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 […]
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. […]
