Tag: elephant
Uganda tour operators warn of mass protests over proposed Murchison Falls dam
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- June 12, 2019 18:54In an advertisement in “The New Vision” daily by the Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA) on June 7, a notice of intended application for a license from Bonang Power and Energy ... Read More
World Travel Awards 2019: Complete list of winners for Africa & the Indian Ocean
Alain St.Ange- June 4, 2019 02:16The World Travel Awards took place in Mauritius. Businesses from all over Africa were competing to be the best of the best. This is the 26th Wrld Tavel Awards organized ... Read More
Winemaker of the Year Award winner announced
Dmytro Makarov- June 3, 2019 23:09Winemaker Richard Batchelor of Washington's Maryhill Winery earned the 2019 Winemaker of the Year trophy at the annual Indy International Wine Competition, held May 22-23 at Purdue University. The award ... Read More
Botswana says yes again to Elephant Hunting
Juergen T Steinmetz- May 24, 2019 04:24Botswana's Ministry of Environment, Natural Resources, Conservation, and Tourism announced the ban overturn on Elephant Hunting in a Facebook statement and said the decision had come after a lengthy consultation ... Read More
More confusion over the fate of Botswana‘s elephants
editor- May 20, 2019 21:14by Dr. Louise de Waal President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana categorically denies that his government would ever cull elephants, contradicting the Parliamentary Report proposing culling. However, Minister of Environment and ... Read More
Sri Lanka still safe for tourists? Heartfelt plea by Jetwing Hotels Chairman Shiromal Cooray
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 25, 2019 23:15Sri Lanka Tourism is actually open for business: There is no threat to the overall safety of visitors. This is the latest message released by Sri Lanka Tourism officials and ... Read More
D.R. Congo: African Tourism Board is a place to be according World Heritage Kahuzi-Biega National Park
Juergen T Steinmetz- April 3, 2019 04:06The African Tourism Board welcomes Kahuzi Biega National Park as a new member. The Kahuzi-Biega National Park is a protected area near Bukavu town in the eastern Democratic Republic of ... Read More
Young elephant shot 13 times: Tourists watched in horror
eTN Managing Editor- March 27, 2019 07:54Balule Associated Nature Reserve has justified the killing of a young elephant bull in front of tourists as an 'act of self-defense', backtracking on an original announcement condemning the act ... Read More
Uganda travel and trafficking
editor- March 23, 2019 19:00Sub-Saharan Africa has enormous tourism potential: leopards lounging in acacia trees, elephant herds drifting across vast savannah plains, gorillas and chimps rioting in deep forests, the earliest traces of human ... Read More
Tourism teacher holds Spirit of Hospitality workshop in Cambodian Jungle
Chief Assignment Editor- March 18, 2019 17:13A leading Bangkok university delivered a series of hospitality skill building workshops to local tourism service providers in the ecotourism front line at Botum Sakor national park, western Cambodia, 2-5 ... Read More
Botswana hunting proposal could put its tourism industry at risk
Chief Assignment Editor- March 13, 2019 15:17Botswana’s proposals to lift its hunting ban and to introduce elephant culling has fuelled political posturing, denials, misinformation, and lobbying from pro hunting and culling groups. But what does the ... Read More
Spirit Airlines takes to the skies with Disney
Chief Assignment Editor- March 6, 2019 23:03Spirit Airlines today unveiled its specially-themed Airbus A321 that features a larger-than-life image of the beloved Disney character Dumbo. The airline known for inspiring its Guests to take to the ... Read More
Botswana proposes banning hunting and trade as elephant population declines
editor- February 26, 2019 13:53The results of the recent and most extensive elephant population survey of Botswana estimates the country’s population at 126,000 elephants, a further decline from 131,600 reported in 2014. The report ... Read More
Tourism KZN to lobby for more conferences at Meetings Africa
Alain St.Ange- February 25, 2019 23:06The new drive by KwaZulu Natal to go after more meetings and incentive tourism is good news for South African Tourism Minister Derek Hanekom who has been working tirelessly to ... Read More
Elephant Mud Fun: Tourists can get down and dirty with friendly elephants at Bali Zoo
Chief Assignment Editor- February 22, 2019 21:25Bali Zoo introduced a grand new intimate Elephant Mud Fun half-day attraction allowing guests to get down and dirty with the friendly Sumatran elephants while discovering their behavior from the ... Read More
Tanzania jails Chinese national for ivory trafficking
Chief Assignment Editor- February 19, 2019 20:20Tanzanian Resident Magistrate sentenced a Chinese national to 15 years in prison today for trafficking of elephant tusks, which prosecutors claimed to have been chopped from about 400 African elephants. ... Read More
Uganda officials bust major ivory and pangolin scales smuggling racket
Chief Assignment Editor- February 1, 2019 20:20Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) has started reaping the results from the introduction of Non-intrusive Cargo Inspection (NII) scanning technology that this week, uncovered a major regional poaching racket. Officers at ... Read More
German parliament discuss the future of Selous – largest wildlife park in Africa
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- January 29, 2019 02:36The Germany parliament, the Bundestag, has raised concerns over the future of the Selous Game Reserve, the largest wildlife park in Africa, now facing a critical challenge to its survival ... Read More
German parliament discuss the future of Selous, the largest wildlife park in Africa
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 28, 2019 00:35The Germany parliament, the Bundestag, has raised concerns over the future of the Selous Game Reserve, the largest wildlife park in Africa, now facing a critical challenge to its survival ... Read More
ASEAN Tourism Forum sees senior officials come together from 10 nations
Anil Mathur - eTN India- January 18, 2019 03:06The ASEAN Tourism Forum 2019 is currently taking place in Ha Long City, in the northern province of Quảng Ninh in Vietnam Read More
Travel & Tourism at the center of life for Matteo Pennacchi
editor- January 17, 2019 01:24Travel & Tourism is what defines Matteo Pennacchi, an eclectic 47-year-old Italian traveler. Read More
Critical Thinking Reform in Saudi Arabia’s schools includes tourism
The Media Line- January 1, 2019 21:28Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s 2030 has a vision that includes a reform to decrease Saudi Arabia's dependence on oil revenues through upgrades to its economy and public service ... Read More
Active shooter incidents: How to Identify a Defensible Area?
Jay Hart- December 9, 2018 10:44Active shooter incidents used to be rare events. People are now realizing there is a higher potential for being involved in one as the frequency of these events increases. According ... Read More
What animal is so big, it got its own Travel Mart?
editor- December 6, 2018 16:06A new event seeks to raise awareness of growing global interest in ecotourism and at the same time, create opportunities that benefit this mammal, the environment and local communities. Read More
Young Balule Elephant shot 13 times before horrified visitors
editor- December 5, 2018 01:05Just as the furore about the trophy hunting of the pride male named Skye began abating, another incident has highlighted the ethics of hunting in the Associated Private Nature Reserves ... Read More
Winners announced: 2018 PATA Grand and Gold Awards
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 18, 2018 08:59See the full list of award winners. This year’s awards attracted 200 entries from 87 organisations and individuals worldwide. The winners were selected by an independent judging committee consisting of ... Read More
PATA announces Grand and Gold Awards winners 2017
Chief Assignment Editor- July 27, 2017 18:35Winners of the 2017 PATA Grand and Gold Awards are announced today by the Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA). These awards, generously supported and sponsored since 1995 by the Macao ... Read More
Wildlife protectionists urge Obama to discuss elephant poaching in Africa
editor- June 12, 2013 07:20TANZANIA (eTN) – The escalating crisis on the poaching of elephants and trade of bloody ivory from Africa is a priority issue in which US President Barack Obama should broach ... Read More
Sri Lanka elephant lives up to his Rambo name
editor- June 3, 2013 07:25I first set eyes on Rambo in the early 1990s when I started visiting the Uda Walawe National Park. He was a young male elephant at that time, with a ... Read More
Elephants invade Colombo city
editor- February 26, 2013 01:13During the full moon (which is a holy day for Buddhists) each February, the big temple in the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka (the Gangaramaya Temple) hosts a big pageant ... Read More
Explorer attempts to walk entire length of Zambezi River
editor- November 6, 2012 03:23David Lemon, the 67-year-old explorer and writer who is attempting to walk the entire length of the Zambezi River, arrived in Siavonga on October 20, 2012. Read More
Elephant Charge comes to Zambia
editor- September 26, 2012 07:07The Elephant Charge is an annual off-road motorsport challenge held in the Zambian bush to raise money for conservation and wildlife education causes. Read More
Popular Uda Walawe National Park in Sri Lanka
editor- July 9, 2012 04:41SRI LANKA (eTN) - A recent visit to the popular Uda Walawe National Park (UWNP) in the southeastern region of Sri Lanka saw the park quite dry, with the beginning ... Read More
Would elephant fancy a game of cricket?
editor- September 17, 2011 05:38A bemused wild elephant watches a game of cricket being played by off-duty Army personnel at the army camp close to Lahugala National Park in the southeastern part of Sri ... Read More
Revenge killings of elephant shock Kenya
editor- July 15, 2011 02:31(eTN) - News emerged from conservation sources in Nairobi that members of a gang of poachers, allegedly led by one Adan Kanjur, inflicted cruel death on a family of 5 ... Read More
Uganda’s window-shopping elephant poisoned
editor- April 12, 2011 04:08UGANDA (eTN) - The female elephant, recently risen to fame when pictures were published in the Uganda media about walking along the Katunguru roadside stores, was apparently poisoned and found ... Read More