Tourism Tattler November 2016
Enjoy the latest edition of the Tourism Tattler News, Views, and Reviews for the Travel Trade in, to and out of Africa. View this email in your browser NEWSLETTER ISSUE 11 – NOVEMBER 2016 November is Awards month as the travel and hospitality industry acknowledge peer excellence across a broad spectrum of service categories. This […]
How will Global Travel be affected by the outcome of the American elections
POWER SHIFT AT THE WHITE HOUSE: What does the future hold for the global cultural exchange industry? WYSE Travel Confederation. POWER SHIFT AT THE WHITE HOUSE: What does the future hold for the global cultural exchange industry? Twice in a matter of months, the ethos of our industry has been rattled by a political debacle. […]
Rift Valley Railways suspends Uganda operations due to wild cat strike
NO COMMUTER TRAINS – NO CARGO TRAINS AS WILD CAT STRIKE GROUNDS SERVICES (Posted 05th November 2016) When Rift Valley Railways fired two train drivers over allegations of them having stolen fuel, did the alleged thieves quickly mobilize support among their fellow workers who then went on a sit down strike, blissfully unaware of the […]
Seychelles President Danny Faure announces his full cabinet and Principal Secretaries
NEW CABINET LINEUP AND NEW PORTFOLIO ALIGNMENT AS PRESIDENT FAURE TAKES FIRST MAJOR DECISIONS (Posted 30th October 2016) In an announcement earlier today were Principal Secretaries announced alongside their respective cabinet ministers under the new portfolio distribution which was announced several days earlier. Here are the appointments, and the reshuffle as far as Ministers are […]
Tourism Tattler Newsletter – October 2016
Tourism Tattler’s latest news … News, Views, and Reviews for the Travel Trade in, to and out of Africa. NEWSLETTER ISSUE 10 – OCTOBER 2016 Our October edition front cover features a tower of South African giraffes recently released at Lalibela Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape as part of their extensive game repopulation […]
Kenya Safari News: The Great Migration
Mara North Conservancy News Updates WHO WE ARE | CONSERVATION | COMMUNITY | GET IN TOUCH Safari News: The Great Migration A rolling savanna of more than 28,000 hectares; the Mara North Conservancy is home to a spectacular array of plants, reptiles, birds and mammals, including elephant, rhino, buffalo, lion, leopard and massed concentrations of […]
Another win in court sets stage for further action against the railway through the park
HIGH COURT IN NAIROBI UPHOLDS PETITION AND AFFIRMS STOP OF ANY ACTIVITY BY SGR IN THE PARK (Posted 05th October 2016) (Proposed route around the park which Kenyan authorities have so far rejected for cost reasons) The application by the defendants, i.e. Kenya Railway Corporation / SGR, NEMA, KWS and various ministries to lift an […]
No S!TE this year despite of website saying differently
S!TE ORGANIZERS SERVED HUMBLEPIE AS EXHIBITION FAILS TO TAKE OFF (Posted 04th October 2016) Anything from internal wrangles to logistical challenges to lack of international interest to continuing disagreements with the Tanzanian private sector have been cited as reasons why S!TE, the Swahili International Tourism Expo has failed to take off this year. While sources […]
Lillian Gaitho’s weekend contribution
Ahead of the weekend has Lillian put pen to paper again, or rather fingers to the keyboard and here are her thoughts about ‘Friendly Hotels‘ Six Aspects of Accessible And Friendly Hotels This year, we celebrate the World Tourism Day (marked every 27th September) by pushing for inclusion and equality for travelers and tourists with […]
Opposition grows against new railway crossing the Nairobi National Park
KENYANS ARE NOW INCREASINGLY OPPOSING A RAIL LINE THROUGH THEIR NATIONAL PARK (Posted 27th September 2016) Kenyans were alerted last week about public consultations, hastily called for by Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) in connection with the environmental and social impact assessment (EIA) for phase two of the ill-conceived Standard Gauge Railway (SGR). Within just one […]
WYSE global meeting ends on a high in Belgrade
WYSE Travel Confederation announces the Global Youth Travel Awards 2016 WYSE Travel Confederation. Global Youth Travel Awards 2016 Leaders of the the youth, student and educational travel industry celebrated at the Global Youth Travel Awards 2016. The winners of the Global Youth Travel Awards 2016 in partnership with Destination Canada and International Experience Canada, were […]
Kenyan government and Railway Corporation under fire for dirty tricks
THEY DID IT AGAINKenya Railways Corporation and government allies accused of dirty tricks campaign and deception KRC hastily called for public consultations for the EIAS of the SGR, but now they are reportedly not on. The Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC) consultation meetings, required for the delayed Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) on the ill-conceived […]
Kenyan government put on notice that a railway through the park is not an option.
KENYANS VOW TO PROTECT THEIR NATIONAL PARKS Re-published as a token of support to the unfolding struggle the Kenyan conservation fraternity is undertaking right now and the forces lined up to defeat them and start the cutting up of the Nairobi National Park. The Conservation Alliance of Kenya (CAK) held a press conference to give […]
Environmental tribunal gives Nairobi National Park a reprieve
TRIBUNAL STOPS RAILWAY CONSTRUCTION THROUGH NAIROBI NATIONAL PARK – FOR NOW (Posted 20th September 2016) The planned presidential launch of the SGR – short for Standard Gauge Railway – construction through Nairobi National Park, planned for the 26th of September, has for now been thrown in disarray after the Environmental Tribunal put a stop to […]
Serengeti Highway controversy replicated in Nairobi National Park
CONSERVATION FRATERNITY WARNS OF DIRE CONSEQUENCES FOR PARK IF CONSTRUCTION LAUNCHED BEFORE EIA COMPLETED (Posted 18th September 2016) (Alternative route bypassing the park as proposed by conservation groups_ The tone of the debate over the route of the new Standard Gauge Railway through the Nairobi National Park is getting more agitated, sharper and certainly more […]
Port call by Indian Navy underscores close relations with Seychelles
LARGEST INDIAN NAVY DESTROYER VISITS PORT VICTORIA (Posted 28th August 2016) Three frontline warships of India — INS Kolkata, INS Trikand and INS Aditya – under the command of Rear Admiral Ravneet Singh, were in Port Victoria for military exercises with the Seychelles Coast Guard. One of the ships, INS Kolkata, is the largest destroyer […]
The latest Tourism Tattler Newsletter
News, Views, and Reviews for the Travel Trade in, to and out of Africa. NEWSLETTER ISSUE 08 – AUGUST 2016 Our August edition front cover reflects the happy disposition of staff members at Lentaba Safari Lodge, located in the Lalibela Game Reserve in South Africa’s Eastern Cape province. A fitting image considering that South Africa […]
Entries have opened for the Global Youth Travel Awards 2016
Global Youth Travel Awards ENTRIES HAVE OPENED FOR THE GLOBAL YOUTH TRAVEL AWARDS 2016 WYSE Travel Confederation has opened entries for the 2016 Global Youth Travel Awards (GYTAs), in partnership with Destination Canada and International Experience Canada. The awards, which recognise outstanding performers in the youth, student and educational travel industry, feature 14 categories this […]
With finance now secure can new rail project go underway
DAR ES SALAAM TO KIGALI RAILWAY PROJECT SECURES FUNDING (Posted 25th July 2016) According to information received from Dar es Salaam has the Tanzanian government signed a comprehensive financing deal with China’s EXIM Bank, securing the necessary funds to commence construction of this new Central Corridor mega rail project. Once complete will the new Standard […]
Blood ivory kingpin jailed for 20 years
FEISAL GETS 20 YEARS IN JAIL AS FIVE CO-ACCUSED SET FREE (Posted 22nd July 2016) 20 years in jail and 20 million Kenya Shillings fine, that was the verdict handed down to Feisal Mohammed as his trial came to an end earlier today. The fine translates to around 200.000 US Dollars, the maximum the present […]
New ‘Youth Travel and Serbia’ report | WYSTC 2016 workshops
Free Report: Youth Travel and Serbia New WYSE research: Youth Travel and Serbia International youth travel is a very important market for Serbia and, in particular, the city of Belgrade. Lonely Planet ranked Belgrade fifth in its ‘Top ten best places to be in 2015’ list and the number of hostels in Belgrade has increased […]
Brexit business outlook for the youth travel industry
WYSE Brexit Survey summary Dear Industry Colleague, Thank you to those who shared their opinions and concerns about the possible impact of the United Kingdom’s ‘Brexit’ from the European Union on business in the youth travel industry. Overall, the outlook from the youth travel community is pessimistic, with 45% saying that they believe business prospects […]
Sauti Za Busara returns in 2017
Sauti za Busara 2017 Final Call for Artists Tickets & Passes Thanks to Donors & Sponsors Contact Busara Sauti za Busara 2017 Sauti za Busara is organised by Busara Promotions, an NGO registered in Zanzibar. The festival is one of ‘Africa’s best and most respected music events’(BBC World). After its first year of absence since […]
To rail or to bail, that is now the question
KENYA AT CROSS ROADS ABOUT SGR EXTENSION TO UGANDAN BORDER (Posted 18th May 2016) It is now patently clear, following comments made by Kenya’s Transport Cabinet Secretary James Macharia, that the development of the Standard Gauge Railway, in short SGR, between Nairobi and the Ugandan border stands on knife’s edge. The battle lines are drawn […]
Tanzania – Rwanda – Burundi rail project to go ahead
TANZANIA BAGS MEGA PROJECTS WHERE OTHERS FALTER (Posted 25th April 2016) After formally bagging the new oil pipeline from the Ugandan oilfields through Tanzania to the port of Tanga have yet more good news emerged for Tanzania. The proposed railway extension from the inland dry port of Isaka to Kigali and Bujumbura will after all […]
Can Nairobi National Park be spared further intrusion and fragmentation?
KENYA RAILWAYS PULLS BACK FROM THE BRINK AND PROMISES A NEW ROUTING AROUND THE PARK FOR THE NEW SGR (Posted 21st April 2016) News are emerging from Nairobi that the Kenya Railways Corporation has yielded to pressure and is reviewing the planned routing around Nairobi for the new Standard Gauge Railway system, which is due […]
Liar Liar in the Fire
LE FIGARO FINALLY APOLOGIZES TO THE SEYCHELLES (Posted 13th April 2016) (Seychelles’ Minister for Tourism & Culture Alain St. Ange vigorously defending his country against falsehoods) Whether it was a conscious lie, a personal vendetta by a disgruntled – and now thoroughly discredited – journalist or just a lapse of judgement or poor research, Le […]
ATC strike grounds traffic at Zaventem
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS INFLICT MORE PAIN ON ZAVENTEM AS STRIKE CLOSES AIRPORT (Posted 13th April 2016) Clearly not satisfied with the damage done to their main airport by terrorists and the impact this had on the reputation of Belgium as a leading European tourism destinations and Brussels as an aviation hub, have air traffic controllers […]
Kenya makes partial U-Turn over JKIA expansion
AIRLINE PRESSURE SEES KENYA GOVERNMENT MAKE U-TURN AS SECOND RUNWAY WILL NOW BE BUILT (Posted 04th April 2016) When news broke last week that the Kenyan government and the Kenya Airport Authority were scaling back the planned expansion of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport into a world class aviation facility by 2018/19, was the stage set […]
East African Wildlife Society’s Press Release: Unwarranted Killing of Nairobi Park’s Star Lion
I have sharply condemned the killing of this lion and said in a Tweet that he was shot in cold blood, to the apparent upset of people I know at KWS. Sorry my friends, your response to this lion excursion left everything to be desired and the press statements, very sadly, were not worth the […]
