Gorilla tracking is one of the most thrilling wildlife Safari experiences in Africa. These remarkable creatures’ numbers have increased from a low of 250 in the 1970′s to approximately 400 in 2001. The biggest population of Mountain Gorillas can be found in and around the borders of Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo

One Earth Safaris take you to see Uganda’s star attraction is the endangered mountain gorilla.  The Ugandan Gorilla  who share 95% of their genes with humans, is as humbling as it is thrilling  no less so when one realises that fewer than 700 individuals survive, divided between Bwindi National Park and the Virunga Mountains. Within Uganda, five habituated gorilla troops  four in Bwindi and one in Mgahinga National Park

Everybody likes to travel. Besides, when you get to see exclusive picturesque beauty then it becomes more wonderful. When you get bored from your daily life or want to go on a vacation then an idea of safari strikes you. It is at this point that are advised to look out for the best source of information that can guide you throughout your trip. One name you can bank upon is Bentes Tours & Safaris. It is an exceedingly reliable and trustworthy company that gives you an adventure safari in Kenya, Africa.

Bentes Tours & Safari gives you an opportunity to witness the beauty of Kenya in an unprecedented manner. This safari is a blend of extremely attractive packages that allow you to have pleasure you always wanted. I chose Bentes Tours & Safari because this company lends you an insight into the famous places that are located in Kenya. Bentes Tours & Safari took me to the places like the Maasai Mara Game Reserve, Tsavo National Park and the coastal city of Kenya Mombasa as a part of safari. When you go on safari to Kenya then you cannot miss a chance to visit these essential spots.

Moreover, Bentes Tours & Safari ensures that you see all the places that are of tremendous significance. For instance, during my safari Bentes Tours & Safari’s representatives showed me Masaai Mara and narrated me tales about its dual significance of being a wildlife hub as well as a cultural experience center of Kenya. The team of experts that is associated with Bentes Tours & Safari guides you and gives an exclusive safari experience. The company ensured that I was in the best state of security. As a result, Bentes Tours & Safari gives you a safe and complete safari experience.

In an effort to offer enhanced value added benefits to its customers, Kenya Airways has become a full member of the SkyTeam global airline alliance, putting it at par with major global airlines. Confirming the new development, Kenya Airways Group Managing Director and CEO Dr Titus Naikuni said the airline was the first in Africa to achieve this feat. 
Dr Naikuni explained that due to the new status of Kenya Airways as a full SkyTeam member, customers would now have access to a more comprehensive network of routes and destinations.

“These are approximately 13,000 daily flights to 898 destinations in 169 countries, which is a significant increase from 6,402 daily flights to 451 destinations in 98 countries at the inception of the global airline alliance ten years ago,” he said. Being a full SkyTeam member provides customers of member airlines access to an extensive global network with more destinations, more frequencies and more connectivity. Passengers also earn and redeem Frequent Flyer Miles throughout the SkyTeam network.
 
The CEO observed: “As deregulation and Open Skies agreements open opportunities for more effective business alignment, SkyTeam has emerged as a compelling proposition to enable airlines offer customers more connections across the globe”. Naikuni stated that Kenya Airways would deepen its co-operation with the other SkyTeam members to ensure growth and sustainability for the future. “We see more value for our customers as they will enjoy seamless services across many more destinations, “he noted.
 
Since its inception in year 2000 by Aeroméxico, Air France, Delta Air Lines and Korean Air, SkyTeam has grown to 13 members, including the recent addition of Vietnam Airlines and TAROM, expected to join the alliance tomorrow. Air Europa was also upgraded to full SkyTeam member status. During a recent SkyTeam Government Board meeting in New York, members pledged to intensify cooperation and further develop the network to ensure valuable growth for both customers and members. 

“Over the last 10 years, SkyTeam’s experience with ground breaking mergers and joint ventures has deepened the cooperation among our members, giving our customers access to more markets at lower fares. As we look back at SkyTeam’s steady growth of members, all are focusing on creating global coverage by linking complementary networks, flying from a few of the best hubs in Europe, the US, Asia and Africa. Today we offer our customers more destinations, more frequencies and more and better connectivity’’, said SkyTeam Governing Board Chairman Leo van Wijk. 
 
During the Governing Board meeting, China Eastern signed an Adherence Agreement with SkyTeam, formally starting its process of joining the alliance. SkyTeam’s Managing Director, Marie-Joseph Malé, outlined the value of a second Chinese member in the alliance: “Asia is a very important growth market for SkyTeam, and we are well on track to strengthen our offering in this fast-growing part of the world. With our newest member Vietnam Airlines, and China Eastern joining us in the future, we will offer our customers 10% more daily flights than today. Combined with China Southern and Korean Air, these four Asian carriers will further strengthen SkyTeam’s presence in Asia and position us for future growth. And we still intend to add more Asian carriers to our group, thus firmly consolidating SkyTeam as THE alliance for Asia.” 

SkyTeam is also focused on growing its presence in other regions of the world, such as Latin America, Southeast Asia and India and is pursuing a strategy of valuable growth by recruiting more members that offer our customers access into new regions. SkyTeam’s 10-year anniversary also marks the introduction of a new membership programme, to better match the alliances’ growth ambition. The former Associate Airline program served carriers, including current partners of alliance members, who were interested in alliance benefits but did not meet all strategic criteria necessary to become full SkyTeam members. It allowed SkyTeam to build a broader network and provide customers with access to additional regions of the world. With a higher degree of maturity reached in alliance development and integration, SkyTeam now fully integrates all members into the alliance. With this reclassification, Air Europa, Kenya Airways and new member TAROM will now also be referred to as Member airlines. This change will reinforce the cohesion among the partner airlines. For the customer, there will be no differences.

In recognition of the ongoing regional integration and growing prominence of local languages on the internet, Google last week unveiled localised versions of Gmail, Google Maps and Google Chrome, bringing Swahili to each of these products.

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Growing flight passenger and cargo demand and a rapidly expanding route network is set to benefit from more capacity as Kenya Airways readies itself to add more aircraft to its fleet.  Speaking during a signing ceremony today at the head office, Kenya Airways  Chief Executive Officer Dr. Titus Naikuni announced the plans to acquire Embraer E190 aircraft before the end of the year. Kenya Airways two aircraft deal marks the agreement to take delivery of the larger Embraer E190 jet model, the first of which is expected to be delivered later in the year. Dr Naikuni said that the aircraft would be leased from Jetscape, an Embraer aircraft leasing company.  The Embraer E190 will offer the high comfort that has come to be expected on the E170’s. In addition it will be fitted with state of the art in-seat In-flight Entertainment Technology. Last month Kenya Airways took delivery of two Embraer 170 long range planes, bringing their total number to five. 

Dr Naikuni praised the expected aircraft pointing out that the model was optimum for Kenya Airways regional routes at the 100-seat range. He added that Kenya Airways would be able to fit the aircraft with a business class section which was in high demand on the current E170 routes. “The combination of the E170 and E190 in our network will offer greater flexibility in right-sizing the aircraft to meet route demand, using the same crew and ensuring consistent, high comfort for our passengers”. Today marks a major milestone for us in our fleet modernization program. It is very much in line with our strategy this year to grow the business by improving the service to regional routes. Adding destinations such as Juba and increasing frequencies to Kampala and Kigali required that we increase the size of our fleet,” said Naikuni. 

Dr. Naikuni further said: “The Embraer aircraft are modern, efficient and reliable and it is our intention to make this aircraft the backbone of our domestic and regional routes”. He added that the airline would also increase frequencies on all its regional and transcontinental routes to improve the flight choice for passengers and customers and therefore its operational efficiency. 

Jetscape Marketing Manager who represented his company at the signing ceremony expressed his organization delight at partnering with Kenya Airways, “ KQ has chosen to add the E190 to its existing E-Jet family of aircraft and we are proud to welcome them as a new Jetscape customer” said Andre Boudreaux.  “We sincerely appreciate Kenya Airways’ trust in Jetscape and their confidence in the ability of Embraer’s E-jets to meet Kenya’s stringent demands for the highest standards of quality, safety and customer service.
 
Currently Kenya Airways uses the Embraer airliner on domestic and short regional routes including Kisumu, Entebbe, Kigali, Bujumbura, Addis Ababa, Djibouti and Juba. The delivery of the two planes came close on the heels of the CEO’s announcement at the investor briefing at the end of last week that the airline would this year continue to acquire narrow bodied aircraft, singling out the Embraers and Boeing 737s as favourites.