Ngamba Island welcomes another baby
Good news from the Uganda Chimpanzee Trust with the birth of another chimp baby recently on Ngamba Island. Read on to find out what has been going on there in recent weeks. It’s a baby girl for Kyewunyo. In this case we are allowed to say like mother like daughter because Kyewunyo (Surprise) just like […]
The ‘mess’ called South Sudan
SOUTH SUDAN’S REGIME COMES UNDER INCREASING INTERNATIONAL PRESSURE OVER ALLEGED CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY (Posted 12th March 2016) When a recent article here reflected the broad opposition to the admission of South Sudan to the East African Community, by businesses hurt through non payment of invoices, Ugandan and Kenyan traders upset over constant harassment and by […]
Meet the WYSE team at ITB next month in Berlin
If you are interested in Youth and Student travel, meeting the WYSE team at ITB might be a great way to enhance partnerships and help promote your business … Read on to find out more about it. ITB Berlin 2016 View this email in your browser Schedule your appointments to meet us and our co-exhibiting […]
Uber driver in Nairobi barely escapes deadly fire attack
KENYAN POLICE CALLS ATTACK ON ‘UBER‘ DRIVER ‘ATTEMPED MURDER’ (Posted 23rd February 2016) Nairobi’s cab drivers have again shown utter disregard for the rule of law and exposed themselves to more allegation of having hooligans and criminals among their ranks, when another Uber driver Hesbon Pachety was attacked and his car set on fire yesterday. […]
Join WYSE at ITB Berlin 2016 | Meet the speakers and co-exhibitors
An update from the WYSE Travel Confederation ITB Berlin 2016 View this email in your browser Join WYSE at ITB Berlin 2016 WYSE Travel Confederation is proud to be the voice of the youth, student and educational travel industry at ITB Berlin, taking place from 9 – 13 March 2016. Come and meet us as […]
Is economic sabotage of the country now part of KALPA’s intent?
AVIATION UNION BREAKS RANKS AS KALPA ONCE AGAIN LOOKS LIKE FIFTH COLUMN (Posted 26th January 2016) The 10.000 member strong Kenya Aviation Workers Union came out with guns blazing in support of national airline Kenya Airways, which last week once again found itself under sustained assault from the Kenya Airline Pilots Association, in short KALPA […]
The never ending woes of what was to become the Kampala Hilton Hotel
HILTON MANAGERS LEAVE KAMPALA IN HASTE AS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HOTEL’S OWNERS REPORTEDLY BREAKS DOWN (Posted 21st January 2016) Full mouthed utterances bare of any sense of reality have been the hallmark of the owners of the so called Kampala Hilton Hotel, of late in hospitality trade circles referred to as the ‘Kampala WHAT Hotel’. […]
Conservation versus ‘Development’ … is mankind on the way to destroy its own habitat?
A LITMUS TEST FOR SANITY – KENYA’S LATEST PLANS FOR A RAILWAY ROUTE THROUGH THE PARK (Posted 20th January 2016) The commitment towards conservation of the Kenyan government will be put to the test, for this and for generations to come, when a final decision is being made on the routing of the SGR, short […]
No. 600 Wildlife Trade News: 13th January 2016
The bad news continue into the year 2016 with no apparent let up to yet more wildlife and environmental crimes … in the spotlight today …………… MALAYSIA: The brutal truth about captive elephants January 12, 2016 The public must know that every elephant in captivity is systematically abused to break their spirit and submit to […]
Tourism Tattler Newsletter JANUARY 2016
Enjoy the January 2016 edition of the Tourism Tattler NEWSLETTER ISSUE 01 – JANUARY 2016 Our January 2016 cover shows an image of the universe – an appropriate metaphor for the 2015 Luxury Hotel Awards winners – each of whom have attained stardom in their respective fields of recognition (see our Accolades story on pages […]
How seriously does Kilifi County take tourism?
BRIATORE TEAM TELLS MALINDI TO SHAPE UP OR THEY WILL SHIP OUT (Posted 02nd January 2016) Hopes for more multi-billion Kenya Shilling investments in Malindi by Flavio Briatore, the former Formula 1 figure, are hanging by a thread it was learned over the New Year holiday from a source in Malindi. Briatore, initially enchanted by […]
PRESS RELEASE: WYSE Travel Confederation restructure – positive voting results
WYSE Travel Confederation View this email in your browser Amsterdam, 17 December 2015 WYSE TRAVEL CONFEDERATION SECURES MEMBER SUPPORT FOR ORGANISATIONAL RESTRUCTURE Voting for the restructure of the WYSE Travel Confederation has closed today with overwhelming support from members for the change. A majority of the membership took part in the online vote with 89% […]
The writing is on the wall for FlyAfrica Zimbabwe following massive tax claims by ZIMRA
FLY AFRICA ZIMBABWE FACED WITH MEGA TAX CLAIMS AMID SUGGESTIONS TO CHARGE CEO (Posted 17th December 2015) When news were broken here on the 28th of October that flights by FlyAfrica Zimbabwe had been suspended, did the airline react with initially a denial and then accusations before moving to the stage of threatening legal action. […]
The drama continues as FlyAfrica fails to answer searching questions
IS FLY AFRICA REALLY TELLING THE TRUTH AND NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH? (Posted 09th December 2015) The woes of embattled FlyAfrica Zimbabwe just keep piling up as the airline has apparently now stopped answering the phones, no wonder when dozens of irate customers are screaming down the lines to demand their money back after the […]
TAZARA gets more engines and passenger wagons as President Magufuli names railways as a priority sector
TANZANIA ZAMBIA RAILWAY GETS EQUIPMENT BOOST AS FOUR NEW ENGINES ARRIVE (Posted 22ND November 2015) The joint Tanzania Zambia Railway earlier this month received an operational boost when four new diesel propelled engines and 18 passenger coaches arrived by ship from China at the port in Dar es Salaam. With only twelve mainline engines remaining […]
South African tourism looks ahead into the next decade
One is tempted to say, DO THE SAME AND DON’T SLEEP ON YOUR LAURELS but then we all know better, namely that some tourism boards are wide awake and tuned into the changing market conditions and others lag a decade behind … MINISTER OF TOURISM IN SOUTH AFRICA, OUTLINES NEXT DECADE OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE […]
Kenya Wildlife Service acts in national interest as parkland is ceded for highway construction
KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE SIGNS DEAL TO ALLOW COMPLETION OF SOUTHERN BYPASS (Posted 01st November 2015) The stalled road works for the completion of the Southern Bypass, a key component to de-congest the Nairobi city centre, are now expected to resume after the Kenya Wildlife Service has formally signed an easement agreement with the Kenyan Ministry […]
Northern Corridor Integration Project countries set for expansion
NORTHERN CORRIDOR INTEGRATION PROJECT COUNTRIES WELCOME CONGO DR (Posted 19th October 2015) The Nairobi summit of the Northern Corridor Integration Project countries of host country Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan discussed a range of issues regarding the implementation of the various infrastructure projects which are now under construction or in the final planning stages. […]
Rail transport – the future of heavy haulage in East Africa
RIFT VALLEY RAILWAYS ADDS 480 NEW WAGONS TO FLEET (Posted 06th October 2015) The phrase that competition is good applies to many economic arenas and the railways in East Africa are no different. The upcoming brand new Standard Gauge Railway from Mombasa via Nairobi to the Ugandan border and on to Kampala, being built at […]
Conservation Action News from around the world …
BREAKING NEWS: Bear bile farming to be eradicated in Vietnam by 2020 21 September 2015 | animalsasia.org | animalsasia.org| Animals Asia has called on all stakeholders to make a commitment to ending bear bile farming in Vietnam by 2020. It follows today’s announcement by Vietnam’s Traditional Medicine Association that says its members must continue to […]
No 510 Wildlife Trade News: 15th September 2015
That dose of bad news … poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes galore … in the spotlight today …………………… No 510 Wildlife Trade News: 15th September 2015 MALAYSIA: NGO: Plantation must halt clearing of peatland for palm oil http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2015/09/14/ngo-plantation-must-halt-clearing-of-peatland-for-palm-oil/ Rogue oil palm company must pay $26m, rules Indonesia’s Supreme Court http://news.mongabay.com/2015/09/rogue-oil-palm-company-must-pay-26m-rules-indonesias-supreme-court/ SUMATRA: Haze emergency declared in […]
Rwanda – an African success story
NEW HOTELS SET TO CHANGE THE FACE OF KIGALI’S HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY (Posted 08th September 2015) (Billboard outside the site of the hotel) The hospitality deck of cards in Kigali, Rwanda’s capital city, is set to be substantially shuffled in 2016, when at least two new internationally branded hotels are expected to open their doors, both […]
No 484 Wildlife Trade News: 12th August 2015
Another dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes from around the world … in the spotlight today …………………… Star tortoises seized at airport. INDIA / MALAYSIA…AGAIN Despite monthly confiscations of tortoises enroute to malaysia, no one in Malaysia, as far as we know, has ever been prosecuted for importing tortoises in the […]
KWS puts national interest before self
JOINT STATEMENT OF KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE, KENYA RAILWAYS AND NATIONAL LAND COMMISSION SHOWS SENSE OF MATURITY (Posted 01st August 2015) Unlike some members of the conservation community in Kenya has the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Kenya Wildlife Service, Dr. Richard Leakey, yesterday shown some remarkable maturity, when he jointly addressed the […]
News from Africa for Africa and the world … Shamwari’s July edition awaits
Jambo! Welcome to another issue of our e-newsletter, Shamwari, for readers ofTravel Africa magazine. Next edition of the mag Are you planning your next trip to Africa? Why would you fall in love with Laikipia? Why should you tackle Africa’s third highest mountain? Why is Morocco a great place to go with the kids? Why […]
This blog flies with Brussels Airlines and appropriately, here are the latest news from them
Online version Dear Friend of Brussels Airlines, Summer is finally here! Which means there’s plenty of summer activities to look forward to in Europe. School holidays begin and many travellers use the opportunity to discover Europe or to visit their family and friends. Whatever your plans are this month, we wish you a happy summer! […]
No 462 Wildlife Trade News: 21st July 2015
Another dose of bad news about poaching, wildlife and environmental crimes … in the spotlight today …………………… 3,876 endangered turtles seized, thought to be headed for mainland China http://n.yam.com/greatnews/society/20150718/20150718161460.html No 462 Wildlife Trade News: 21st July 2015 INDONESIA: Scorpion Sayangkan DKI Tak Lindungi Satwa Langka Siamang gibbon kept illegally by military officer. Jakarta. Wildlife authorities […]
Wrong tactics and moves threaten conservation unity
TIME TO CALL A SPADE A SPADE? (Posted 21st July 2015) The visit of the American President Barrack Obama is now imminent and Kenyans of all walks of life will no doubt expect that their civil society organizations and business associations will engage with Obama’s entourage comprising government, business and NGO representatives. This will be […]
China Road and Bridge Corporation handed ‘Stop Dredging’ order by NEMA Tribunal
SOUTH COAST RESIDENTS HAND SAND DIGGERS THEIR FIRST DEFEAT (Posted 08th July 2015) The South Coast Residents Association, an alliance bringing together local and foreign residents as well as resorts and other businesses from Likoni over Tiwi to Diani and beyond, have tasted their first victory in their battle to keep the dreaded dredgers off […]
Save the Elephants …
web version | tell a friend | donate China Vows to Ban Ivory.. and Trade Slows? The best news for elephants in a decade: the Chinese government has pledged to shut down the ivory trade within its borders. Once implemented, this will end the single largest driver of the poaching killing of Africa’s elephants. China’s […]
