Uganda secures 3.2 billion US Dollars for SGR rail project
CHINA SIGNS FINANCING DEAL WITH UGANDA FOR MULTI BILLION RAILWAY PROJECT (Posted 06th April 2015) The Ugandan portion of the new Standard Gauge Railway project between Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda and South Sudan has now secured some 3.2 billion US Dollars in funding which will be provided by the Chinese government. While the Kenyan portion is […]
Travelling from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma? A new deluxe train awaits!
TANZANIA RAILWAYS ADDS NEW PASSENGER WAGONS (Posted 03rd April 2015) In time for the Easter weekend travel rush did the Tanzania Railway Corporation yesterday launch 22 brand new passenger wagons, which are already enroute from Dar es Salaam to Kigoma. The new equipment, sourced from South Korea at a cost of nearly 29 billion Tanzania […]
Bush or Beach for Easter?
Lillian Gaitho today shares her suggestions if to go to the beach or to the bush for the upcoming long Easter weekend … Enjoy! Bush and Beach: Your Best Bets for a Relaxing Easter Weekend. For the nearly two thousand years that it has been celebrated, Easter has always been a time for family, friends […]
When an airline needs armed cops to keep order you know things have gone bad
DID INEPT AIRLINE STAFF CALL COPS ON FRUSTRATED PASSENGERS? (Posted 31st March 2015) Comments came in thick and fast all day about yesterday’s article which explained how Jambojet stranded passengers from Ukunda who were destined for their international flight connections in Nairobi. A clearer picture began to emerge today as passenger feedback also started to […]
Rocky start for Jambojet’s Ukunda flights?
JAMBOJET ACCUSED TO STRAND UKUNDA PASSENGERS AS FLIGHT FAILS TO ARRIVE (Posted 30th March 2015) After launching their new domestic destinations Lamu, Malindi and Ukunda only two days ago has apparently the goodwill Jambojet created with the new flights already evaporated and gone out of the proverbial window as far as Ukunda is concerned. Social […]
Kenya’s coast – experienced from the privacy of a beach side villa
FROM KENYA’S COAST WITH LOVE (Posted 28th March 2015) (Scheherazade House in Kilifi) Conventional beach vacations along the Kenya coast offer plenty of choices with resorts from Lamu over Malindi, Watamu, Kilifi, the beaches from Shanzu over Bamburi to Nyali and then of course south of Mombasa ranging from the very simple to the very […]
It is ready, set and go for Jambojet’s new coast routes as new Q400 arrives in Nairobi
JAMBOJET TAKES DELIVERY OF THEIR FIRST BOMBARDIER Q400NEXTGEN AIRCRAFT (Posted 27th March 2015) Jambojet, Kenya Airways’s inhouse low cost carrier subsidiary, yesterday took delivery of their first Bombardier Q400NextGen aircraft, when it arrived at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. Registered as 5Y-QUE will the aircraft in two days enter commercial service with flights to Jambojet’s new […]
Jovago signs up Safarilink for hotel booking deal on their website
SAFARILINK SIGNS DEAL WITH JOVAGO.COM (Posted 26th March 2015) The advance of e-Commerce across Eastern Africa has made great strides in recent years and in fact accelerated of late after safe payment platforms were introduced helping to curb fraudulent practices. The latest major cooperation deal was signed yesterday when Safarilink and Jovago.com, Africa’s largest hotel […]
News from Kenya’s leading safari airlines
SAFARILINK SHARE FUTURE PLANS AS AIR KENYA ALSO PROVIDES UPDATES ON CHANGES (Posted 20TH March 2015) Safarilink, one of Kenya’s premier ‘safari’ airlines with an equal part of ‘regular’ flights across their network, has today announced the launch of their own frequent flyer programme. Passengers, in particular on their routes regularly used by local travelers […]
Turboprop addition to fleet gives Jambojet a wider reach for new domestic destinations
JAMBOJET ADDS LAMU, MALINDI AND UKUNDA WITH NEW BOMBARDIER Q400 AIRCRAFT (Posted 13th March 2015) Jambojet, the low cost subsidiary of national airline Kenya Airways, has now confirmed what has been rumoured for some time, that they will lease a Bombardier Q400NextGen aircraft and begin serving additional domestic routes their present fleet of Boeing B737-300’s […]
MYD – stands for Malindi / Kenya
EXPLORING THE KENYA COAST – ONE LOCATION AT THE TIME (Posted 10th March 2015) It is almost inevitable that questions were asked and motives studied when I announced a trip along the Kenya coast, covering Vipingo, Malindi, Watamu, Kilifi, Shanzu and Nyali. But why here and why not there or what on earth made you […]
Safari Trails Newsletter – March 2015
And for those of my readers who just never get enough news from the East African region, here is a shared newsletter from Safari Trails … enjoy! DIANI BEACH RANKED AMONG TRIP ADVISOR’S TOP 25 BEACHES IN THE WORLD! After being voted as Africa’s leading beach destination by the World Travel Awards, Diani Beach has […]
Destination Kenya – Golf, Game and so much more
VI-WHERE? VIPINGO … V I P I N G O (Posted 09th March 2015 from the Vipingo Ridge) Readers may be forgiven if they never heard about Vipingo Ridge, which was until now primarily a golfing resort built for local fans of the game and ready to own a residential property on the estate to […]
Yes, choices do have consequences and the time to make better ones is now
CHOICES HAVE CONSEQUENCES – AND IT GOES BOTH WAYS (Posted 22nd February 2015) Foreign travel advice Kenya Still current at: 21 February 2015 Updated: 2 December 2014 · Latest update: Summary – attack on 2 December in Mandera county near the Somali border The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) advise against all but essential travel […]
Lillian Gaitho today looks at some unique Kenyan experiences!
TOP SIX UNIQUE EXPERIENCES TO LOOK OUT FOR IN KENYA Renown for Big Game Safaris, bird spotting and pristine beaches, Kenya is among the top ten most popular destinations in Africa. Unknown to many are the innumerable destinations that perhaps have not reached global attention for raking in figures in tourist arrivals, yet offer as […]
Waiting for recovery – Kenya’s tourism industry faces another difficult year
COAST IN ‘UNPRECEDENTED BUSINESS CRISIS’ SAYS SERENA IN PROFIT WARNING NOTICE (Posted 18th February 2015) ‘The truth is finally coming home to roost’ commented a regular Nairobi based tourism source when passing information that TPS, the management company for Serena Hotels, yesterday formally issued a profit warning as is required for companies listed on the […]
Mombasa’s second bridge – not if but where is now the question
SECOND MOMBASA BRIDGE SHOULD BYPASS CITY SAY TOURISM STAKEHOLDERS (Posted 09th February 2015) Visits to the beaches along the Kenya coast often begin with traffic jams trying to cross to the Northern mainland via the single bridge out of the city of Mombasa or else long waits for the ferries to cross the Likoni channel. […]
There is no time like the present to visit Kenya
ATTRACTIVE PRICING AND BETTER EXCHANGE RATES A BONUS FOR VISITORS TO KENYA (Posted 08th February 2015) ‘Visiting Kenya has not been so financially attractive in ages’ said a regular commentator to articles published here, before adding ‘Beach resorts are literally using low season rates now for visitors from the region but also from further away. […]
Good news from the African Heritage House
When recently reported here that our fight for the African Heritage House ended successfully with the property officially declared a national monument, did positive reactions come in thick and fast.Today I got a newsletter from AHH and want to share it with you: AFRICAN HERITAGE HOUSE The African Heritage House was designed by American Alan […]
President Kenyatta meets the Kenyan aviation industry today
AVIATION INDUSTRY SET FOR KEY MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KENYATTA (Posted 02nd February 2015) While little could be learned at this stage about the specific agenda of the meeting later today at the Kenya Airways’ Pride Centre it is generally thought that aviation infrastructure and related issues will form a key part of discussions between Kenya’s […]
Djibouti’s President lays foundation stones for two new airports
NOT JUST ONE BUT TWO NEW AIRPORTS FOR DJIBOUTI (Posted 25th January 2015) Djibouti’s President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh two days ago laid the foundation stones for two new airports aimed to boost the infrastructure and connectivity of the country. The two new airports will be built at an estimated cost of about 600 million US […]
Kenya Airport Authority gets new chairman: Kimaiyo – part two of a failed career?
KIMAIYO APPOINTED CHAIR OF KENYA AIRPORT AUTHORITY PROMPTING INSTANT CONTROVERSY (Posted 14th January 2015) While in transit via Nairobi did news reach, that the Kenya Airport Authority’s CEO Ms. Lucy Mbugua, has introduced the newly appointed Chairman of KAA, one David Kimaiyo. The news spread like wildfire among the aviation fraternity with phones running hot, […]
Quo Vadis Kenya tourism come 2015?
WILL KENYA’S DILEMMA CONTINUE INTO 2015 OR IS CHANGE IN THE AIR (Posted 21st December 2014) While the jury is still out on the extent of the downturn of tourism in Kenya during the past year, one thing is certain and beyond argument, this downturn is the sharpest in history and appears to be the […]
Ndege News – December 2014 to January 2015
Some more shared news from Airkenya Express Ltd HOME GM’S MESSAGE FEATURES NEWS UPDATES FEATURES Saving Elephants in Amboseli Early on a cold August morning of this year, a young bull elephant was speared to death on community land just outside Amboseli National Park in Kenya, another victim of the limitless Asian demand for ivory. […]
Don’t miss to travel this festive season
Lillian Gaitho gives you her take on places to see and places to bethis upcoming festive season. MARK THE END OF 2014 IN STYLE: UNMISSABLE PARTIES AND PLACES TO BE THIS CHRISTMAS Whether or not you have kept last year’s New Year’s resolution, the year is once again coming to an end. As John Ciardi […]
Kenya’s tourism recovery now stands on knife’s edge
TOURISM PRIVATE SECTOR GETS RESTLESS OVER GOVERNMENT IN-ACTION (Posted 29th November 2014) The meeting earlier in the week between the tourism recovery task force and members of the tourism fraternity in Mombasa once again showed the widening rift between the official government position and the reality on the ground, described by some to be ‘as […]
Will new roads bring new tourism opportunities for Northern Kenya?
FROM THE NEAR OFF LIMITS ‘NORTHERN DISTRICTS’ TO TRANSIT ZONE TO ETHIOPIA (Posted 10th November 2014) Kenya’s pre-independence northern districts were for all intent and purpose almost no go areas and even after independence did travelers have to register at the Isiolo police post and give reasons for their journey up north, before being allowed […]
AIRKENYA Three-day SALE!!
I hope you all read about the Sarit Centre Tourism Fair this weekend and true to the promises made will some spectacular deals be on offer … here is a sneak preview on one … by Airkenya Express Ltd 30 October 2014 Dear Reader, Need a break? AIRKENYA has the best news today… Starting tomorrow […]
Reef destroying dredger owned by Chinese company
KENYAN MARITIME AUTHORITIES DETAIN CCCC VESSEL SUSPECTED IN REEF DESTRUCTION (Posted 27th October 2014) Information received from sources in Mombasa appears to confirm that the dredger, reported to have illegally taken out sand from the award winning Diani beaches last week, has been detained in port by maritime authorities for further investigations. Under pressure by […]
Kenya’s first half arrival data of 2014 now available
KENYA’S HALF YEAR TILL JUNE ARRIVAL DATA CONFIRM DOWNWARD TREND (Posted 14th October 2014) The Kenya Tourism Board yesterday released the data for the months of January 2014 to June 2014 and for those with their fingers on the pulse of the industry there were few surprises as the figures confirmed what the industry already […]
