History, relaxation at Mama Ngina Waterfront Park
(Posted 20th April 2023) Courteys of and with permission from Jayne Rose Gacheri First published by The Standard, Nairobi, Kenya https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/entertainment/lifestyle/article/2001470553/history-relaxation-at-mama-ngina-waterfront-park If you are visiting the coastal region, and are near Mombasa Island, Mama Ngina Waterfront Park is an ideal place to visit – it needs no prior planning or arrangement as […]
#BreakingNews as #Cessna172 crashes shortly after take off from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport
(Posted 21st September 2022) A Cessna 172L Skyhawk training aircraft, shortly after taking off from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport, apparently crashed into Nairobi National Park. The aircraft, registered as 5Y-BWE, took off shortly after midday with reportedly 4 on board, a pilot and three trainees. None of them was seriously injured according to latest information just […]
PARK INN BY RADISSON, NAIROBI WESTLANDS COMMEMORATES 5TH ANNIVERSARY
(Posted 16th May 2022) Park Inn by Radisson, Westlands celebrated its 5th anniversary that has taken place at the hotel roof top bar, the Live-Inn Restaurant. To celebrate this day the team had crafted a special delectable menu and anniversary cocktails that mirrors the dedication and passion of delivering memorable experiences for the guests, now […]
Travel ban into and out of Nairobi also valid for tourists
NO TOURIST FLIGHTS TO THE PARKS OUT OF NAIROBI – A MESSY AND COSTLY U-TURN (Posted 30th March 2021) ‘Now you can and now you can’t‘ comes to mind as the back and forth of tourist flights to the national parks or the Kenya coast ended up on the wrong side of the fence for […]
Achola Rosario explores Nairobi in search of history
WALKING ACROSS NAIROBI SEES ACHOLA ROSARIO COME CLOSE UP AND PERSONAL WITH SOME DISTANT HISTORY By Achola Rosario, Contributing Editor to www.ATCNews.org (Posted 15th February 2021) When I walk I feel connected to the environment around me, like I am tapping into some of its life-force. The smells are a vehicle for the internal […]
Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Airport again named as Africa’s best airport hotel
GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO DESERVE THEM … (Posted 14th October 2020) The challenges of the world’s worst pandemic in a hundred years notwithstanding, has the Four Points by Sheraton Nairobi Airport once again captured the title of ‘Best Airport Hotel in Africa‘ – for the third time in fact. • Four Points by […]
Uganda Airlines makes travel to Nairobi easy and affordable – Part 4 of 4
MAKING TRAVEL TO KENYA EASY – AFFORDABLE FLIGHTS COMBINED WITH GREAT HOTEL OFFERS (Posted 01st February 2020) The final article in this series takes a closer look at the Nairobi hotel market in general, after extensively covering the budget hotel segment, the top luxury hotel segment and the ‘middle of the road’ segment in parts […]
Uganda Airlines makes travel to Nairobi easy and affordable – Part 3 of 4
VISITS TO NAIROBI – LOOKING BEYOND JUST THE FLIGHTS (Posted 15th January 2019) The first two articles of this series have taken a close look at both the hospitality budget market segment but also the 5 star luxury segment, taking the PrideInn Hotels & Conferencing and the Villa Rosa Kempinski as examples. The number of […]
#UgandaAirlines makes travel to #Nairobi easy and affordable – Part 2 of 3
TRAVELING TO NAIROBI IN STYLE AND ENJOYING THE GOOD LIFE (Posted 27th December 2019) (Uganda Airlines offers the most convenient departure times of any airline flying from Entebbe to Nairobi) Travel from Entebbe to Nairobi has taken a new dimension since Uganda Airlines launched flights on the route and now already flies up to three […]
Uganda Airlines makes travel to Nairobi easy and affordable
VISITING NAIROBI – ON BUSINESS OR LEISURE – MADE EASY (Posted 18th December 2019) With as many as three conveniently timed flights from Entebbe to Nairobi has the sting been removed from travel to the Kenyan capital. The red eye departure times around 4 a.m. by other airlines have been adjusted to more normal timings […]
#Nairobi’s Wilson Airport to finally get potholes on runway fixed
TYRE BUSTING POTHOLES TO BE FIXED AT WILSON AIRPORT (Posted 04th December 2019) (Wilson Airport taxiway file photo) The Kenya Airport Authority is expected to spend some 350 million Kenya Shillings on repairs of potholes on Wilson Airport’s two runways, even though this problem also extends to taxiways and parking areas at one of Africa’s […]
#Nairobi Now – All there is to know ahead of a visit to #Kenya
NAIROBI NOW’S LATEST UPDATES ABOUT THE WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN IN KENYA (Posted 01st November 2019) Dear ATC Readers, Welcome to this week’s Nairobi Now newsletter! You can always access Nairobi Now and get in touch with them through twitter, facebook or the blog. Also, email them to submit your events or suggest new ideas […]
#Nairobi Now – All there is to know ahead of a visit to #Kenya
NAIROBI NOW’S LATEST UPDATES ABOUT THE WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN IN KENYA (Posted 04th October 2019) Dear ATC Readers, Welcome to this week’s Nairobi Now newsletter! ATCNews in particular welcomes the hosted buyers and invited international travel media to Nairobi and we hope that this weekly overview of events will inspire them to take a […]
Nairobi’s Park Inn by Radisson launches new menus and more
TAKING PRIDE IN UPPING THE ANTE IN FOOD STANDARDS (Posted 02nd October 2019) The Park Inn by Radisson in Nairobi’s Westlands area has served notice to the competition with the launch of an all new menu selection created by the hotel’s chef. Slow sellers from the old menu were replaced with new items while those […]
Radisson Hotels adds second Radisson Blu in Nairobi
RADISSON BLU ARBORETUM OPENS IN TIME FOR MAGICAL KENYA TRAVEL EXPO (Posted 01st October 2019) The new Radisson Blu Hotel & Residence Arboretum Nairobi has today officially opened its doors, adding not just a second Radisson Blu to the hotel scene in Nairobi but also offering a new dimension in hospitality. With 122 rooms and […]
#Nairobi Now – All there is to know ahead of a visit to #Kenya
NAIROBI NOW’S LATEST UPDATES ABOUT THE WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN IN KENYA (Posted 26th September 2019) Dear ATC Readers, Welcome to this week’s Nairobi Now newsletter! ATCNews in particular welcomes the hosted buyers and invited international travel media to Nairobi and we hope that this weekly overview of events will inspire them to take a […]
#Nairobi Now – All there is to know ahead of a visit to #Kenya
NAIROBI NOW’S LATEST UPDATES ABOUT THE WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN IN KENYA (Posted 19th September 2019) Dear ATC Readers, Welcome to this week’s Nairobi Now newsletter! You can always access Nairobi Now and get in touch with them through twitter, facebook or the blog. Also, email them to submit your events or suggest new ideas […]
#Nairobi Now – All there is to know ahead of a visit to #Kenya
NAIROBI NOW’S LATEST UPDATES ABOUT THE WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN IN KENYA (Posted 05th September 2019) Dear ATC Readers, Welcome to this week’s Nairobi Now newsletter! You can always access Nairobi Now and get in touch with them through twitter, facebook or the blog. Also, email them to submit your events or suggest new ideas […]
Hells Gate National Park – Bodies found as spotlight comes down on KWS
KENYA WILDLIFE SERVICE UNDER SCRUTINY OVER HELLS GATE NATIONAL PARK DISASTER (Posted 03rd September 2019) After tragedy struck again over the weekend, following a similar incident in 2012, is the Kenya Wildlife Service’ safety protocol coming under scrutiny once more after seven people died as a result of flash floods racing through the park’s infamous […]
#Nairobi Now – All there is to know ahead of a visit to #Kenya
NAIROBI NOW’S LATEST UPDATES ABOUT THE WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN IN KENYA (Posted 29th August 2019) Dear ATC Readers, Welcome to this week’s Nairobi Now newsletter! You can always access Nairobi Now and get in touch with them through twitter, facebook or the blog. Also, email them to submit your events or suggest new ideas […]
Silverstone Air to launch flights from Nairobi’s Wilson Airport to Homa Bay
NEW DESTINATION TO SUPPORT TRADE AND TOURISM (Posted 15th August 2019) Following the acquisition of two Fokker 50 aircraft, recently reported on ATCNews’ social media platforms, has Silverstone now announced the launch of flights between Wilson Airport and the western Kenyan town of Homa Bay. The additional aircraft will further help to increase frequencies to […]
#Mauritius now connected daily with #Nairobi
TOP FIVE TOURISM ATTRACTIONS WHEN VISITING MAURITIUS (Posted 15th August 2019) Mauritius is a year-round destination for golfing holidays with 10 international-standard 18-hole courses and three nine-hole courses offering breathtaking views Mauritius is firmly established as a favoured destination for South African travellers, and now the Indian Ocean island is attracting visitors from Kenya and […]
#Nairobi’s main airport suffers hour long radar outage
FLIGHT DIVERSIONS AND DELAYS AS #JKIA’S RADAR FAILS (Posted 28th June 2019) Air transport into and out of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport had to be halted yesterday afternoon after the radar installations failed, leading to delayed departures and diversions of incoming flights to such airports as Mombasa and Kisumu.Other ncoming flights from other destinations were […]
#Nairobi Now – All there is to know ahead of a visit to #Kenya
NAIROBI NOW’S LATEST UPDATES ABOUT THE WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN IN KENYA (Posted 30th May 2019) Dear ATC Readers, Welcome to this week’s Nairobi Now newsletter! You can always access Nairobi Now and get in touch with them through twitter, facebook or the blog. Also, email them to submit your events or suggest new ideas […]
#Nairobi Now – All there is to know ahead of a visit to #Kenya
NAIROBI NOW’S LATEST UPDATES ABOUT THE WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN IN KENYA (Posted 23rd May 2019) Dear ATC Readers, Welcome to this week’s Nairobi Now newsletter! You can always access Nairobi Now and get in touch with them through twitter, facebook or the blog. Also, email them to submit your events or suggest new ideas […]
#Nairobi Now – All there is to know ahead of a visit to #Kenya
NAIROBI NOW’S LATEST UPDATES ABOUT THE WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN IN KENYA (Posted 17th May 2019) Dear ATC Readers, Welcome to this week’s Nairobi Now newsletter! You can always access Nairobi Now and get in touch with them through twitter, facebook or the blog. Also, email them to submit your events or suggest new ideas […]
#Nairobi Now – All there is to know ahead of a visit to #Kenya
NAIROBI NOW’S LATEST UPDATES ABOUT THE WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN IN KENYA (Posted 14th March 2019) Dear ATC Readers, Welcome to this week’s Nairobi Now newsletter! You can always access Nairobi Now and get in touch with them through twitter, facebook or the blog. Also, email them to submit your events or suggest new ideas […]
#Nairobi Now – All there is to know ahead of a visit to #Kenya
NAIROBI NOW’S LATEST UPDATES ABOUT THE WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN IN KENYA (Posted 07th March 2019) Dear ATC Readers, Welcome to this week’s Nairobi Now newsletter! You can always access Nairobi Now and get in touch with them through twitter, facebook or the blog. Also, email them to submit your events or suggest new ideas […]
#Nairobi Now – All there is to know ahead of a visit to #Kenya
NAIROBI NOW’S LATEST UPDATES ABOUT THE WHAT, WHERE AND WHEN IN KENYA (Posted 21st February 2019) Dear ATCNews Readers, Welcome to this week’s Nairobi Now newsletter! You can always access Nairobi Now and get in touch with them through twitter, facebook or their blog. Also, email them to submit your events or suggest new ideas […]
#Africa Protected Areas Congress launched in #Nairobi
MAJOR AFRICAN CONSERVATION CONFERENCE TO BE HELD IN NAIROBI IN NOVEMBER (Posted 15th February 2019) Launch of the first ever Africa Protected Areas Congress The launch steered awareness and visibility of the upcoming conference to be held on 18th to 23rd November this year This year’s Valentine day was marked on Thursday with special African […]
