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Archive for January, 2012
31 Jan
Weekly roundup of news from Eastern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands, Fifth edition January 2012
30 Jan
Air Seychelles news update – Will Etihad’s arrival spell the end of Air Seychelles Boeing use?
AIRBUS FOR AIR SEYCHELLES? A source from Mahe, close to the airline, has suggested that plans to acquire a new B737-800 single aisle aircraft for the planned services to the other Vanilla Islands, to South Africa and perhaps new destinations on the African mainland are being reviewed since the tie up with Etihad, the national [...]
30 Jan
Seychelles news update – The Story behind Seychelles Success in Marketing the Creole Island Paradise
PUTTING SEYCHELLES ON THE MAP AND KEEPING IT THERE (A relaxed looking Alain St. Ange during an interview with this correspondent in May 2011) The outlook in 2008 was grim for the Seychelles, hit by the global financial and economic crisis and staring at a projected loss of tourist arrivals and related income of over [...]
30 Jan
Seychelles news update – Aldabra expedition returns to Victoria with 75 intrepid travelers on board
ALDABRA EXPEDITION RETURNS TO VICTORIA The Clipper Odyssey has returned to Victoria harbour over the weekend after a successful journey to Aldabra and the Amirantes islands. With 75 intrepid adventure travelers on board the trip covered visits to 11 of the outlying islands of the Seychelles, visited two reefs and most importantly paid a visit [...]
30 Jan
Kenya aviation news – Profit warning for current financial year by Kenya Airways expected to impact on share trading
KENYA AIRWAYS PROFIT WARNING EXPECTED TO SHAKE MARKETS THIS WEEK The Pride of Africa has over the weekend issued a profit warning that full year results will likely see a reduction of profits by as much as 25 percent compared to the last financial year, inspite of only days ago issuing vastly improved passenger numbers [...]
29 Jan
Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Resort and Casino responds to fire incident
BERJAYA BEACH RESORT AND CASINO RESPONDS TO FIRE WITH PUBLIC STATEMENT (Picture courtesy of Berjaya Hotels) In a forthcoming development has Mr. Ken Choo, General Manager of the Berjaya Beau Vallon Bay Resort and Casino responded publicly to the fire incident at his hotel earlier in the week, providing information in a commendable fashion and [...]
29 Jan
Tanzania aviation news – Announcement by Air Tanzania of ‘self maintenance’ raises safety concerns
PLANS FOR SELF MAINTENANCE RAISE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS An announcement earlier in the week by financially crippled Air Tanzania, that they were intending to maintain their presently single aircraft, a Bombardier Q300, at their home base in Dar es Salaam, has raised immediate concerns over compliance with Airworthiness Directives. The Tanzania Civil Aviation Authority has [...]
28 Jan
Kenyan government taken to court over Lamu mega projects
SAVE LAMU SUES KENYA GOVERNMENT OVER PORT AND RAILWAY PLANS No sooner had Kenya and Southern Sudan put pen to paper during the week, signing a deal to construct a pipeline from the oil fields in Southern Sudan to the planned new port in Lamu, did a civic group Save Lamu emerge and file legal [...]
28 Jan
TripAdvisor puts Porini Mara Camp into Africa’s Top Ten for 2012
TRIPADVISOR PUTS PORINI MARA CAMP INTO THEIR TOP TEN FOR AFRICA Gamewatcher Safaris and Porini Safari Camps are no strangers to receiving awards, but being elevated by global review giant TripAdvisor into their Top Ten African Properties still got the buzz going. The hotel review site has just published their recommendations for 2012 and Mara [...]
27 Jan
Rwanda raises gorilla permit fees by 50 percent, effective June 01st
RWANDA RAISES GORILLA PERMIT FEES BY 50 PERCENT An announcement was just received that the Rwanda Development Board will, effective 01st of June 2012, raise gorilla permit fees for new permits, though not permits already pre-booked until the time of the announcement, from the present US Dollars 500 per person to US Dollars 750 per [...]
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