Benefits Of Loyalty Cards
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The Intercontinental Hotel in Nairobi rewards loyalty amongst its clientele with added perks, as recently witnessed during a visit to the Kenyan capital city.
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Rowdy Scenes
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Parts of the city of Nairobi this afternoon (Friday, January 15) experienced rowdy scenes, when radicalized Muslims took to the streets after Friday prayers to demonstrate against the government’s d
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All Flights Halted For Several Hours
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
The crucial runway lights failed on the evening of December 9 at Nairobi’s main international airport, Jomo Kenyatta International, halting all incoming and outbound flights for several hours.
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Kenya Hotel Occupancy Rises
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
Occupancy levels in Kenya’s capital city have risen to the 2007 levels once again, following two years of downturn in the market.
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Tire Blows Out On Take-Off
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN
A Kenya Airways flight leaving Nairobi for Bamako and Dakar had a take-off incident this morning when one of the tires of the aircraft blew out during the early stages of the take-off run.
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Kenya Law
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa
It was reported from Nairobi that the Kenyan government has apparently agreed on the text of a new tourism law, which will, when passed and made operational, provide for the formation of new bodies.
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Astral Plane
By Wolfgang H. Thomas, eTN Ambassador
A cargo plane belonging to Astral reportedly had a landing mishap last night at Nairobi's Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), blocking the runway when eventually coming to a halt.
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Delta Air Lines-Kenya Flights
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa
The long-awaited and often-postponed Delta Airlines flights from the United States to Nairobi have once again been canceled by Delta, following earlier postponements, which according to sources in Nai
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Turkish-Africa Aviation
By Apolinari Tairo
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (eTN) - Turkey’s national carrier, Turkish Airlines, has announced its plan to establish direct flights between Istanbul and Tanzania’s capital city of Dar es Salaam in the
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Africa Aviation
By Chris Mburu
NAIROBI, Kenya (eTN) - Chief executive officers, chairmen, top managers and directors of African airlines and other aviation officials from the continent are due to converge for a major aviation confe
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Africa Aviation
By Chris Mburu
NAIROBI, Kenya (eTN) - Kenya Airways (KQ) on Saturday, launched non-stop flights to Antananarivo, Madagascar and projected the route will increase the airline's load factor by between 65 to 70 percent
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Uganda and Kenya
By Wolfgang H. Thome
KAMPALA, Uganda (eTN) - President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni earlier this week took an extended road trip from the border between Uganda and Kenya to attend the IGAD Summit in Nairobi.
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Air Arabia
By Chris Mburu
Nairobi, Kenya (eTN) - Air Arabia, the first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) in the Middle East and North Africa, has launched direct flights from Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates to Nairobi, Ke
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Bringing E-Tourism To Africa
By eTN
NAIROBI - The first major international E-Tourism conference for East Africa will take place in Nairobi on October 13 and 14 this year.
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Flights To Begin At End Of October
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa
The Sharjah / United Arab Emirates based first Gulf low-cost airline is now set for flights between Nairobi and Sharjah beginning at the end of October.
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To Cultivate Ties With Business And Travel Communities
By Dr. Wolfgang Thome, eTN ambassador
Ahead of the expected start of their flights, now expected in early 2009, Delta Airlines has now opened offices in Nairobi.
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East Africa Tourism
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa
The recent meeting in Kigali of the East African tourist board chief executives was the perfect event to discuss the matter of the common visa.
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Management Frantic To Find Solutions Over Loss-Making Route
By Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Africa
In a half-cooked measure taken by Uganda’s upstart airline to stop their financial bleed, they now ceased morning flight operations to Nairobi effective immediately.
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Mid East-China Aviation
By Chris Mburu
Guangzhou, China (eTN) - Qatar Airways chief executive officer Akbar Al Baker spoke of the airline’s successful introduction to Guangzhou, the capital of Southern China here on Monday, highlighting further expansion into long-haul markets over the next few years.
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Kenya Elections
By Apolinari Tairo and Wolfgang H. Thome
NAIROBI, Kenya (eTN) - Calm has been replaced with chaos in Kenya after the relatively peaceful end December elections, which raised the emotions of this East African nation to new fever pitch levels.
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