Hilton Garden Inn #Nairobi now open for business
#HILTON OPENS NEW ‘GARDEN INN‘ NEAR JOMO KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (Posted 14th February 2018) Following shortly after the launch of Kenya’s first Double Tree by Hilton has the global hotel giant brought another first to Kenya when the doors of the new Hilton Garden Inn at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport were opened yesterday. Director of […]
Kenya Railways plots for Madaraka Express fare increase
MADARAKA EXPRESS FARE INCREASE OF UP TO 35 PERCENT LOOMS (Posted 03rd February 2018) Information is beginning to emerge from the Kenya Railways head office that the parastatal is planning to raise tariffs for second class passengers on the trains between Nairobi and Mombasa by as much as 70 percent. The fares until now have […]
#AviaDev goes independent for 2018 Cape Town event
CAPE TOWN TO HOST AVIADEV AS THIS KEY AVIATION CONFERENCE GOES ON ITS OWN FOR THE FIRST TIME (Posted 26th January 2018) AviaDev, the African aviation development conference, will this year take place in Cape Town in June. The networking event, which is entering its third year of growth, initially took place in Kigali, alongside […]
#Rwanda presses ahead with railway infrastructure
KIGALI’S RAILWAY INFRASTRUCTURE TAKING SHAPE WITH NO DECISION IN SIGHT WHICH LINK WILL COME FIRST (Posted 18th January 2018) Rwanda is in a unique position vis a vis their choice of links to the Indian Ocean by rail, as both Tanzania as well as Kenya and Uganda are in the running to connect their proposed […]
U-turns continue at #KenyaRailways
NOW IT IS NOT AND NOW IT IS AS KENYA RAILWAYS DOES ANOTHER U-TURN FOR #MADARAKAEXPRESS OPERATIONS (Posted 28th December 2017) (Also under criticism is the claim of ‘Connecting Nations’ while the SGR operation only links the two cities of Nairobi and Mombasa) True to the form shown since the launch of operations of the […]
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#Kenya’s tourism arrivals up for the year but down in August
AUGUST POST ELECTION JITTERS HIT KENYA’S TOURIST ARRIVAL NUMBERS (Posted 23rd November 2017) The latest data available from Kenya confirm that the trend of 2017 points to a firm tourism recovery, albeit with the rider that growth in arrival numbers in August reversed hot on the heels of the overturned election results and subsequent fear […]
African Horizons confirms #WTM2017 attendance
#KENYA SENDS LARGE DELEGATION TO #WTM2017 (Posted 14th October 2017) One good deed should beget another. African Horizon’s Emily Kaloki did after all accomplish what others could not, i.e. get me on the Madaraka Express to Mombasa after the Magical Kenya Travel Expo closed its doors a week ago. https://atcnews.org/2017/10/09/the-two-faces-of-a-sgr-train-journey-to-mombasa/ In turn it is only […]
New #Kilifi resort aims for five star standards
#SILVERPALM SPA & RESORT TO SHAKE UP #KILIFI HOTEL SCENE (Posted 11th October 2017) With just 38 rooms and suites does this new resort, located in Kilifi county, intend to set new standards along this part of the Kenya coast when fully operational. A meeting at the Magical Kenya Travel Expo allowed for interaction with […]
#Uganda finally also cancels #RiftValleyRailways concession
END OF THE ‘RAILROAD‘ FOR RIFT VALLEY RAILWAYS (Posted 09th October 2017) The Ugandan government has demanded that Rift Valley Railways immediately hand over assets to Uganda Railways, months after the Kenyan government had taken a similar step, leaving majority shareholder Qalaa Holdings of Egypt – successors to Citadel Holdings – and a local minority […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
CCA MEMBERS IN THE NEWS Africa’s Top 10 Honeymoon Destinations Ethiopian Holidays, a division of the continent’s largest airline, Ethiopian Airlines, has lined up the top ten honeymoon destinations in Africa for your nuptial bliss. Africa has it all… Read more>> Tanzania to launch US$1.2bn SGR second phase Construction Review Online The government of Tanzania […]
#JumiaTravel holds workshop on Sustainable Tourism
#TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS COME TOGETHER TO DISCUSS SECTOR SUSTAINABILITY IN #NAIROBI (Posted 28th September 2017) (Carmen Nibigira seen here addressing the Jumia Travel sponsored workshop) This year’s celebration of World Tourism Day came at a time when the industry is facing multiple challenges, among others over security and safety, therefore, prompting the UNWTO to release a […]
East African Wild Life Society accuses Kenyan government of contempt of court
STOP CONSTRUCTION AND OBEY COURT ORDERS DEMANDS EAWLS OF SGR PROMOTERS (Posted 15th September 2017) The East African Wild Life Society (EAWLS) expressed growing concern and over the continuation of activities related to Standard Gauge Railway Phase 2A inside the Nairobi National Park. EAWLS has learnt that the Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) and China Roads […]
#Elewana Collection News Updates
Elewana Collection’s News Updates Gallery | | Information Manual | Brochure | Online Availability | Land & Life | Contact Us Elewana Collection News Shanga takes part in TED Global 2017! This year TED Global 2017, was hosted in Arusha Tanzania, where Shanga was invited to showcase and sell their products in the Artisan market. […]
Kenya and Uganda Railways left to hold the pieces after RVR exit
KENYA AND UGANDA RAILWAYS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RUN THE NARROW GAUGE RAILWAY (Posted 02nd September 2017) (Once upon a time … ) Following the transfer – in parts still ongoing it is understood – of assets by Rift Valley Railways to the owners of the two national rail lines, Uganda Railways and Kenya Railways, has […]
New Nairobi to Mombasa super highway project to be completed by 2023
AFTER COMPLETING THE SUPER RAILWAY DOES KENYA NOW AIM TO CREATE A SUPER HIGHWAY BETWEEN NAIROBI AND MOMBASA (Posted 15th August 2017) The Kenyan government, with elections out of the way, has earlier this week signed a deal with Bechtel of the United States towards the construction of a new highway between the capital Nairobi […]
Termination of RVR concession by Kenya rattles Ugandan railway users
RIFT VALLEY RAILWAYS CONCESSION CANCELLED BY KENYA RAILWAYS LEAVING UGANDA IN THE COLD (Posted 01st August 2017) Reports from Nairobi suggest that Kenya Railways has now formally cancelled the concession for Rift Valley Railways and that measures have already been agreed between the two parties to put in place timelines, action lists and a handover […]
Precision Air back on route to Uganda
NEW ROUTE ALLOWS UGANDANS ONCE AGAIN DIRECT FLIGHTS TO TANZANIA (Posted 03rd July 2017) Tanzania leading airline Precision Air Services plc. has on Saturday successfully re-launched Entebbe flights. The inaugural flight took off from Dar Es Salaam at 7:10am heading to Enttebbe via Kilimanjaro. At 10:30 the Precision Air inaugural flight touched down in Entebbe […]
Seychelles’ tourism public sector engages in another round of consulations
SEYCHELLES’ PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP GETS BOOST THROUGH ADDED CONSULTATIONS (Posted 01st July 2017) Government officials met with stakeholders from the private sector in the third Multi Sectoral meeting for 2017 to discuss and propose solutions to challenges affecting the tourism industry. The meeting held on Friday 23rd June at the Ex-National Assembly Hall, National house, […]
Serena first out of the starting blocks to offer combined Madaraka Express / Safari packages
SERENA HOTELS BEAT THE PACK BY BEING FIRST TO COMBINE NEW RAIL TRIP WITH TSAVO WEST SAFARI (Posted 01st July 2017) Serena Hotels are hard to beat when it comes to marketing new opportunities. As predicted last night in a related article https://atcnews.org/2017/06/30/more-train-services-from-july-onwards-to-link-nairobi-and-mombasa/ was it only a matter of time before one of the big […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
INFRASTRUCTURE Kenya and Uganda commit to the Standard Gauge RailwayDaily Nation Kenya and Uganda have restated their commitments to see the ongoing construction of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) reach Kampala. In a joint communication, Uganda’s… Read more>> TOURISM South Africa’s hotel and tourism sector set for steady growth as visitor numbers continue to grow […]
Elephant census in Kenya reveals some startling results
ELEPHANT NUMBERS RISE IN THE MASAI MARA AND THE TSAVO – MKOMANZI AREAS (Posted 22nd June 2017) The Kenya Wildlife Service yesterday released data of a recent elephant census carried out in parts of Kenya, such as the Masai Mara Game Reserve, the Tsavo – Mkomanzi transboundary area between Kenya and Tanzania but also Chyulu, […]
Madaraka Express tickets now available on line
KENYA RAILWAYS FINALLY GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER AND LAUNCH ON LINE TICKET SALES (Posted 21st June 2017) Weeks after the official launch of what is now known as ‘Madaraka Express‘, previously described as the SGR train, has service delivery finally caught up with the initial hype when the national rail company confirmed that as of […]
Comeback of a bedevilled name?
A BAD NAME IS NOT GOOD FOR BUSINESS NEW OWNERS OF ‘FLY AFRICA‘ ARE TOLD (Posted 30th May 2017) (Old logo of the disgraced Fly Africa before shutting down) When Fly Africa, at least the ‘old‘ one much written about here at the time, went out of business it left many Zimbabweans, Namibians and South […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
TOURISM Zanzibar about to undergo mega transformation of the sustainable kind BizCommunity Pennyroyal Gibraltar Ltd has announced the development of the Zanzibar Amber Resort which will see the cluster of tropical islets forming Zanzibar undergo a mega transformation…Read more>> International Day for Biodiversity: Nigeria, Cameroun plan transboundary nature tourism areas EnivroNews Nigeria The Nigerian government […]
The inevitability of the inevitable as the African Union robs Africa of the top UNWTO job
THE WORLD REACTS TO AFRICAN UNION SHENANIGANS AND VOTES NON AFRICAN CANDIDATE INTO UNWTO’S TOP JOB (Posted 12th May 2017) There is no easy way to say this but someone has to say it in a way that everyone can understand what just went down in Madrid / Spain where the Executive Committee of the […]
Emirates defies global trends to show another profitable year
29 YEARS OF CONSTANT PROFITS SET EMIRATES APART FROM PATHETIC PERFORMANCE OF THE AMERICAN LEGACY CARRIERS (Posted 11th May 2017) Emirates Group Announces 2016-17 results Group records 29th consecutive year of profit of AED 2.5 billion (US$ 670 million) Steady business growth in line with capacity increases, results show business resilience in a competitive climate […]
Corporate Council on Africa News Updates
TOURISM Cape Town ranked best business tourism destination in Africa Biz Community Wesgro has announced that the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) has ranked Cape Town as the number one city in Africa for business tourism and now rank in the top 40 destinations for business tourism in the world… Read more>> South Africa: […]
The end of the road for the ‘Lunatic Express’
RIFT VALLEY RAILWAYS HALTS PASSENGER SERVICES BETWEEN NAIROBI AND MOMBASA (Posted 08th May 2017) The ‘Lunatic Express‘ aka ‘The Iron Snake‘ is no more as news are emerging from Nairobi that Rift Valley Railways has halted passenger operations with immediate effect. In its heydays did two passenger trains operate every day in both directions, from […]
UNWTO election fever – a final analysis
BEN OHENE-AYEH OF GHANA SPEAKS HIS MIND ON UNWTO CAMPAIGN MALPRACTICES (Posted 07th May 2017) #UNWTOElections:The battle for the next Secretary-General of the UNWTO A microscopic analysis of candidates and their chances of becoming the SG) May 7, 2017 0 294 The battle lines have been drawn for the election of the next Secretary General […]
