KWS hikes park entrance fees driving the cost of safaris up even more
KWS RAISES PARK ENTRANCE FEES AMID CONCERNS OF FUELING FURTHER DOWNTURN (Posted 13th January 2014) A section of tourism stakeholders has condemned the rise in park entrance fees, as just gazetted retrospectively to 23rd December 2013, as the wrong message and the wrong move at a time when tourism is in a state of decline. […]
Uganda ponders new wildlife law as elephant poaching numbers drop to 11 last year
UGANDA’S CABINET PONDERING NEW WILDLIFE BILL AS ELEPHANT POACHING DROPS (Posted 13th January 2014) Uganda, unlike most of her East African neighbours, has a success story to tell when it comes to protecting the elephant which are found in several of the 10 national parks across the country. According to recent comments made by Charles […]
Constance Lemuria joins elite global hotel ranks
CONSTANCE LEMURIA JOINS THE ELITE ‘CLUB’ OF THE WORLD’S LEADING HOTELS (Posted 12th January 2014) Praslin’s – arguably – best resort, the Constance Lemuria, has just passed the audit for admission to one of the world’s finest and most exclusive ‘clubs’, the Leading Hotels of the World. After scoring over 88 percent affirmative ‘ticks’ in […]
Zanzibar celebrates Revolution Day
ZANZIBAR COMMEMORATES 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE REVOLUTION (Posted 12th January 2014) Zanzibar today, Sunday 12th January, celebrates the Golden Jubilee of the revolution which 50 years ago overthrew the Sultan’s government, after Britain had finally agreed to independence a few weeks earlier on 10th December 1963. The Omani Sultans had for over150 years maintained their […]
Routes Africa 2014 heads to Victoria Falls
ROUTES LOOKING FORWARD TO 2014 EVENTS AFTER RECORD BREAKING YEAR 2013 (Posted 11th January 2014) Routes, the global network of conferences for the aviation industry, is looking back at an extraordinary year when at all their key events new attendance records were established. Over 5,600 delegates attended the six forums that Routes organised around the […]
30 percent drop in crime rate good for Seychelles tourism
DROPPING CRIME RATE GOOD NEWS FOR SEYCHELLES TOURISM (Posted 10th January 2014) Seychelles’ Minister for Home Affairs and Transport, Joel Morgan, earlier this week, on the occasion of honouring long serving police officers and recognizing their often challenging work, revealed a significant drop in crimes recorded in 2013 when he reportedly said: ‘By being pro-active, […]
Diani’s Kongo Mosque regatta on for Saturday
KONGO MOSQUE REGATTA READY TO SAIL (Posted 10th January 2014) Tomorrow, Saturday 11th January is D-Day for the Kongo Mosque Regatta, which is held in conjunction with the South Coast Community Eco Tourism Association. The event promises a fun day out at the beach, or for sailors on the ocean, as the ‘arrival’ of the […]
Bike for Africa comes to Uganda
BRUSSELS AIRLINES BRINGS ‘BIKE FOR AFRICA’ TO UGANDA (Posted 10th January 2014) Supported by the Brussels Airlines Foundation will a group of cyclists from Belgium come to Uganda between the 29th of January and the 05th of February to raise funds for children’s projects in the country. They plan to cover a distance of about […]
WTM Africa Hosted Buyer Programme ‘sells’ like hot cakes
WORLD TRAVEL MARKET AFRICA PREPARATION GATHERS MOMENTUM (Posted 10th January 2014) The first ever edition of the World Travel Market Africa has received phenomenal initial interest from the global travel industry’s leading buyers with the introduction of Reed Travel Exhibitions’ world-renowned Hosted Buyer programme. Registration for WTM Africa’s Hosted Buyer programme only opened last week […]
AVIASSIST heads to Entebbe for certification workshops
AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATION COURSE SET FOR ENTEBBE (Posted 10th January 2014) The AVIASSIST Foundation, in conjunction with CASSOA, the Civil Aviation Safety and Security Oversight Agency of the East African Community, will be holding a rare airworthiness certification course in Uganda between 10th and 12th of March this year. The information availed shows that only 20 […]
Online hotel marketing solutions provider HLS comes to Uganda
A hosted piece from Mamerito Ssenfuma of Guide2Uganda HOTEL LINK SOLUTIONS NOW AVAILABLE IN UGANDA (Posted 10th January 2014) Hotel Link Solutions (HLS), a leading global provider of accommodation digital marketing solutions, successfully entered Uganda market. This new company in the East Africa region, brings product line of advanced digital online marketing solutions to hotels, […]
LUX* Maldives wins as ‘Leading All Inclusive Resort’
Though technically an issue covering the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands, newsfrom the Maldives are by and large beyond the geographical area of my reporting. Nevertheless, as I have stayed at a LUX Resort on the island of Reunion last year, this one is worth sharing. Congrats to LUX Maldives and their entire staff for this […]
Zurich becomes Emirates’ 25th A380 destination
SWITZERLAND BY A380 – NOW POSSIBLE WITH EMIRATES (Posted 09th January 2014) East Africans traveling to Switzerland now finally have the chance to fly one sector of that journey with the giant Airbus A380, as Emirates, Dubai’s award winning airline launched their latest destination to be served with the world’s largest passenger aircraft. This switch […]
Only five weeks until Sauti za Busara 2014
More about Sauti za Busara … enjoy the read, the pictures and the videos … Only five weeks until Sauti za Busara 2014 This newsletter is sent to 65,578 subscribers Email not displaying correctly, view it in your browser Do not reply to this email address. If you would like to get in touch please […]
UWA puts gorilla permit sales on line
UGANDAN TOUR OPERATORS GRUDGINLY ACCEPT ON LINE GORILLA PERMIT SALE (Posted 09th January 2014) In what was described as an internal debate of some vigour has the Association of Uganda Tour Operators apparently accepted that the Uganda Wildlife Authority’s on line sale of the prized gorilla permits can go ahead after all. Sections of the […]
FastJet spreads distribution network
FASTJET WIDENS REACH BY SIGNING ON TO NEW DISTRIBUTION CHANNELS (Posted 09th January 2014) FastJet yesterday announced the signing of two additional distribution agreements that will allow travel agents worldwide to access and sell its flights. The first agreement, signed recently with Skyscanner, the award-winning global travel search and comparison company, will enable consumers to […]
Seychelles stand at Indonesian trade show gives free exposure to African destinations
SEYCHELLES OFFERS AFRICAN COUNTRIES A SHOWCASE PLATFORM IN INDONESIA (Posted 09th January 2014) Seychelles’ Pan African spirit once again showed when the Special Envoy of the Seychelles to ASEAN Mr. Nico Barito invited fellow African countries to use the Seychelles’ stand to display posters and brochures and provide information about trade and investment opportunities. The […]
Njaramba out – Tumbo in as Mombasa tourism stakeholders do ‘SMH’
MOMBASA COUNTY TOURISM SECRETARY’S ‘DEMOTION’ RUFFLES FEATHERS (Posted 08th January 2014) Kenya coast tourism stakeholders were largely perplexed when news broke yesterday that the Mombasa county governor had sent his tourism secretary packing and move to the agriculture portfolio, generally seen as a demotion and swiftly bringing condemnation for the governor’s action. In the immediate […]
5 dead and several missing after falling off ferry boat from Pemba to Zanzibar
ANOTHER MARITIME DISASTER NARROWLY AVOIDED (Posted 08th January 2014) At least 5 passengers on the inter island ferry MV Kilimanjaro II died on Sunday after falling overboard with an unspecified number of people still reported missing. Information received from Unguja, Zanzibar’s main island, to where the ferry was heading after leaving the sister island of […]
Sauti Za Busara – 5 weeks and counting
ZANZIBAR IS GETTING READY FOR SAUTI ZA BUSARA 2014 (Posted 08th January 2014) What has arguably become Africa’s best known music and performing arts festival, and is without doubt East Africa’s leading event to showcase African music and films, Sauti za Busara is now just over a month away and the organizers are working flat […]
Seychelles Ministerial delegation launch 2014 series of hotel visits with Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Hotel & Casino at Beau Vallon
Seychelles Ministerial delegation launch 2014 series of hotel visits with Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Hotel & Casino at Beau Vallon It is this time of year again when hotel inspections are on the agenda across the Seychelles, aimed to ensure that the license conditions are fulfilled and previously agreed measures have been carried out. Received […]
Lenstiti Kreol Enternasyonal – where the Creole nation will be born
IS THE RENAMING OF THE CREOLE INSTITUTE THE START OF THE CREOLE NATION? (Posted 07th January 2014) ‘You had a great idea my friend, yes it is time for us Creole people to come together as one nation. Even though we are spread across much of the world, we are unique in our culture, our […]
Jetair Belgium announces end of charter operation to Mombasa
NOW JETAIR TOO ANNOUNCES THE END OF ANOTHER MOMBASA CHARTER (Posted 07th January 2014) Information was confirmed yesterday that Belgium’s Jetair will halt their charter operation to Mombasa come April and will not resume operations later in the year. Passengers from Belgium will then have to travel to neighbouring Holland and use flights by TUI […]
Reunion tourism is back to full operations after cyclone Bejisa
REUNION RECOVERING FROM MONSTER STORM BEJISA (Posted 07th January 2014) Cyclone Bejisa, which lashed the French Indian Ocean island of La Reunion first thing in the New Year, has left a trail of destruction and claimed at least one life while causing over a dozen people to be injured, some of them seriously. The island […]
Kenya Airports Authority selects LSG Sky Chefs as NAS monopoly crumbles
LUFTHANSA’S SKY CHEFS ARE HEADING TO NAIROBI (Posted 07th January 2014) One of Kenya’s last monopolies will finally be broken, when Lufthansa’s catering subsidiary company LSG Sky Chefs will set up shop at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport after being given a concession as second caterer by the Kenya Airport Authority. NAS has held the […]
6 weeks to go to the 2014 edition of the Seychelles Marathon
NEXT UP IN THE SEYCHELLES – THE ECO FRIENDLY MARATHON (Posted 06th January 2014) Visitors who want to combine a trip to the paradise archipelago of the Seychelles with some active sports event, mark the 23rd of February in your calendar as that is the day the annual Seychelles Marathon is being run on the […]
New post 2013: A Year in Review
Many reasons why you too should fly with WordPress.com – and thanks for reading my blog so faithfully … Krista posted: "With 2013 behind us, we can now take a look at our community’s incredible accomplishments over the past year. Here’s the year that was on WordPress.com. 13,704,819 new blogs in 2013 That’s a 36% […]
RwandAir expansion continues in 2014
RWANDAIR NAMES FEBRUARY 24TH AS DELIVERY DATE FOR THEIR FIRST BOMBARDIER Q400 (Posted 07th January 2014) RwandAir has yesterday announced that they expect their next brand new aircraft, a Bombardier Q400NextGen turboprop in a dual class configuration, on Monday, February 24th. When put into commercial service the new state of the art bird will replace […]
New record revenues and arrivals for Seychelles in 2013
SEYCHELLES RECORDS DOUBLY DIGIT TOURISM GROWTH IN 2013 (Posted 06th January 2013) The Central Bank in Victoria, the Seychelles’ capital, has today confirmed that the archipelago has in 2013 earned 343.6 million US Dollars from tourism revenues, up by 11 percent from the previous record breaking year of 2012. Tourism arrivals by midnight 31st December […]
Rwanda Tourism gets boost as 885 graduate from RTUC
885 GRADUATE FROM RWANDA’S UNIVERSITY TOURISM COLLEGE (Posted 06th January 2014) Last weekend saw nearly 900 students from the Rwanda Tourism University College graduate and receive their certificates, diplomas and degrees after successfully completing their respective courses last year. This is generally seen as a shot in the arm of Rwanda’s sustained efforts to professionalize […]
