Welcome to JOUS Blog : 2015

Dec 17, 2015

GOOD BYE TO "THE SPECIAL ONE"

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Dec 16, 2015

ETHIOPIAN AIRLINE WINS AGAIN.

Ethiopian voted as Best Airline to Africa and Best Airline in Africa By
Premier Traveler Magazine Customer Survey.

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest, fastest growing and most profitable airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has been recognized as “Best Airline to Africa”, for a second year in a row, and “Best Airline in Africa” by one of the most prominent travel magazines in the United States, Premier Traveler, at a ceremony held on 10 December 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

HAPPY ANNIVERSSARY UAE

GREETINGS TO THE GOVERNMENT AND PEOPLE OF THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES ON THEIR NATIONAL DAY - 2015.

Nov 28, 2015

IATA PREDICTS AFRICA TO BE THE FASTEST GROWING AIRLINE MARKET IN 2034

As IATA predicts almost 7 billion airline passengers in 2034, the emerging markets in the

airline industry are urged to prepare themselves to accommodate the exponential growth.

ARIK AIR RELAUNCHES FLIGHTS TO MONROVIA

Arik Air Bombardier CRJ1000 (For illustrative proposes only)

Arik Air has resumed flight services to Monrovia, Liberia.

Flights to Monrovia were suspended in July 2014 in the wake of the outbreak of Ebola virus

disease in some West African countries.

Arik Air will be operating three weekly flights from Lagos to Monrovia via Accra, Ghana on

Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.

MOVENPICK HOTELS TO OPEN IN NIGERIA.

Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has revealed plans to open its first property in Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa.

The company has signed a landmark deal with Queen Amina Garden Ventures, a wholly owned subsidiary of Urban Shelter, a prominent Nigerian property development company, to manage the 250-key Mövenpick Hotel and Conference Centre Abuja, marking another milestone in its ambitious African expansion strategy.

UNWTO CONFERENCE TO EXPLORE NEW WAYS TO PROMOTE BRAND AFRICA

The UNWTO Regional Conference Enhancing Brand Africa - Fostering Tourism Development will bring together a wide variety of African tourism stakeholders to explore how build a stronger brand for Africa as a tourism destination (Accra, Ghana, 17-19 August 2015).

GUINEAN CAPITAL, CONAKRY, NAMED WORLD BOOK CAPITAL 2017

Conakry, the capital of the Republic of Guinea, has been named World Book Capital for 2017.The decision was made by an international committee of experts on 30 June during a meeting at UNESCO’s Headquarters in Paris.

The selection committee singled out Conakry “on account of the quality and diversity of its

programme, in particular its focus on community involvement” as well as “for its well structured budget and clear development goals with a strong emphasis on youth and literacy”.

PMB meets POTUS

PMB On arrival in the US

EID MUBARAK!

To all our Muslim Friends, Partners, Clients and readers, we pray the Almighty Allah to shower you with the happiness, peace, joy and love of these season.. EID MUBARAK!

Jul 11, 2015

HOTEL STAR RATING SYSTEM INTRODUCED IN ETHIOPIA

Sheraton Addis - Addis Ababa - Ethiopia

Beginning with the evaluation of the Sheraton Addis, the Hilton and the Radisson Blue hotels in Addis Ababa, the hotel star rating system has been introduced in Ethiopia.

The Konso Cultural Landscape containing 55 kilometers of stonewalled terraces and fortified settlements and Lower Valley of the Awash, where the fossil remains of Lucy were discovered,

CHECK OUT THE WEF (World Economic Forum) LIST OF THE WORLD'S MOST POLLUTED CITIES.

ABTA,THE FCO and GET SAFE ONLINE ISSUE WARNING OVER FAKE TURKISH E-VISAS.

ABTA (The Association of British Travel Agents), the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) and Get Safe Online are warning travelers to Turkey to only obtain e-visas from the official Republic of Turkey website. The warning is being issued after up to a hundred UK holidaymakers purchased fake e-visas which were only discovered on arrival in Turkey at which point authentic visas had to be repurchased at the airport.

TRANSCORP HILTON ABUJA SCOOPED FIVE AWARDS AT 2015 WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS

Valentine Ozigbo, Managing director of Transcorp Hotels, left, celebrates with World Travel Awards president Graham Cooke, centre, and Etienne Gailliez, general manager, Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.

Transcorp Hilton hotel, Abuja has been honoured with an unprecedented five awards by the voters of the World Travel Awards.

The hotel, which is owned by Transcorp Hotels, the hospitality subsidiary of Transnational Corporation of Nigeria, was recognised during the Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2015, hosted by Kempinski Seychelles Resort in Baie Lazare, Seychelles.

The property took the trophies for Africa’s Leading Business Hotel, Nigeria’s Leading Business Hotel, Nigeria’s Leading Hotel, Nigeria’s Leading MICE Hotel and Nigeria’s Leading Hotel Suite (the Presidential Suite.

JORDAN BOOST TOURISM WITH VISA WAIVER

The historic Temple Of Artemis - Jordan

The Jordanian government has approved several measures to uplift the tourism sector, designed to make travelling to Jordan more convenient for people of all nationalities.

Most significantly visa fees are to be waived for tourists of all nationalities with immediate effect.

The move applies to visitors coming through Jordanian tour operators, whether travelling individually or in groups.

EMAAR HOSPITALITY GROUP TO OPERATE THE ADDRESS HOTELS & RESORTS PROPERTY IN ABUJA, NIGERIA

Emaar Hospitality Group, and arm of the Dubai based master developer and provider of premier lifestyles is strengthening its global expansion with management contracts in various destinations including Nigeria. Building on the existing international footprint of the globally acclaimed

Aerial View Of Kempinski Seychelles Resort

All is set for the 22nd World Travel Awards scheduled for the "inviting" Island of Seychelles on Saturday 20th June, 2015.

Hailed as the "Oscars of the travel industry", the World Travel Awards is recognised globally as the ultimate travel accolade. The brand aims to celebrate and recognise individuals, government corporation / agencies,

SEPP BLATTER RE-ELECTED!

Sepp Blatter has been re-elected as president of FIFA for another four years after winning the vote against challenger Prince Ali bin al-Hussein of Jordan.

Blatter (79) had missed out on the required two-thirds majority in the first ballot - receiving 133 votes to his rival's 73 - but prince Ali took to the stage to withdraw before a second round could begin.

Delegates at the 65th FIFA congress in Zurich opted for Blatter despite widespread controversy that engulfed the event this week.

NTDC, TRANSCORP HILTON, ABUJA, OTHERS NOMINATED FOR WORLD TRAVEL AWARDS 2015.

Transcorp Hilton, Abuja.

Three Nigerian hotels and the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) have been nominated for the 22nd edition of the prestigious World Travel Awards - Africa group. NTDC is competing with nine other national tourism management boards as AFRICA'S LEADING TOURIST BOARD - 2015. Other nominees in this category includes

Egyptian State Tourist Office
Gambia Tourism Board
Ghana Tourism Authority
Kenya Tourism Board
Moroccan National Tourist office
Namibia Tourism Board
South Africa Tourism

DANCING TRAFFIC OFFICERS

Can you spot the officer from your country?

NEW VISA REQUIREMENTS FOR GCC RESIDENTS ENTERING INTO THE UAE THROUGH DUBAI.

Highlights:-

Except for those nationalities that can obtain visa on arrival in the UAE, all other nationals will be required to complete an online e-visa application prior to travel.

Presently, the Online application method is optional.

However, From October, all applications MUST be completed online prior to entry into Dubai

Read Details here;

http://gulfnews.com/news/uae/government/gcc-residents-can-now-apply-online-for-uae-entry-permits-1.1510174

May 19, 2015

ETIHAD LAUNCHES SERVICES TO ENTEBBE, UGANDA

Etihad launches new service to Entebbe, Uganda

Etihad Airways has strengthened its presence in east Africa with the launch of new services between Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates and Entebbe, in central Uganda.

The new service is operated by a two-class Airbus A320 aircraft with 16 Business Class and 120 Economy Class seats, designed to provide business and leisure travellers with a direct four-times-per-week service between Entebbe and Abu Dhabi.

With a population of about 40 million, Uganda is the world’s second most populous landlocked country after Ethiopia.

Speaking on the launch, James Hogan, president, Etihad Airways, said:

“Uganda is one of the continent’s fastest-growing business and tourism destinations, and the launch of services to Uganda is consistent with our strategy of targeting areas of strong growth in emerging markets.”

“The UAE is a major trading partner with Uganda and our new point-to-point services strengthen the two-way flow of trade and commerce between the two countries.

“The flights are also scheduled to offer convenient onward connections, catering to strong traffic flows between Uganda and key destinations across our global network, such as Ahmedabad and Mumbai in India or Beijing and Shanghai in China.

“Not only does this service provide our guests with direct access to an exciting new business and tourism destination, it also further strengthens our presence in East Africa and across the African continent” he added.

Etihad Airways currently operates scheduled services to eight other destinations in Africa and the Indian Ocean, including: Cairo, Casablanca, Dar es Salaam (Dec 2015), Johannesburg, Khartoum, Lagos, Nairobi, and Mahé in the Seychelles.

Source: From breakingtravelnews.com

May 12, 2015

..A DAY OUT IN THE ARABIAN DESERT Part II

By the Camel ---

Bring on the Falcon

Desert Falconer

Desert Falconer II

Twice Better..

The Desert Camp.

MR & MISS CULTURE - AKWA IBOM

Its happening live this weekend at Uyo, capital of Akwa Ibom State , South-South Nigeria. The Mr. & Miss Culture Akwa Ibom.

Come and enjoy the inviting freshness of this land of promise. Come see the dazzling display of the Rich Cultural heritage of Akwa Ibom State. YOU SURELY DON'T WANT TO MISS THIS!