Arusha airport closure forces flights to shift to Kilimanjaro
PRECISION AIR ANNOUNCES SHIFT OF ARUSHA FLIGHTS TO KILIMANJARO AIRPORT (Posted 19th December 2013) As a result of the closure of the Arusha municipal airport, following the emergency landing there by an Ethiopian Airlines’ B767-300ER, did Precision Air issue the following public announcement as to changes for their regular Arusha flights now being shifted to […]
Ethiopian Airlines’ error shuts Arusha’s municipal airport down for traffic
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES’ LANDING ERROR SHUTS DOWN ARUSHA’S MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (Posted 19th December 2013) Whatever the exact circumstances were yesterday, when Ethiopian Airline’s flight ET 815 landed at the Arusha Municipal Airport instead of flying to an authorized diversion airport like Dar es Salaam or Nairobi, passengers and crew escaped only narrowly a catastrophe as the […]
UCOTA’s Sustainable Tourism Leaders Awards – read all about it here and participate
Invitation to apply for the Uganda Tourism Sustainability Leaders Awards; Advertising opportunities Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. The Uganda Community Tourism Association (UCOTA) invites you to apply for The Uganda Tourism Sustainability Leaders Awards! UCOTA proudly promotes sustainability in the Ugandan tourism sector. Initiated in 2012, the Uganda Tourism Sustainability Leaders […]
Ethiopian B767 in unscheduled landing at Arusha Airport
ETHIOPIAN AIRLINES IN EMERGENCY LANDING AT ARUSHA MUNICIPAL FIELD (Posted 18th December 2013 14.15 hrs local EAT) Information was just received from a regular airline source in Tanzania that Ethiopian Airlines apparently had an unscheduled landing of a B767-300ER at the Arusha Municipal Airport around 13.15 hrs local time. The airport’s runway is reportedly only […]
45 billion aid for Serengeti brings back questions on highway plans
WILL 122 BILLION AID PACKAGE MAKE THE SERENGETI HIGHWAY PLANS GO AWAY? (Posted 18th December 2013) Tanzania and Germany signed bilateral aid agreements worth nearly 122 billion Tanzania Shillings in the form of grants, for a range of water and electricity related projects but notably also over some 45 billion for the Serengeti National Park. […]
Air Tanzania returns to Bujumbura and Mwanza
AIR TANZANIA RESUMES MWANZA FLIGHTS AND LAUNCHES BUJUMBURA (Posted 18th December 2013) Air Tanzania has announced the launch of scheduled flights to Bujumbura / Burundi, with effect of Sunday, operating three times a week every Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. At the same time were flights launched to Mbeya, where ATCL will now compete with Precision […]
Fire destroys Malindi resort
EDEN ROC RESORT IN MALINDI BURNS DOWN (Posted 18th December 2013) Reports have come in from the Kenyan beach resort town of Malindi that the Sai Eden Roc Hotel burned down last night, after a fire broke out at the resort’s restaurant. Most guests escaped the fire unharmed though at least two, according to the […]
Jetlink gets lifeline thrown as ASL renewed by KCAA
JETLINK HOPES TO BE BACK IN THE AIR BEFORE EASTER NEXT YEAR (Posted 18th December 2013) It was Christmas come early for the owners of Jetlink when news emerged yesterday in Nairobi that the Kenya Civil Aviation Authority has granted the grounded carrier a renewal of their air service licence, prerequisite to eventually resume operations. […]
News and updates from across Africa
Travel Africa is one of the best magazines showcasing the wide range of safari options visitors to our continent have and I am always looking forward to their latest editions, which also include Travel Zambia, Travel Zimbabwe and Travel Namibia, the latter three entirely dedicated of course to showcasing those three exciting destinations. Enjoy looking […]
Crashed LAM Embraer E 190 ‘mechanically sound’ according to latest reports
LAM CRASH INVESTIGATION’S PRELIMINARY FIND SAYS EMBRAER E190 WAS ‘SOUND’ (Posted 18th December 2013) Preliminary air accident investigation findings appear to confirm that the aircraft used by LAM for the stricken flight TM 470 from Maputo to Luanda on 29th November, with all 33 passengers and crew on board killed on impact, was mechanically sound. […]
FastJet reports 73 percent loadfactor for November
FASTJET ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER DATA (Posted 18th December 2013) FastJet has just published their latest statistics, showing a yearly average loadfactor of 73 percent and a November loadfactor of 72 percent across the board. The airline upped their schedule to daily flights to Mbeya effective 16th December, after only launching the route a few weeks ago […]
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Foreigners in Juba anxiously wait for flights to resume and borders to open
JUBA HOTELS RUN OUT OF DIESEL FOR GENERATORS AS BORDERS REMAIN CLOSED (Posted 18th December 2013) As the night time curfew continues in Juba and the borders, including the airport remained closed for a second day yesterday, hotels have started to feel the pinch as diesel deliveries have dried up and they are now faced […]
Briatore’s Billionaires Resort ready for the official opening
BILLIONAIRES RESORT DUE TO OPEN IN MALINDI THIS WEEKEND (Posted 17th December 2013) Flavio Briatore last weekend arrived at his Billionaires Resort in Malindi, his second hospitality venture after the award winning ‘Lion in the Sun’. Initially due to open earlier in the year, demand for top quality in construction and finishing led to a […]
KTB looks at West Africa for more visitors
KENYA TOURISM MAKES MARKET PUSH FOR MORE NIGERIAN VISITORS (Posted 17th December 2013) The Kenya Tourism Board yesterday announced that they are now launching a major marketing campaign in Nigeria to have more visitors from that country come for safaris and to enjoy Kenya’s beach resorts. The following statement was released and is shown below: […]
Kenya Tourism cancels ATM 2014 participation for lack of funds
HOUSTON MARKETING COMES TO THE RESCUE AFTER KTB CANCELS ATM2014 APPEARANCE (Posted 17th December 2013) Derek Houston of Houston Marketing, Africa Representative of Reed Travel Exhibitions, a close ally to the East African tourism sectors and in particular to Kenya, was swift to step into the breach when news broke that the Kenya Tourism Board […]
Meet RwandAir’s first B737 captain
RWANDAIR PROMOTES FIRST RWANDAN PILOT TO B737 CAPTAIN (Posted 17th December 2013) Rwanda’s national airline RwandAir yesterday announced the promotion of First Officer Bosco Murabukirwa to the rank of Captain, the first time a Rwandan national has made it to the left seat in the cockpit. This development is part of a sustained effort to […]
Juba airport closed after overnight fighting
NO FLIGHTS IN OR OUT OF JUBA / SOUTH SUDAN The fighting overnight in Juba, South Sudan’s capital city, has caused the closure of the international airport in Juba, with flights from the region, i.e. Nairobi, Entebbe, Kigali, Addis Ababa and beyond cancelled. This has left passengers in Juba stranded who tried to leave the […]
Tourism industry decries strikes
KENYA’S TOURISM INDUSTRY GURUS UNHAPPY WITH STRIKES AND STUDENT UNREST A number of Kenya’s tourism stakeholders have over the weekend voiced their concern over the present strike by hospital staff and outright condemned the riotous behaviour of students of the University of Nairobi, which went on rampage again in the capital, stoning cars and causing […]
More tourism news from across Africa
In the ongoing series of re-broadcasting interesting newsletters here is the latest from the ‘Good Safari Guide’ … Enjoy 12/15/2013 Good Safari Guide Newsletter Safari News from the Safari World in Africa and Beyond Latest News from the Safari World What do Tourists Want? A Tripadvisor survey confirms that we all want free stuff and […]
Weekly roundup of ATC News from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands, Third edition December 2013
AVIATION TOURISM & CONSERVATION NEWS EAST AFRICA A weekly roundup from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands of breaking news, reports, travel stories and opinions by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome You can get your daily news updates instantly via Twitter by following @whthomeor join me on www.facebook.com/WolfgangHThome where the articles also ‘cross load’. […]
January 2014 given for ground breaking of new airport rail line
WORK ON AIRPORT RAILWAY LINE TO START IN JANUARY (Posted 14th December 2013) In time for the celebrations of Kenya’s 50th anniversary of Independence has the Kenya Railways Corporation confirmed that work for the new commuter line from the city centre to the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport will commence in January next year. Groundbreaking is […]
Opening tomorrow – the new Loisaba Wilderness Camp
LOISABA WILDERNESS GETS NEW CAMP (Posted 14th December 2013) Only 6 weeks after a devastating bush fire destroyed the Loisaba Wilderness Lodge and the Loisaba Private House on 30th October this year is a new camp preparing to open tomorrow, 15th of December, allowing visitors back to one of Kenya’s most scenic wilderness areas. Set […]
No let up to promote Reunion
MORE FAM TRIPS SHOWCASE REUNION’S WIDE RANGE OF TOURISM ATTRACTIONS (Posted 14th December 2013) Efforts continue from Reunion Tourism and the island’s private sector to showcase the rugged beauty of this French Indian Ocean island, as a group of 12 Spanish travel agents, organized by Viajes El Corte Ingles and local handling agency Papangue Touris, […]
The latest ATTA News – and more reasons to join
The Africa Travel and Tourism Association, arguably Africa’s leading private sector platform aimed to promote travel to Africa and avail sound factual information for members and those who should be members, has just published their latest newsletter. Enjoy all the updates – and click on their website link and sign up for membership, if you […]
Where size does matter – eTN leads the global travel news pack
I often casually mention that eTN is the global market leader for news to the world wide travel and tourism community, and periodically I am challenged to ‘prove it’ … Normally I refer to the links on the eTN websites, where the numbers are published, but the latest Google rankings speak not just volumes but […]
Kenya announces easing of Visa rules for Africans
KENYA TO ADOPT RWANDAN MODEL GRANTING VISA TO AFRICANS ON ARRIVAL (Posted 13th December 2013) Like Rwanda did in January this year, will Kenya follow suit and begin to grant Visa on arrival to all citizens of the African Union memberstates, come January 2014. President Uhuru Kenyatta, among many other announcements of significance, made the […]
Bad weather causes Nairobi’s Tusker Airshow to be postponed
TUSKER AIRSHOW POSTPONED DUE TO BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS (Posted 13th December 2013) The organizers of the Tusker Airshow at Wilson Airport Nairobi have decided to postpone the event due to the prevailing poor weather conditions, to ensure the safety of both spectators and flyers. They issued the following release yesterday late afternoon and in view […]
New organizational structure seen as major game changer in Seychelles’ tourism promotion
SEYCHELLES COUNCIL OF MINISTERS APPROVE CHANGES IN TOURISM INSTITUTIONS (Posted 13th December 2013) 2014 will be a landmark year for Seychelles’ tourism and culture public sector institutions, as major reforms, realignments and organizational changes are coming into effect, after the Council of Ministers approved the proposals made. The Ministry of Tourism and Culture, led by […]
Come January Come Dodoma
AURIC AIR ANNOUNCES DODOMA FLIGHTS (Posted 13th December 2013) Tanzania’s Auric Air (IATA H8 / ICAO AUK) has announced the launch of flights to Dodoma from January 2014 onwards, adding to the already impressive number of 19 destinations across East Africa’s largest country. No other airline covers Tanzania, with scheduled flights and charters, as extensively […]
