#Seychelles welcomes a new tourism minister
DIDIER DOGLEY SUCCEEDS MAURICE LOUSTAU-LALANNE IN TOURISM (Posted 28th April 2018) Following the recent failure to have new nominees for cabinet positions vetted by parliament, where the opposition has the majority, has President Danny Rollen Faure taken the initiative and yesterday reshuffled and in fact reduced his cabinet. Moved from the portfolio of Tourism, Civil […]
#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 28th April 2018) 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 their blog. Also, email them to submit your events or suggest new ideas […]
Infrastructure projects get budget boost in #Uganda #Kenya #Rwanda and #Tanzania
#AVIATION, ROAD AND BRIDGE INFRASTRUCTURE BENEFITS FROM SHIFT OF FOCUS (Posted 25th April 2018) Important infrastructure projects are unfolding across much of the Eastern African region as governments make a deliberate effort to improve regional connectivity but road, rail and air. In Uganda will later this year the first ‘Super Highway‘ open its toll gates […]
Enjoy the latest edition of the #TourismTattler
Weekly Travel News Update Wed 25 April 2018 Editor’s Top 10 Picks: Secrets For Mastering The Art Of Meeting Planning Continue Reading AVIS Launches Digital Cards Continue Reading Premier Hotels Invests in Umhlanga Continue Reading Media Experience Madiba Magic Continue Reading Africa Tourism Leadership Forum Announced at #2018ITSC Continue Reading First Group Pays It Forward […]
It just keeps getting better! Day 2 at WTM Africa
WTM Africa – better every day 18 – 20 April 2018, Cape Town, South Africa Register About WTM Africa Find Exhibitors What’s On ANOTHER INCREDIBLE DAY AT WTM AFRICA! Day 2 of WTM Africa 2018 kicked off this morning with a bustling and engaging speed networking session followed by the stand awards, networking, meetings and […]
#TourismTattler latest edition comes from WTM Africa in Cape Town
ENJOY THE LATEST EDITION OF THE TOURISM TATTLER (Posted 18th April 2018) Weekly Travel News Update Wed 18 April 2018 Editor’s Top 10 Picks: TOMSA Levy Feedback Sessions Continue Reading 2018 African Responsible Tourism Awards Continue Reading Wine Tourism to Capitalise on Big Data Continue Reading Victoria Falls Safari Lodge Upgrades Continue Reading Wesgro Trade […]
#KenyaTourism launches online training programme
KENYA TOURISM BOARD KEEN TO SEE HIGHER COMPETENCE FOR SALES AGENTS THROUGH ONLINE TRAINING (Posted 05th April 2018) The Kenya Tourism Board has launched a national programme to equip domestic product managers and sales agents with skills to enable them sell travel experiences online. KTB has partnered with Google, Safaricom, Marketing Society of Kenya, Kenya […]
#MadarakaExpress fares set to rise in May
KENYA RAILWAYS ANNOUNCES RISE IN FARES FOR SGR PASSENGER TRAIN (Posted 22nd March 2018) Kenya Railways earlier today announced the new tariff for economy class train passengers on the so called Madaraka Express, which connects the capital Nairobi with the port city of Mombasa in the space of just five hours. Come 01st of May […]
Train Travel across Magical Kenya
Train Travel in #Kenya: The #MadarakaExpress offers a new way to discover Magical Kenya Courtesy of Janet Maina | Serena Hotels Set out on an adventure of a lifetime to Kenya’s top destinations with the newly unveiled Standard Gauge railway. Offering a faster, safer and cheaper way to discover the magic of Kenya, the SGR […]
#AviaDev provides platform to discuss anti wildlife trafficking measures
AVIADEV AND USAID PARTNER TO FIGHT WILDLIFE TRAFFICKING (Posted 12th March 2018) AviaDev—the only forum that is dedicated to growing air connectivity to, from and within the African continent —is delighted to announce the signing of a new conference participation agreement with the USAID Reducing Opportunities for Unlawful Transport of Endangered Species (ROUTES) Partnership. Bringing […]
Brussels Airlines Uganda celebrates International Women’s Day with special fares
London from 701 USD Paris from 635 USD Brussels from 818 USD Marseille from 725 USD Berlin from 685 USD All fares return inclusive of all taxes For bookings visit www.brusselsairlines.com/en-ug/
#Tanzania merges rail entities into Railways Corporation
NEW RAIL CORPORATION TAKES OVER FROM TANZANIA RAILWAYS AND RAHCO (Posted 05th March 2018) The Tanzanian government made the Railways Act of 2017 operational when it was announced that the Tanzania Railway Corporation would take control and manage all rail assets in the country, including the upcoming new SGR railway project. The Tanzania Railways Limited […]
Conservation fraternity demands prosecution of Chinese contractors for Contempt of Court
KENYA RAILWAYS AND CHINESE CONSTRUCTION FIRM ACCUSED OF TRAMPLING COURT ORDERS (Posted 04th March 2018) Kenya’s conservation fraternity, supported by a global wave of sympathy, has threatened to take both corporate entities as well as individuals to court when it became known that construction of the SGR railway route through the Nairobi National Park has […]
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 […]
