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Kenya Airways moves regional flight handling to Unit 3

KENYA AIRWAYS MOVES REGIONAL FLIGHT HANDLING TO UNIT 3 (Posted 09th September 2013) Kenya Airways has over the weekend completed shifting their regional flight handling to Unit 3, the former domestic unit which was transformed into an international arrival unit following the fire a month ago which in part destroyed the international arrival hall and […]

KWS relocates 21 rhinos to new sanctuary

KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE MOVES RHINOS TO NEW SANCTUARY (Posted 09th September 2013) Last week did KWS complete the move of 21 eastern black rhinos to the newly established Borana Rhino Sanctuary in Laikipia. 10 of the prized animals were taken from the Nakuru National Park while a further 11 came from the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, […]

Precision Air to undergo severe cost cuts to return airline to profitability

PRECISION AIR SEEKS FINANCIAL TURNAROUND THROUGH DEEP CUTS IN COST (Posted 08th September 2013) Precision Air’s management and board have outlined measures aimed at reversing the record financial loss of around 30 billion Tanzania Shillings by embarking on the road of sharp cost cutting which may see as many as 20 percent of the work […]

Sheraton Gardens to host Uganda’s annual tourism expo

UGANDA TOURISM EXPO SET FOR END SEPTEMBER (Posted 08th September 2013) Uganda’s annual ‘Tourism Expo’ is scheduled to take place later this month, with the opening night on the 27th September preceding the main exhibition which is scheduled from 28th to 20th September. The location, strategically chosen as the Sheraton Gardens, is bound to attract […]

Vanilla Islands group set for La Reunion meeting ahead of UNWTO conference

VANILLA ISLANDS TOURISM DELEGATIONS SET FOR MEETING IN LA REUNION (Posted 07th September 2013) Tourism Ministers and their delegations from the Vanilla Island Group are heading to the Indian Ocean island of La Reunion this week for the scheduled meeting to discuss among other agenda items the geographical expansion of the marketing cooperative, aimed at […]

News from the Uganda Wildlife Authority

TOURISM FRATERNITY CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF KIDEPO VALLEY NATIONAL PARK Leading conservationists, tourism industry gurus, development partners, legislators and representatives of government agencies on 30th August, 2013 converged at Kampala Serena Hotel to celebrate success stories in conservation and growth in tourism industry. Read More LEADING FEMALE CONSERVATIONISTS RECOGNIZED Recognition of prominent women who have […]

Seychelles’ North Island tops the world’s most pricey resorts

AND THE PRICIEST OF THEM ALL IS: SEYCHELLES’ NORTH ISLAND (Posted 07th September 2013) A recent survey, seeking to once and for all determined the world’s most expensive property, has revealed the Seychelles’ famous North Island has topped the chart. Famous for long and made more famous yet when two years ago the Duke and […]

Turkish commits to go from 5 to 6 to daily in Entebbe

TURKISH AIRLINES SET TO GO FROM FIVE TO SIX TO DAILY (Posted 07th September 2013) Turkish Airlines has confirmed that they are now set to move from their present 5 flights a week to 6, come 27th of October, before moving to daily flights on 14th of November. The airline presently flies 5 times a […]

Rwanda’s tourism sector once again grows by double digits in first half of 2013

RWANDA’S TOURISM INCOME RISES BY 11 PERCENT (Posted 06th September 2013) Data released in Kigali yesterday show a continued and sustained growth of the country’s tourism sector. During the first half of 2013 the tourism industry’s revenues grew by 11 percent while tourist numbers rose by 14 percent compared to the record breaking year 2012. […]

British Airways announces 4th frequency to Entebbe

BRITISH AIRWAYS ANNOUNCES ADDITIONAL FLIGHT FOR ENTEBBE (Posted 06th September 2013) British Airways yesterday announced an additional frequency to Uganda to offer four weekly flights effective from 30 March 2014. The new Uganda schedule will see flights depart Terminal 5 on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays at 12:20 hrs and arrive in Entebbe at 22:50 […]

Uganda signs open sky bilateral with Qatar

UGANDA SIGNS NEW OPEN SKY BILATERAL WITH QATAR (Posted 06th September 2013) Uganda has signed a far reaching new bilateral air services agreement with Qatar last week, though the information was only confirmed earlier yesterday. The new deal will give Qatar Airways literally unlimited access for their flights via Entebbe to onward destinations within Africa […]

Aviation observers stunned by level of Precision Air losses

PRECISION AIR SUFFERS UNPRECEDENTED LOSS (Posted 05th September 2013) Precision Air of Tanzania, the only publicly quoted Tanzanian airline company on the Dar es Salaam stock exchange, has reportedly posted a loss of just under 31 billion Tanzania Shillings, compared to a profit of just under 2 billion Tanzania Shillings in the previous financial year. […]

VAT on conservancy entrance fees impacts on conservation funds

VAT DECISION ROBS CONSERVATION OF MUCH NEEDED FUNDS (Posted 05th September 2013) In order to soften the massive blow the Kenyan government has dealt the country’s tourism industry by introducing a 16 percent VAT charge on a range of previously exempt tourism services, have some operators announced some short term relief for their clients by […]

Air Seychelles turnaround takes root

AIR SEYCHELLES REMAINS IN PROFIT TERRITORY (Posted 05th September 2013) When Air Seychelles a few months ago announced a profit of 1 million US Dollars, heads turned and people sat up to take notice just how miraculous a turnaround has been achieved by the company since Etihad, the national airline of Abu Dhabi came on […]

Mauritius gets new airport terminal

NEW AIRPORT TERMINAL IN MAURITIUS OFFICIALLY HANDED OVER (Posted 04th August 2013) Mauritius’ international airport Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam has just taken ‘delivery’ of their brand new terminal building, which will double the capacity of the airport with an overall capacity of up to 4.5 million passengers a year. The new terminal offers an added 8 […]

Sheraton joins hand with Entebbe Sailing Club for weekend fishing fete

SHERATON MOVES TO THE ENTEBBE SAILING CLUB THIS WEEKEND (Posted 04th September 2013) The Sheraton Kampala this weekend is organizing, and catering, two events at the Entebbe Sailing Club. Under the theme ‘Do something fishy for the weekend’ the hotel will stage a Caribbean Dinner at the shores of Lake Victoria in the tranquil settings […]

More VAT shocks for Kenya’s tourism sector

VAT IMPLEMENTATION PILES YET MORE WORRIES ON TOURISM SECTOR (Posted 04th September 2013) Only a day after the shock news began to circulate that the Kenya Revenue Authority insisted with immediate effect to levy a 16 percent VAT on park and conservancy fees, has the tourism sector gotten yet more of the same as Serena […]

Emirates blitzes East African destination markets with incredible fare offers

EMIRATES KICKS OFF SALES PROMOTION ACROSS EASTERN AFRICA (Posted 03rd September 2013) Emirates, Dubai’s award winning national airline, has earlier this week kicked off a regional sales campaign covering Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Ethiopia, aimed to attract passengers with through competitive fares and a bag of goodies thrown in for good measure like stay over […]

Eden Island gets Eden Casino

EDEN ISLAND GETS OWN CASINO (Posted 03rd September 2013) The Seychelles’ man made marina, resort and residential island, Eden Island, now has another feather in its cap after the opening last weekend of Eden Casino. Eden Island www.edenisland.sc has made the proverbial waves across the Seychelles when the idea was first floated, attracted a fair […]

KRA insists on VAT payment on conservancy and park fees

VAT ON PARK FEES MAKES TOUR PACKAGES EVEN MORE EXPENSIVE (Posted 03rd September 2013) Kenya’s tourism stakeholders are coming to terms with the insistence by the Kenya Revenue Authority to demand payment of 16 percent VAT on park and reserve fees, once again raising the cost of safari vacations at a time when the industry […]

It is open skies between Rwanda and Burundi now as other EAC members drag their feet

IT IS OPEN SKIES NOW BETWEEN RWANDA AND BURUNDI (Posted 02nd September 2013) Burundi and Rwanda last week signed a new bilateral air services agreement, replacing one which dated back into the 1970’s, which no longer served the needs of today’s requirements for airlines from the two countries. Similar to recent new BASA’s signed with […]

Coastal resorts in Kenya decry low occupancies amid calls for more aggressive marketing

KENYA COAST STRUGGLING TO REGAIN MARKET SHARE AND RAISE OCCUPANCIES (Posted 02nd September 2013) South coast hoteliers are pondering their next move, after the August occupancies have remained depressed across the board and hard decision now need to be made by some resorts where occupancies are even further below average. August is ordinarily part of […]

Rwanda’s women in tourism – Meet Le Bamboo Gorilla Lodge’s Jacky Gatera

THE STORY OF JACKIE M. GATERA OF ‘LA BAMBOU GORILLA LODGE’ (Posted 01st September 2013) (Jacky, seen here with Mt. Sabinyo in the background) Recent trips to the Land of a Thousand Hills once again brought me face to face with the many developments which have marked Rwanda’s march towards economic progress over the past […]

Make a date with Arusha’s Safari Marathon on 08th September

ARUSHA’S SAFARI MARATHON TO BENEFIT TOURISM (Posted 31st August 2013) This year’s Safari Marathon will be the fourth edition of what has become an annual and well attended event. For many still remembering the Mt. Meru Marathon, now fading away in people’s recollection, the Safari Marathon has filled a huge gap left by the initial […]

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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome is the founder and publisher of ATCNews, Eastern Africa’s leading aviation, tourism and conservation news blog of its kind. Wolfgang has nearly 50 years of experience in the tourism, aviation and conservation fields in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, covering all aspects of safari-, hotel- and air-operations. 

The Managing Editor of ATCNews is Mrs. Esther C. Goossens.

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