News from our Members
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31 May 2018
Kenya Airways to increase flight frequencies across Africa and Europe
Kenya Airways has announced additional 26 weekly frequencies between its hub at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) and destinations across Africa and Europe for the 2018 summer season, compared to the winter season schedule.
Read More31 May 2018
New Jenman Select Product: Best of Hwange
Jenman African SafarisJenman African Safaris has a new tour that is part of their exclusive new product range, Jenman Select. The Best of Hwange Safari is the perfect opportunity to discover the richness of Hwange National Park, one of Africa’s best-kept secrets.
Read More31 May 2018
Coming Soon: An Exclusive Bohemian Experience From Hideaways
HideawaysHideaways is adding an exclusive new experience on the Zambezi River. Zambezi Truth involves two romantic East African style dhows that will escort guests on a Bohemian dream drifting along the Zambezi River at sunset & sunrise. Guests will be treated to cocktails and canapes aboard a luxurious traditional boat decked out with soft colourful cushions and sparkling lanterns.
Read More30 May 2018
Schedule Review - Removal of Fast Class Surcharge and Reinstatement of Nairobi Routes.
Coastal AviationKindly find the link below to the revised Coastal Schedule from which the Fast Class Surcharge has been removed, as previously announced on 14th May 2018.
Read More30 May 2018
Auric Air is exhibiting at Karibu / Kilifair 2018
Auric Air ServicesAuric Air is exhibiting at Karibu / Kilifair 2018 from 01 June 2018 – 03 June 2018 at stand A18, Ushirika Stadium, Moshi, Tanzania
Read More30 May 2018
Zambia Tourism Minister clarifies hippo culling
Zambia Tourism BoardMinister of Tourism and Arts Honorable Charles Banda has refuted allegations that Zambia has overturned the 2016 decision to suspend the brutal culling of 2,000 hippos in the world famous Luangwa Valley.
Read More29 May 2018
Wilderness Safaris to Open New Camp in Rwanda’s Akagera National Park
Wilderness SafarisWilderness Safaris will be expanding its ecotourism footprint in Rwanda by opening a new camp in Akagera National Park in mid-December 2018.
Read More29 May 2018
ResRequest at Kilifair
ResRequestWe'd love to meet you! ResRequest is travelling to Tanzania for the Kilifair Tourism and Industry Fair in Moshi from 1-3 June.
Read More24 May 2018
Small World Marketing is delighted to welcome Santorini, Mozambique
Small World Marketing is delighted to welcome Santorini, Mozambique into their portfolio of unique African hideaways; nestled above the red cliffs of Kingfisher Bay in Vilanculos, with stunning views of the archipelago islands, Santorini Mozambique is like a small Greek village in the heart of a raw African landscape - www.santorinimozambique.com
Read More24 May 2018
Robin Pope Safaris expands into Liwonde
Robin Pope SafarisWe are thrilled to announce the opening of Kuthengo Camp in Liwonde National Park, Malawi. Meaning "the wild" or "the bush" Kuthengo is located among fever trees on a large open plain along the spectacular Shire River.
Read More24 May 2018
New process for bookings outside system range
From 29 May 2018, we will introduce a new and improved process whereby you'll be able to process bookings out of system range in your GDS.
Read More23 May 2018
Wilderness Safaris Rebrands Rocktail
Wilderness SafarisAfter more than 25 years of managing and operating Rocktail in KwaZulu-Natal’s Maputaland Coastal Forest in South Africa, Wilderness Safaris has decided to rebrand this old favourite. From end May 2018 Rocktail will join Gugulesizwe Dive Camp and Gugulesizwe Research Camp in falling within the tourism portfolio of Maputaland Travel.
Read More23 May 2018
Lemala Camps, Lodges and Villas releases a short video of Lemala Mpingo Ridge
Lemala Camps and LodgesLemala Camps, Lodges and Villas are delighted to announce the release of their new fly through video of their latest addition to their luxury portfolio in Tarangire National Park, which can be viewed here Lemala Mpingo Ridge.
Read More23 May 2018
Introducing Jenman African Safaris’ Exclusive New Product Range: Jenman Select
Jenman African SafarisJenman African Safaris are thrilled to announce the impending arrival of Jenman’s most exclusive product range yet – JENMAN SELECT. Designed to provide personalised itineraries with exceptional service and exclusive overnight experiences, this new tailor-made product category will offer privately guided custom tours in exclusive and remote areas of Africa.Travel ideas include itineraries of up to 10 days, charter flights or private transfers with driving distances no longer tha…
Read More22 May 2018
Zambia : ITV's Good Morning Britain to broadcast live from Victoria Falls
KamageoOn Monday 25th June, the most viewed breakfast show in the UK - Good Morning Britain - will be beamed live from Livingstone, as presenter Andi Peters reveals where he'd "most like to be in the world".
Read More22 May 2018
Flying High – Scenic Air Safaris Launches Its New Website Plus Two Superb New Itineraries
Scenic Air SafarisScenic Air Safaris has just launched their new website, tempting travellers with an inspired and imaginative range of private charters and luxury air safaris spanning the African continent. Ranging from single VIP flights for the ultimate start to a stylish safari to exclusive tailor-made itineraries with the same plane and the same pilot throughout, Scenic Air Safaris offers unique and privileged access to the scenery, the wildlife, notable experts and some of the best kept secrets of the Dark Continent.
Read More21 May 2018
Roving Bushtops is moving to the Southern Serengeti for the wildebeest birthing season
Bushtops CampsReady to rove! The beauty of Roving Bushtops is our ability to move camp, to follow the herds. So on 5 January 2019 we will move (temporarily) to Kusini and the short grasses of the Southern Serengeti, to gain the best possible vantage point from which to watch the wildebeest birthing season.
Read More21 May 2018
Atta Legal Update: GDPR
Alan Bowen AssociatesAs you will be aware the new General Data Protection Regulation comes into effect on 25 May. It covers data held anywhere in the world relating to EU citizens and therefore can cause issues for businesses based outside the EU as well as within it.
Read More21 May 2018
Tanzania to be promoted in UK via private and public sector joint initiative
KamageoThis June, Kamageo is launching the Tanzania Marketing Group, which will see a number of Tanzania’s leading safari-related businesses working together to actively promote the destination to consumers, trade and media in the UK, with the backing and support of the Tanzania Tourism Board.Kamageo has invited the owners and marketing managers of lodges, camps, safari operators and airlines to join them, along with TTB, at KiliFair to hear the thinking behind the project and the plan…
Read More20 May 2018
Lemala Ewanjan New Camp is ready
Lemala Camps and LodgesWe are delighted to confirm that the new accommodation tents including the 2 bedroomed tented suite are open and operational at Lemala Ewanjan, Serengeti.
Read More20 May 2018
Samara Private Game Reserve salutes the Spekboom
Samara Private Game ReserveSamara Private Game Reserve is leveraging a Spekboom reforestation project to encourage collaborative conservation, providing a platform for guests to play a role in the reserve’s initiatives and creating lasting memories in the process.Samara’s Isabelle Tompkins explains that the reserve’s most recent endeavours focus on Spekboom, in an effort to rejuvenate the mountain slopes which were once covered with this species. “The area used to be covered in Spekboom so t…
Read More17 May 2018
New look for 'Intimate Camps'
2018 marks the 10th anniversary of operations of our award winning private and exclusive, luxury mobile camps. We have therefore decided to recognise this milestone by giving our camps a completely new look.Work has gone on behind the scenes since the beginning of this year and we are now pleased to share with you images of what our Intimate Camps will look like for the coming season. These images can be accessed on our Google Drive account by clicking on the following link:https://drive.g…
Read More16 May 2018
UTB training guides to operationalize new Rwenzori marketing plan
Uganda Tourism Board“I work in the Rwenzori and some places have no network or Police. What do I do when I have a problem-client high in the mountains?”These are some the questions coming up at the four-day guides training going on at Kalya Hotel in Fort Portal, western Uganda. The mountaineering and tour guides training is being conducted by the Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) with support from the WWF Uganda as part of the skilling and empowering of guides for the Rwenzori Mountains National Park (RMNP) a…
Read More16 May 2018
Coastal Stand at Karibu/Kilifair 2018
Coastal AviationDear Partners,Meet and greet with our new Sales Manager, GianPaolo Casati in Moshi. The newly formed Karibu/Kilifair, both well-known tourism fairs, have recently joined into ONE, which is becoming by far the largest and most important Tourism Trade Fair in East Africa. This year's event will be held at the Ushirika Stadium of Moshi from 1st to 3rd June 2018.Contact GianPaolo at: paolo@coastal.co.tz to book an appointment or visit us at our stand #U7 right at the entrance.See you…
Read More15 May 2018
Manchester Airport secures flights to Addis Ababa with Ethiopian Airlines improving connectivity for 400,000 people
Ethiopian AirlinesManchester Airport has secured a landmark route into the heart of Africa, underlining its pivotal role in connecting the North to the world’s most important markets.
Read More15 May 2018
Coastal - Increased Capacity and Removal of Fast Class Surcharge
Coastal AviationDar-Es-Salaam – 14.05.18COASTAL INCREASES CAPACITYCoastal is thrilled to introduce an additional 4 aircrafts to our large fleet, ready to take off for the upcoming high season.The expansion of fleet will add 17% capacity to our network that will in turn result to more availability for guests and a larger capacity, also adding revenue to our partner’s by offering them more opportunity to sell last-minutes and solidifying our domestic reach.“With this, we aim to reinforce …
Read More13 May 2018
Welcome to Leopard Hill
Basecamp Explorer KenyaWelcome to Leopard Hill, Basecamp Explorer’s newest tented camp in Masai Mara. Located in Mara Naboisho Conservancy and built in a similar fashion as the other Kenyan camps, on elevated decks, Leopard Hill offers close proximity and thus wonderful access to the Masai Mara National Reserve. This allows guests an opportunity to witness the world renowned wildebeest migration then return to an evening of intimacy and seclusion.
Read More13 May 2018
Green Safaris announces latest acquisition -Kaya Mawa
ECO OPERATOR - GREEN SAFARIS - ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF SECOND LODGE KAYA MAWA ON LAKE MALAWIMay 2018: Recently launched, Green Safaris, an exciting and pioneering new safari operator passionately committed to promoting eco-friendly tourism in Africa, is delighted to announce the acquisition of its second lodge, Kaya Mawa on Likoma Island in Malawi.Green Safaris currently operates Ila Safari Lodge in Zambia’s Kafue National Park and brings together a gro…
Read More08 May 2018
Nomad guides...you really shouldn't go on safari without one.
Nomad Tanzania - CampsNomad guides have a reputation for being some of the best in Tanzania, and we put a lot of emphasis on their training every year.
Read More08 May 2018
Coming soon to Lake Kariba, Zimbabwe – the MV Zambezi Adventurer Transcruiser
Zambezi Cruise SafarisZambezi Cruise & Safaris are delighted to announce an addition to their existing fleet, with the launch of MV Zambezi Adventurer in April 2019.
Read More07 May 2018
Elewana Collection marks Earth Day with Seedball for Warriors
Elewana AfrikaEarth Day is now a global event with more than 1 billion people in 192 countries taking part in what is the largest civic-focused day of action in the world.
Read More07 May 2018
Sarova Stanley's Thorn Tree Cafe launches new menu
Sarova HotelsThe Thorn Tree Restaurant at Sarova Stanley is eyeing a piece of the growing urbanite middle class interested in experiencing great culinary adventures, with the revamp of its menu that embodies a smart eclectic cuisine, creatively designed and presented plates using pleasing colour effects and at the same time offering balanced meals.
Read More07 May 2018
Acacia Africa Grows East Africa Collection With Launch Of Three New Tours
Acacia Africa’s latest East Africa tours will be a welcome addition for agents hoping to satisfy the growing demand for experiential travel and budget safaris.
Read More04 May 2018
Gahinga Batwa Village Update
Volcanoes SafarisVolcanoes Safaris is glad to share an update on the Gahinga Batwa Village project (next to Mount Gahinga Lodge, Uganda) and a selection of videos and photos taken in April.
Read More04 May 2018
Would you like to meet our dynamic leading team in South Africa?
Coastal AviationWould you like to meet our new, dynamic leading team in South Africa?
Read More04 May 2018
Mahlatini Luxury Travel to open new office in Cape Town
Mahlatini Luxury TravelMahlatini Wildlife and Nature Holiday Company (BTA’s 2016 & 2017), is set to open a dedicated South African sales and product office in Cape Town later this year, in support of its ambitious growth strategy.
Read More03 May 2018
Hotel No. 5, Entebbe, Uganda - Opens 1 July 2018
Wild FrontiersWild Frontiers are pleased to announce the opening of our stylish boutique hotel in Entebbe, Hotel No. 5, and look forward to welcoming guests from 01 July 2018.
Read More02 May 2018
Jenman African Safaris Permanently Reduces Rate of Intimate Botswana and Zimbabwe Encounter Safari
Jenman African SafarisGreat news! Jenman African Safaris has permanently extended the 10 % discount on the Intimate Botswana and Zimbabwe Safari, which means the reduced rate has now become the standard rate.
Read More02 May 2018
Elewana AfroChic Diani welcomes 113 baby turtles to the world
Elewana AfrikaBack in March there was excitement as a new Turtle trail was found coming up from the sea leading onto our beach area. The team followed the trail and realised that we had another Turtle’s nest, making it our second nest of season 2018. We protected the nest and straight away the count began.
Read More02 May 2018
Wilderness Safaris Rebuilds Little Makalolo Camp
Wilderness SafarisWilderness Safaris’ Little Makalolo Camp, situated in a private concession in the heart of one of the best game-viewing areas in Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, has closed for an extensive rebuild, with the new camp set to reopen in early June 2018.
Read More01 May 2018
The hippo loves Tongabezi’s new pool and gym area
It's been a year of stop-and-start building, ensuring that Tongabezi guests were inconvenienced as little as possible by our dreams of bigger and better but also healthier, but finally, the new pool and gym are complete.
Read More01 May 2018
St Helena at the following Travel Shows (2018)
St Helena TourismSt Helena Tourism are pleased to be attending We Are Africa, Experience Africa, PURE Life Experiences, The Dive Show (Birmingham) and WTM London this year. If you would like to contact our representatives at any of these shows, please email Zedella.Young@tourism.co.sh. We look forward to seeing you there.
Read More01 May 2018
Marketing Worldwide is excited to announce a new partnership with Remote Africa Safaris, Zambia
Marketing Worldwide is excited to announce a new partnership with Remote Africa Safaris, Zambia. With camps in the North and South Luangwa, Remote Africa Safaris offer unparalleled walking safaris and other game activities from real wilderness retreats.
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