Serengeti Highway Threat Looms Large – Learn Why
When I receive updates and information from Serengeti Watch, it is ALWAYS worth sharingwith my own readers, as, after all, this campaign was triggered back in early 2010 with first signs emerging about the Tanzanian government’s plans to build a highway reported here. Enjoy the read! From: Serengeti Watch <info> Subject: Serengeti Highway Threat Looms […]
Delivery flight going underway on Saturday
SOON COMING TO AN AIRPORT NEAR YOU – RWANDAIR’S NEW BOMBARDIER Q400 (Posted 26th February 2014) (Picture courtesy of RwandAir) The latest acquisition by RwandAir, Rwanda’s national airline, a Bombardier Q400 turboprop aircraft in a dual class configuration, will later this week commence its journey home to The Land of a Thousand Hills, where the […]
Hemingways becomes major sponsor of the Kenya Open Golf Championship
KENYA OPEN GOLF TOURNAMENT GETS SPONSORSHIP BOOST FROM HEMINGWAYS (Posted 26th February 2014) Kenya’s most important international golfing tournament, the Barclays Kenya Open, which will tee off next Thursday at the Karen Country Club, has received a major sponsorship boost when Hemingways came on board with their offer to accommodate tournament officials and administrators and […]
And the winners are … IRT announces results of their 2013 agency challenge
AND THE WINNERS ARE … (Posted 26th February 2014) The winners of the annual ‘Challenge des Agences Réceptives Partenaires 2013’ have been revealed yesterday in St. Denis, the capital of Ile de la Reunion, when IRT, the island’s tourism office, announced who won the four available categories of the competition. Throughout the last year did […]
Edelweiss to leave Mombasa due to low demand
EDELWEISS CONFIRMS WITHDRAWAL FROM MOMBASA ROUTE NEXT WINTER SEASON (Posted 25th February 2014) News swept the Mombasa tourism fraternity that the current Edelweiss charter operation, which serves both Kilimanjaro and Mombasa, will next winter season not return to Mombasa due to a lack of sufficient demand for seats. This will add more concerns among the […]
Six Senses Resorts and Spas heading to the Seychelles
SIX SENSES ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR EXCLUSIVE RESORT ON FELICITE ISLAND (25th February 2014) Bangkok bases Six Senses Hotels | Resorts | Spas has this morning announced the planned opening of their first ever resort on the private island of Felicite / Seychelles. Located some 30 nautical miles north east of Mahe, the island can be […]
Emirates set for August launch of Chicago flights
EMIRATES STEPS UP FLIGHTS TO THE US WITH THE ADDITION OF BOSTON AND CHICAGO (Posted 25th February 2014) Emirates’ announced their 9th destination to their network in the United States when setting the date of 05th August for the inaugural flight. This follows in the footsteps of Boston as the airline’s 8th destination, which is […]
KTB steps up global marketing activities
KTB – HERE THERE EVERYWHERE (Posted 25th February 2014) It was confirmed over the weekend that Kenya’s tourism industry has extended its campaigns to Korea to attract tourists as the country seeks to increase her tourism pie from the emerging markets. Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) is leading a delegation of eight companies from the private […]
Latest issue of Routes News out now
As Routes America is underway, the first major Routes event this year,here is the latest from the world of aviation. Latest issue of Routes News out now Routes News magazine issue 1, is available online now View this email in your browser Routes News Magazine Issue 1, Volume 10 Send to a friend Issue 1, […]
South Africa’s Club Travel Corporate on flying visit to Nairobi
KENYA TOURISM BOARD WELCOMES CLUB TRAVEL CORPORATE TO NAIROBI (Posted 25th February 2014) Seven agents and one staff of Club Travel’s Corporate Division enjoyed a happy ‘48 Hour’ journey from Johannesburg to Nairobi over the weekend. The group of Club Travel consultants embarked from Johannesburg on a four hour flight with South African Airways, touched […]
Reunion goes into the Guinness Book of Records
REUNION SET TO CELEBRATE CONFIRMED ENTRY INTO GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS 2015 (Posted 25th February 2014) The remarkable diving feat accomplished on the 01st of December last year – reported here at the time – when 110 divers created the longest human chain underwater in the bay of Saint Leu, was now formally recognized by […]
Jambojet signs up for online payment solution
JAMBOJET SIGNS MOBILE PAYMENT AGREEMENT WITH CELLULANT (Posted 25th February 2014) Kenya’s latest kid on the aviation block, LCC Jambojet, is putting final touches to their logistics chain ahead of their inaugural flight on the 01st of April, when they earlier today signed a mobile payment solutions deal with Cellulant, one of Africa’s leading mobile […]
Seychelles Eco Marathon attracts nearly 1.500 runners
SEYCHELLES ECO MARATHON ONCE AGAIN A HUGE SUCCESS (Posted 24th February 2014) 1.465 runners participated in yesterday’s annual Seychelles Eco Marathon, run for the 7th time as its popularity has over the years grown and has every time drawn hundreds of participants from abroad, who fly to the Seychelles to participate in this key sporting […]
Rose petals for the politicians and the thorns for the private sector – EAC gone Topsy Turvy
KENYAN SAFARI OPERATORS DENOUNCE ‘NEW AGREEMENT WITH TANZANIA’ AS USELESS (Posted 24th February 2014) The announcement of ‘progress’ and reaching an agreement between Tanzania and Kenya during last week’s meeting in Arusha was quickly shot down in flames by significant sections of the safari operator fraternity in Kenya. ‘A lot of hullaballo about fundamentally […]
Equator accident claims lives of two Norwegian tourists
WEEKEND ACCIDENT ON EQUATOR CLAIMS THREE LIVES (Posted 24th February 2014) One Norwegian student was on Saturday afternoon killed on the spot and a second one succumbed to serious injuries it was learned yesterday morning. The driver of their vehicle was later also confirmed to have died of his injuries while several more of the […]
Boma Hotels and Inns – an update
My article about the Boma Hotel in Nairobi remains one of the most widely read articles on my blog, and my TripAdvisor review of the hotel, incidentally the first ever posted for this hotel, was in retrospect spot on and now equally is one of the most widely read of all my reviews posted on […]
Seychelles Tourism Academy moves back to bilingual teaching
SEYCHELLES TOURISM ACADEMY SET TO GIVE FRENCH EQUAL STANDING (Posted 23rd February 2014) The Seychelles Tourism Academy, undergoing a fundamental transformation with phase one of the reconstruction of the institute going on schedule and due for its launch in a few months time, has committed itself to give French as the medium of instruction in […]
Make a date with the Seychelles Carnival this coming April
SEYCHELLES’ CARNIVAL PROGRAMME GAINING SHAPE (Posted 23rd February 2014) The Notting Hill Carnival Company will once again thrill the spectators lined up along the parade route in Victoria after formally signaling their continued participation in this unique festival which brings together performers and groups from around the world. ‘This year we will bring new costumes […]
More rhinos killed in Kenya
SIX RHINOS KILLED IN KENYA AS SOUTH AFRICA’S POACHING TSUNAMI REACHES EAST AFRICA (Posted 22nd February 2014) ‘There is nothing World Class about losing 6 rhinos in a week’ ranted a regular conservation source from Nairobi when passing the information that 6 rhinos were killed last week alone in Kenya. Lake Nakuru National Park, one […]
Kilimanjaro modernization gets 15 million Euros boost
HOLLAND SIGN GRANT DOCUMENTS FOR 15 MILLION EUROS BOOST FOR AIRPORT WORKS (Posted 22nd February 2014) The visit by Dutch Development and Trade Minister Lillian Ploumen to Tanzania during the week saw pens put to paper with the signing of a grant agreement, under which the Netherlands will provide 15 million Euros to the Tanzanian […]
Big guns are heading for WTM Africa
INAUGURAL WTM AFRICA DRAWS BIG NAMES FROM AROUND THE WORLD (Posted 22nd February 2014) International travel and hospitality heavyweight brands such as TripAdvisor, Hilton Worldwide, Starwood and the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group are among the many exhibitors signed up already for the inaugural WTM Africa. TripAdvisor, one of the world’s largest travel sites, which boasts […]
IRT focuses on German market ahead of ITB Berlin 2014
REUNION TOURISM BLITZES GERMAN MARKET (Posted 22nd February 2014) IRT, short for Ile de la Reunion Tourism, earlier in the week marketed the island’s attractions in the German market, visiting 5 key cities in the process. Capital Berlin, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Cologne and Munich, where the team met invited guests from the travel industry, but also […]
FastJet’s appointment of Jimmy Kibati set to shake up regional aviation deck of cards
FASTJET APPOINTS JIMMY KIBATI AS NEW GENERAL MANAGER EAST AFRICA (Posted 22nd February 2014) In a breaking news development it has been confirmed that FastJet has landed Jimmy Kibati as General Manager East Africa, effective 17th March. Jimmy Kibati is joining the airline from Kenya Airways where he last served as Acting Commercial Director for […]
La Digue tourism and the name of St. Ange are closely linked
REOPENING OF ‘CABANES DES ANGES’ REVEALS LA DIGUE’S HOSPITALITY HISTORY (Posted 22nd February 2014) The long established roots of the involvement of the St. Ange family in the hospitality business on the island of La Digue became apparent for all to see a few days ago, when the ‘Cabanas de Anges’ reopened next door to […]
RwandAir supports Kilimanjaro marathon as ‘Official Airline’
RWANDAIR SIGNS UP AS OFFICIAL CARRIER FOR KILIMANJARO MARATHON (Posted 21st February 2014) RwandAir upstaged their Tanzanian airline counterparts when they signed up as ‘Official Airline’ for the upcoming Kilimanjaro Marathon, which will be run on the 02nd of March. Every year, either at the end of February or the beginning of March, is a […]
Beau Vallon beautification project advances
NEW BEAU VALLON PROMENADE GAINS SHAPE (Posted 21st February 2014) The remodeling of the beach front at Beau Vallon Bay is taking shape now, as the promenade walkway from the Coral Strand Hotel to the La Plage seafood restaurant is nearing completion and is getting ready to be launched within weeks now. Key supporters of […]
Guest house tourism on the increase in Reunion
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL – GUEST HOUSES IN REUNION (Posted 21st February 2014) Investor confidence in the tourism industry on the Ile de la Reunion is clearly rising, as another guest house is now open to welcome visitors. Au Pied Du Mango, set in the hills above St. Paul in the West of the island, offers […]
A close up look at Kidepo National Park, named by CNN as among their top ten African parks
A VISIT TO KIDEPO VALLEY NATIONAL PARKS – WHERE LIONS CLIMB TREES (Posted 21st February 2014) (One of the combative Kidepo elephants, ready to protect the herd) When CNN last year nominated Kidepo Valley National Park as among their top ten choices of national parks across Africa, many people literally scratched their heads and asked […]
Abraham’s People, the story of a dynasty in Kenya
ABRAHAM’S PEOPLE – A BOOK REVIEW (Posted 21st February 2014) Being asked to review a book is always special, being asked to review a book by a first time author even more so as it speaks to the confidence and trust that author has to get a fair and balanced evaluation. But when asked to […]
Kamau dials back expectations of early opening of new JKIA terminals
ONE STEP FORWARD AND TWO STEPS BACK – JKIA TERMINAL 4 OPENING DELAYS BY 6 MONTHS (Posted 20th February 2014) The announcement yesterday by Kenya’s cabinet secretary for transport Michael Kamau, that the opening of the much needed Terminal 4 and the launch of the new temporary terminal will be delayed by several months, likely […]
