminal in Dar es Salaam
FOUNDATION STONE LAID FOR NEW TERMINAL 3 AT JNIA IN DAR ES SALAAM (Posted 25th April 2014) President Kikwete yesterday laid the foundation stone of one of Tanzania’s most ambitious aviation infrastructure projects, the construction of a brand new Terminal at the Julius Nyerere International Airport. Like most major airports in the East African region […]
Seychelles inter island ferry Cat Cocos hosts carnival partners, sponsors and media
SEYCHELLES INTRODUCE CARNIVAL PARTNERS AND SPONSORS AT MEDIA EVENT ON CAT COCOS (Posted 25th April 2014) When Alain St. Ange, the Seychelles Minister for Tourism and Culture and outgoing President of the Vanilla Island Organization, yesterday evening welcomed nearly 150 journalists, invited guests, key sponsors and representatives of the Carnival co-hosts on board of the […]
Rhino Mayday – 1 week to go!
News from Save the Rhino International: Rhino Mayday – 1 week to go! Horn-e-events: upcoming events from Save the Rhino Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. HORN-E-EVENTS MAY 2014 There’s so much going on this May, we’re sending you an extra event-packed ‘Horn-e-Events’ update to make sure you don’t miss […]
Secure your place now at this year’s Routes Africa
Ahead of Africa’s most important aviation conferenceit is time to know what will take place in Victoria Falls. Read the latest from Routes Africa Team 300 delegates, 40 airlines, 50 airports and 15 tourism authorities expected at this year’s event. Register now to save £100 per delegate Dear Wolfgang, Register now for Routes Africa 2014 […]
Born Free USA name most notorious poaching countries
BORN FREE USA NAMES SEVEN MOST NOTORIOUS POACHING COUNTRIES IN AFRICA (Posted 24th April 2014) Born Free USA and C4ADS have just published their list of shame, when they named 7 countries in Africa with the worst poaching records and the least serious government action against the menace which has been spreading like a cancer […]
Give a little and take a lot seems the tenor of the latest VAT review
VAT REPRIEVE FOR TRAVEL AGENTS AND SMALL AIRCRAFT OPERATORS BUT KENYA AIRWAYS STUCK WITH VAT ON SPARE PARTS (Posted 24th April 2014) Details are emerging from Nairobi that attempts to lift VAT from several areas impacting on the country’s tourism and aviation industry were only partially successful when the national assembly debated the draft bill […]
More travel agents visit Reunion to appreciate the island’s unique attractions
MORE TRAVEL AGENTS VISIT REUNION TO LEARN ABOUT THE ISLAND’S ATTRACTIONS (Posted 24th April 2014) Reunion Tourism continues their efforts to bring leading travel agents from mainland France to the island, working hand in hand with such local DMC’s like Passion Outremer. 10 participants in such a recently organized fam trip came to this French […]
Seychelles names the 2015 Carnival dates as the 2014 edition goes underway
SEYCHELLES TOURISM ANNOUNCES DATES FOR THE 2015 CARNAVAL DE CARNIVALS (Posted 24th April 2014) As the ‘Carnivalista Fever’ is now spreading across the Seychelles, and the opening salvo just 40 hours away at the Stade Popilar, where all participating troupes from around the world will dance, sing and perhaps even somersault in front of the […]
The trade in rhino horn: asset stripping on an apocalyptic scale
More wildlife news to be shared, this one from the Conservation Action Trust once again sharing important information such as: The trade in rhino horn: asset stripping on an apocalyptic scale 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 The trade […]
No more lodges inside the Ngorongoro protected area says President Kikwete
NO MORE LODGES INSIDE THE NGORONGORO CONSERVATION AREA DECREES KIKWETE (Posted 24th April 2014) Information was received from Arusha that Tanzania’s President Jakaya Kikwete during a visit earlier this week to the town of Karatu, issued a directive that no more new lodges would be permitted inside the Ngorongoro Conservation Area and that any new […]
Qatar’s new Hamad International Airport finally inches towards opening
QATAR AIRWAYS MOVE TO NEW AIRPORT NOW ‘A MATTER OF WEEKS’ (Posted 23rd April 2014) The long wait for the opening of Qatar’s new state of the art airport, Hamad International, is now, according to the latest information received, just over a month away. Some international airlines will in fact begin to shift their operation […]
Serena Hotels invest in training guides and naturalists in their Tanzanian lodges
SERENA TRAINS DRIVER GUIDES AND LODGE NATURALISTS TO IMPROVE THEIR SKILLS (Posted 23rd April 2014) Serena Hotels has recently conducted a two- week intensive refresher training for its naturalists and driver guides who are based in their Tanzanian safari lodges and luxury safari camps. The training, now in its second phase was conducted in partnership […]
Cost hoteliers give the thumbs down to government for failure to come to their rescue
RESORT CLOSURES DEAL BLOW TO GOVERNMENT AS REALITY OVERTAKES SUNSHINE SPEECHES (Posted 23rd April 2014) ‘I don’t want to sound cynical but this is what we told government it would happen. What they gave us was speeches far from the reality on the ground and now it has happened. Let’s see what they do now […]
Double digit growth on domestic network has Air Seychelles rethink retention of some DHC 6 – 300
AIR SEYCHELLES PONDERS RETENTION OF SOME OF THEIR TWIN OTTERS DHC 6 – 300 (Posted 23rd April 2014) It was reliably learned overnight, that the increasing success on domestic scheduled services from Mahe to Praslin and back and growing demand for charter services to some of the other islands of the archipelago has made Air […]
JKIA shut down by early morning fog
FOG CAUSES MAJOR DIVERSIONS AND DELAYS AT JKIA IN NAIROBI (Posted 22nd April 2014) Foggy weather conditions this morning causes a number of flights destined for Jomo Kenyatta International Airport to divert to Mombasa, while preventing flights also from taking off due to poor visibility below minimum safety requirements. Passengers wanting to leave from Nairobi, […]
Could Ol Doinyo Lengai become Tanzania’s next UNESCO Word Heritage Site?
UNESCO ENCOURAGES TANZANIA TO APPLY FOR WHS STATUS FOR OL DOINYO LENGAI (Posted 22nd April 2014) Information was received from Arusha that UNESCO has apparently suggested that the area around Ol Doinyo Lengai, one of Tanzania’s active volcanos and the country’s third highest mountain, be turned into a World Heritage Site (Geographical). Adjoining the Ngorongoro […]
Seychelles turns into a catalyst force for African tourism and aviation cooperation
AFRICA AT THE CENTRE OF SEYCHELLES’ TOURISM ‘FOREIGN RELATIONS’ (Posted 22nd April 2014) The moment this year’s edition of the Carnival International de Victoria is over will the country’s Minister of Tourism and Culture jet away to join his African colleagues at a crucial UNWTO meeting in Luanda / Angola which will take place between […]
AFRAA’s Nairobi convention set to challenge African governments to support, not tax their airlines
AFRAA’S AVIATION SUPPLIERS AND STAKEHOLDERS CONVENTION ‘MOST TIMELY’ (Posted 21st April 2014) Formed in 1968 as a lobby and trade organization for African airlines has AFRAA, the African Airline Association, now based in Nairobi / Kenya, become the continent’s foremost voice for the aviation industry on the continent. Starting off with just 14 founding members […]
Kempinski’s Rwandan market entry serves notice to competitors
KEMPINSKI KIGALI ENTRY BRINGS ANOTHER GLOBAL BRAND TO RWANDA (Posted 21st April 2014) Kigali’s ‘Grand ol’ Dame’ of the hospitality industry, the Hotel des Mille Collines, will from mid 2014 come under Kempinski management, it was confirmed over the weekend. The hotel’s new General Manager, Mr. Christoph Strahm, is already on site and several other […]
Famous South African golfer is the latest IRT tourism ambassador
SOUTH AFRICAN GOLF ICON MADE REUNION TOURISM AMBASSADOR (Posted 20th April 2014) Well known South African golfer O’Brian Barber is once again visiting Reunion for the ongoing World Amateur Golf Audi Reunion which is taking place over the Easter weekend until the 21st of April at the golf club of Blue Basin. Ahead of the […]
131 tusks confiscated just a few kilometres from the KWS headquarters in Langata
ANOTHER IVORY HAUL NABBED IN KENYA (Posted 20th April 2014) Last Thursday did security services in Nairobi seize 131 tusks and arrested two suspects when their lorry broke down. Notably was one of the two already free on bail in another case related to poaching, strengthening the sentiments of many conservationists who have called for […]
Victoria is in final countdown mode towards the ‘Mother of all Carnivals’
SEVEN DAYS TO GO TO THE MOTHER OF ALL CARNIVALS (Posted 19th April 2014) In a week from now will the lights on the main stage of the Stade Popilar have gone out, the official opening ceremony of the Carnaval de Carnivals, the Carnival International de Victoria 2014 over and done with but going by […]
Six airports in Africa affected by Dubai runway repairs as Emirates reduces flights
EMIRATES SET TO CONSOLIDATE FLIGHTS TO 41 DESTINATIONS DURING AIRPORT WORKS (Posted 18th April 2014) When on the 01st of May the two runways at Dubai International Airport will undergo scheduled resurfacing and maintenance, an exercise lasting for 80 days until the 20th of July, some 41 destinations will see a reduction of flights from […]
Eventful week for Air Seychelles
AIR SEYCHELLES MEETS THE TOURISM INDUSTRY (Posted 18th April 2014) Air Seychelles celebrated two events this week, both important for the airline in several ways. First were two pilots on the airline’s domestic network promoted to the rank of Captain, and it was none other than Manoj Papa, the company’s CEO, who handed the four […]
Sauti Za Busara – already taking aim at 2015
Zanzibar based Sauti Za Busara, arguably Africa’s greatest cultural festival, has now invited expressions of interest for artists and films for the 2015 event, which will take place from February 12th to 15th. After a hugely successful 2014 edition, which cemented SZB’s premier position as THE platform for African artists and film makers to showcase […]
It is FULL HOUSE for the global media wanting to cover the Seychelles Carnival
GLOBAL MEDIA FLOCK TO THE SEYCHELLES (Posted 17th April 2014) Carnival time this year on the Seychelles is between the 25th and 27th of April, a week after the Easter weekend and the right platform for the global ‘carnivalistas’ to dust off their costumes and head to the archipelago for the 4th edition of this […]
Latest EU aviation blacklist sees Swaziland removed
EUROPEAN UNION REMOVES SWAZILAND FROM AVIATION BLACKLIST (Posted 17th April 2014) Following the removal from the notorious EU aviation blacklist of Mauritania has now Swaziland also been taken off the ban list, allowing airlines from that country to apply for traffic rights to any of the European Union member states. The latest 23rd edition of […]
Ol Pejeta set to break new ground with drone deployment to fight poaching
OL PEJETA GOES HIGH TECH TO FIGHT POACHING (Posted 17th April 2014) The Ol Pejeta Conservancy, arguably Kenya’s most complete wilderness experience all wrapped in one place, where the big five roam the sprawling 90.000+ acres conservancy, with both Mt. Kenya and the Aberdare Mountains visible in the distance, will from June this year begin […]
Lessons The Rhino Trade Lobby Cannot Ignore
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 Hwange Land Takeover Threatens Presidential Elephants Lessons The Rhino Trade Lobby Cannot Ignore SA Breaking News | 10 April, 2014 | Sharon Van Wyk Ignoring the […]
