130 Blue and Silver status members upgraded to Gold status Gold and Platinum members to get their status extended till end of 2020 If you are Blue or Silver status ShebaMiles member who joined Ethiopian loyalty program during its commencement in 1999 and have been accumulating miles to enjoy our premium service, your time has…
The world is looking to the potential impact our travel has on the sustainability of the planet. Powered by our not-for-profit, the TreadRight Foundation, we at Springbok Atlas Tours & Safaris, are making public our commitment to Make Travel Matter for the better. Inspired by leading destinations across the globe, every one of our team members…
Kenya’s Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala was on Friday evening elected to chair the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Executive Council. In the election, which was held during the 111th Session of the 23rd UNWTO General Assembly in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Balala emerged top. He will be deputised an Italian during the one-year tenure,…
Bordering Tanzania and Mozambique, Malawi is a relatively small country in southeastern Africa. However, it is actually home the fourth largest freshwater lake in the world (by volume), Lake Malawi. Lake Malawi is home to more species of fish than any other lake in the world, and Liwonde National Park in the southern part of the country is home to…
The much anticipated new addition to the Latitude Hotels portfolio has now opened in Kampala Uganda. With views stretching out over Lake Victoria, and over the city of Kampala, Latitude 0° sits among indigenous orchid-filled trees atop of Makindye Hill, approximately 6 kms from the CDB, and 45 minutes from Entebbe International Airport. The hotel…
Last year Elephant’s Eye, Hwange introduced our Sponsorship Pledge, a pledge to sponsor a full year’s school fees for a child at Dingani Primary for every guest who stays 3 nights or more at Elephant’s Eye, Hwange. We are excited to announce that we will be extending this pledge for another year! In rural Zimbabwe,…
It used to be a familiar sight: a halo of ragged plastic bags festooning the trees, around Kenya’s towns and villages. Sometimes the plastic scar stretched for miles. Since such bags take a thousand years to break down, the wound on the wilderness didn’t go away — it just proliferated. Kenya’s world famous national parks…
South African Airways (SAA), the national carrier of South Africa and Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, announced today a new code share agreement for customers traveling between New York and the Seychelles. Air Seychelles will add its “HM” code on SAA’s nonstop flights between New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport…
Kenya is playing host to tourism business people from about 50 countries participating in this year’s Magical Kenya Travel Expo (MKTE), the largest tourism fair in the region organized by Kenya Tourism Board (KTB). The tourism exposition which is set to run from 2 nd to 4 th October, 2019 will be preceded by tours…
Natural Selection’s Lekkerwater Beach Lodge at De Hoop, in South Africa’s De Hoop Nature Reserve, will be closed until November 1 due to flooding, confirmed Colin Bell, Co-founder of Natural Selection and Developer of the Lekkerwater Beach Lodge. Bell told Tourism Update that the lodge had experienced at least 100ml of rainfall over a 20- to 30-minute period,…
The Radisson Hotel Group has opened a new Radisson Blu and Residence in Nairobi, Kenya. The Radisson Blu Hotel and Residence, Nairobi Arboretum is close to the city centre and 45 minutes from the airport. The hotel features 122 rooms, each with a private balcony, 24-hour room service and free WiFi. Other features include a…
Air Kenya has issued a notice that they will be suspending their service into Mara North Conservancy Airstrip in the Maasai Mara, with immediate effect. The airline has closed the airstrip until further notice due to the current state of the runway. Agents with existing Air Kenya bookings to Mara North Conservancy Airstrip should amend their client’s itinerary to…
The Duke of Sussex has paid tribute to a British soldier killed during a counter-poaching operation in Malawi. Prince Harry laid a wreath for Mathew Talbot, 22, who was killed by an elephant in May. The duke was “honoured” to pay respects to Guardsman Talbot, who played a “huge part” in conservation efforts, a post on his…
Airlink confirms that it has added more flights between Cape Town and Hoedspruit in response to market demand during December 2019 and January 2020. Additional flights will operate on: 24 Dec, 26 Dec, 27 Dec, 28 Dec, 29 Dec, 30 Dec, 2 Jan, 3 Jan, 4 Jan and 5 Jan. Flights depart Cape Town at…
The Duke of Sussex is in Angola as part of a wider ten-day tour with his family, taking in South Africa, Botswana and Malawi. Unlike these other countries, Angola rarely features on travellers’ wish lists. So are we missing something? For clarity, Prince Harry is not visiting Angola for tourism. It was in Huambo in 1997…
Did you know that since the 1994 release of the first The Lion King film we have lost 50 % of the wild lion population? This is a statistic that shocked most attendees of Hideaways’ conservation talk at a Belgium premiere of Disney’s new Lion King film, where CEO Katja was invited to speak on…
Take an exclusive journey, with Springbok Atlas Tours & Safaris, into the heart of famed regions of Botswana with unparalleled wildlife spectacles. Be among the first to experience the Red Carnation’s brand new Xigera Lodge, which will be opening in June 2020. Botswana is acclaimed as one of the greatest safari destinations in Africa, with locations such…
Hideaways’ goal is to positively and sustainably impact and support communities and people in the areas we operate in. In Zimbabwe, our lodge Elephant’s Eye, Hwange is part of the Dete community. In Dete, Dingani Primary School is severely under-resourced. More than 50 % of Dingani’s children cannot afford the yearly school fees. Unfortunately, a…
Air France will launch a direct service between Paris and the Seychelles, on October 30. Air France confirmed with Tourism Update that flight AF 246 will depart Paris at 17h00 and arrive in the Seychelles at 06h20 the next day. The service will be operated by an Airbus A330, on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. Read more from…
Imagine cycling through the bush following a path naturally cleared by the footfall of elephant herds and experiencing the wonders of a safari on a different type of open-air vehicle. This is all possible with Jenman African Safaris’ new Cycling Tour in Botswana. This new 2-wheel experience combines wonderfully with the more traditional game drives,…
Season one saw an impressive 830 turtles hatch from seven nests and season two will surpass that easily with nine nests holding 1084 eggs, of which 981 have hatched from eight of the nests that makes 1811 tiny turtles hatched to date. There is still one nest remaining due to hatch early next month, if…
Adventure Consults reports that the Giraffe Conservation Foundation (GCF) and Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) recently undertook the largest ever GPS satellite tagging of giraffe to better understand their spatial movements and habitat use in the wilds of northern Uganda. Twenty-five newly designed and tested solar powered GPS satellite units were fitted to giraffe in Kidepo Valley…
Lake of Stars sold out: 2019 Malawi ‘camping’ festival set for new discoveries in Nkhata Bay. Organisers of this year’s Lake of Stars scheduled for this weekend at Kachere Kastle in Nkhata Bay on the shores of Lake Malawi say all the tickets to the festival have been sold. Read more here
As a follow up to our communication with everyone over the past few days, we regretfully confirm that an Auric Air Services Limited airplane type Cessna Grand Caravan EX carrying registration marks 5H-AAM crashed on take-off in Seronera on Monday, September 23rd, 2019. The pilot in command with an additional non-fare paying occupant (2 souls)…
Due to recent announcement by government of Tanzania, local government election will be on 24th November therefore it is not advisable to have an event on the election day for security reasons. The board of directors and management have discussed with our major sponsors and exhibitors and have all agreed to reschedule this year’s event…
The Community Upliftment Experience at Elephant’s Eye, Hwange sees guests engaging with the local community in reality. We introduce guests to the entrepreneurial women behind the Thandanani Sewing Project and help engage with the headmaster at Dingani Primary School. This way, interested and open-minded safari travellers learn about the incredible resilience and generous spirit of…
In rural communities in Zimbabwe, characterized by ill-equipped sanitation and deeply embedded stigmas, girls can miss up to 25 % of schooling due to menstruation. Project Penya was born when the Hideaways’ Elephant’s Eye Lodge took it upon themselves to fight the taboo of menstruation in sustainable collaboration with the local community. The goal was to…
Auric Air is exhibiting at MKTE (Magical Kenya Travel Expo) at KICC Nairobi, Kenya from 02 – 04 October 2019 We will be available at Stand V9 (TTB) Meet us to discuss exciting products for 2020 – 2021, various flight options within Tanzania, flights to Serengeti, flights between Masai Mara and Serengeti, flights to Selous,…
Jenman African Safaris has its roots in Zimbabwe and has been an ambassador for safari experiences in the country for over a decade. We have designed a journey introducing guests to all its must-see highlights as well as some lesser-known gems. The Grand Zimbabwe and Mana Pools Safari lets guests intensely discover the magic of…
The Kigali International Peace Marathon, entering its 16th year in 2020, is now in collaboration with a co-founder and several members of the team who created and organized the Rock n Roll International Marathon Series and Center for Global Sports. Plans are in place to elevate KIPM to a major “destination” marathon with great potential for…
Joined to fight the threat of malaria, the governments of Kenya, Ghana, and Malawi have launched a landmark vaccine pilot program known as RTS,S. Malaria is estimated to kill a child every two minutes and is a leading killer of children in Kenya. As such, a major goal of the new vaccine is its availability…
The annual APTA Forum concluded in Chicago on Saturday night following two days of successful seminars, presentations and networking opportunities at the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel. This year’s edition of the Forum brought over 90 travel professionals with a focus on Africa together over two days of unforgettable inspiration. APTA would like to thank the Forum…
Passengers flying Ethiopian with layover between 8 and 24 hours in Addis Ababa are set to have their end-to-end layover experience transformed in a whole new way with the launch of the airline’s digitized transit package dubbed Feel Addis. The enhanced service brings convenience to passengers’ fingertips allowing them to get their hotel voucher and…
This is our most exclusive Crater experience. We’re so excited to introduce you to the newest member of our Nomad family of camps. Entamanu Private is now open. There is surely no truer way to appreciate the magnitude and wonder of the Ngorongoro Crater than from Entamanu Private, where it’s done entirely on your own terms…
Originally named after the Queen of Sheba of Ethiopia whose reward is considered to be generous according to the Ethiopian mythology, ShebaMiles is one of the most rewarding and innovative programs of Ethiopian which creates memories and special customer experiences for passengers. The Frequent Flyer Program enables members accumulate miles which will entitle them to…
Kirsty Perring, owner of Traversing Africa and APTA Executive Board member, hosted a fundraiser in Toronto recently to create awareness for rhino conservation. The event was held at Parcheggio at Bayview Village and Grant Fowlds, a passionate wildlife conservationist and ambassador for Project Rhino flew in from South Africa to speak about the vast increase…
How exactly does one get to Madagascar? Who flies there and from where? Well, there are about 8 airlines that fly to the country from various destinations around the world and Jenman African Safaris has created a quick and easy overview that shows you just which airlines fly to Madagascar and how often. So when…
Magical Kenya Travel Expo (MKTE) will take place between the 2nd and 4th of October, 2019. Calling on registration as a trade visitor. Please get in touch with: exhibit@mkte.co.ke or hosting@mkte.co.ke for registration and other detailed information you may require. For more information, please log on to www.mkte.co.ke
The US market continues to top as Kenya’s tourist source market recording a 9.391 % growth in the 2019 half year (Jan.-June) compared to the same period last year. The market reported 110,668 arrivals up from 101,167 posted in the same period in 2018 There was however a slight drop of -0.723&% in the international arrivals within the period with a total…
During the Business of Conservation Conference in Kigali, Rwanda over the weekend a topic which was openly discussed by a panel of industry experts was that of keystone species. These are species whose presence or dominance in a landscape if reduced to nothing will have a domino effect on the loss of other species. The Lion…
Many people have never heard of a pangolin. For serious safari goers, it tends to become a big wish because they never see a pangolin. Sadly, the pangolin is thought to be the most heavily poached/trafficked animal in the world due to the medicinal beliefs of the far East. In reality, its scales are simply…
Enaidura Camp is honored and excited to share that legendary guide-owners Paul Kirui and Johnson Ping’ua “Ping” Nkukuu have been recognized by Travelog as two of the top five safari guides for all of the Mara. As co-founders of the Lalashe Guiding Coalition and Enaidura Camp, Ping and Paul have set the standard for flexible…
This past week, APTA has learned of the passing of one of our own, Valerie Sewell. A member of the Rocky Mountain Chapter and also the APTA Executive Board, Val played a key role in APTA’s success over the past 7+ years and was personally responsible for organizing the annual APTA Forum as well as…
Sierra Leone late last week became the latest African country to announce a new visa policy that gives visa on arrival for all African nationals and other selected citizens from across the world. A statement from the Internal Affairs Ministry through the Immigration Service said the new regime will with immediate effect grant visa-free entry…
Image: Business of Conservation Conference 2019 “Investing in one of Africa’s great assets” the theme that has run through the annual Business of Conservation Conference in Kigali, Rwanda over the weekend. The African Leadership University’s School of Wildlife Conservation the hosts for the event believe that to truly improve wildlife conservation in Africa it must be owned and…
We are excited to announce that The Royal Madikwe has joined Andrea Hugo Associates’ portfolio. The Royal Madikwe is an intimate luxury safari lodge situated in the western section of South Africa’s malaria-free Madikwe Game Reserve, which is located just an hour’s flight or 4.5 hr drive from Johannesburg OR Tambo International Airport. Madikwe is…
In May this year, following multiple joint operations by the Malawi Police Service and the Department of National Parks and Wildlife, three Malawian and nine Chinese nationals were arrested in connection with a variety of wildlife crimes. The suspects were charged with offenses including the illegal possession of protected species and their parts, such as live pangolins,…
Namibia has some of the world’s most breathtaking landscapes, from the towering red sand dunes of Sossusvlei to the flat white expanse of the Etosha Pan, and the dramatic granite peaks of the Spitzkoppe. The new Jenman Select lodge safari, Grand Landscapes of Namibia, takes guests on a journey through these striking destinations. Guests can…
Season one saw an impressive 830 turtles hatch from seven nests and season two will surpass that easily with nine nests holding 1084 eggs, of which 599 have hatched from five of the nests that makes 1299 tiny turtles hatched to date. There are still four nests to hatch over the next couple of months,…
image: Main Camp Primary School, Hwange National Park We need to raise a minimum of US$5,000 through 40 different supporters between 9th – 27th September!! In order to be accepted to launch a permanent profile on GlobalGiving and enable our international donors to make seamless, safe and tax-deductible donations towards specific projects into the future. African Bush Camps Foundation have…