ZAA gets UK support to improve aviation security
ZANZIBAR’S AIRPORT AUTHORITY GETS EQUIPMENT FROM THE UK (Posted 07th October 2013) Last weekend saw the handover of aviation security equipment and training materials for ZAA staff by the UK’s High Commissioner to the United Republic of Tanzania, Ms. Diana Melrose, at a ceremony attended by the island’s Minister for Information and Tourism Said Ali […]
Tanzanian officials react angrily over renewed conservation criticism
IN YOUR FACE STATE HOUSE DAR ES SALAAM TELLS CONSERVATION CRITICS (Posted 06th October 2013) Critics of a recent conservation award given in the US to President Kikwete, which some described as making the goat the gardener in reference to his time in State House presiding over an unprecedented slaughter of elephants in Tanzania going […]
Kenya Airways to fly 5 Masai Mara Marathon winners to London
KENYA AIRWAYS’ MASAI MARA MARATHON WINNERS GET LONDON SPONSORSHIP (Posted 06th October 2013) The Kenya Airways’ sponsored Masai Mara Marathon, which took place yesterday morning, produced some fine results and also established the 5 top runners who will next year in April fly with Kenya Airways to the UK for the famous London Marathon. Leonard […]
Prospect of more lodges inside Ngorongoro Conservation Area prompts protests
CONSERVATIONISTS OPPOSE ADDITIONAL LODGES ON NGORONGORO CRATER RIM (Posted 06th October 2013) News emerging over the weekend, that the Tanzanian government has apparently reversed its position of no longer allowing lodges and camps inside the national parks, were met with disappointment if not outright anger by the conservation fraternity. Some years ago, upon the opening […]
Weekly roundup of news from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands, First edition October 2013
AVIATION, TOURISM AND CONSERVATION NEWS from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands. A weekly roundup 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 @whthome or join me on www.facebook.com/WolfgangHThome where the articles also ‘cross load’. Read […]
Kenya ready to host African Canoeing Championship
AFRICAN CANOEING CHAMPIONSHIP BRINGS 7 COUNTRIES TO KENYA (Posted 05th October 2013) The 2013 edition of the African Canoeing Championship will go underway at the Sagana River course near the Kenyan town of Muranga, starting on the 15th of October and running up to the 23rd of October. 7 countries have confirmed their participation, with […]
Nosy Be killings of tourists seen as severe setback for Madagascar tourism
TOURISTS KILLED BY ANGRY MOB (Posted 05th October 2013) The French government’s reaction was swift and sharp, warning against all travel to Madagascar’s resort island of Nosy Be, after one French citizen was tortured and burned to death by angry mobs of villagers, which had apparently accused him, another European tourist visitor and a local […]
Training flight ends in near disaster
TRAINING FLIGHT PILOTS ESCAPE CRASH ALIVE (Posted 05th October 2013) A trainee pilot and his instructor escaped alive against the odds the day before yesterday, when their Cessna 206 developed engine problems inflight and crash landed in a suburb of Dar es Salaam. No one on the ground was injured but crowds of spectators quickly […]
World Bank speaks up on African Tourism
WORLD BANK SPEAKS UP ON AFRICAN TOURISM (Posted 05th October 2013) Following yesterday’s article on ‘World Banks gives thumbs up to Rwanda Tourism’ (https://atcnews.org/2013/10/04/rwanda-tourism-gets-world-bank-recognition/) numerous requests came in for some added details of the World Bank report in question. While the full report can be accessed via the main entry portal www.worldbank.org sections of it […]
Kampala City Festival gets support from Rift Valley Railways
RIFT VALLEY RAILWAYS SUPPORTS KAMPALA CITY FESTIVAL WITH COMMUTER SERVICES (Posted 05th October 2013) Rift Valley Railways will on the occasion of the Kampala City Festival this Sunday offer a special commuter service to bring people into the centre of Kampala, with four trains operating from Namanve, via Bweyogerere and Namboole into the main railway […]
World Travel Awards reaffirm support to Kenya Tourism
World Travel Awards, ‘Oscars of the Travel Industry’ support Kenya Tourism The World Travel Awards have confirmed the Africa Gala Ceremony will take place as scheduled in Nairobi Kenya on 16th October. The Kenya Tourism Board extended the invitation to World Travel Awards to hold the event in Nairobi in March of this year as […]
Seychelles Tourism Board appoints Rose Marie Hoareau as new Director of Marketing
SEYCHELLES TOURISM BOARD APPOINTS NEW DIRECTOR FOR MARKETING (Posted 04th October 2013) BREAKING NEWS The Seychelles Tourism Board has just announced the appointment of Mrs. Rose Marie Hoareau as Director of Marketing, meeting a key request made by the archipelago’s private sector and following recommendations by the Seychelles Hospitality and Tourism Association. The position was […]
South Sudan Hotel in Juba burns down
SOUTH SUDAN HOTEL IN JUBA BURNS DOWN (Posted 04th October 2013) Another devastating fire swept through the South Sudan Hotel in Juba, South Sudan’s capital city, this time destroying over 30 rooms and parts of other hotel facilities like the dining room. According to a lamenting owner he had left the building for some outside […]
Rwanda tourism gets World Bank recognition
WORLD BANK GIVES RWANDA TOURISM THE THUMBS UP (Posted 04th October 2013) The latest World Bank report on tourism in Africa, released the day before yesterday titled: ‘Tourism in Africa: Harnessing Tourism for Growth and Improved Livelihoods’ has positively heaped praise on Rwanda for their way of doing business, facilitating business and promoting their tourism […]
TASOTA and Amadeus partner in customer service seminar
TASOTA ORGANIZES TRAINING FOR MEMBERS (Posted 04th October 2013) The Tanzania Society of Travel Agents, in conjunction with Amadeus East Africa, has informed their membership across Tanzania of an imminent training seminar in customer services strategy under the theme: ‘Achieving Excellence through Customer Service’. Taking place on the 26th of October at The Hyatt – […]
KQ – three weeks and counting to the next B777 delivery
KENYA AIRWAYS EXPECTS DELIVERY OF BRAND NEW B777-300ER ON OCTOBER 25TH (Posted 04th October 2013) Kenya Airways is expecting to take delivery of their latest aircraft, a Boeing B777-300ER, in exactly three weeks from today, as their march towards fleet modernization and expansion continues unabated. Inspite of poor financial results for the last financial year […]
News from Nkuringo tell of new facilities
NKURINGO GORILLA CAMP COMMISSIONS NEW BATHROOMS (Posted 04th October 2013) The Nkuringo Gorilla Camp has confirmed that the new block of washrooms, set adjoining to the Virunga Terrace rooms, is now fully functional, the electric hot water boilers included. Rob Brierley, one of the proprietors, has over the past few weeks been setting up the […]
Lake Chahafi camp ready to receive guests
LAKE CHAHAFI RESORT SET FOR WEEKEND OPENING (Posted 04th October 2013) A new back packers and adventure traveller’s rest stop at Lake Chahafi, near Kisoro in South Western Uganda, will open this weekend with an African Night celebrating the event. The Kisoro area of Uganda is located in the border triangle of Uganda, Rwanda – […]
Sun Africa Hotels advancing coast property plans
SUN AFRICA HOTELS EXPRESSES CONFIDENCE IN COAST MARKET WITH NEW PROPERTY (Posted 04th October 2013) Sun Africa Hotels has confirmed that work is progressing well to finally establish a property at the Kenya coast, north of Mombasa. The beachside resort will offer guests 20 suites when completed, in a set up similar to Sun Africa’s […]
KTB Statement on recent conferences in Nairobi
Kempinski Seychelles Resort reopens in new shine
KEMPINSKI RESORT TO REOPEN WITH NEW SHINE (Posted 01st October 2013) The Kempinski Seychelles Resort reopened on the 01st of October with a new shine after major works on several areas of the resort were completed. Closed since early September, this ‘down time’ has permitted to carry out essential major maintenance and where needed repairs […]
Victoria in high gear for Seychelles – India weekend
PORT VICTORIA WELCOMES 4 INDIAN NAVY SHIPS AHEAD OF SEYCHELLES – INDIA DAY (Posted 03rd October 2013) As Victoria, the Seychelles’ capital city, is gearing up to their first ever Seychelles – India Day, in fact more of a weekend festival than just a day, have four Indian navy ships including a three master, arrived […]
Kampala City Festival organizers hope for sunshine on Sunday
KAMPALA COUNTS DOWN TO THIS WEEKEND’S CITY FESTIVAL (Posted 03rd October 2013) Following some heavy rains in recent days will all Kampaleans, led by the Kampala City Council Authority’s CEO Jennifer Musisi, pray for sunshine come this Sunday, when the second edition of the Kampala City Festival will go underway. Spread across the city centre, […]
WTM Africa launches ‘Hosted Buyer’ programme
WTM AFRICA TARGETS 300 GLOBAL INDUSTRY BUYERS FOR INAUGURAL EVENT (Posted 03rd October 2013) According to information received will World Travel Market Africa, which is set to be the leading global event for the African travel industry, invite 300 senior buyers from across the globe to apply to be part of its Hosted Buyer Programme. […]
Kenya’s domestic flights by KQ return to Terminal 3
KQ MOVE DOMESTIC BACK TO TERMINAL 3 AS REGIONAL FLIGHTS RETURN TO TERMINAL 2 (Posted 03rd October 2013) Kenya Airways has confirmed that they have moved their domestic operations from the temporary terminal set up at the Cargo Terminal – done after the fire at JKIA on the 08th of August – back to Terminal […]
SKAL 2015 Congress heading to Mombasa
SKAL GIVES VOTE OF CONFIDENCE TO KENYA AS 2015 CONGRESS GOES TO MOMBASA (Posted 02nd October 2013) Breaking news from America, where the annual Skal International Congress is now underway, tell the story of solidarity and support for Kenya following the harrowing events of a week and a half ago. The Kenyan delegation at the […]
Lake Baringo’s waters drown camps and lodges
AS LAKE BARINGO CONTINUES TO RISE THE WATERS DROWN LODGES AND CAMPS (Posted 02nd October 2013) (Under water – a picture of a lake side lodge now half submerged by the seemingly relentless march of the Lake Baringo waters) A monumental calamity has befallen several of the lake shore camps and safari lodges on Lake […]
News from Ngamba Island, Uganda’s one and only chimp refuge
This is a re-post of the Chimpanzee Sanctuary and Wildlife Trust monthly newsletter for the benefit of my readers who are not subscribed to this publication: Chimpanzee Sanctuary & Wildlife Conservation Trust September 2013 News Bulletin Maintenance works at Ngamba Island Chimpanzee sanctuary The new chimpanzee electric fence was rewired to make it more efficient. […]
Etihad adds Vietnam to growing global network
ETIHAD LAUNCHES HO CHI MINH CITY FLIGHTS (Posted 02nd October 2013) Etihad, Abu Dhabi’s national airline, has announced the launch of flights from Abu Dhabi to Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City. Daily flights on Airbus A320 aircraft connect Nairobi with Abu Dhabi, in addition of which Kenya Airways, flying in code share with Etihad, also […]
Cyanika border between Rwanda and Uganda to get facelift
NEW STRUCTURES PLANNED FOR CYANIKA / UGANDA BORDER TO EASE TRADE AND TRAVEL (Posted 01st October 2013) The Cyanika border crossing between Uganda and Rwanda has been popular with tourists and safari operators, as two key tourism regions connect at that point, Uganda’s Bwindi and Mgahinga national parks and Rwanda’s Parc de Volcanoes. Many visitors […]
