Flying across Kenya’s national parks, the way to travel
OUT WITH THE (NOT SO) OLD AND IN WITH THE NEW (Posted 04th May 2016) (Seen here a Safarilink Dash 8-100 regularly deployed on flights to Ukunda / Vipingo and Lamu) Visits to Kenya always allow to catch up with developments first hand and this trip to Nairobi, Naivasha and Diani was no different. It […]
Invitation to Magical Kenya Media and Tour Operator Training Session
It is clear that Magical Kenya is pulling out all the stops for the upcoming INDABA tourism fair and right they are … Discover the sports and adventure tourism activities that Kenya has to offer and start selling these packages to your customers. Win a FAM trip to Kenya All you have to do is […]
Lillian Gaitho takes a look at the upcoming long weekend of International Labour Day
Who does not like long weekends and the chance to get away for a couple of days, relax, recharge one’s inner batteries and explore upcountry, and in this case do a bit of #TembeaKenya. Lillian’s latest contribution focuses exactly on this, so read on and find out all about her thoughts … Celebrating Workers Day […]
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 […]
Orange set to invest 75 million Euros in Jovago.Com parent company
JOVAGO.COM AND JUMIA.COM SET TO BENEFIT FROM MAJOR INVESTMENT BY ORANGE IN PARENT COMPANY (Posted 08th April 2016) Africa Internet Group, the largest e-commerce platform in Africa and parent company of Jumia and Jovago, earlier today announced a partnership with Orange to accelerate the growth of the company and seize development opportunities on the continent. […]
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 […]
Air Kenya’s Ndege News – March 2016 to May 2016
Enjoy some additional news from Kenya … HOME GM’S MESSAGE FEATURES NEWS UPDATES FEATURES Born to be Wild at Elsa’s Kopje No one dares whisper. My eight year old girl tries to get my attention "Mama. I can’t see…" Just then, a great grunt and the rhinos crash out of the bushes and onto the […]
Project ‘Greenfield’ – Dead or Alive, that is now the question
JOMO KENYATTA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT’S ‘PROJECT GREENFIELD‘ HANGS IN BALANCE (Posted 30th March 2016) News emerging from aviation circles in Nairobi paint a grim picture over the future of Kenya’s most ambitious aviation infrastructure project, the 56 billion Kenya Shillings expansion of Jomo Kenyatta International Airport under what has been dubbed ‘Project Greenfield‘. Key to the […]
An East African Geopolitical Dilemma: Which pipeline route makes most sense for Uganda?
An interesting take on the dilemma Uganda faces when it comes to which route to the Indian Ocean to chose, to the still to be built port of Lamu in Kenya or the equally not ready port of Tanga in Tanzania. What has not been said here of course is that this dilemma should be […]
Catch those special deals for Easter in Kenya
EXPLORING KENYA BY AIR – WITH SPECIAL EASTER EGG DEALS (Posted 18th March 2016) The upcoming long Easter weekend is a perfect opportunity to take a break from city life and explore the Kenyan beaches and national parks. Special deals await – the Sarit Centre Holiday Exhibition reportedly transacted record sales this year – and […]
Sauti Za Busara news update
The gap is huge this year on the annual calendar of events for Zanzibar, without one of Africa’s top most music and performing arts festival taking place. There is hope however for 2017, so read on what the organizers have in store for fans of Sauti Za Busara. This newsletter is sent to 66,767 subscribers […]
Kenya’s Holiday Expo at Sarit Centre opens tomorrow
HUGE TURNOUT EXPECTED FOR THE 2016 EDITION OF KENYA’S HOLIDAY EXPO (Posted 01st March 2016) As the traditional low season in Kenya draws nearer will fans of #TembeaKenya – the tag line of the Kenya Tourism Board to promote domestic travel – no doubt look forward to the opening of this year’s edition of the […]
Another Mogadishu hotel attack shakes confidence in security arrangements
IS ENOUGH DONE TO ROUT AL SHABAB IN SOMALIA? (Posted 27th February 2016) Somalia remains a sore in the side of Eastern African countries as well as those in the Horn of Africa, Ethiopia included. Nearly ten years down the line after the first foreign intervention by Ethiopia, aimed to create a forward security buffer […]
No more sand dredging off the Diani beaches – for now
SOUTH COAST RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION – FIGHTING THE SAND DREDGER By Luciana Parazzi Basile, Chair, South Coast Residents Association (Posted 17th February 2016) The road to having won the Court case against NEMA for a substandard Environmental Impact Assessment Report instead of a FULL STUDY and subsequently for issuing a licence to China Railway & Bridge […]
Going – Going – Gone come Tuesday …
KENYA AVIATION REGULATORS IN FIRING LINE AS JAMBOJET PREPARES FOR LAMU PULLOUT (Posted 07th January 2016) Aviation pundits are divided in their opinion over Jambojet’s announcement and reasons given earlier in the week that the airline will pull out of the Lamu route effective next Tuesday. Initial mention of this move was already made weeks […]
Kenya’s leading LCC considering fare structure changes ahead of new competition entering the market
DOES UPCOMING COMPETITION DRIVE KENYA’S LCC’S TO BECOME MORE USERFRIENDLY? (Posted 29th December 2015) Jambojet’s CEO Willem Hondius earlier in the week confirmed that the airline was considering the launch of a more flexible fare structure, building on the present single fare which includes one piece of hand baggage of fixed dimensions and a system […]
Safari Trails Newsletter – December 2015
More tourism industry news from Kenya and beyond … THE SPOTLIGHT IS ON LAMU! Rich in history and culture and blessed with exquisite natural beauty, the Lamu archipelago, located on the Indian Ocean along the northern coast of Kenya is a magical place of long white sandy beaches, rolling sand dunes dotted with palms and […]
France, hit hard by terror, finally lifts anti travel advice against Kenya
FRANCE JOINS THE UK AND THE US TO LIFT ANTI TRAVEL ADVISORIES (Posted 20th December 2015) France has at last followed suit in lifting anti travel advisories published last year, warning her citizens not to visit Malindi and the rest of the Kenya coast. Following the lifting of similar negative publications by the US and […]
Balala steps on the gas as he brings his tourism experience to the table
BALALA’S RETURN TO THE TOURISM PORTFOLIO SHOWS FIRST PROMISING SIGNS (Posted 17th December 2015) When a few weeks ago Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta finally announced his very long overdue cabinet reshuffle – loyalty no doubt is a virtue but in politics nevertheless a double edged sword too – was the jubilation of the tourism sector […]
Lillian Gaitho’s thoughts about going on a cruise …
This may be one of Lillian’s last contributions beforeshe begins her maternity leave – expected really any day from now – so read it with anticipation because it may be a while before she makes a comeback here … Going On a Cruise? 6 Tips to See You through the Waters! We are a happy […]
Ethiopia seeks greater regional integration and cooperation
ETHIOPIA JOINS NCIP INITIATIVE AS A FULL MEMBER (Posted 12th December 2015) The just ended Northern Corridor Integration Project Summit in Kigali, which saw the Heads of State of Kenya and Uganda join their host President Kagame, has brought an added bonus result when Ethiopia, which has been an observer for the past few years, […]
Kenya’s NEMA finally sees the light and approves Whale Shark Research and Discovery Centre
WAA WHALESHARK CENTRE FINALLY GETS NOD OF APPROVAL FROM NEMA (Posted 10th December 2015) Conservation starts with awareness building and education, so much has been clear for a long time. For the past decade the East African Whale Shark Trust (EAWST) and more recently the Waa Whale Shark Research & Discovery Project, has dramatically increased […]
Join the 15th edition of one of Kenya’s great cultural festivals. Where? Read on to find out!
LAMU IS READY TO HOST THE 2015 CULTURAL FESTIVAL THIS WEEKEND (Posted 25th November 2015) Lamu Tourism, supported by the Kenya Tourism Board and the Ministry of Tourism, now again headed by Najib Balala, is ready to host this weekend’s 15th edition of their Cultural Festival, which combines the archipelago’s past with the present, providing […]
Jambojet flies into profit territory
JAMBOJET REPORTS PRETAX PROFIT FOR H1 (Posted 17th November 2015) Jambojet, Kenya Airways low cost subsidiary, has reportedly made a first half (H1 2015/6) pretax profit of 53.3 million Kenya Shillings, signaling a major turnaround of fortunes for the company. At the same time last year was the company by over 244 million Kenya Shillings […]
Kenya Airways reports a sharp drop in operating losses
KENYA AIRWAYS PUBLISHES H1 RESULTS AS NEW CHAIRMAN TAKES CHARGE (Posted 13th November 2015) Not long after being elected as the new Chairman of the Board of Directors of Kenya Airways did Ambassador Dennis Awori have to step into the spotlight during the Investor’s Briefing yesterday morning at the InterContinental Hotel in Nairobi. The airline’s […]
More flights from Nairobi to Eldoret
JAMBOJET UPS FLIGHTS ON ROUTE TO ELDORET (Posted 15th October 2015) Kenya’s only proper low cost carrier, Jambojet, has yesterday confirmed that they will increase their flights from Nairobi to Eldoret to 20 per week, up from the present 13. The move will give Eldoret a three times a day connection, operated by one of […]
Jovago.com signs deal with Google Hotel Ads
Jovago Now Integrated on Google Hotel Ads (Posted 08th October 2015) In another first for Africa did Jovago.com make a mark to be featured on the Google Travel Platform. This new development is meant to optimize online accessibility for hotels in Africa as well as create convenience for travelers. Africa’s leading hotel-booking website Jovago has […]
Domestic aviation updates from Kenya
HOME GM’S MESSAGE FEATURES NEWS UPDATES Hi Wolfgang, FEATURES Protecting Our Wild Heritage Stretched out between Kenya’s highest mountain and the Aberdare ranges, Ol Pejeta Conservancy is a subtle blend of grassland, woodland, riverine forest and wetland. Nights are cold on these rolling plains: you need those hot water bottles tucked into your beds at […]
Jambojet flies into a loss in year one but is optimistic for the future
JAMBOJET REPORTS FIRST YEAR LOSS OF 287 MILLION KENYA SHILLINGS (Posted 29th September 2015) News from Nairobi confirmed lingering speculation that Kenya Airways’ low cost subsidiary Jambojet has posted a loss for their first full year of operation. Operating a fleet of mixed jets and turboprops, B737-300’s and Bombardier Q400’s, does Jambojet presently fly from […]
Ethiopia sets new standards for urban mass transport in Africa
NEW URBAN RAIL NETWORK LAUNCHED IN ADDIS ABABA (Posted 22nd September 2015) Ethiopia, which almost by stealth climbed to the top of the economic growth list in Africa, has yesterday added a new feather to their national hat when a brand new commuter rail network was launched in the capital Addis Ababa. The cost of […]
