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Competition for passengers intensifies
Written by Isabella Mukumu, Business Daily    Friday, 24 July 2009 19:17    PDF Print E-mail
Competition on the Nairobi-Mombasa route has intensified as airlines and bus companies roll out new services to lure passengers.

Airlines have increased their flights and lowered their fares while bus firms have invested in high-end vehicles to offer extra comfort, entertainment and customer service in a bid to outdo the domestic aviation sector.

The only gap between the two modes is the time it takes to travel; buses take eight hours on road and planes take 45 minutes.

“The only difference is the time frame in which it takes to get to the destination but the comfort and service is almost the same,” Mr Said Bakari, a senior supervisor at Coast Bus said.

Luxury coaches have been introduced to capture middle-income earners who can afford to fly, but occasionally turn to buses.
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SA Tourism and SA Direct partner to promote South Africa online
Written by Southern Africa Direct    Thursday, 23 April 2009 06:30    PDF Print E-mail

South Africa, a tourist destination. Photo: southafrica.netSouth Africa Tourism and Southern Africa Direct are teaming up to help the South African tourism industry promote itself internationally using the exciting marketing opportunities offered by online video and social networking. The partnership will be launched at this year's Indaba travel show and the trade are invited to an e-tourism workshop to discover how they can become part of this exciting project.

South Africa Tourism is embracing the interactive possibilities offered by the so-called Web 2.0 and will be launching a new website in April, with enhanced rich media content and dynamic journey planning capabilities. The site will include a video clips on South Africa, which will give tourists a chance to explore South Africa visually as they research their holiday.

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Congo spirits get international help to protect wetland
Written by Surfbirds News    Sunday, 12 April 2009 20:36    PDF Print E-mail
Leopard in its natural habitant. Photo: Ian MerrillThe spirits traditionally associated with a vital rapids and waterfall complex on the mighty Congo River will now have the help of international recognition in protecting the area.

Les Rapides du Congo-Djoué, a 2,500 hectare site not far downstream from Republic of Congo capital Brazzaville, was one of four African wetlands inscribed on the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands register of wetlands of international significance this month.

The largest site is the 1.525 million hectare Sangha-Nouabalé-Ndoki wetland in the northwest Republic of Congo, a vast area of lakes, marshes, ponds and floodplain forests on major Congo tributary the Sangha River.
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